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
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.
Meredith Beaton
MSN, AG-ACNP, RN
Division of Hematology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Ms Beaton is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, and is the APP Clinical Director of the Blood Disorders Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. Since becoming the APP Clinical Director, she has worked closely with the APP team and other leadership within the Division and UCH to expand the role of APPs to encourage promotion and involvement in QI and research projects beyond clinical work. She also works with the Department of Medicine’s Office of Professional Excellence to promote both individual and professional growth for all team members within the Division of Hematology. Additionally, she promotes education and mentorship within the Division through her work coordinating the onboarding and education of new hire APPs, students, residents, and fellows with the inpatient BMT team as well as within the School of Nursing through guest lectures and precepting NP students. In her work as an APP, she draws heavily on her prior careers as a middle school teacher, computer scientist, and researcher of youth, media, and technology to inform how she approaches problems within the team and collaborates with others to create new opportunities for growth and development.
Ms. Beaton has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.