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HealthTrust presents…“Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections in Adult Patients”

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Please Note: Continuing education credit is only available to those attending the session live. CE credit is not available when accessing the program on demand.

This presentation will provide education on evidence-based guideline recommendations for prophylaxis and treatment of cancer related infections. It will review risk stratifications of patients’ risks based on patient characteristics, recommendations of appropriate pharmacotherapies for prophylaxis based on risks and recommend appropriate antimicrobial agents and their doses for treatment of febrile neutropenia based on location of management and infection site. Furthermore, approaches to escalations and durations of therapy for patients with persistent fever will be discussed. This presentation will not address patients undergoing induction therapy for bone marrow transplants.

Learning Objectives for Pharmacists & Nurses  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify validated risk stratification tools to determine route, location of treatment, and spectrum of agents recommended for oncology patients
2. Recall prophylactic antimicrobial regimens for patients at risk for febrile neutropenia
3. Recognize appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with febrile neutropenia

Learning Objectives for Pharmacy Techs  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Define neutropenic fever
2. Recognize the appropriate drug category for antimicrobial agents
3. Identify agents used in the management of febrile neutropenia

Presenter:

Soo Jin Koo, PharmD  |  PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident |  Atlantic Health System

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs & Nurses

Continuing Education Information: The activity is approved for 1 hour (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation. This program is approved for CPEs by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Attendees of this program may earn 1.0 CPE Contact Hours. Belmont University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Numbers for this activity are 0863-9999-22-041-L01-P for pharmacists and 0863-9999-22-041-L01-T for pharmacy technicians. This activity is approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit to nurses by Pfiedler Education, a division of AORN. AORN is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour.

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