FY 2023 Winter: Antineoplastic Therapy and Immunotherapy Course IR Nurse

This four-day course is designed to address the needs of the nursing and other oncology professionals in relation to antineoplastic 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

RN

Learning Objectives

 

Discuss the expectations related to class content and the participant’s professional responsibilities

Discuss the roles of antineoplastic therapy and immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer

Recall the pharmacology of different classes of antineoplastic or supportive therapies

Recognize side effects and organ toxicities that patients may experience while receiving antineoplastic or supportive therapies

Discuss management strategies for patients receiving antineoplastic or supportive therapies, including the prevention and treatment of toxicities and side effects

Identify interventions to prevent chemotherapy errors

Demonstrate that learning has occurred by achieving at least an 80% on the final exam

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 14.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 14.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/23/2023
Course expires: 
03/30/2023

 

Day 1: Monday, February 6, 2023

8:00 am

Course Overview

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

8:50 am

Alkylating Agents

Trish Seaman, MSN, RN, CMSRN

12:45 pm

Principles of Antineoplastic Drug Therapy

Ernie Sanchez, PharmD

2:20 pm

Antimetabolites

Tim George, PharmD, BCOP

3:30 pm                                       

Adjournment

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

Day 2: Monday, February 13, 2023

8:00 am

Welcome

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

9:00 am

Antitumor Antibiotics  

Brian Miller, PharmD

10:15 am

Break

 

10:25 am

Administration

Markie Rearick, MSN, RN, BMTCN

1:10 pm

Organ Toxicities

Linda Pfeifer, CRNP, RN

2:20 pm

Extravasations

Nancy Birus, RN, OCN

4:10 pm

Adjournment

Lynne O’Connor   MSN, RN

Day 3: Monday, February 20, 2023

8:00 am

Welcome

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

11:30 am

Hypersensitivity

Alyssa Owens, MPAS, PA-C

2:45 pm

Error Prevention

Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN

3:20 pm

Adjournment

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

Day 4: Monday, March 6, 2023

8:00 am

Welcome

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

8:05 am

Plant Alkaloids

Nicole Kahler, DNP, CRNP, AOCNP

9:20 am

Homework Review

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

9:50 am

Break

 

10:00 am

Case Study

Brittni Prosdocimo, MSN, RN, BMTCN

10:30 am

Review/Jeopardy

Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

Brittni Prosdocimo, MSN. RN, BMTCN

 

12:00 pm

End of Class/Adjournment

Lynne O’Connor, MSN, RN

 

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
United States

Nancy Birus RN, OCN

Clinical Education Specialist

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

 

Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN

Clinical Education Specialist

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

 

Timothy George, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

 

Nicole Kahler, DNP, CRNP, AOCNP

Nurse Practitioner

University of Pittsburgh Physicians

 

Brian Miller, PharmD

Manager, Investigational Drug Services Pharmacy

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

 

Brittni Prosdocimo, MSN, RN, BMTCN

Advanced Clinical Education Specialist

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

 

Trish Seaman, MSN, RN, CMSRN

Nurse Educator, Central PA

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

 

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following information was provided: Nancy Birus, Amy DiMaggio, Timothy George, Nicole Kahler, Brian Miller, Lynne O’Connor, Alyssa Owens, Linda Pfeifer, Brittni Prosdocimo, Markie Rearick, Ernest Sanchez, Trish Seaman, and the planning committee for this activity did not have any relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest.

 

 

 

 

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.

To receive 14.25 contact hours, the learner must sign in, attend the entire activity, pass the course test with a score of 80% or greater and complete the activity evaluation. 

Available Credit

  • 14.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 14.25 Attendance
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