Risk Factors and Treatment Options for Bladder Cancer

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-RFTOBC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recall the clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, and staging for bladder cancer.
Identify the treatment options for non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive bladder cancers and the healthcare professional’s role in treatment.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview

Sharon’s Diagnosis

Anatomy of the Urinary Bladder

Cancer Statistics

Environmental Risks

Clinical Presentation

Diagnostic Testing

Staging

Review

Summary

Section 3: Bladder Cancer Treatment

Treatment

Surgical Approach

Radiation

Stage 0

Stage I

Stage II and Stage III

Stage IV

Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Review

Summary

Section 4: Considerations for the Interprofessional Team

BCG Shortage

Post-Cystectomy Complications

Checkpoint Inhibitors

Chemotherapy Adverse Events

Looking Ahead

The Role of the Healthcare Professional

Review

Summary

Section 5: Clinical Vignette

Mr. Blanchard

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN

Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.