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ForwardFall 2024: IR NURSE ANTINEOPLASTIC THERAPY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY COURSE
This four-day course is designed to address the needs of the nursing and other oncology professionals in relation to antineoplastic agents and immunotherapies. It includes information on current and investigational pharmacotherapy, safe handling, administration of antineoplastic agents, and various issues concerning the management of patients receiving cancer therapy. Learners must attend all four days of class and pass an exam with 80% accuracy at the end of the course in order to claim credit for the course .
This course is NOT a certification course and is not intended to measure competency. Individual institutions are responsible for determining their own requirements for assessing clinical competency.
It is strongly recommended that attendees have taken the Foundations to Practice series prior to completing this course.
All courses are sponsored by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
The faculty consists of healthcare professionals with expertise in cancer care at UPMC.
Target Audience
UPMC Interventional Radiation Nurses who administer antineoplastic agents
Learning Objectives
After completing the course, the learner will be able to:
Recall the side effect profiles for the different classes of antineoplastic agents.
Recall nursing care considerations for patients receiving antineoplastic therapy.
Apply principles of antineoplastic therapy drug administration in calculating drug doses to include calculation of body surface area (BSA), absolute neutrophil count (ANC), creatinine clearance (CrCl) and carboplatin dosing.
Describe the steps to ensure safe administration of antineoplastic agents.
Identify assessment priorities to effectively manage patient symptoms, dose-limiting toxicities, and adverse effects of antineoplastic therapy and immunotherapy.
Recognize relevant resources for proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and excretion precautions.
Prioritize the appropriate interventions for the management of hypersensitivity reactions.
Describe the appropriate interventions for the management of vesicant extravasation.
Discuss the differences between cancer genetics and cancer genomics.
Recall strategies to prevent medication errors.
Additional Information
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Nancy Birus, MSN, RN, OCN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Melissa K. Bourdius, MS, CGC
Genetics Counselor
Special Genetic Counsel
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, OCN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Timothy George, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Marissa Lamary, PA-C
Physician Assistant
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
UPMC Shadyside
Maura Miller DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, OCN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Steve Moretti, PharmD
Oncology Consultant Pharmacist
Investigational Drug Service Pharmacy
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Shadyside
Emily Mueseler, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Alyssa Owens, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Linda Pfeifer, CRNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Markie Rearick, MSN, RN, BMTCN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Shadyside
Ernest M. Sanchez, Pharm.D.
Lead Pharmacist of Oncology Operations, Department of Pharmacy
UPMC Shadyside Hospital
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 14.25 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 14.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 14.25 Attendance