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Community of Practice Rounds

Oncologic Emergencies:

Spinal Cord Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction (SVCO)

Speaker:

Dr. David Palma, MD, MSc, PhD, London Regional Cancer Program

November 22, 2011

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the presentation and treatment of spinal cord compression
• To understand the presentation and treatment of SVCO
  

 

Overview of Multiple Myeloma

Speaker(s):

Dr. Leonard Minuk, London Health Sciences Centre

Marcia Langhorn, RN, CON(C), London Regional Cancer Program

March 22, 2011

Learning Objectives:

• Review the history of myeloma and improvements in survival.
• Gain a greater understanding of current treatments and toxicity management of treatment.
  

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Lymphoma

Speaker:
Dr. Joy Mangel, MD, FRCPC, London Health Sciences Centre

January 18, 2011

Learning Objectives:

• Review Lymphoma Basics - diagnosis, staging, treatment.
• Case based review of the presentation and management of several common subtypes of lymphoma.
  

Oncology Emergencies in Breast Cancer

Speaker(s):

Dr. Mary Eisenhauer, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, UWO. General Practitioner in Oncology and Member of MDT Breast Team at London Regional Cancer Program

Lyn Kligman, RN, MScN, CON(C)

Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program

November 23, 2010

Objective: To increase the awareness of the signs and symptoms of uncommon presentatons or rare life threatening emergencies in oncology.

Selected Oncologic Emergencies
Speaker: Susan Collins, RN (EC), MScN, CON(C)
Acute Care NP in Hematology/Oncology

September 28, 2010

Learning Objectives:

• To gain a greater understanding of Tumour Lysis Syndrome (TLS),
  and who is at greatest risk
• To review how to prevent or minimize TLS and how to treat if it
  does occur.
• To review sepsis, its mortality and morbidity in the immune-compromised person.
  

An interdisciplinary Care Path for Patients with Malignant Melanoma Receiving High Dose Interferon A
Speakers: Shawna Hubbard RN, CON(C)
Lynn Wareing RN, BScN CON(C)
Lisbet Williams RN, BScN CON(C)
London Regional Cancer Program
London Health Sciences Centre

May 10, 2010

Learning Objectives:

• Review past experiences in caring for patients receiving high dose induction interferon for malignant melanoma
• Describe a Care Path development process
• Present Care path outlining an organized interdisciplinary approach