After attending this event, the learner will be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology of chemotherapy medications
• Identify interventions required by the RN while caring for hematology/oncology patients
• Identify drug to drug interactions
• Identify the most common pediatric malignancies.
• State characteristics of common solid tumors in children.
• Identify common symptoms of brain tumors.
• State characteristics of neuroblastoma tumors in children
• Verbalize implications for the transition to end of life care.
• Describe important principles of pharmacokinetics in chemotherapy administration
• Identify the side effects associated with radiation therapy, as they relate to radiation field and age of child undergoing radiation.
• Verbalize the impact of research on the survival of children with cancer.
• Recognize late effects associated with treatment for cancer in childhood.
• Recognize abnormal laboratory results and associated nursing implications.
• Describe the differences between autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT), and the potential complications associated with each modality.
• Develop study methods that are consistent with their adult learning needs