Dos, Don’ts, and the Basics of Providing Care to Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Joe Polich, MSW, LCSWA, JD will provide a foundational knowledge to providers who come in contact with patients with cancer who are also experiencing IPV. Beginning with a quick introduction to some basic concepts of the dynamics of IPV in general, we will discuss the intersection of the provision of care to a patient with cancer and the dynamics involved in IPV.
Category
  • Patient Centered Care
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Cancer Pathology: How Diagnosis Drives Treatment
Yuri Fedoriw, MD, provides a general background of cancer pathology and tissue diagnosis. The development of testing methods and their application will be discussed, as will the limitations and challenges of cancer classification.
Category
  • Patient Centered Care
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Tumor Patients: A Phase 1 Trial and Beyond...
Jethro Hu, MD, will review the rationale and current evidence supporting the potential role of a ketogenic diet for brain tumor patients, focusing on a recently completed phase 1 safety and feasibility trial.
Category
  • Research to Practice
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Caring for Patients with Lung Cancer
Care of the patient with lung cancer from the time of symptom presentation to the time of starting treatment. Chaely Medley, AGNP-C, will provide a brief overview of the types of lung cancer and broad coverage of types of treatments and symptoms associated with these therapies.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
Oncology Nutrition
Inadequate nutrition in the setting of cancer can lead to weight loss, malnutrition, difficulty tolerating treatment and/or a decrease in overall quality of life. Ashley Bradshaw, MS, RD, CSO, highlights the importance of proactive nutrition interventions to help improve patient outcomes.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
Caring for Patients with GI Cancers
Melanie N. Allard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGAC-NP (student), 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.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
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.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
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.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
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.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation
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.
Category
  • NC Community College Oncology
Format
  • Self-Paced, Online Courses
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation

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