This course will be delivered as a live virtual experience. By registering for the virtual course, you will be able to view presentations, hear live audio, and interact online. Nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) and certificate will be available after a post-course evaluation is complete. This live virtual course will be fully web-based, you will need a computer/laptop or tablet with a video camera (built-in or external) and an internet connection. Access details and program will be emailed to all attendees before the course.
In the event we need to cancel a course, a full refund will be honored.Description
This two-day program provides an advanced overview of common pediatric oncologic malignancies, supportive care considerations and therapeutic management of patients with pediatric cancers.
Objectives
- At the end of the program, course participants will be able to summarize an overview, treatments and management of pediatric malignancies including pediatric leukemias, lymphomas, sarcomas, brain tumors and neuroblastoma.
- At the end of the program, course participants will be able to describe indications, techniques, and complications of therapies including surgery.
- At the end of the program, course participants will be able to describe supportive care considerations such as fertility, integrative medicine, palliative care and long term follow up of patients with pediatric cancers.
Credit
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Nursing Professional Development/Continuing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact hours will be awarded to participants who attend the entire program and complete a course evaluation.
