UNMC College of Nursing-Continuing Nursing Education
Program # 09CE039 The Oncology Nurse Journal September/October 2009: Prediction and Promise: KRAS and Colorectal Cancer
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals, especially those caring for cancer patients.
PROGRAM GOAL:
To educate oncology nurses about KRAS mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, and how that mutation's presence or absence influences treatment and outcomes in those patients.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this program, the participant should be better able to:
Explain the rationale for studying the effect of KRAS mutations in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Discuss how KRAS mutations affect response to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Describe common toxicities associated with use of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies and measures that can be taken to prevent and manage them.
Examine how use of biomarkers such as KRAS mutations to select therapy can lead to more cost-effective treatment of patients with cancer.
To complete this activity for Continuing Education credit, please follow these two steps:
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PROGRAM EXPIRATION:
Participants completing this program online will be able to receive credit through October 14, 2010. For questions, please e-mail concne@unmc.edu.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is provided for 1.0 contact hour under ANCC criteria. Provided for 1.2 contact hours under Iowa Provider #78. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13699 for 1.2 contact hours.
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