2014 NCCN Oncology Toxicities Webinar Series: GI Toxicities - Mucositis

August 27, 2014

NCCN is pleased to present the NCCN Oncology Toxicities Webinar Series: GI Toxicities. These four multidisciplinary case-based webinars will relate to gastrointestinal cancers, including nausea/vomiting, diarrhea/constipation, anorexia/cachexia, and mucositis. Each webinar will be facilitated by two faculty members providing multidisciplinary perspectives.

Patients with gastrointestinal cancers often experience a constellation of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, anorexia, cachexia, and mucositis. These symptoms are either toxicities secondary to treatment and/or related to complications of the disese. Even relatively low-grade discomfort, especially when chronic, can have a significan impact on quality of life. Clinicans should be diligent in routinely assessing patients for these distressing symptoms making every effort to maximize available preventative and treatment strategies.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of oral and gastrointestinal mucositis
  • Summarize the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for the prevention and management of oral and gastrointestinal mucositis
Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Helsinn Healthcare SA.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Case Manager
  • 1.00 Participation
  • 1.00 Nurse
  • 1.00 Pharmacist
  • 1.00 Physician
  • 1.00 Tumor Registrar
Course opens: 
08/27/2014
Course expires: 
10/22/2014
Event starts: 
08/27/2014 - 3:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/27/2014 - 4:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
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June Eilers, PhD, APRN, BC
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center

Apar Kishor Ganti, MD
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center

These activities are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Nursing and pharmacy (ACPE) credits are provided for all activities as well. This program has also been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to Certified Case Managers (CCMs). View complete accreditation details

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Case Manager
  • 1.00 Participation
  • 1.00 Nurse
  • 1.00 Pharmacist
  • 1.00 Physician
  • 1.00 Tumor Registrar

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

To complete this activity, users will need:

  • A device with an Internet connection and sound playback capability
  • Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for certificate viewing/printing