Featuring perspectives from Dr Rahul Aggarwal, Ms Monica Averia, Ms Kathleen D Burns and Dr William K Oh. Published May 2025.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists involved in the treatment of prostate cancer.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
By providing information on the latest research developments in the context of expert perspectives, this NCPD activity will assist oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists with the formulation of state-of-the-art clinical management strategies to facilitate optimal care of patients with prostate cancer.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
Audio Program: This educational activity for 2.25 contact hours is provided by RTP during the period of May 2025 to May 2026.
This activity is awarded 2.25 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.
Video Program: This educational activity for 1.75 contact hours is provided by RTP during the period of May 2025 to May 2026.
This activity is awarded 1.75 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.
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FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
Audio Program: This NCPD activity consists of an audio component. To receive credit, the participant should review the NCPD information, listen to the MP3s, review the downloadable slide set, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/ONS2025/Prostate/NCPD. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ONS2025/Prostate/Video.
Video Program: This NCPD activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should review the NCPD information, watch the video, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/ONS2025/Prostate/Video/NCPD. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ONS2025/Prostate.
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FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:
Rahul Aggarwal, MD
Professor of Medicine and Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research
Director, Genitourinary Medical Oncology
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Director for Clinical Research
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California
Advisory Committees: Novartis; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, FibroGen Inc, Flare Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Merck, ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Xencor; Contracted Research: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Merck; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium.
Monica Averia, MSN, AOCNP, NP-C
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
USC Norris Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California
No relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.
Kathleen D Burns, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BC, OCN
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California
Advisory Committees: Eisai Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc; Speakers Bureaus: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Exelixis Inc, Pfizer Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc.
William K Oh, MD
Director of Precision Medicine
Yale Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Yale School of Medicine
Medical Director, Service Line
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
Advisory Committees: Pfizer Inc; Consulting Agreements: Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Cytogen Corporation, Nature's Toolbox Inc, Novartis, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc; Stock Options — Private Companies: Nature’s Toolbox Inc; Stock Options/Stock —Public Companies: GeneDx.
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Release date: May 2025
Expiration date: May 2026
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