Cardiotoxicity of Cancer Therapies: A Review for the Oncology Provider LIVE

December 15, 2021

Webinar Description

Brian Colwell Jensen, MD, will review the potential cardiotoxicity associated with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and newer targeted cancer therapies.

Target Audience

These courses are intended for APPs across multidisciplinary cancer care and other professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand that receiving radiation therapy to the chest wall increases the likelihood of subsequently developing cardiovascular disease.
  • Know that anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity still occurs with contemporary dosing regimens and may lead to heart failure.
  • Recognize that molecularly targeted cancer therapies, including HER2 antagonists, kinase inhibitors, and immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with an array of cardiovascular complications.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
11/15/2021
Course expires: 
12/22/2021
Event starts: 
12/15/2021 - 3:55pm EST
Event ends: 
12/15/2021 - 5:00pm EST
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Brian Colwell Jensen, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Presenter Disclosure Information

Brian Colwell Jensen, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

 

The Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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