Volume 9, Number 1 (Jan/Feb 2018)

It’s Just the Flu…or Is It?

Oncology Nurse Practitioner Web Education Resource (ONc-PoWER): An Evaluation of a Web-Enhanced Education Resource for Nurse Practitioners Who Are New to Cancer Care

The nurse practitioner (NP) new to an advanced role in a specialty practice may find the orientation period challenging while expanding his or her professional knowledge base. The Oncology Nurse Practitioner Web Education Resource (ONc-P...

Combination Therapies 
in Advanced, Hormone 
Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer

About 17% of women with breast cancer have locally advanced or metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis, and 30% to 40% of women diagnosed with early-stage disease will eventually have recurrence. The majority of breast cancers expres...

The Role of Advanced Practitioners in Optimizing Clinical Management and Support of Patients With Polycythemia Vera

Case StudyMr. M, a 65-year-old male, presented to his primary care physician with progressive fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and daily headaches for the past 3 weeks. His headaches were not associated with visual disturbances, cognitive d...

Management of Older Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Sunitinib: A Hypothetical, Illustrative Case Scenario

Case Study Tom, a 75-year-old white male, was recently diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC; Tom’s case is not an actual clinical case but has been developed by the authors as an exemplar). Two years prior, he had undergo...

Precautions for Patients Taking Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen is a lifesaving treatment for millions of breast cancer patients worldwide. Yet taking tamoxifen may be challenging for some patients due to issues of compliance, drug interactions, and surgical considerations. Educating patien...

Pharmaceutical Clinical Educators: A Resource for Advanced Practice Providers

One of the main challenges within clinical practice today involves attaining the knowledge necessary to treat patients safely and effectively. The explosion of scientific breakthroughs within the health-care setting has created a new cha...

Alectinib and Brigatinib: 
New Second-Generation 
ALK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

The treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been revolutionized by the discovery of genetic driver mutations and associated targeted therapies. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutations are present in about 5% of NSCLC cases...

Tender Nodules of the Foot

Thank You to Our Peer Reviewers!

JL501. Advanced Practice Provider Delivery of Advance Care Planning Counseling in Community Oncology

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Advanced practice providers...

JL502. An Algorithm for Transitioning Patients From Deferasirox Dispersible Tablets to Deferasirox Film-Coated Tablets and Sprinkle Granules

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Context: Iron chelation therapy for i...

JL503. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy: Management of Toxicities

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Introduction: Relapsed and/or refractor...

JL504. Complex Illness Support Alongside Standard Oncology Care for Patients With Incurable Cancer

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Objective: This was a descriptive stu...

JL505. Coping Strategies of Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioners

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Providing care to hematolog...

JL506. Dedicated Advanced Practice Provider in an Outpatient Oncology Infusion Center

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Adverse drug reactions ar...

JL507. Development of a Professional Practice Model for Neuro-Oncology Advanced Practitioners at an Academic Medical Center

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp outstanding Poster Award Backgroun...

JL508. Diversity Awareness and Documentation Practices Among Oncology Advanced Practice Providers: A Prospective Quality Improvement Project

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Health-care providers have ...

JL509. Empowering the Advanced Practitioner to Champion Education of Tumor Lysis Syndrome to the Clinical Nursing Team

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Context: A metabolic emergency related ...

JL510. Febrile Neutropenia Risk Assessment Prior to Chemotherapy and Use of Colony-Stimulating Factor Prophylaxis in U.S. Community Oncology Clinics

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Objective: Current guidelines recomme...

JL511. Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioners: A Study of Job Satisfaction, Stress, and Intention to Leave the Specialty

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: The predicted oncology/he...

JL512. Impact Analysis of an Advanced Practice Nurse on Outcomes for an Inpatient Hematological Malignancies Service in an Academic Medical Center

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: The complex care and ma...

JL513. Improving Data Quality and Knowledge Management Through the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Oncology Care Model Patients

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: The Center for Medicare S...

JL515. Intra-Professional Collaboration for Safe Chemotherapy Administration

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: With continuous advanceme...

JL516. Management of Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurologic Events in ZUMA-1

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp JL516. Management of Cytokine Relea...

JL517. Minimal Residual Disease in Hematological Malignancies: Implications for Practice

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: As advanced practice prov...

JL518. Mistaken Identity: The Soft Tissue Sarcoma Conundrum

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Introduction: Soft tissue sarcoma (...

JL519. Modified Outpatient Regimen of Daratumumab to Reduce First Infusion Reaction Risk

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 Background: Daratumumab (dara) is a CD38 targeting monoclonal antibody with significant activity in multiple myeloma. Infusion-related reacti...

JL520. Oncology Care Model and the Transformation of the APN Role in the Care of Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Objective/Background: The Center for ...

JL521. Oncology Nurse Practitioners’ Beliefs About Evidence-Based Practice and Barriers to Research Utilization

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Purpose/Objectives: To determine th...

JL522. Optimizing Survivorship Care Plan Quality and Efficiency Through Cancer Registry Partnerships

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Objective: Providing survivorship car...

JL523. Outcome Evaluation of Timing Recommendations for Influenza Vaccinations in Patients Receiving Intravenous Chemotherapy

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Objective: The Centers for Disease Co...

JL524. Pharmacy Financial Advocacy: Benefits of a Pharmacy Financial Advocate in the Oncology Clinic

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Comprehensive cancer care...

JL525. Real-World Systemic Therapy Sequences Following a CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Regimen Among Post-Menopausal Women

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp JL525. Real-World Systemic Therapy ...

JL526. Rituximab and Melanoma: A Case Report

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Rituximab is a monoclonal...

JL527. Rural Infusion Centers Gaining Access to Expert Oncology and Infusion Support Through the Use of Telemedicine

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Telemedicine has been des...

JL528. Survivorship Care Planning in a Large, Multi-Clinic Cancer Program

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Aurora Health Care (AHC) ...

JL529. The Advanced Practice Provider and Subcutaneous Rituximab: Implications for Practice

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Rituximab (Rituxan), an a...

JL530. The Creation and Sustainability of an Effective After-Hours Coverage Model Utilizing Advanced Practice Providers

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Background: Located in Houston’s Texa...

JL531. The Expanding Role of Surgical Physician Assistants in Clinical Oncology Research

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Purpose: To present an overview of th...

JL532. The Quantity of Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Older Adults With Cancer

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Purposes/Aims: The purpose of this st...

JL533. Utilizing the COMFORT Curriculum With Advanced Practice Providers to Enhance the Family Meeting Process and Improve Patient Care

Abstracts From 
JADPRO Live at APSHO 2017Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas • November 2–5, 2017 The posters for the abstracts below can be found at:eventscribe.com/2017/posters/JADPROLIVE/home.asp Purpose: To implement and evaluate an...