Victoria Reiser, RN, BSN, BMTCN, OCN, author of the JADPRO article "Beyond CAR T-Cell Therapy: Continued Monitoring and Management of Complications" speaks with co-host Wendy Vogel, MSN, FNP, AOCNP, on caring for patients who have received CAR T-cell therapy.2:07 Introductions3:42 If you had a billboard about your article, what would the headline be?4:25 Why is this topic important for APs?5:27 How would you explain CAR T-cell therapy to family members?6:35 Infusion process7:52 Monitoring for cytokine release syndrome8:26 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS)11:05 Inpatient vs. outpatient11:35 Caregiver involvement14:02 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)15:48 Recovery period16:28 Long-term toxicities17:34 Assessing response18:18 Prophylaxis after therapy19:30 COVID-19 advice for patients20:52 Geriatric patients22:15 Myths23:42 What's the hardest thing about CAR T-cell therapy? 

What’s the quickest way to ruin a dinner party? Talking about death might be one, but Debra Jarvis, former chaplain with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, TEDMED speaker, podcaster, author, and writer-in-residence at University Congregational United Church of Christ doesn’t shy from talking about taboo topics. After her keynote at JADPRO Live, Debra sat down with freelance medical writer and editor, Kate MacDougall, on her journey on the Camino de Santiago, similarities she recognized between her hike and the practice of oncology, and fine-tuning attitudes and perspectives on death.

In early 2020, the Trump administration rolled out a Medicaid block grant program, where states apply to received capped federal funding and have new flexibility to dictate coverage and benefits. Tennessee's application is a telling example of how health benefits for the most vulnerable populations have the potential to change drastically. Subscribe to JADPRO: https://advancedpractitioner.com/subscribe/References: Kaiser Family Foundation estimates based on 2017 National Health Expenditure Accounts data from CMS, Office of the Actuary; The Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid in the United States Fact Sheet, October 2019. http://files.kff.org/attachment/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-US. The Facts on Medicare Spending and Financinghttps://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/the-facts-on-medicare-spending-and-financing/ Trump Administration Announces Transformative Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-announces-transformative-medicaid-healthy-adult-opportunity Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grantshttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/30/800841612/trump-administration-offers-states-a-way-to-block-grant-medicaid