MCI Oncology Academic Educational Series: Hazardous Drug Safe Handling

Miami, FL US
September 15, 2018

There is a need for increased awareness and education as well as improved strategies for prevention and sanitation to ensure patient and employee safety when handling hazardous drugs.

Dr. Martha Polovich will outline interventions that reduce environmental contamination with personal exposure to hazardous drugs.   

Target Audience

Oncology Nurses, Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Hematology Oncologists, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Patient Navigators and other interested healthcare providers

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the evidence for health care worker exposure to hazardous drugs.
  • Describe circumstances and practices that increase the potential for hazardous drug exposure.
  • Implement interventions that reduce environmental contamination with and personal exposure to hazardous drugs.

 

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 3.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
07/29/2018
Course expires: 
10/26/2018
Event starts: 
09/15/2018 - 11:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/15/2018 - 4:00pm EDT
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Baptist Hospital
8900 N. Kendall Dr
Auditorium, 3 South
Miami, FL 33176
United States
+1 (305) 671-2690
 

 

Martha Polovich, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN
Assistant Professor
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Atlanta, Georgia

Martha Polovich, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN  indicated that neither she has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentation(s) or discussion(s).
•    Consultant: United Stated Pharmacopeial Convention
•    Speakers Bureau:  Becton Dickinson

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 3.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-632645, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 3.5 credits for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Pharmacists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 3.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 3.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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