Release Date: June 5, 2007
Valid Through: June 4, 2008
Credits Available: Physicians - 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
Fee: There is no fee for this activity
This CME activity is based on the following:
Updates in the Management of Thrombocytopenia
Kimberly Noonan, RN, NP, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Strategies for Preventing Infection in Cancer Patients with Neutropenia
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Rawlinson Professor & Senior Scientist, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon
Myelosuppression: Oncology Nursing Society Congress 2007
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Rawlinson Professor & Senior Scientist, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon
2007 ONS Congress: Issues and Prospects in Colorectal Cancer
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Rawlinson Professor & Senior Scientist, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Principle Investigator
Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Principle Investigator
Lillian M. Nail is the Rawlinson Distinguished Professor of Nursing and a senior scientist at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) where she is also a member of the OHSU Cancer Institute. She holds three degrees, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD, from the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Her early work on the experience of receiving cancer treatment and the impact of cancer treatment on quality of life uncovered issues and problems that were not being addressed in cancer care or in the research on psychosocial issues in cancer. In addition to her research and teaching activities, she is active in service to the research community at a national level as a proposal reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. She frequently combines her research background, clinical expertise, and perspective as a cancer survivor in public lectures on topics in cancer care and cancer advocacy. Her work has been recognized by awards from the Oncology Nursing Society, Association of Community Cancer Centers, University of Rochester, and the American Cancer Society. In attempting to live up to the findings of the research she’s been involved in on the benefits of exercise during and following cancer treatment, Lillian Nail joined a competitive cancer survivor dragon boat team in 2005. She reports that she has four gold medals from the 2006 season, including the national title.
Kimberly Noonan, RN, NP, AOCN
Kimberly Noonan, RN, NP, AOCN®, earned a master of science in nursing at Boston college and a bachelor of science in nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Ms. Noonan is currently a nurse practitioner at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the area of multiple myeloma. Ms. Noonan's past experience includes bone marrow transplantation, lymphoma, and sibling-related donors. Prior to her position at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she worked in benign and malignant hematology in the Hematology/Oncology Division at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts. Ms. Noonan has more than 15 years of oncology experience, and she has lectured about symptom management in many clinical and formal settings.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain the three main causes of thrombocytopenia and understand treatment options for immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP).
- Understand the lack of evidence-based data involving ways in which to prevent infection in neutropenic cancer patients.
- Review data regarding a neutropenic diet that excludes raw fruit and vegetables and its impact on infection rates.
- Understand nursing-related issues in caring for patients with colorectal cancer receiving newer therapies.
- Discuss some of the present major issues associated with myelosuppression in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Supporters
This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen.
