touchPANEL DISCUSSION Managing the needs of cancer patients during COVID-19: A practical guide for cancer nurses
Watch a panel of cancer nursing experts discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care delivery in Europe, including how the pandemic has impacted cancer patients and their families and practical strategies to support cancer treatment and care for patients during the pandemic.
Dr Andreas Charalambous
EONS President & Professor of Oncology & Palliative Care, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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Panelists:
Introduction
Dr Andreas Charalambous chairs a discussion with Johan De Munter and Eugenia Trigoso Arjona to explore the emerging effects of COVID-19 on cancer care provision and how supportive care services for patients and their families can be delivered safely during the pandemic.
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The panel look at which patients with cancer are at high-risk of infection and discuss the recommendations for their care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2/4 Next ChapterHow patients and their families respond to having cancer during a major pandemic
Frontline cancer care nurses reflect on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients’ increased fear and uncertainty surrounding their cancer diagnosis and treatment.
3/4 Next ChapterPractical measures to support patients and families during the pandemic
The panel consider what can be done to practically and safely support patients with cancer and their families during the pandemic.
4/4 Leave FeedbackOverview & Learning Objectives
Overview
Watch a panel of cancer nursing experts discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care delivery in Europe, including how the pandemic has impacted cancer patients and their families and practical strategies to support cancer treatment and care for patients during the pandemic.
This activity is intended for cancer nurses globally.
Learning Objectives
After watching this touchPANEL DISCUSSION, you should be able to:
- Recognise the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care provision and which cancer patients are most at risk
- Outline the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial and mental health of patients with cancer and their families and identify opportunities to review patients’ psychological and mental health during their cancer care delivery
- Describe practical support measures that cancer care nurses can use to help patients with cancer and their families overcome practical, psychosocial and mental health difficulties during the COVID-19 outbreak
Faculty & Disclosures
Dr Andreas Charalambous
Associate Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku in Finland
Andreas Charalambous, the incumbent EONS President, is an eminent oncology nurse specialist with extensive clinical and academic experience in both Cyprus and the UK. He is currently Associate Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku in Finland.
Dr Charalambous is actively involved in national and international research programmes in the field of cancer care, accruing over 100 journal publications on topics including symptom management, informal care-giving, supportive care and care quality.
No financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
Johan De Munter
University Hospital Ghent Cancer Center, Ghent, Belgium
Johan De Munter graduated as a nurse in 2001 and worked for several years as a registered nurse and nurse consultant on an oncology and haematology ward in two general hospitals. He has postgraduate qualifications in pain management, cancer care and teenage and young adult cancer care. In 2010 he transferred to the University Hospital Ghent where he continues to work as a nurse consultant in the haematology/stem cell transplant unit. His professional interests include patient education, supportive care needs, survivorship and adolescent and young adults (AYA) care. He was president of the chemotherapy working group and board member of the Flemish society for radiology and oncology nurses, and vice-president of the Belgian Haematology Society nurses committee. In 2017 he was elected as a new European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) executive board member and is the new President Elect. He is currently working as assistant nurse manager of the University Hospital Ghent Cancer Center.
No financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
Eugenia Trigoso Arjona
Hospital Universitario y Politécnico “LA FE” in Valencia, Spain
Eugenia Trigoso Arjona is an experienced and specialist paediatric oncology nurse, with postgraduate qualifications in Nursing Ethics and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. She has previously worked at the Cantonal Hospital in Geneva and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Sondureta Hospital in Spain. She has been working in the Paediatric Oncology and Transplants Unit at the Hospital Universitario y Politécnico “LA FE” in Valencia, Spain for the last 20 years.
She is actively involved in bone marrow and stem cell transplant clinical research, regularly publishing in the field. Eugenia teaches the Paediatric Oncology and Introduction to Pharmacotherapy modules on the Oncology Nursing Master’s programme at the University of Valencia, Spain and regularly speaks at national and international meetings.
She is an active member of various nursing groups, including the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS). Eugenia is the Chair of the Global Education Committee of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and is involved in nursing education in several countries, including China, South America and India.
No financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
