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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NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date March 21, 2023 Caring for Patients with GI Cancers Melanie N. Allard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CCRN The webinar will cover gastrointestinal cancers including risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment and survival. The side effects of treatment will include the emotional impact and quality of life issues.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date February 21, 2023   Caring for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers Trevor Hackman, MD, FACS Catherine J. Lumley, MD 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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date October 25, 2022   Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer Amy DePue, RN, MSN, OCN, CBCN   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date September 27, 2022   Oncology Career Pathways Patti Morfeld, RN, BSN, OCN Shanybel Santer Torres, CPhT Jessica Church, MPH, RT(R)(T), CMD Isaiah Zipple, CTR   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date March 17, 2021   Caring for the Patient with Hematologic Cancers: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma Natalie Grover, MD Courtney W. Berry, BS, MA, BSN, RN, OCN   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date February 17, 2021   Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD Lyn Filip, RN, BSN, OCN   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date October 7, 2020   Palliative Care and Hospice for the Cancer Patient Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH Jenny Hanspal, RN, BSN, MS, OCN   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date September 16, 2020   Caring for Patients with Genitourinary Cancers Tracy Rose, MD, MPH Katherine P. Morgan, PharmD, BCOP, CPP   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date March 18, 2020   Oncology Nutrition Jennifer Spring, RD, CSO, LDN   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.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date February 19, 2020   Caring for the Patient with Lung Cancer 2020 Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc Tammy Allred, RN, OCN   This presentation will provide the basics for lung cancer patient care with updated guidelines and needs prior to starting the treatment process. We will start with symptoms leading to diagnosis and the steps that one will go through to obtain accurate information to start treatment. It is an ever-evolving process with lung cancer to help increase survival and quality of life.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date October 16, 2019   Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer Amy DePue, BSN RN OCN CBCN Betsy Blanton, BSN RN OCN Lea McDonnell, BSN RN Emily Riddle, BSN RN Betsy Wehe, BSN RN OCN   How to care for the breast cancer patient using multiple modalities; medical oncology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology, with a brief examination of chemotherapy side effects and financial toxicities of treatment, a lecture for nursing students. The lecture will include diagnostic vs screening mammograms, biopsies, excisional biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, lymph node management and lymphedema prevention, and management. Discussion will cover pre-op and post-op management. Lecture will not cover breast reconstruction.

NC Community College Oncology General Participation Certificate   Original Air Date September 18, 2019   An Introduction to Radiation Oncology Ashley A. Weiner, MD, PhD   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.