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Volume 22, Number 2 August 2017

"True leadership lies in guiding others to success--in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well." Hello SCAPHON Members,

I hope that all of you are enjoying your summer spending some quality time with your family and friends. Taking time to enjoy some memorable times going to the beach or camping in the mountains will be ones to last a lifetime. It just doesn’t seem possible but August has approached us and before you know it the 2017 National APHON Conference will be here. I am hoping that many of you will be able to capitalize on the opportunity to attend the conference being held at the Palm Spring’s Convention Center in Palm Springs, California on August 17-19, 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is “Expanding Horizons: Innovative Approaches in Care” and the education opportunities and networking are going to be something that you do not want to miss! Our chapter will be a co-sponsor of the Pool Party Networking Event on Friday, August 18th which will be a nice way to spend the evening meeting up with friends and colleagues. We have also donated a membership renewal for the prize drawing that takes place in the conference exhibit hall. I hope to see many of our SCAPHON members at the conference!

The exciting news to share with all of you is that our newsletter-The SCOOP will now become electronic and be available on our website for viewing. According to our recent conference evaluations, 68% of the participants preferred to receive it electronically. You will be able to download and print the document if you prefer but we will no longer be mailing the document. You will also be able to register and pay on line for the quarterly education meetings by accessing our website. If you want to print the registration form and mail your check you are welcome to do so. Another concern expressed on our conference evaluations-not knowing about the quarterly education dinners in a timely manner to help with work schedules. So please pencil in the following dates for our upcoming meetings: September 19, 2017, December 12, 2017 and March 13, 2018. They will be at the Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley.

We had a very successful conference at the Hyatt Regency, Mission Bay in San Diego on May 11-12, 2017. The speakers were well received and truly represented our conference theme Mission: Care, Cure, Connect. It was so wonderful to see so many nurses in attendance and I hope you were able to learn new things to bring back to your institutions as well as enjoyed visiting with exhibitors and networking with your colleagues. The good news is that we were able to secure the Hyatt Regency, Mission Bay for next year! So please mark your calendars for next year’s conference that will take place May 10-11, 2018.

I hope you will also join us for our September Quarterly Education meeting at the Claim Jumper on September 19, 2017. Shire will be sponsoring the education program and I am sure you will have a great time networking as well as enjoying the planned presentation. You should be receiving an email blast to remind you soon!

So I hope I will see you in Palm Springs at the 41st Annual APHON Conference as well

as our next Quarterly Education Event in September! I encourage all of you to get involved in

SCAPHON! Remember: Today is Your Day! Your Mountain is Waiting, So ……Get on Your

Way to Great Opportunities!

Sincerely, Sharon Bergeron SCAPHON President

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The SCAPHON SCOOP

Published by The Association of

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Southern California Chapter

President: Sharon Bergeron Editor: Kathryn Duvall

Contributors: Alison Bell

Sharon Bergeron Casey Koerner Donna Quiroz Kasey Rangan

Jill Stites

Opportunities for Professional Growth

APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Course

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

October 3rd and 4th, 2017

Information: Sonya Williams sowilliams@chal.usc.edu

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

October 4th and 5th, 2017 Information: Casey Koerner, ckoerner@choc.org

13.75 Contact Hours

Pediatric Chemo/Biotherapy Provider Card

Sixth Annual West Coast Sickle Cell Nurses Conference

Thursday September 28, 2017

“The Global Impact of SCD: Improving Health Outcomes at Home and Abroad”

Presented by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the

West Coast Sickle Cell Nursing Group

Location: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles The Saban Research Building Auditorium

6 CEUs

Lunch will be provided.

RNs $65/Students $50 Registration opens August 1, 2017

For more information, contact

Trish Peterson at tpeterson@chla.usc.edu Debbie Harris at dharris@chla.usc.edu

Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse

Review Course

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:00am – 4:30pm

The Innovation Institute, Newport Beach

$125 class registration only $215 (includes APHON Essentials Book- $25

savings)

Deadline to register is September 13, 2017.

To register or for any questions, please email: Casey Koerner at ckoerner@choc.org

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES Tuesday, October 3, 2017

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Stauffer conference Room B

Lunch will be provided and CEU’s will be offered Non-CHOC attendee registration options include:

$125 class registration

To register or for any questions, please email: Diane Altounji at daltounji@chla.usc.edu

by September 22, 2017

Targeted Immunotherapy: Testing a Novel Small Molecule Checkpoint

Kinase Inhibitor, Prexasertib, in Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Solid

Tumors, including CNS Tumors

Prexasertib (LY2606369) is a LY2606368 is a novel, small molecule checkpoint kinase

inhibitor, dually active against Checkpoint Kinase Proteins 1 and 2. Checkpoint kinases

are protein kinases that are involved in cell cycle control. Two checkpoint kinase

subtypes have been identified-CHK1 and CHK2.

CHK1 and CHK2 are key proteins to elicit cell-cycle blocks. In response to DNA damage

or replication stress, cells initiate a DNA damage response (DDR) that activates cell cycle

checkpoints to halt progress through the cell cycle to allow DNA repair. By inhibiting

CHK1, cancer cells lose the ability to repair damaged DNA which allows

chemotherapeutic agents to work more effectively.

This drug has been tested in adult phase I trials in women with breast or ovarian cancer as

well as patients with advanced solid tumors and has been well tolerated. The antitumor

activity of LY2606368 has been evaluated in xenograft models which indicated an

objective response in neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and

desmoplastic small round cell tumors. There have been no previous pediatric studies with

LY2606368. The agent is being provided for this study by Eli Lilly Company for use in

the Children’s Oncology Group Study, ADVL1515.

How is the Drug Administered to the Patient?

Prexasertib is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15

of a 28 day cycle. The starting dose for this pediatric phase 1 trial, ADVL1515, will be

80mg/m2. Patients will continue to receive up to 13 cycles of therapy unless the patient

has disease progression or unacceptable dose limiting toxicity. This agent is

incompatible with normal saline or lactated Ringer’s. Infuse the agent using 0.22

micron protein sparing filter and flush the line with Dextrose after the infusion is

complete.

Education Corner Sharon Bergeron, RN, BSN, CPON, Research Educator, Hyundai Cancer Institute, CHOC Children’s Hospital

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Common Side Effects of Drug:

Neutropenia/Febrile Neutropenia

Anemia, thrombocytopenia

Fatigue

Diarrhea, N & V

Anorexia

Headache

QTc interval prolongation

Possible infusion reactions (fever, tachycardia, rash, hypotension)

Special Considerations and Monitoring Required:

▪ Obtain baseline vital signs immediately prior to initiation of infusion and at end of

infusion. Important to monitor for possible signs and symptoms of infusion

reactions (fever, tachycardia, rash, and hypotension) during the administration

and for 30 minutes post infusion. No pre-meds are required with the first

infusion. If patient should experience an infusion reaction, subsequent infusions

should include the use of Benadryl and/or other pre-medications at the discretion of

the physician. The infusion rate may also be decreased by 50%.

▪ Monitor CBC with diff and platelet counts for neutropenia and thrombocytopenia.

▪ Monitor electrolytes for abnormal levels.

▪ Patients should avoid concomitant medication known or suspected to prolong QTc

interval.

▪ EKG’s are done at baseline, then prior to and one hour after dose of LY2606368

for the first 2 cycles of therapy only and then ordered by the physician if clinically

indicated.

▪ Monitor patient for GI symptoms such as diarrhea. If patient has nausea and

vomiting, Zofran prior to infusion may also be helpful.

▪ Based on the light absorbing properties of LY2606368, patients should be advised to

avoid the use of tanning beds and if long exposure to sunlight is expected, to use

sunscreen and wear sunglasses.

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From the SCAPHON Conference Planning Chair… Alison Bell

Mission: Care, Cure, Connect – COMPLETE! Thank you to those who attended our annual conference in beautiful San

Diego! It is such a sight to see you all there and know that we all share

the same mission; to care, cure, and connect with our patients! I admire

all of your hard work and dedication to this cause and truly appreciate

your willingness to come and participate year after year.

A special thanks to those who purchased raffle tickets! Without you we

would not be able to award as many scholarships as we do. So THANK

YOU! Also, big thanks to all of the SCAPHON board members; this

conference would not be what it is without all of their hard work and

commitment!

Hope to see you all next year!!!

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Supporters 2016-2017 SCAPHON would like to thank the following who have generously

contributed education grants or support in 2016-2017

PLATINUM SUPPORTERS

Supporters 2016-2017 SCAPHON would like to thank the following who have generously

contributed education grants or support in 2016-2017

SILVER SUPPORTERS

BRONZE SUPPORTERS

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Exhibitors

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Accredo AccuVein Amgen Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing Baxalta Bayer Healthcare, Inc. Becton Deickinson and Company BIOPATCH/Ethicon LLC BioScrip Infusion Services BTG International, Inc. Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Children’s Hospital Los Angeles CHOC Children’s CSL Behring CVS Caremark DoTERRA: Jenna Henrie Eloquest Healthcare Emilio Nares Foundation Foundation Medicine Galen US INC. Genentech Grifols ICU Medical, Inc. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Kedrion Biopharma Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital MaxLoveProject MolnLycke Health Care US, LLC Novartis Oncology Novo Nordisk, Inc. Octapharma USA, Inc. ONCC Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation California Chapter Pfizer Premier Designs Rady Children’s Hospital Rare Disease Therapeutics, Inc. Sanofi Shire United Therapeutics Oncology WeCan

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Thanks to the generous donations and member support of the 2017 SCAPHON Conference raffle, we raised funding to help support six $1,000 Survivor Scholarships.

This year we received 19 scholarship applications from a variety of institutions.

The winners are:

Sheila Abazari Winner, Hematology Survivor Scholarship Sonia Matsumoto

Winner, Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Adam Enomoto

Winner, Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship John Paul Szabo

Winner, Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Marie Carl Winner, Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Diego Sanchez

Winner, Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship

Diane Grade BSN, RN Winner, Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence

Nancy Jopes Scholarship Winners

September – Rachelle Green December-Sharayah Elkins March – Brittni Missick

Please remember to encourage your patients and families to apply. We have a new electronic application process, scholarship applications are available year-round on www.scaphon.org, March 1st is the 2018 deadline for applications. Winners will be announced at the 2018 SCAPHON conference to be held in Mission Bay, CA. And don’t forget to nominate that exceptional coworker for the Kathy Ruccione Award! Lastly, I am appreciative and humbled to be voted your scholarship chair for another term. It is such an honor to work with our survivors and help them reach their dreams and goals despite a hematology or oncology diagnosis. Thank you to everyone who voted.

Kind Regards, Kasey Rangan SCAPHON Scholarship Chair

From the SCAPHON Scholarship Chair… Kasey Rangan

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Community Service Project 2017

Jill Stites, Chair

This year’s community service project supports Stand Up For Kids.

Thank you to all who donated to our Community Service project at the annual SCAPHON conference.

The generous donation of school supplies to Stand Up for Kids was greatly appreciated. I received a

thank you letter stating:

Jill and SCAPHON members,

Thank you so much for all the back to school supplies. We cannot wait to give them to our

youth- pictures to come!

Thank you, Stand Up for Kids

If anyone has any suggestions for future charities/service projects, please let me or one of the board

members know. We will have another service project during the holiday season and again for the

annual conference.

Jill Stites

Community Service Chair

ONCC Certification Scholarship

SCAPHON was honored to receive the ONCC Chapter Grant this year and have the opportunity to support four of members with their certification goals. We received 14 applications and are pleased to announce the following winners, who each will receive $250 to use towards testing fees, review courses or study materials:

Jo Albert, Naval Medical Center San Diego

Michelle Bonus, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Louis Ruggiero, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Jessica Scott, CHOC Children's Hospital

Congratulations and we wish you all the best as prepare for your CPHON exams and become champions for certification in your institutions!

Scarlett Czarnecki

2017 SCAPHON ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN!

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

Scholarships/Awards Chair

Kasey Rangan, MSN, RN, CPNP

Secretary

Lynn Schubert, BSN, RN-C, CPON

Conference Planning Chair

Barbara Buchbinder, BNS, RN, CPHON

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Thank you to everyone that took a few minutes to vote in the 2017 SCAPHON elections. SCAPHON wants to thank Norma Hernandez, Danielle Mucker, Paula Ybarra and Alison Bell who ran for a board position this year. SCAPHON would not be the chapter it is without members who take the time to be actively involved and volunteer their time in their professional organization. 2018 Elections are just around the corner. Look for information on our website as we get closer to our 2018 conference.

May 10th and 11th, 2018 SCAPHON’s 32nd Annual Conference

Hyatt Regency Mission Bay

San Diego, CA

Come join friends and colleagues for another stellar conference in beautiful San Diego! Our speakers will be covering a wide variety of topics in pediatric oncology, hematology, and stem cell transplant. Come connect and relax with your colleagues at our Thursday evening reception and Friday luncheon. As always, we have a lot of excellent raffle prizes! Hope to see you there, we are sure you will have a blast!!!

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Upcoming

Quarterly Dinner Meeting and Educational Forums

September 19, 2017 December 12, 2017

March 13, 2018

Drug Hypersensitivity Reaction: a nurse’s perspective.”

By: Natalie Prinkey RN, BSN

Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Southern California Chapter

Cordially invites you to attend our Quarterly Dinner Meeting and Educational Forum

September 19, 2017 6:30 p.m.

Claim Jumper Restaurant Fountain Valley

18050 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley (714) 963-6711

From the 405 Freeway:

Exit Brookhurst and proceed south. Located just south of the 405 Freeway at the corner of Brookhurst and Talbert

Parking is free and readily available

Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number 10530, for 1.0 Contact Hour

At the conclusion of this presentation,

the learner will: 1. Recognize the signs and symptoms of drug

hypersensitivity reaction (DHRs) in patients

receiving an infusion.

2. Understand the importance of accurate and

prompt diagnosis and management of DHR’s.

3. Understand when rechallenge may be suitable

in patients who experience DHR’s.

SCAPHON Quarterly Meeting Registration Form Registration Deadline: September 12, 2017

Yes! I will be attending the SCAPHON Quarterly Dinner Meeting and Educational Forum

At 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley

Name: ___________________________________ Menu selection: Vegetarian Meat Gluten Free Address: ____________________________________________________ Phone: ________________ City: ____________________________________ Zip___________ APHON Member: Yes No Institution: __________________________________________ RN License #______________________

Please return this registration form by September 12, 2017 Enclose registration fee of $25 payable to SCAPHON ($30 if postmarked after September 12, 2017)

New!!! Online Registration – http://www.scaphon.org/quarterly-lecture/

Or Mail to: Donna Quiroz RN, BSN

22334 Harbor Ridge Ln., #4 Torrance, CA 90502

For more information, contact: Donna Quiroz

Quarterly Program Planner Dquiroz@chla.usc.edu

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Anne Nord 2433 Bywood Drive

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SAVE THE DATE!

SCAPHON’S 32nd ANNUAL

CONFERENCE May 10-11, 2018

THE HYATT REGENCY Mission

Bay, San Diego