Differentiating is key to non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Program Description:

From the May/June 2011 Oncology Nurse Advisor: The most important factor to consider in the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the type of lymphoma. Some types require prompt treatment for a complete response, whereas some types are treated as a chronic disease. Although there are dozens of different types of lymphoma, most disease is within a select number of types. Treatment protocol is to match the aggressiveness of treatment with the grade of disease, which minimizes the potential for under- and overtreatment.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses and nurse practitioners involved in the management of patients with cancer.

Activity Objectives:

After participating in this activity, clinicians should be better able to:

• Differentiate the two large groups of non-Hodgkin lymphoma


• Describe the diagnostic methods used in tumor identification


• Discuss the basic treatment options for non-Hodgkin lymphoma




IMPORTANT NOTICE: When you have passed the post-test and claim credit for this course, please be sure to claim full credit. Some myCME activities allow for variable credit, but this program is not designed to allow for variable credit. All certificates will indicate the full designated contact hours.





Credits	Type	Accreditation Statement	Designation Statement
1.00	CE for Nurses	This continuing nursing education activity is provided by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF). NPHF is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.	This educational activity for 1.00 contact hours is provided by The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation.

Faculty:

Donald R. Fleming, MD
Oncologist
Cancer Care Center
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins, WV

Disclosures:

Faculty
Donald R. Fleming, MD, reported no financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity.

Planners, reviewers, and staff
Fiona J. Shannon, MHS, FNP; Phyllis Arn Zimmer, MN, FNP, FAAN; Joyce Pagan; Kristen Childress, DNP, ARNP; and Connie Morrison-Hoogstede, MN, ARNP, AOCNP, reported no financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity.

Accreditor Disclosure
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, reviewers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CE activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by NPHF for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. NPHF is committed to providing its learners with high quality CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity does not contain discussion of any published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA .

Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of or imply endorsement by NPHF, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, or Haymarket Media, Inc. As this article contains only a review, participants have an implied responsibility to use this newly acquired information while also consulting other appropriate sources of information in order to gain full understanding of the topic.

Accredited Provider:

Co-sponsored by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Haymarket Media Inc.

Instructions:

To obtain credit, a score of 80% or better is required. This CNE is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the posttest survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.