Fe-sponse Ready: Managing IV Iron Infusions with Confidence

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 50 Minutes

Overview

In this session, participants will examine the evolving landscape of intravenous iron therapy, with a focus on understanding hypersensitivity reactions, differentiating true anaphylaxis from infusion-related and complement-mediated reactions, and applying evidence-based management strategies. The program emphasizes product-specific characteristics, risk mitigation, and practical decision-making to enhance clinician confidence, optimize patient safety, and improve anemia management outcomes across diverse care settings.

Target Audience

This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe backcountry bear safety and relate backcountry bear safety to intravenous iron management
  2. Discuss the background of IV iron hypersensitivity reactions
  3. Identify iron dextran related hypersensitivity reactions and initial management considerations
  4. Review common market IV irons and their unique product characteristics

                                                                                          

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course opens: 
01/20/2026
Course expires: 
01/23/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Mark Attilio, PharmD, BCOP

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Classical Hematology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Mark Attilio is a board-certified oncology pharmacist specializing in classical hematologic disorders. Mark started as a specialist for Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he established and evolved pharmacy support for classical hematology. After relocating in 2021, he provided local hematology oncology care for Pennsylvania Hospital, while supporting benign hematology for the UPHS health system, and now serves both inpatient and outpatient as the classical hematology pharmacy specialist for the Jefferson Health system.

As a practice model, Mark Attilio emphasizes healthcare utilization on an institutional setting and beyond, focusing on education and protocol development to optimize patient treatment through the healthcare continuum.

Disclosures:

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. 

All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.

Mark Attilio, PharmD, BCOP discloses the following: Consulting Fee: Pharmacosmos during the past 24 months.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:

  1. Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
  2. Participate in the online activity.
  3. Complete the post-test
  4. Submit the evaluation form

DISCLAIMER:

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

Required Hardware/software

Access to the internet is required.

Supported Browsers:

Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above

Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above

 

Supported Phones & Tablets:

 Android 4.0.3 and above

iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above