In collaboration with the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC), this webinar features hazardous drug safety expert Seth Eisenberg, who brings over 40 years of oncology nursing experience. Seth will share global insights, research findings, and practical strategies to reduce exposure risks, highlighting the vital role of workplace culture in protecting nurses.
On completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Discuss the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous drugs.
Summarise key points of U.S. safe handling guidelines and standards and compare their application across different regions.
Review current research on environmental contamination, and nursing practices related to exposure risk
Describe interventions to promote nursing safety, including the importance of workplace culture.
Seth Eisenberg has been an oncology nurse since 1983. His experience includes 36 years in Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington, with 25 years in ambulatory oncology infusion.
He has authored numerous peer reviewed articles, and several book chapters, two of which are included in the 2024 ONS Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs. As a recognized expert in hazardous drug safety and the principal investigator in three published nursing research studies, he has had the privilege of traveling to Canada, Mexico, Europe, Taiwan and the UAE to share his knowledge directly with oncology peers across the globe.
Awards include the 2017 March of Dimes Research Advancement Award, the Susan Baird Excellence In Clinical Writing Award, and the 2021 Distinguished Award for Consistent Contribution to Nursing Literature. While o cially retired, he continues to consult and advocate for nursing and patient safety.
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