Episode 40: Breaking Down Checkpoint Inhibitors

ONS member Virginia Bayer, BSN, RN, CCRP, research nurse supervisor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins ONS’s Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN, to discuss checkpoint inhibitors, their impact on patient care, what oncology nurses need to know about immunotherapies, and much more.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode Notes:

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
• Immunotherapy Wallet Cards
• Immunotherapy in Cancer Care
• ONS.org Immunotherapy Resources
• Speed Talk: Checkpoint Inhibitors in 5 Minutes