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Learning at Dana-Farber Online Courses

  • Buprenorphine for Pain Management


    Course Experts: Allyson Beechy, PharmD

    Course Description: This course describes the mechanism of action, treatment, formulations, and counseling points for buprenorphine for pain management, as well as appropriate buprenorphine product and treatment plan selection based on patient-specific factors.

    Credits: CEUs will be granted to pharmacists in pain management.
    Buprenorphine, Pain Management, Formulations, Transdermal Patch, Buccal Film, Sublingual Film...
  • Breast Cancer: An Overview


    Course Experts: Katie Fiel, MSN, RN, OCN and Samantha Morrison-Ma, CNP, MSN, RN, ANP-C, WHNP-BC

    Course Description: This course provides an overview of breast cancer including breast cancer risk, diagnosis, pathology, treatment, and management of treatment related adverse effects.

    Credits: CEUs will be granted for pharmacists in disease state management/drug therapy.
    Breast Cancer, Incidence, Pathophysiology, Surveillance, Risk Factors, Genetic Mutations...
  • Biosimilars in Oncology: The Past, Present & Future


    Course Experts: Olga Vlashyn, PharmD, MS

    Course Description: This course reviews the history, definitions, and key concepts associated with biosimilars, barriers and best practices in the adoption of biosimilars, and professional roles in biosimilar implementation.

    Credits: CEUs will be granted to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in law related to pharmacy practice.
  • An Overview of USP <797>


    Course Experts: Maria Vecchiarelli Kimball, PharmD, BCOP

    Course Description: This course provides an overview of USP <797> and describes sterile compounding best practices including garbing requirements, cleaning, and disinfecting the sterile environment.

    Credits: CEUs will be granted for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in compounding.
    USP 797, Sterile Compounding, Environmental Monitoring, Beyond-Use Dates (BUD), Garbing Requirements, Cleaning ...
  • A Day in the Life of a DFCI Pharmacist


    Course Experts: Kenneth Almeida, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP; Angeliki Karapanos, PharmD; Bridget Scullion, PharmD, BCOP; Iman Suliman, PharmD, BCACP; Monica Syngal, PharmD; and Maria Vecchiarelli Kimball, PharmD, BCOP

    Course Description: This course outlines the key attributes and responsibilities of featured pharmacist roles at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. It also describes the interprofessional communication required by each pharmacist role.

    Credits: CEUs will be gran...