Navigating Patients on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Presented by Alec Romanowski, PharmD - PGY1 Resident at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Description of CE Content:

This presentation will discuss Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors as well as managing and monitoring patients on therapy.  The following objectives will be covered:

For Pharmacists:

1) Apply understanding of the difference between chemotherapy and immunotherapy to distinguish between their common side effects

2) Apply knowledge of the presentation of immune-related adverse events to anticipate them in practice before physicians do

3) Manage a patient with an immune-related adverse event using the general treatment principles

4) Design a safe and effective monitoring plan for patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors

For Technicians: 

1) Recognize the names of the immune checkpoint inhibitor medications

2) Explain the difference between chemotherapy and immunotherapy

3) Relay the importance of monitoring for immune-related adverse events to a patient and understand common symptoms they should watch for

-CE credit hours: 1 hour CPE/ 0.1 CEU

-Date, time, and duration of event: Tues February 16, 2021 from 05:30PM - 06:30pm

-Fee: FREE to ALL