NSCLC/MTT Episode 4 - Practical Strategies for Preventing and Mitigating Toxicities of Targeted Therapy

Estimated Time
0.50 hr

Release Date
Nov 29, 2022

Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2024

Despite advances with targeted therapies, adverse events (AEs) must be identified and managed for optimal treatment response, clinical outcomes, and quality of life for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Join us for the final episode of the 4-part educational initiative Biomarker-based Therapy for NSCLC:  Improving Collaboration, Communication, and Care, in which our expert faculty have a candid conversation about mitigating common AEs associated with targeted therapies and provide strategies for engaging underserved patients in the prevention and monitoring of these potential toxicities.

Speakers

Accreditation and Disclosure Information

TARGET AUDIENCE
This CE activity is intended for oncology nurses and nurse practitioners who provide care for individuals with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this CE activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Plan strategies to prevent and mitigate AEs of targeted therapy, including engaging patients of diverse background in prevention and monitoring
ACCREDITATION, SUPPORT AND CREDIT

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In support of improving patient care, Medical Learning Institute, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
 
 
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Successful completion of this nursing continuing professional development activity will be awarded 0.5 contact hour and 0.5 contact hour in the area of pharmacology.
 
SUPPORT STATEMENT
The activity is supported by educational funding provided by Amgen and by an educational grant from Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.
 
DISCLOSURE & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
Medical Learning Institute, Inc., is committed to providing high quality continuing education to healthcare professionals, as individuals and teams, with a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from ineligible companies that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education.  To that end, MLI requires faculty, presenters, planners, staff, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this CE activity to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME, as related to the content of this CE activity, regardless of the amount or their view of the relevance to the education. All identified COI will be thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to MLI policy. These disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the start of the CE activity.
 
FACULTY DISCLOSURES
Planner/Presenter
Tajuana Bradley, MSN, APRN-BC
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Gwinnett and Cumming
Affiliated with Northside Hospital Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
 
Speaker’s Bureau: ADC Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Coherus BioSciences, G1 Therapeutics, Puma Biotechnology, SeaGen
 
Planner/Presenter
Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP - AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
UCLA Hematology - Oncology
Santa Monica, California
 
Speaker’s Bureau:  Amgen, AstraZeneca, Eisai, Helsinn, Lilly
 
Planner/Presenter
Rasheda Persinger, MSN, AGNP-C, AOCNP
Medical Oncology Lead NP
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Sibley Memorial Hospital Johns Hopkins
Washington DC
 
Advisory Board/Consultant: Pfizer
Speaker’s Bureau: AstraZeneca, Guardant Health
 
Patient/Planner/Presenter
Ivy Elkins
 
Independent Contractor: Daiichi, Janssen, Merck, Sanofi
The following relationships have ended within the last 24 months:
Independent Contractor: Bayer
 
All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.
 
PLANNING COMMITTEE AND CONTENT/PEER REVIEWERS
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute, Inc., the accredited provider, do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies unless listed below.
 
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
 
DISCLAIMER
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
 
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this CE activity. In order to receive credit, learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete the post-test and activity evaluation form and your certificate of credit will be generated. A passing score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain credit.
 
For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
If you have questions regarding your certificate, please contact Nicole Dane via email at ndane@mlieducation.org.
 
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