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. This is a self-paced, digital product.
New JOPHON course articles are offered quarterly following review and development by the JOPHON editorial team and are presented by the APHON ACE Center Committee. Each course includes ten (10) questions derived from the selected article’s content. Participants who complete both the associated quiz and evaluation will earn 1 NCPD credit, applicable to the designated ILNA categories.
Course Details
Title: Mar/April 2025 Development and process evaluation of Sickle Stroke Screen: A patient educational initiative to improve transcranial Doppler screening in sickle cell anemia.
Author(s): Alyssa M. Schlenz, PhD, Shannon M. Phillips, PhD, RN, Jeanine Dumas, RN, MSN, and Julie Kanter, MD
Citation: Schlenz, A. M., Phillips, S. M., Dumas, J., & Kanter, J. (2025). Development and process evaluation of Sickle Stroke Screen: A patient educational initiative to improve transcranial Doppler screening in sickle cell anemia. Research Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, 1-14. [https://doi.org/10.1177/27527530251319294]
Course Summary: This course aims to address the barriers to implementing education for stroke risk screening in children with sickle cell anemia. It evaluates the effectiveness of rebranding patient educational materials to improve caregiver knowledge of stroke risk screening and compares the impact of caregiver and provider feedback on the successful implementation of new patient education initiatives
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze the barriers to implementing education for stroke risk screening in children with sickle cell anemia
- Evaluate the effectiveness of rebranding patient educational materials to improve caregiver knowledge of stroke risk screening
- Compare the impact of caregiver and provider feedback on the successful implementation of new patient education initiatives
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 CNE 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.
Post-Purchase Information
After purchase, your course will be available in the ACE Center under “My Courses”.
Once you have completed both the quiz and evaluation, you can download a copy of your completion certificate from the course page. A copy will also be available in your Transcript under the “My APHON” drop-down menu in your account.
Association for Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 14513.
