Example Topics by ILNA Subject Area

Screening, Prevention, Early Detection and Genetic Risk

• Cancer Nursing, Prevention and Early Detection for the Adult Patient 
• Identifying Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
• Genetic Counseling
• Carcinogens: Occupational Hazards
• HPV Vaccination Guidelines

Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment Planning

• Overview of Metastases
• Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• Prostate Cancer Prognosis
• Understanding Mammogram Results
• Common Metastatic Sites of Breast Cancer

Cancer Treatment

• Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course
• Surgery in Cancer Treatment
• Novel Treatments in Leukemia
• Radiation Therapy
• Access Devices: The Virtual Clinic

Side Effect and Symptom Management

• Cancer-Related Genitourinary Complications
• Oral Mucositis in Patients with Cancer
• Chemo Brain: Managing Cognitive Changes
• Pain Management in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
• Sleep-Wake Disturbances

Oncologic Emergencies

• Cancer-Related Sepsis
• Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Beyond Policy and Procedure
• Extravasation Management 

Survivorship

• Returning to Work after Diagnosis
• Fertility Options after Treatment
• Chemo Brain: Dealing with Cognitive Changes
• Facing Discrimination
• Developing Secondary Cancers

End-of-Life Care

• Death, Dying and Bereavement
• Discussing End of Life Options
• Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
• Health Reform and Palliative Care Update
• Caregiver Support in End-of-Life

Psychosocial Issues

• Female Sexuality and Reproduction in Patients with Cancer
• Depression in Patients with Cancer
• Caregiver Support
• Enhancing Body Image in Cancer Patients
• Cultural Competence

Coordination of Care

• Cancer Navigation: Reducing Barriers to Timely Care 
• Depression in Patients with Cancer
• Resources for Cancer Patients: Returning to the Community
• Case Management of the Cancer Patient
• Distress Management: Implementing New Standards of Care

Professional Practice

• Reducing Compassion Fatigue
• Leadership Development in Nurses
• Safe Handling in Chemotherapy
• Preventing Medication Errors
• Understanding MAGNET Status and other Accreditation Standards

Roles of the Advance Practice Nurse

• Implementing Programs in APN-Run Clinics
• Educating New Nurses: Understanding the Roles of Preceptors
• Translating Guidelines into Practice
• Breaking Down Evidence-Based Practice
• The Power of Research

Foundations of Transplant (Basic Concepts for Transplantation / Types of Transplants)

• Hematopoetic Cell Transplantation
• Sources of Stem Cells
• Caregiver Issues in Cancer
• Fundamentals of Blood and Marrow Transplant

Cellular Collection, Preparative Regimens and Infusion

• Preventing Blood Incompatibility Errors
• Targeted Cancer Therapies & Patient Management
• Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course
• Extravasation Management
• Targeted Therapies

Early Post-Transplant Management and Education

• Coping with Acute GVHD
• Cancer-Related Sepsis
• Cancer Cachexia: Early Intervention and Improving Patient Outcomes
• Nutritional Support in BMT Patients

Late Post-Transplant Management and Education (GVHD)

• Care of Chronic GVHD
• Infertility in Cancer Patients
• Relapse in Leukemia Patients

Quality of Life (Survivorship)

• Fertility Issues in Cancer Survivorship
• Cultural Competence
• Death, Dying and Bereavement
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Beyond Policy and Procedure
• Extravasation Management 

Professional Performance

• Reducing Compassion Fatigue
• Leadership Development in Nurses
• Safe Handling in Chemotherapy
• Preventing Medication Errors
• HIPAA Violations

Psychosocial Dimensions and Health Maintenance

• Discussing Fertility Preservation
• Depression in Patients with Cancer
• Caregiver Support
• Enhancing Body Image in Cancer Patients
• Cultural Competence

Disease-Related Biology

• Cancer Biology
• Hematologic Cancers
• Genetics
• Childhood Leukemias
• Epidemiology of Blood Disorders

Care of the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patient (Professional / Treatment)

• Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course
• Clinical Trials
• Novel Treatments in Leukemia
• Preventing Medication Errors
• Leadership Development in Nurses

Supportive Care, Palliative Care, and Symptom Management

• Cancer-Related Genitourinary Complications
• End of Life Care
• Chemo Brain: Managing Cognitive Changes
• Pain Management in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
• Sleep-Wake Disturbances

Pediatric Oncologic and Hematologic Potential Emergencies

• Cancer-Related Sepsis
• Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Beyond Policy and Procedure
• Extravasation Management 

Care Continuum (Screening and Early Detection / Survivorship / End-of-Life)

• Cancer Nursing, Prevention and Early Detection for the Adult Patient 
• Returning to Work after Cancer 
• Understanding Loss and Grief 
• Cancer Navigation: Reducing Barriers to Timely Care 
• HPV Vaccination Guidelines

Oncology Nursing Practice (Scientific Basis for Practice / Professional)

• Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Reducing Compassion Fatigue
• Leadership Development in Nurses
• Safe Handling in Chemotherapy
• Preventing Medication Errors

Treatment Modalities

• Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course
• Surgery in Cancer Treatment
• Novel Treatments in Leukemia
• Radiation Therapy
• Access Devices: The Virtual Clinic

Symptom Management and Palliative Care

• Cancer-Related Genitourinary Complications
• Oral Mucositis in Patients with Cancer
• Chemo Brain: Managing Cognitive Changes
• Pain Management in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
• Sleep-Wake Disturbances

Oncologic Emergencies

• Cancer-Related Sepsis
• Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Beyond Policy and Procedure
• Extravasation Management 

Psychosocial Dimensions of Care

• Male Sexuality and Reproduction in Patients with Cancer
• Depression in Patients with Cancer
• Caregiver Support
• Enhancing Body Image in Cancer Patients
• Cultural Competence