Accreditation Statement:

Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP), which is part of the Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit and funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, wishes to thank LIVESTRONG and Alpheus Media for their support in the production of Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer.

Requirements for Successful Completion

The learning goal/purpose of this educational activity is:

To help nurses working in primary care settings update their knowledge of adolescent and young adult cancer, specifically as related to the unique physical, emotional and practical needs of this group of patients.

The objective of this education activity is:

• Describe the disparities surrounding adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer. 

To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must: 

• Read/listen to the content in this module carefully.
• There will be an opportunity to take the course test questions embedded throughout the course content,. You must attain a passing score of at least 80% on the test to receive credit. If you do not pass the test, you will be notified of your score and given the opportunity to retake the test.
• Once you have successfully completed the course test questions, follow the prompts to complete the evaluation/registration form and print your certificate of successful completion.

Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 0.93 contact hours.

Conflicts of Interest:

The following activity planning committee members and presenters have submitted Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms.

The planning committee members and faculty/content specialists of this CNE activity have disclosed no relevant professional, personal or financial relationships related to the planning or implementation of this CNE activity.

Commercial Support:

This CNE activity received no sponsorships or commercial support.  This CNE activity is grant funded by LIVESTRONG.

Non-Endorsement of Products:

TNA/F’s Provider Unit’s ANCC accreditation status refers to the continuing education activity only and does not imply either TNA/F’s or ANCC’s real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company displayed at or referred to at this educational activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity.

Off-Label Product Use:

This educational activity does not include any information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Expiration Date for Awarding Contact Hours: This activity expires April 8, 2012.

Reporting of Perceived Bias:

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is interested in the opinions and perceptions of attendees at accredited continuing nursing education activities, especially in the presence of actual or perceived bias in continuing education.  Therefore, ANCC invites attendees to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the educational activity; any concerns, complaints, or opinions; any great experiences; any unpleasant experiences, or your thoughts on the process.  The toll free number is: 1-866-262-9730.