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ForwardYou Can't Just Shake It Off: Recognizing and Managing Immune-Related Adverse Events from Checkpoint Inhibitors
This continuing education presentation will provide a high-level overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors and associated immune-related adverse events (irAEs). It will review current clinical practice and guideline-based management strategies, followed by a focused discussion on key 2025 NCCN guideline updates for the identification, evaluation, and management of irAEs.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the mechanism of action and clinical role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of malignancy.
2. Explain the pathophysiology underlying the development of immune-related adverse events irAEs.
3. Identify common clinical presentations of irAEs.
4. Review updated guideline recommendations for the management of irAEs.
Additional Information
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 Huffman CE Disclosure Slides.pdf | 1.03 MB |
 How to access credits - Code access.doc | 99.5 KB |
This continuing education presentation will provide a high-level overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors and associated immune-related adverse events (irAEs). It will review current clinical practice and guideline-based management strategies, followed by a focused discussion on key 2025 NCCN guideline updates for the identification, evaluation, and management of irAEs.
Emily Huffman
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.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 0.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 0.50 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.