Continuing nursing education at Fox Chase Cancer Center is committed to providing educational programs that improve knowledge, competence and professional performance with the goal of improving the quality and safety of patient care and health outcomes.
Incorporating the principles of adult learning, our programs include varied interactive teaching strategies and reflect advances and trends in nursing practice, healthcare delivery, technology and evidence-based practice.
Through an awareness of trends in oncology care, our expert faculty is able to provide our nursing staff and colleagues in the community at large with oncology related educational programs that are current, comprehensive and contain content that is transferrable to their practice settings.
Fox Chase Cancer Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Accredited status refers only to its CNE activities and does not imply ANCC-COA/PSNA approval or endorsement of any commercial products.
Successful completion of educational activities provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center requires
- Return of the program validation form indicating the specific sessions attended
- Completion and return of the program evaluation form
For additional information on nursing continuing education classes, please call Diana Kott, continuing education coordinator, (215) 728-3813.
Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Course
The Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Course will be held Tuesday, March 18th and Tuesday, March 25th in the Leidy Auditorium at Fox Chase Cancer Center. The class will provide registered nurses with the knowledge necessary to begin their preparation for the national Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification offered by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC). Attendance for both days is recommended but not required. Attached, you will find the agenda. Navigate to the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Course website https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=175151 to register, view the agenda and learn more about the course.
Pharmacology Symposium
SAVE THE DATE for the 2025 Pharmacology Symposium held live, in-person at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the Leidy Auditorium on May 14th, 2025. The symposium aims to describe the latest advances in pharmacologic treatment; identify novel oncology agents, indications, and side effects; and identify collaborative approaches among the healthcare team for quality patient care. The target audience is physicians, advanced practice providers, and nurses.