Table 4.
Topics of Educational Interest Among Hematology/Oncology Healthcare Providers
Hematology/Oncology Physicians | Hematology/Oncology Nurses | |||||
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Please indicate which of the following CME topics would be important in helping you to better manage your patients who are at risk for CINV. | Strongly Agree, % | Agree, % | Disagree, % | Strongly Agree, % | Agree, % | Disagree, % |
Adhere/interpret the CINV guidelines | 49 | 48 | 3 | 47 | 50 | 2 |
Communicate with patients about CINV | 40 | 54 | 6 | 55 | 41 | 4 |
Differentiate between CINV therapies | 45 | 51 | 4 | 55 | 44 | 1 |
Integrate novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of CINV | 57 | 41 | 2 | 59 | 39 | 2 |
Keep up to date on emerging clinical data in CINV | 50 | 48 | 3 | 58 | 42 | 0 |
Options for managing radiation- and opioid-induced CINV | 37 | 57 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 4 |
Prevent/manage breakthrough nausea and vomiting | 55 | 41 | 4 | 62 | 36 | 2 |
Prevent/manage CINV in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant | 28 | 50 | 22 | 45 | 40 | 15 |
Prevent/manage CINV when administering multiday chemotherapy | 54 | 39 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 1 |
Prevent/manage nausea specifically | 40 | 56 | 4 | 54 | 44 | 2 |
Understand barriers to adherence with antiemetic guidelines | 34 | 56 | 10 | 50 | 46 | 5 |
Understand the consequences of untreated/uncontrolled CINV for the patient (and caregivers) | 38 | 53 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 3 |
Understand the pharmacoeconomic consequences of untreated/uncontrolled CINV | 37 | 50 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 5 |
Overcoming challenging CINV patient scenarios | 35 | 58 | 6 | 42 | 54 | 4 |
Personalizing CINV treatment | 44 | 53 | 3 | 51 | 48 | 2 |
Selecting the most effective therapies to prevent CINV | 54 | 45 | 1 | 53 | 47 | 1 |
Stratifying patients according to their risk for CINV | 39 | 57 | 3 | 42 | 53 | 5 |
Treating refractory CINV | 57 | 40 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 3 |
Understanding the mechanism of CINV therapies | 36 | 59 | 4 | 43 | 53 | 4 |
Understanding the patient-related factors that increase the risk of CINV | 41 | 57 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 4 |
Understanding the pathophysiology of CINV | 38 | 55 | 8 | 46 | 48 | 6 |
Understanding the side-effect profile of CINV therapies | 39 | 55 | 7 | 46 | 51 | 3 |
Utilizing standing orders for CINV | 25 | 59 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 6 |
Working as a multidisciplinary team to overcome CINV | 33 | 52 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 4 |