Stem Cell Transplant Course

November 8, 2021 to November 15, 2021

This two-day course addresses the individual and joint needs of nursing, pharmacy, and other professions in relation to Stem Cell Transplantation.  It includes information on current transplantation issues such as patient work-up, disease process, patient care, and management.  Selected topics include differentiating types of transplants, mobilization and preparative regimens, growth factors, the role of total body irradiation, transfusion issues, graft versus host disease, CAR T-Cell therapies, and other transplant related topics.

Target Audience

The course is designed for registered nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients undergoing stem cell transplant.  Six months to one year of oncology experience and the completion of the Foundations to Practice Series (Pathophysiology of Cancer, Cancer Treatment Modalities, and the Immune System; Overview of Solid Tumors; Symptom Management of Patients with Cancer; Oncology Emergencies and Advanced Cancer Care Issues; and Hematological Malignancies) and Comprehensive Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course or other introductory cancer courses are strongly recommended. 

Learning Objectives

Objectives

The learner will be able to:

  1. Discuss the role of stem cell transplant in cancer and other diseases.
  2. Compare and contrast the role of autologous, allogeneic, haploidentical, and cord blood transplant in treating hematological malignancies.
  3. Understand preparative regimen chemotherapy and what preparative regimen is indicated based on disease and other comorbidities.
  4. Understand the transfusion needs surrounding patients who need or receive a stem cell transplant. 
  5. Describe appropriate interventions for the management of transplant associated complications including acute and chronic graft verse host disease, infection, and organ toxicities.
  6. Describe the process of pre transplant evaluation, mobilization, cell collection, cell infusion, and troubleshooting infusion related complications for transplant patients and donors. 
  7. Understand HLA typing and donor selection for allogeneic and haploidentical transplants. 
  8. Understand the purpose and importance of immunosuppression in the stem cell transplant population. 
  9. Identify the role of rehabilitation resources in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.
  10. Understand the short term and long term follow up requirements and role of survivorship care planning, including patient education across the transplant continuum of care. 
  11. Recall the clinical background of chimeric antigen receptor modified T-cells and the diseases indicated for this type of treatment.
  12. Discuss the outpatient management of a Stem Cell Transplant patient.
  13. Recall the nursing care considerations of a patient receiving CAR T-Cell therapy.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 13.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 13.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/05/2021
Course expires: 
11/22/2021
Event starts: 
11/08/2021 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/15/2021 - 4:30pm EST
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Melissa Bastacky, PharmD, BCOP

Oncology Clinical Pharmacist

UPMC Shadyside

Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN

Clinical Education Specialist

Professional and Patient Education

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Sawa Ito, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapy

Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Alexandra Jovanis, LCSW

Manager, Social Work
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Erin Kerr, PT, DPT, GCS

Oncology Supervisor
Rehab Services

UPMC Shadyside

Janet Leahy, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN

Nurse Practitioner, Supervisor

UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute

Janet Loper, RN

Stem Cell Transplant Coordinator

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Wendy Lucas, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, BMTCN

Advanced Clinical Education Specialist

UPMC Shadyside Hospital

Elisa Malek, BSN, RN, OCN

Associate Director, Clinical Services

Stem Cell Transplant and Immunology

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Gerard Mascara, PharmD, BCOP

Pharmacist

UPMC Shadyside

Rebecca McClelland, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN

Clinical Education Specialist

Professional and Patient Education

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Brittni Prosdocimo, MSN, RN, BMTCN

Advanced Clinical Education Specialist

Manager, Professional and Patient Education

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Allison Scott, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Malignant Hematology

UPMC Shadyside

Alison Sehgal, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Cheryl Tompkins MSN, CRNP, BMTCN

Nurse Practitioner

Stem Cell Transplant Service

University of Pittsburgh Physicians

Darrell Triulzi, MD

Professor of Pathology University of Pittsburgh

Medical Director the Institute for Transfusion Medicine

Emily Van Weelden, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Stem Cell Transplant Service

UPMC Shadyside

 

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 University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 13 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 13 contact hours.

To receive 13 Contact Hours, the learner must sign in, attend the entire activity, and complete the activity evaluation.

Available Credit

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