JOPHON NCPD (2024 Sept/Oct) A Quality Approach to Blinatumomab Delivery in Pediatric Oncology: A Children’s Oncology Group Study

Description

JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families. 

Title: Sep/Oct 2024 A Quality Approach to Blinatumomab Delivery in Pediatric Oncology: A Children’s Oncology Group Study  

Author(s): Kathleen E. Montgomery, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, Sue Zupanec, MN, NP-Pediatrics, Christine Yun, MSN, PNP, CPON, Maki Okada, MS, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, CPON, Holly Kubaney, MSN, PPCNP-BC, CPHON, FAPHON, Erin Feehily, BSN, RN, and Janice S. Withycombe, PhD, RN, MN, FAAN 

Course Overview: This course focuses on the administration of blinatumomab in pediatric oncology. The course aims to identify the key responsibilities of nurses in ensuring safe and consistent administration of blinatumomab, recognize the challenges associated with at-home administration, and discuss solutions implemented by clinical teams to address these problems. Additionally, the course will describe the methods used by institutions to create new protocols and standards of operating procedures for the infusion of blinatumomab. It will also highlight the need for standardization in the creation of educational materials for both patients and nursing staff when new clinical trials are initiated.  

Learning Outcomes:  

• Identify the key responsibilities of nurses in ensuring safe and consistent administration of blinatumomab  

• Recognize the challenges associated with at-home administration of blinatumomab and solutions implemented by clinical teams to address these problems  

• Describe the methods used by institutions to create new protocols and standards of operating procedures for the infusion of Blinatumomab.  

• Discuss the need for standardization in the creation of education for both patients and nursing staff when new trials are opened.  

APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:  

• JOPHON Article Review 

• Post-Test 

• Evaluation 

Individual Learning Needs Assessment (ILNA) Coding
The program content has been reviewed by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and is acceptable for recertification points. You may claim 1 NCPD in one of the following ILNA categories: Care Continuum, Psychosocial Dimensions of Care, OR Care of the Pediatric Hem/Onc Patient 
Please reach out to the Education Team at education@aphon.org with your name, the email associated with your APHON account, and the above ILNA category you would like to have reflected on your certificate and APHON can update your completion certificate to reflect your choice.