Weight-Based Chemotherapy GUIDELINES Pocketcard : Obese Adult Patients

GUIDELINES Pocketcards are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Weight-Based Chemotherapy: Obese Adult Patients GUIDELINES Pocketcard is endorsed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and based on their 2012 guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains key points, dosing recommendations for obese cancer patients, formulae for body surface area (BSA) and body mass index (BMI) with hyperlinks to calculator tools on-line, and advice for obese patients with cancer. The Weight-Based Chemotherapy GUIDELINES Pocketcard provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points, dosing recommendations, BSA and BMI formulae with QR codes for calculation tools, and advice for obese patients. Applications include point of care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.