Medical Crossfire®: Onco-Nursing Best Practices for Managing AEs Related to CAR T-Cell Therapy from Treatment Center to Community
Medical Crossfire®: Onco-Nursing Best Practices for Managing AEs Related to CAR T-Cell Therapy from Treatment Center to Community is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).
Release Date: May 15, 2023
Expiration Date: May 15, 2024
Description:
This online, on-demand virtual symposium brings together renowned experts in hematologic malignancies. In this educational program, these experts engage in case-based panel discussions to explain best practices for oncology nurses to proactively manage and counsel patients regarding the unique toxicities associated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies and provide key updates on the latest results from completed and ongoing clinical trials of CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:
• Determine the role of CAR T-cell therapies in treating leukemias and lymphomas with a focus on the mechanism, rationale, manufacturing, and delivery to patients with these hematologic malignancies
• Interpret clinical trial evidence on approved and emerging CAR T-cell therapies to facilitate counseling conversations with patients with leukemias and lymphomas
• Explain strategies to monitor, mitigate, and manage treatment-related adverse events of CAR T-cell therapy
• Outline strategies to effectively counsel patients receiving CAR T cells concerning neurological events (ICANS) and cytokine release syndrome (CRS) to facilitate communication and care coordination with patients managed for leukemias and lymphomas.