Patricia Mangan, CRNP, stresses the importance of the communications of the certified treatment center and the referring providers as a way to help avoid some of the more serious toxicities.
Monica White, RN, shares the purpose of bone marrow biopsy for APPs who are new to oncology or who have not performed the procedure before, and how it can be used to diagnose lymphomas, myelomas, and leukemias.
Lisa Hwa Christenson, APRN, DNP, CNP, FAPO, and Miriam Hobbs, NP, stress the importance of the shared decision making across the whole care team, including the pharmacists to ensure there are no contraindications for their treatment regimen, as well as their community oncologist.
Lisa Hwa Christenson, APRN, DNP, CNP, FAPO, and Miriam Hobbs, NP, emphasize the importance of patient cases to outline the workflows for how APPs can apply NCCN guidelines to determine the recommended treatment options for multiple myeloma.
Kevin Brigle, PhD, ANP, explains the importance of improving proper technique and safety when performing lumbar puncture and ommaya reservoir access, especially as a way to quell the anxiety of patients during these procedures.
Patricia Mangan, CRNP, talked about the importance of Carvykti moving up to an earlier line of treatment, but she notes that it comes with a heightened need for monitoring so that APPs are effectively getting patients to the certified treatment center and working with the referring providers.
Lisa Hwa Christenson, APRN, DNP, CNP, FAPO, and Miriam Hobbs, NP, discuss the different stages of treatment management for patients with early- and late-stage relapse, as well as supporting patients’ quality of life.
Lisa Hwa Christenson, APRN, DNP, CNP, FAPO, and Miriam Hobbs, NP, share the advances in treatment options for patients with multiple myeloma, advancing beyond the standard three—immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors, and CD-38 antibody drugs—to CAR-T and bispecifics.
Monica White, RN, discusses adverse events that could occur in patients undergoing bone marrow biopsy, as well as the importance of APPs having a mentor when first learning the procedure.
Monica White, RN, discusses her session focusing on the bone marrow biopsy instruction at JADPRO 2025.
Dr. Okolo discusses some of the new tools and advancements allowing for patients to have a better experience with this procedure.
Dr. Okolo discusses how to identify the correct landmarks to take in order conduct a successful bone marrow aspiration.
Dr. Brigle discusses a few pearls for clinicians to consider for the lumbar puncture and ommaya reservoir access procedures.
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