2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Current Trends in Alternative Therapies: The Use of Nutriceuticals and Supplements by Oncology Patients
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 207-L01
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
Palazzo L, Level 5
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Kamakshi Rao,
PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Clinical Specialist,
UNC Hospitals
I graduated from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy in 2000. Subsequently, I completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Medical College of Virginia and a 2-year Oncology/Clinical Research Fellowship at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Afterwards, I worked as an Oncology Clinical Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2005, I have been an Oncology/BMT Clinical Specialist at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, where I also serve as the coordinator of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program.
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PRESENTER(S):
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Susan Goodin,
PharmD, BCOP, Associate Director, Clinical Trials and Therapeutics; and Professor of Medicine,
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Susan Goodin is the Associate Director, Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics, and Director, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology at the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick. After earning her doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in Lexington, Dr. Goodin completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, and an Oncology Pharmacy Residency at the Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center in conjunction with the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist and was elected a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in October 2006. Her research focus is on the development of new drugs for the treatment and prevention of cancer and is the clinical program leader for the Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Her other areas of research are in pharmacy practice as well as the treatment of prostate cancer.
Currently, Dr. Goodin serves on the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, after serving on the Oncology Specialty Council for the last five years. She is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, where she is a past-chair for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists, and recently served on the Science Task Force and the Practice Model Advisory Committee.
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Kamakshi Rao,
PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Clinical Specialist,
UNC Hospitals
I graduated from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy in 2000. Subsequently, I completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Medical College of Virginia and a 2-year Oncology/Clinical Research Fellowship at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Afterwards, I worked as an Oncology Clinical Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2005, I have been an Oncology/BMT Clinical Specialist at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, where I also serve as the coordinator of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program.
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Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-207-L01P
1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Level 2
Moderator: Kamakshi Rao, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Clinical Specialist, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Presenter: Susan Goodin, PharmD, BCOP, Associate Director, Clinical Trials and Therapeutics; and Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Learning Objectives:
- Describe helpful tools to find information and data about emerging supplements.
- Describe the data surrounding some of these agents including potential benefits and possible toxicities.
- Explain considerations to be taken when deciding how to counsel a patient using these supplements.
- Identify the most popular nutriceutical products being utilized by the cancer population and the theories behind their use.