Essentials in Advanced Practice Cancer Treatments

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Description

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the treatment of cancer for the advanced practice provider. Course lessons will include important concepts related to antineoplastics, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, goals of therapy and clinical trials, and treatment response.

This course is designed for new to practice advanced practice providers, new-to-oncology clinicians, recent graduates of APP programs, and APPs of other specialties who take care of patients with cancer. It is intended to meet the educational needs of advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and clinical nurse specialists) in all clinical settings with limited or no prior oncology experience or knowledge and who are interested in identifying advanced concepts in oncology care. Experienced APPs may have interest in taking this course as a refresher in the core concepts of advanced practice cancer care. 

The course consists of an interactive, e-learning format while the participant will navigate the clinical content through exploration and discovery. This innovative course offering provides a learner-centric designed course that allows for exploration and discovery of critical content, with interactive knowledge checks throughout the course to enforce key concepts and objectives.  

This course is part of the Essentials in Advanced Practice Cancer Care program bundle. Visit the ONS Help Center for frequently asked questions about this program. 

The course is offered on demand. Instructions on how to immediately access the course will be sent to you in an automatically generated email receipt after you register.

You will enjoy access for 180 days from date of purchase, after which you will no longer be able to access the course.

Course Topics

Goals of treatment, clinical trials, grading toxicity, antineoplastics, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, oral therapy, immunotherapy, biosimilars, dosing, drug metabolism, drug resistance, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, response surveillance, hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), and treatment response.

Essentials in Advanced Practice Cancer Care Bundle 

Don't want to choose between courses? This course is included in the Essentials in Advanced Practice Cancer Care Bundle. Save when you purchase these courses together or you may also purchase individually.

Expected Outcomes

The learning outcome for this course is to demonstrate improved knowledge of the treatment of cancer including antineoplastics, surgery, radiation, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The learner will report improved knowledge on additional treatment considerations including clinical trials, goals of therapy, and treatment response.

Target Audience

New to practice advanced practice providers, recent graduates of APP academic programs, APPs of other specialties who take care of patients with cancer. This course is designed to meet the educational needs of advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and clinical nurse specialists) in all clinical settings with limited or no prior oncology experience or knowledge and who are interested in identifying advanced concepts in oncology care. Experienced APPs may have interest in taking this course as a refresher in the core concepts of advanced practice cancer care.

ILNA Breakdown

Up to 5 ILNA points may be applied to Basic Concepts for Transplantation OR Care Continuum OR Coordination of Care OR Early Post-Transplant Management OR Foundation of Transplant OR Graft-versus-Host Disease Prevention and Management OR Late Post-Transplant Management OR Preparative Regimens OR Pre-Transplant Care OR Psychosocial OR Roles of the APN OR Survivorship OR Treatment OR Types of Transplants and Sources of Stem Cells.  No more than 5 total points may be claimed for the program.