Recorded Presentation from the 2014 NCCN Nursing Program Webinar Series - Clinical Updates and Issues: Advanced Kidney Cancer

The NCCN 2014 Nursing Program Webinar Series: Advancing Oncology Nursing™ will provide the oncology nurse with comprehensive and clinically relevant information regarding the management of patients with cancer. Presentations will focus on a variety of topics integral to quality cancer care: distress management, men’s sexual and reproductive health, senior adult oncology, and patient/clinician communication as well as disease-specific topics on kidney cancer, melanoma, follicular lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Experts from NCCN member institutions are the faculty for this series and each are specialists in their respective topic area. Oncology nurses who complete this series will have information to provide the best clinical care and patient education to further improve their patients' quality of life.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses who manage patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Outline recent therapeutic developments for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer
  • Describe common side effects related to the treatment of advanced kidney cancer
  • Provide an example of one strategy for managing an adverse event related to the treatment of advanced kidney cancer
Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by:

  • Amgen

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from:

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

This activity is supported by educational grants from:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • CELGENE CORPORATION
  • Genentech
  • Janssen Biotech Services, LLC, administered by Janssen Services, LLC
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
  • Novartis Oncology
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.88 Participation
  • 0.88 Nurse
Course opens: 
06/19/2014
Course expires: 
06/19/2015
Cost:
$0.00

Laurie H. Appleby, MS, APRN
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Available Credit

  • 0.88 Participation
  • 0.88 Nurse

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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