A 12 -16-page consensus white paper that will explore the topics listed below.
1. The current situation: clinical research in oncology today
2. The role of the oncology nurse and nurse navigator in overcoming barriers to recruitment and facilitating patient selection/enrollment for clinical trials in oncology
3. Best practices in navigation strategies and techniques for improving patient participation in clinical trials in oncology
4. Special section on clinical trials with immune checkpoint inhibitors: what patients need to know

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe clinical trial options for patients with cancer, and for those who are candidates for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
• Identify appropriate patients with cancer for clinical trials, including those that include treatment with immunotherapy.
• Incorporate best practices in communicating information about clinical trials to cancer patients

This activity is intended for nurse practitioners, oncology nurses, advanced practice nurses, oncology nurse navigators, and other healthcare professionals involved in managing patients with cancer.

In order to receive credit, participants should read the monograph. Once you have read the monograph, you will continue to the online quiz and evaluation. A passing score of 70% on the quiz is required to receive credit.

There is no fee for this activity

If you have questions about this CME/CE activity, please contact AKH Inc. at: [email protected].

CME/CE Credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare

Nursing
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is awarded 1.0 Contact Hours.

Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Center of Excellence Media, LLC – An affiliate of The Lynx Group. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803

This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology. Activity ID # 21822

This activity was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. These educational grants are for the educational portion of the Program only.