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Accreditation Information

Accreditation Statement

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In support of improving patient care, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 contact hours. This program offers 1 pharmacotherapeutic contact hour for nurses.

If you have questions, please email education@nccn.org.

             

Program Overview
The management of cancer is constantly evolving through the introduction of new advances related to cancer treatment and supportive care. This program will provide hematology/oncology nurses with comprehensive and clinically relevant information to optimize patient education and care. Information is focused on current and critical issues to provide hematology/oncology nurses with practical information that can be implemented in the practice setting.

Intended Audience 
This program is designed to meet the educational needs of hematology/oncology nurses and nurse practitioners who manage patients with hematologic malignancies.


Goal of Education & Overall Nursing Forum Objectives
The goal of this activity is to ensure that hematology/oncology nurses, as members of the interprofessional oncology care team, have the knowledge and skills necessary to apply the standards of care to their practice and health care setting for patients with hematologic malignancies. Following this program, participants should be able to:

  • Evaluate advances in the management of patients with hematologic malignancies and key updates in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) and apply appropriate treatment and supportive care strategies to optimize patient education and care.
  • Review new, emerging, and novel treatment and supportive care strategies, and incorporate these into the management of patients with hematologic malignancies.


How to Claim Credit

Credit claiming will open after the conclusion of the Live Forum (Saturday, October 15, 4:35 PM EDT). Please click on the 'How to Claim Credit' tab on the left navigation bar for more information.