Episode 245: Biosimilar Basics for Oncology Nurses and Patients

<p>“The way I approach patient education conversations is to discuss it, address it, but not to emphasize it. I really like to focus on what the drug is. I mention if it’s a biosimilar, I explain it, I give resources if they want it, but I really try to focus on the things that they’re going to need to know in order to help be part of their care, but have readily available information to give them if they want more,” ONS affiliate member Rowena (Moe) Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP, professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS during a discussion about the basics of biosimilars for nurses and patients. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode and completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by February 3, 2025. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p>Learning outcome: The learner will report a gain in knowledge related to biosimilars.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP485"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/learning-libraries/biosimilars">ONS Biosimilars Learning Library</a></li> <li><em>ONS Voice</em> articles: <ul> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/advocacy/fda-publishes-three-new-biosimilars-resources-for-healthcare-providers"> FDA Publishes Three New Biosimilars Resources for Healthcare Providers</a></li> <li><a hre