Urgent/Emergent Care Issues in Oncology

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 90 Minutes

Overview

Recognizing and treating oncologic emergencies early is crucial for the health and safety of patients with cancer. During this activity, participants will recognize the pathophysiology, presentation, and guideline recommended management of common oncologic emergencies.

Target Audience

This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize the pathophysiology of common cancer treatment- related emergencies and reactions
2. Identify the presentation and work-up for accurate diagnosis of common cancer treatment-related emergencies and reactions
3. Discuss the outpatient management of common cancer treatment-related emergencies and when to refer a patient for inpatient management

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 1.00 credit.
Course opens: 
09/15/2023
Course expires: 
09/15/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Faculty

Alice Meyer, PA-C

Alice Meyer has been a Physician Assistant for 10 years where she has primarily worked in the Urgent/Emergent Care space with cancer patients. She started out in Emergency Medicine at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater and then branched into Oncological Emergency Medicine at Moffitt Cancer Center where she ran the Rapid Response Team while simultaneously working with both the Inpatient Hospitalist Team and the Moffitt Urgent Care (previously known as the Direct Referral Center).  She also had the opportunity to be the sole provider over the Moffitt Chemotherapy Infusion Center, handling all reactions and urgent medical issues during her time at Moffitt.  She now works at Mayo Clinic Florida, in Jacksonville, and assisted with the start-up of an Acute Care Clinic for Hematology/Oncology patients with the goal of preventing unnecessary ED and hospital admissions and decreasing morbidity/mortality.  While seeing patients in clinic, she also covers the chemotherapy infusion center and manages all reactions. She regularly precepts APP students and helps with onboarding new hires.

 

Disclosures:

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. 

All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.

Alice Meyer, PA-C discloses no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 1.00 credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:

  1. Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
  2. Participate in the online activity.
  3. Complete the post-test and score a minimum of 70%
  4. Submit the evaluation form

DISCLAIMER:

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

Required Hardware/software

Access to the internet is required.

Supported Browsers:

Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above

Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above

 

Supported Phones & Tablets:

 Android 4.0.3 and above

iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above