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Digital Seminar

Biologic Use in Children and Adolescents


Speaker:
Teri Woo, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNL, FAANP
Duration:
1 Hour 11 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Aug 21, 2023
Product Code:
POS078652
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Monoclonal antibodies, plasma-derived proteins, and recombinant human proteins are increasingly being used in children and adolescents. In this session, you will analyze the evidence for their safety and efficacy in the treatment of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases.
 

Credit

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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

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Earn up to 1.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by state and profession. 


Nurses - Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners

This self-study program offers 71 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 1.0 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement. 


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PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses completing these self-study materials will earn 1.0 contact hours. Expires: 08/15/2026.


Nurses - California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 1.0 self-study contact hours. 

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Nurses - Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 1.0 self-study contact hours.

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Nurses - Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 1.0 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


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AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME such as PESI. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.0 hours for completing this self-study program. This activity was originally recorded on 08/21/2023. It was last reviewed on 10/06/2023 and is valid until 10/05/2026

 

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Speaker

Teri Woo, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNL, FAANP's Profile

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Teri Woo, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNL, FAANP, is professor and director of nursing at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. She completed her BSN, MSN and post Masters PNP certificate at Oregon Health Sciences University, and her PhD in nursing at University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing. Dr. Woo is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and lead author of Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers and has written and lectured extensively in the area of nurse practitioner prescribing and pediatric pharmacology. She served on the NAPNAP board from 2017 to 2021 and has served on the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board Pharmacology CE committee since 2002. Dr. Woo practices as a PNP-PC at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Urgent Care in Washington.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Teri Woo has employment relationships with Saint Martin’s University and Woodcreek / Mary Bridge Urgent Care Clinic. She receives compensation as a consultant. Dr. Woo receives grants from Saint Martin's University and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Teri Woo is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

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Objectives

  1. Analyze the mechanisms of biologics.
  2. Determine appropriate use of biologics in children and adolescents.
  3. Identify safety concerns when biologic agents are prescribed.

Outline

Overview of biologics including 
  • plasma-derived therapeutic proteins
  • monoclonal antibodies 
  • therapeutic recombinant human proteins. 
Use of biologics in children and adolescents 
  • Vaccines and immune globulins 
  • Autoimmune diseases
    • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 
  • Inflammatory diseases
    • Inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease)
    • Atopic dermatitis
    • Psoriasis
    • Asthma 
  • Hematologic diseases
    • Hemophilia A
    • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
    • Hodgkin Lymphoma 
  • Malignant tumors
  • RSV 
Safety concerns when biologic agents are prescribed
  • Immunosuppression 
  • Risk of malignancy 
  • Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma
  • Nonmelanoma skin cancer
Immunizations 

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants

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