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Oncology
Minimizing the Risk of Contamination in the Oncology Pharmacy Setting – Canadian Council On Continuing Education In Pharmacy (CCCEP)
DURATION
PROFESSION
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
2014-08-31
Learning objectives
- Describe Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) Standards of Practice related to reducing the risk of contamination in the process of preparing cytotoxic drugs.
- Discuss the potential toxicity of cytotoxic drugs associated with product preparation and distribution.
- Describe the possible sources of environmental contamination related to cytotoxic drug preparation and administration.
- Describe analytical developments associated with detecting environmental contamination of cytotoxic drugs.
- Explain health-risk based reference values for surface contamination.
- Identify appropriate cleaning of areas where cytotoxic drugs are prepared and administered.
Cost of course:
Free