Background: The process for treatment planning, ordering and administration of oral oncolytics often differs from other routes of medication administration in oncology. Although many centers have established processes for patient education and administration of parenteral therapy through the infusion suite, patients receiving oral therapies may obtain and take their medications independent of these long-standing processes, requiring a system for oral oncolytic education and adherence monitoring. Advanced practice providers, nurses and pharmacists are often key in providing patient education for oral oncolytic therapies. A need was identified for clear, concise and unbranded educational tools for those working with these patients. Methods: An interprofessional collaboration was formed between the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, the Hematology/ Oncology Pharmacy Association, the Oncology Nursing Society and the Association of Community Cancer Centers to design, create, and distribute sheets for patient education of oral oncolytics. As new drugs are approved, a pharmacist writes a sheet based on the designed template. Sheets are reviewed by nurses and pharmacists and undergo copy editing and layout. Completed sheets are posted to an open-access website. The educator can freely access the website, add patient-specific information or instructions on the PDF, and print the resource out for the patient to review. Each Oral Chemotherapy Education (OCE) sheet includes drug-specific content on approved uses, dosing schedule, food and drug interactions, safe storage and handling, side effects, pregnancy and contraception information, and further resources. Results: Following the initial launch in March of 2018, access to the OCE sheets has continued to increase. In 2018, there were approximately 167,000 page-views, averaging 540-600 views per day, including approximately 70 new visitors each day. At the time of this abstract submission, over 90 drug sheets are available. The site has been viewed over 300,000 times in total and averages approximately 720 views per day. Summary: Through the process of interprofessional collaboration, unbranded patient education tools have been developed to support nurses, pharmacists and advanced practice providers educating patients on oral oncolytics.
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