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This is a self-paced course designed for those who have completed the Standardized Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course. The Institute recommends nurses take this course in order to maintain competencies in this area and that all nurses include reflective practice in their systemic therapy competency maintenance process. Several reflective practice tools have been developed to assist in this and are accessible through this course. The tools have been designed to be consistent with the College of Nurses of Ontario’s annual Quality Assurance Program; therefore, the tools may be integrated within your annual portfolio for the college, and within your organization’s annual competency maintenance processes.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate evidenced based principles for venous access device care and maintenance for patients receiving chemotherapy and biotherapy and for safe handling of hazardous drugs, including demonstrating appropriate application of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and management of a hazardous drug spill;
• Apply evidence based principles for managing adverse events (infusion reactions and flare reactions);
• Begin an annual reflective practice assessment of chemotherapy and biotherapy nursing practice.

Course Requirements

To receive a certificate, participants must complete the following:

1. View all 12 modules on the eLearning platform and complete interactive learning activities in the module;
2. The course evaluation, including pre-evaluation and post-evaluation surveys;
3. The initial reflective practice tool;
4. The course exam with a passing mark of 80%

Time Commitment: This is a self-paced course that should be completed over 4 to 6 weeks.  Plan to invest a minimum of 3 hours in completing the course. Additional readings may be required based on participants' learning plan prior to the exam. The course exam will take 1 hour.

Maximum seats: 1000

Cost: $0