Module 6: Designing and Implementing Supportive Care Plans
The goal of chemotherapy is to destroy cancer cells. Traditional chemotherapies work by killing cells that divide rapidly.
Course Description
As traditional chemo-therapies wipe out fast-growing cancer cells, they also can damage fast-growing healthy cells. Damage to healthy blood cells can lead to side effects such as fatigue or infection. Chemotherapy can also damage the cells that line mucous membranes throughout the body, including those inside the mouth, throat and stomach. This can lead to mouth sores, diarrhea or other issues with the digestive system. With better control of side effects from chemotherapy, treatment can be a smoother process for many people with cancer.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how to prevent major adverse effects if applicable
- Assess and select appropriate medication management strategies to mitigate the common chemotherapy adverse effects
- Identify appropriate patient and provider resources for adverse effect management
This module includes an ACPE Pre- and Post-Test, an eLearning course, and a course evaluation. You must complete all of these module activities, in order, before claiming ACPE credits.
Module Speaker:
Megan May, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FAPO
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialists, Baptist Health Lexington’s Cancer Center
(No relevant financial relationships exist)
Dr. May is a Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialists at Baptist Health Lexington’s Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and a Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist. In addition to direct patient care, Dr. May plays an active role in the education of pharmacy students and residents. She is on multiple committees at Baptist Health Lexington, including Cancer Committee and the Institutional Review Board. She has authored review articles, presented research posters, and given presentations both regionally and nationally.