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Dos, Don’ts, and the Basics of Providing Care to Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Cancer Pathology: How Diagnosis Drives Treatment
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Tumor Patients: A Phase 1 Trial and Beyond...
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Caring for Patients with Lung Cancer
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Oncology Nutrition
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Caring for Patients with GI Cancers
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Caring for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Caring for the Patient with Breast Cancer
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Oncology Career Pathways
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.
Caring for the Patient with Hematologic Cancers: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma
  • NC Community College Oncology
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
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.

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