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Volume 21   No. 2    April  2016    
Chemotherapy Symptom Management: Helping Each Patient with Their Journey
Learning Objectives
1. Describe common symptoms related to chemotherapy.
2. Outline different treatment strategies for the management of chemotherapy related symptoms.
3. List risk factors/causative agents for specified chemotherapy related symptoms.
4. Classify the various routes of administration, mechanisms of action and types of cancer therapy a patient can receive and how that can impact chemotherapy related symptoms.
5. Explain the role of a pharmacy technician helping a patient with chemotherapy symptom management.

Author
Kathryn Schultz, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Adult Inpatient Oncology Supervisor

This module will provide 2.5 contact hours (0.25 ceus) of continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.

ACPE UAN 0121-0000-16-002-H01-T
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
Release date: April 1, 2016
Expiration date: April 30, 2018
 
UAN: 0121-0000-16-002-H01-T       2.5 Contact Hours        Type of Activity: Knowledge-based       4/1/2016 - 4/30/2018