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The North Carolina Community College Oncology webinars are designed in collaboration with the North Carolina Community College System for students enrolled in health sciences programs at community colleges across the state of North Carolina. These self-paced, online courses provide opportunities for students to become more familiar with strategies necessary for caring for cancer patients with the goal of improving cancer care and elevating interest in and awareness of oncology-related professions.
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Community College Oncology Complete Series
Collection of 12 Webinars
Community College Oncology Complete Series
This course is comprised of twelve webinars, each one focused on caring for patients with a form of cancer, common considerations in caring for these patients, or on career paths in oncology care.
Caring for Patients with Head and Neck, Breast, or Lung Cancers
Collection of 3 Webinars
Caring for Patients with Head and Neck, Breast, or Lung Cancers
This course contains three webinars, each one focused on caring for patients with a head and neck, a breast, or a lung cancer.
Common Considerations in Caring for Patients with Cancer
Collection of 3 Webinars
Common Considerations in Caring for Patients with Cancer
This course contains three webinars, each one focused on a form of care for patients with any form of cancer.
Caring for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
Caring for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
Trevor Hackman, MD, FACS, and Catherine J. Lumley, MD, will discuss who makes up the head and neck cancer population and review work-up and staging for head and neck cancers. They will also cover the management of head and neck cancers and cover survivorship challenges, quality of life considerations, and surveillance.
Oncology Career Pathways
Oncology Career Pathways
Come explore career options in nursing, pharmacy, radiology, and cancer registry with professionals in the field. The presenters will highlight career paths that are opened by earning an Associates Degree.
Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care
Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care
Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD, and Lyn Filip, RN, BSN, OCN, will discuss the multidisciplinary management and care of women with gynecologic cancers (cervix, uterine and ovarian cancer). The lecture will incorporate anatomy, incidence, risk factors, early signs, spread of cancer and the first visit to a gynecologic oncologist for women with endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancers.
Palliative Care and Hospice for the Cancer Patient
Palliative Care and Hospice for the Cancer Patient
Hospice and palliative care are health care services created during the past 40 years to meet the needs of patients living with serious illness, including cancer, and their families. Delivered by teams of interdisciplinary health professionals, these services improve the quality of life and care of patients. This lecture will discuss the development of palliative care and hospice, the components of these services and their outcomes for patients and families and the careers available to health care professionals dedicated to serving patients with cancers of all ages.
Caring for the Patient with Lung Cancer
Caring for the Patient with Lung Cancer
Come explore career options in nursing, pharmacy, radiology, and cancer registry with professionals in the field. The presenters will highlight career paths that are opened by earning an Associates Degree.
An Introduction to Radiation Oncology
An Introduction to Radiation Oncology
An introductory course on radiation oncology and its role in conjunction with surgery and systemic therapy in multidisciplinary cancer care. Broad overview of a variety of indications for radiation, logistics of radiation treatment delivery, and side effects of treatment.
Caring for Patients with Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, or Gynecologic Cancers
Collection of 3 Webinars
Caring for Patients with Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, or Gynecologic Cancers
This course contains three webinars, each one focused on caring for patients with a gastrointestinal, a genitourinary, or a gynecologic cancer.
Caring for Patients with Blood or Skin Cancers
Collection of 2 Webinars
Caring for Patients with Blood or Skin Cancers
This course contains two webinars, each one focused on caring for patients with either a blood or a skin cancer.
Caring for Patients with GI Cancers
Caring for Patients with GI Cancers
Melanie N. Allard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGAC-NP, will review basic gastrointestinal tract anatomy and discuss gastrointestinal cancer(s), workup, and treatment. She will differentiate between each disease type specifically with signs/symptoms, statistics, and management, and help attendees to recognize common side effects of treatment and management of symptoms.
Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer
Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer
What is breast cancer and how do oncology professionals care for patients with this disease? Amy Depue, RN, MSN, OCN, CBCN, will provide an overview of breast cancer and showcase current practices in care.
Caring for the Patient with Hematologic Cancers: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma
Caring for the Patient with Hematologic Cancers: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma
We will provide an introduction to blood cancers including risk factors, epidemiology, presenting symptoms, general treatment, and caregiver and survivorship issues. We will also discuss the multidisciplinary approach to taking care of patients with hematologic malignancies.
Caring for Patients with Genitourinary Cancers
Caring for Patients with Genitourinary Cancers
An overview of genitourinary oncology, including a discussion of prostate, bladder, kidney, and testis cancers and associated oncology-related professions, as well as a discussion of the needs specific to genitourinary oncology patients
Oncology Nutrition
Oncology Nutrition
Unintended weight loss and anorexia in patients with cancer is associated with decreased performance status, reduced response and tolerance to treatment, decreased survival, and reduced quality of life. This lecture discusses the importance of proactive nutritional interventions vital to improving patient outcomes.
Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer
Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer
Come explore career options in nursing, pharmacy, radiology, and cancer registry with professionals in the field. The presenters will highlight career paths that are opened by earning an Associates Degree.