Renal Impairment in Multiple Myeloma

Description:
Learn about renal (kidney) impairment in patients with multiple myeloma.

Module Objectives:

Review important concepts for patients with myeloma and renal impairment
Highlight important nursing considerations for patient education
Reinforce the importance of dose modifications in medications for patients with renal impairment

Instructor:
Beth Faiman, PhD, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN®, FAAN

An overview of nursing considerations for myeloma patients with renal impairment, including the role of dose modifications

An exciting novel treatment for patients with myeloma

Using the patient’s own immune system to destroy myeloma cells.

Is treatment working? An overview of myeloma treatment history and management over the course of the disease.

An overview of myeloma treatments: Steroids, IMiDs, and PIs

Review newer drugs used to treat multiple myeloma in a relapse setting: selinexor, and venetoclax.

High-level overview of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) for treatment of multiple myeloma.