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:
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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.
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Speaker
Teri Woo, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNL, FAANP Related seminars and products
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 an employment relationship with Mary Bridge Urgent Care Clinic. She receives compensation as a consultant and receives a grant from the Nursing Workforce Diversity. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Teri Woo is a fellow of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. She is the co-editor of the Pharmacology column in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
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Objectives
- Analyze the mechanisms of biologics.
- Determine appropriate use of biologics in children and adolescents.
- Identify safety concerns when biologic agents are prescribed.
Outline
Overview of biologics including- plasma-derived therapeutic proteins
- monoclonal antibodies
- therapeutic recombinant human proteins.
- 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
- Immunosuppression
- Risk of malignancy
- Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Physician Assistants
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