2015 NCCN Nursing Program Webinar Series - Optimizing Nursing Care During End of Life

May 4, 2015

The NCCN 2015 Nursing Program: Advancing Oncology Nursing Live Webinar Series 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: survivorship, fertility preservation, management of adverse events, and end of life care as well as disease-specific topics on hepatobiliary cancers, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, brain tumors, and chronic myelogenous leukemia.

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 do the following:

  • List pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions that may reduce pain and distress during end of life care
  • Discuss the importance of educating the family and the patient about the physiologic process of dying
  • Identify the components of the CARES tool
Additional information
Supporters: 

Supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen.

This program is supported by a grant from AstraZeneca.

Supported by educational grants from:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • BTG
  • Genentech BioOncology
  • Gilead Sciences Inc.
  • Merck
  • Novartis Oncology
  • Novocure
  • Pfizer
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Participation
  • 1.00 Nurse
Course opens: 
05/01/2015
Course expires: 
06/18/2015
Event starts: 
05/04/2015 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/04/2015 - 1:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
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Bonnie Freeman, RN, DNP, ANP, ACHPN
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

This activity is approved for nursing contact hours.  View complete accreditation details

Some restrictions may apply: Any attendees that claimed credit for attending the live, in-person 2015 NCCN Nursing Program: Advancing Oncology Nursing™ in Hollywood, FL on March 11, 2015, may not claim credit for these webinars.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Participation
  • 1.00 Nurse

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