The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to predict, recognize, and manage common skin side effects of therapies used in cancer care.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes:

Identify the importance of skin side effects in cancer patients.
Recognize cutaneous toxicities from chemo and radiation.
Describe management strategies for common skin toxicities.

Target Audience:
RNs, NPs, LPNs and other healthcare providers with a professional interest in dermatology

Release Date: May 18, 2015
Expiration Date: May 18, 2018
Review Date: April 16, 2018
Extended Expiration Date: May 18, 2020
Review Date: April 22, 2020
Extended Expiration Date: May 18, 2022
Review Date: April 20, 2022
Extended Expiration Date: May 18, 2024
Review Date: March 1, 2024
Extended Expiration Date: May 18, 2026

Speaker Disclosure: Nicole LeBoeuf, MD has disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.

Nurse Planner Disclosure: Theresa Coyner, RN, ANP-BC, DCNP has disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.

No commercial support was obtained for this activity.

The Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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