IMMUNOTHERAPY

Course overview

IMMUNOTHERAPY IS USED TO UPREGULATE OR DOWNREGULATE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT IN IMMUNOLOGICAL MEDIATED DISORDERS, INCLUDING IMMUNODEFICIENCIES, HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, TISSUE AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATIONS, MALIGNANCIES, INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND ANY OTHER DISEASE, WHERE IMMUNOTHERAPY CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE VARIOUS TYPES OF IMMUNOTHERAPY, INCLUDING MECHANISMS OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILES, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS, E.G., DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING IMMUNOTHERAPY.