Geriatric Oncology Advanced Practice Course Covers Cancer Care for Older Adults
This geriatric oncology advanced practice course is a one-day, evidence-based virtual program held April 29, 2025, designed to optimize the care of older adult oncology patients. Across 17 recorded sessions, faculty cover comprehensive geriatric assessment, polypharmacy, and emerging care strategies for lung, breast, bladder, prostate, and colorectal cancers in older adults. Additional sessions address GLP-1 receptor agonist and cancer outcomes, the relationship between cancer and dementia, and delivering difficult news using the SPIKES tool.
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17Video Sessions
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14PDF Resources
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2025Course Year
Inside this resource
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Using geriatric assessment tools to guide cancer treatment decisions and address polypharmacy.
Cancer-Specific Treatment Strategies
Tailoring treatment for lung, breast, bladder, prostate, and colorectal cancer in older adults.
Emerging Research & Outcomes
GLP-1 receptor agonist and cancer outcomes, and the relationship between cancer and dementia.
Communication & Long-Term Care
Using the SPIKES tool to deliver bad news in the long-term care setting.
Who this serves
- Advanced practice providers and registered nurses — Course is designed specifically to advance APP knowledge and confidence in geriatric oncology.
- Physicians (residents, fellows, and attendings) — Gain emerging care strategies for common cancers among older adults.
- Social workers and case managers — Learn communication approaches like SPIKES for delivering difficult news to older cancer patients.
Before you buy
What does the MSKCC geriatric oncology advanced practice course cover?
It covers comprehensive geriatric assessment, polypharmacy, and treatment strategies for lung, breast, bladder, prostate, and colorectal cancer in older adults, plus GLP-1/cancer outcomes and the cancer-dementia relationship, across 17 videos and 14 PDFs.
Who is this geriatric oncology course designed for?
Advanced practice providers, registered nurses, CRNAs, physicians (residents, fellows, attendings), respiratory/physical/occupational therapists, social workers, and case managers caring for older adults with cancer.
The chart
| Format | Videos + PDFs (3.53 GB) |
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| Duration | 1 Day (8:55 AM – 5:10 PM) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Department | Oncology-Hematology |
| Delivery | Instant download after checkout · lifetime re-access |
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