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General Overview of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Toxicity

Key considerations

The lecture duration is 17min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Monica Wattana
Associate Professor, MD Anderson Emergency Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Lecture Summary

This lecture will provide an overview of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Toxicities, so you do not miss the diagnosis when it comes to patients presenting with an immunotherapy related adverse event to the ED.

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Doctors
Emergency Medicine Nurses
Paramedics
Rural GP's

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the mechanism of how immune checkpoint inhibitor related adverse events develop
  • Understand how to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor related adverse events in the ED
  • Learn to recognize the symptoms of immune checkpoint inhibitor related adverse events and perform proper workup for diagnosis of IRAEs in the ED

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Key considerations

Emergency Medicine / Cancer