Care for the Whole Patient: Bringing the Science of Care to Cancer
Speaker: Jimmie C. Holland, MD – Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Disclosures: The speaker has no conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose. Discussion of off-label uses will not occur during this presentation. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 90 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the history of psychological issues in cancer.
2. Describe current issues that support improved care.
3. Assist with moving psycho-oncology forward.
Key words: psycho-oncology, oncology, cancer, pharmacology
Continuing Nursing Education
1.5 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The content of this CNE activity pertains to pharmacology. Because states' requirements may vary, contact your Board of Nursing for more information.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Saturday, June 16, 2012 – 8:00am–9:30am
Keynote Presentation
APNA 10th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Reston, Virginia
Release Date: August 10, 2012
The contact hours for this session expire: August 10, 2013