PHSA - BCCH - Oncology, Hematology and BMT: APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Education

General Information:
The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents.

Upon successful completion of this course and post-test, participants will receive an APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card. This card validates that the participant has completed the education and demonstrated the knowledge needed to administer chemotherapy and biotherapy agents to pediatric patients.

The card is valid for two years and participants must renew on or before the expiration date.

The APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course is NOT a certification course, and is not intended to measure competency. Individual institutions are responsible for determining their own requirements for assessing clinical competency.

Nurses at BCCH will complete a clinical preceptorship and competency will be validated at that time. Participants must be licensed registered nurses.

This course content is appropriate for nurses who are new to pediatric and adolescent chemotherapy and biotherapy administration, as well as for those who want a comprehensive review. Pediatric Oncology RNs at BCCH, Pediatric RNs who care for pediatric oncology population in community hospitals. The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. APHON will award 13.75 nursing contact hours to nurses who attend this program in its entirety and complete an evaluation.