
6. Cellular Therapy
Outline:
- Overview of Cellular Therapy
- Identification of the Patient Who Would Benefit From Cellular Therapy
- Toxicities and Management
- Patient Education
After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe basic concepts of cellular therapy
- Identify patients who might benefit from cellular therapy
- Recognize common toxicities of therapy and corresponding management recommendations
Meredith Beaton (Moderator)
MSN, AG-ACNP, RN, MSN
University of Colorado
Meredith is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the CU School of Nursing, the Medical Director for the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and the Associate Vice Chair for APP Development and Mentorship. After completing her BA at Wellesley College and MA at Colombia University, Meredith worked for several years as a middle school teacher. She then attended the Yale School of Nursing and worked as a nurse in pediatric oncology and transplant and Yale-New Haven Hospital. After graduating with her Acute Care NP degree in 2016, she joined the Hematology Division at CU. When not working, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her husband and four daughters.
Ms. Beaton has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Christine Cambareri
PharmD, BCOP, CSP
Abramson Cancer Center
Dr. Cambareri is an oncology clinical pharmacy specialist at the Abramson Cancer Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In her various roles at Penn, she has provided education and counseling on oral and intravenous chemotherapies, side effect management, and herbal therapy consults, and served as a drug information resource for her patients and providers. Before working at Penn, she completed two years of post-graduate pharmacy training, training at Christiana Care in Newark, Delaware, for a Pharmacotherapy Residency and at Yale New Haven Health System in New Haven, Connecticut, for a Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Residency. Christine received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Colchester, Vermont.
Dr. Cambareri has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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