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APHON's Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Program was developed to help standardize nurses' education regarding administration of pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy.
This is the only program designed to provide nurses with the knowledge needed to safely administer chemotherapy and biotherapy to children and adolescents with cancer. The two-day course offers 13.75 nursing contact hours. Participants receive instruction on the difference between adult and pediatric cancers, clinical trials, chemotherapy and biotherapy agents and administration, side effects, toxicity and symptom management, psychosocial issues and legal and ethical issues. They also receive a 245-page book, The Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Curriculum, Second Edition-the only comprehensive curriculum pertaining to pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy administration.
Following course attendance and successful completion of an exam, participants receive an APHON pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy provider card indicating they have met APHON educational standards for chemotherapy and biotherapy administration to children and adolescents.
Please note: The card indicates the individual has the knowledge required to administer pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy, but does not ensure clinical competence. Resources for measurement of clinical competence are provided in the curriculum.
Provider courses are taught by APHON instructors and will be offered at Children's Hospital Boston on September 16th and September 17th or November 9th and November 10th, 2009.
For more information, contact Colleen Nixon via email at colleen.nixon@childrens.harvard.edu
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