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Assessing Time From Door-To-Antibiotic Administration For Adult Cancer Patients With Neutropenic Fever In The Emergency Department, Sarah Roy, Tina Magsarili

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Background:

Infection, related to febrile neutropenia, in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer remains a common complication and is a medical emergency. Fever is often the only sign of severe underlying infection in neutropenic patients due to the patient’s immunosuppressed state (Butts, et.al, 2017). Vigilant nursing assessment and immediate medical attention for neutropenic fever (NF) is imperative because the rate of major organ complication and mortality is as high as 30% and 11% respectively (Freifield et.al, 2011 & Taplitz et.al, 2018). In the setting of severe sepsis or septic shock the mortality rate may be as high as 50% (Taplitz et.al, …

Complementary And Alternative Medicine Attitudes And Use In Caregivers Of Patients With Lung Cancer, Trisha Saul, Lorraine Evangelista, Jung-Ah Lee, Sangyhuk Shin, Michelle Fortier

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The Effects Of Music Medicine On Reducing Distress, Anxiety, And Pain During Bone Marrow Biopsy Procedures, Betsy Hartman, Sharon Mast, Judy Delismon

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Empowering Clinical Nurses: Decreasing Clostridium Difficile, Danielle N. Sloane, Michelle Mcsherry

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Manual Scalp Cooling In Early Stage Breast Cancer: Value Of Caretaker Training And Patient-Reported Experience To Optimize Efficacy And Patient Selection, Manaz Rezayee, Nikki Moxon, Staci Mellinger, Amanda Y Seino, Nicole E. Fredich, Tracy L. Kelly, Susan Mulligan, Patrick Rossi, Ijeoma Uche, Walter Urba, Alison Conlin, Janet Ruzich, David B Page

Earle A. Chiles Research Institute Fellowship Program 2020

Title:

Manual scalp cooling in early stage breast cancer: value of caretaker training and patient-reported experience to optimize efficacy and patient selection

Authors:

Manaz Rezayee¹, BS Nicole Moxon¹, RN Staci Mellinger¹, RN Amanda Y. Seino¹ Nicole E. Fredrich¹ Tracy L. Kelly¹ Susan Mulligan², MA Patrick Rossi³, MD Ijeoma Uche¹, MD Walter J. Urba¹, MD PHD Alison K. Conlin¹, MD MPH Janet Ruzich¹, DO David B. Page¹, MD

Background:

Alopecia is an emotionally distressing common adverse effect of …

Pd-1 And Pd-L1 Inhibitors: A Single Center Medication Assistance Program (Map) Experience, Sarah Tu, Shuntao Cai

Earle A. Chiles Research Institute Fellowship Program 2020

PD-1 and PD-L1 Inhibitors: A Single Center Medication Assistance Program (MAP) Experience

Sarah Tu, PharmD and Shuntao Cai, PharmD, BCOP

Robert W. Franz Cancer Center, Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, OR, USA

Background: PD-1 and PD-LI inhibitors are a large component of the growing immuno-oncology field and every year there are increasing studies investigating potential indications for these agents. This IRB approved retrospective chart review examines patients in the Medication Assistance Program (MAP) within a large tertiary medical center who are on PD-1 and PD-L1 medications due to financial barriers and/or non-FDA approved regimens (unlabeled indications). This study seeks to evaluate …