Learning at Dana-Farber Online Courses
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We’re on the MIRV! Updates in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Course Experts: Lucy Yu, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP and Gayle Blouin, PharmD, BCOP
Course Description: This course reviews platinum resistant ovarian cancer, key trial endpoints related to approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV), prevention of common ocular toxicities, and application of current evidence to patient care and decision-making.
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Updates in Gastric Cancer: Biomarkers and Beyond
Course Experts: Madeline Schultze, PharmD
Course Description: This course reviews biomarker results to guide targeted treatment decisions in gastric cancer and differentiates treatment approaches for early stage and advanced gastric cancer. This course allows learners to evaluate recently approved clinical trial data and develop evidence-based treatment plans for patients with gastric cancer.
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The Orange Book Part 2: A Palliative Care Symptom Management Guide
Course Experts: Iman Suliman, PharmD, BCACP
Course Description: This course introduces the Orange Book, a palliative care symptom management guide by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, focusing on assessing and treating fatigue, insomnia, mucositis, secretions, and small bowel obstruction.
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The Orange Book Part 1: A Palliative Care Symptom Management Guide
Course Experts: Iman Suliman, PharmD, BCACP and Addison Sember, PharmD
Course Description: This course introduces the Orange Book, a palliative care symptom management guide by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, focused on assessing and treating appetite stimulation, constipation, delirium, diarrhea, and dyspnea.
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The Only QT You Can See: QTc Monitoring in Oncology
Course Experts: Jason Maille, PharmD
Course Description: This course examines QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes in oncology patients, emphasizing risk stratification, QTc calculation methods, and application of guideline-based mitigation strategies.
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Scanning for Medication Errors: Use of Barcoding Technology to Improve Medication Safety
Course Experts: Brandon Farino, PharmD
Course Description: This course reviews the types of information that can be stored and conveyed via barcoding technology, and the role and limitations of barcoding technology in preventing medication errors. It also describes the current capacity of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to prevent medication errors.
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Revolutionizing Recovery: A Fresh Approach to Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Course Experts: Addison Sember, PharmD and Ben Kematick, PharmD, BCACP
Course Description: This pharmacy law course outlines mitigation and communication strategies when providing care for patients with concomitant substance use disorder. Updates in medication delivery regulations and the Department of Health & Human Services opioid treatment program are reviewed.
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Navigating Patient Use of Dietary Supplements in the Oncology Setting
Course Experts: Jessica Warner, PharmD, BCPS
Course Description: This course provides pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with an overview of dietary supplement use among patients with cancer, including common usage patterns, potential safety concerns, and adverse effects. Participants will also learn the Dana-Farber Zakim model for evaluating supplement safety to support informed, evidence-based patient care.
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Navigating Antimicrobial Stewardship Beyond the Hospital
Course Experts: Victoria Grant, PharmD, BCIDP
Course Description: This course outlines the purpose of antimicrobial stewardship, how its goals and regulatory requirements differ between inpatient and outpatient settings, and the unique importance and challenges of antimicrobial stewardship in oncology patients.
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Modern Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Course Experts: Abigail Horan, PharmD
Course Description: This courses evaluates pivotal trials for FDA-approved emerging therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and identifies adverse drug reactions in AML treatment. It reviews treatment with menin inhibitors and general clinical pearls when generating treatment for patients with AML.
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Maintenance Therapies Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Course Experts: Sylvia Truong, PharmD; Eno Inyang, PharmD, BCPS; Lara Abousamra, PharmD, BCPS
Course Description: This course reviews the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in the management of hematologic malignancies, with a focus on patient selection and evidence-based post-transplant maintenance strategies. Learners will evaluate clinical trial data, guideline recommendations, and treatment-related toxicities to optimize maintenance therapy f... -
Low-Risk, High Stakes: Navigating the Updates in Low-Risk MDS Management
Course Experts: Yong Jun (Eric) Bae, PharmD, MBA, BCOP and Emily Tiao, PharmD, BCOP
Course Description: This course addresses risk groups and therapeutic aims in MDS, and reviews recent literature and related medication management on novel agents in low-risk MDS.











