Sessions
Personalize your conference experience with the level and track that is right for you.
- Level I: Level I sessions feature in-depth information geared toward participants who have knowledge and experience related to the topic.
- Level II: Level II sessions address the integration of blended data and nursing implications and require critical thinking.
- Topic tracks: Choose from six learning categories to match your background and nursing interests.
Session Schedule
Tuesday, April 23
8 am–7 pm
Hill Day
Visit the Hill Day page to learn about this exciting, all-day event that will connect you to policy makers in Washington and teach you how to influence legislation for the health of your patients. Hill Day is an optional opportunity which requires additional registration.
Topic Track: Education
Level: II
Wednesday, April 24
Pre-Congress Sessions
If you’d like to step forward in your career or tackle a new nursing skill, attend a pre-Congress session to put you closer to where you’re headed in oncology. These two-hour or four-hour opportunities are optional and require additional registration.
Thursday, April 25
9–11 am
Opening Ceremony/Keynote Address: The Role of Health IT in Healthcare Transformation
One of the biggest buzzwords in health care right now is information technology: what the future holds, where it’s already succeeded, and how to use it in meaningful ways for your patients. Speaker Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAAN, will draw from more than 25 years in informatics to talk about how technology is poised to transform the healthcare field. She’ll draw from key components of the six federal HITECH programs, which are building the foundation for a modern, interconnected healthcare system between states.
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Noon–1:30 pm
Poster sessions (administrative/leadership, clinical/evidence-based practice, education, research)
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; oncologic emergencies; sexuality; survivorship; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening, early detection; diagnosis and staging; treatment modalities: local and systemic; symptom management; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; end of life care; professional practice and education
Special interest group networking meetings
1:30–2:00 pm
Editor Chat
ONS Booth, Learning Hall
Taking the Right Steps: A. Case Study Approach to Pain Management
Managing cancer pain can be a challenge for any healthcare clinician. Join Michele Gaguski, MSN, RN, AOCN®, APNC, and Susan Bruce, RN, BSN, OCN, as they describe select principles of managing cancer pain.
2–3:30 pm
Developing and Implementing a Learning Needs Assessment in Oncology Practice
Learn how you can use learning needs assessments in your practice and discover strategies for developing and implementing an evaluation tool to meet your needs.
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Education
Level: I
Facial Cutaneous Physical Signs That May Reflect Internal Malignancy
Increased awareness of cutaneous signs on the face can help alert nurses to underlying malignancies; assist in earlier screening and detection of associated medical issues; and promote genetic counseling of family members. Many neoplastic diseases that affect internal organs display cutaneous manifestations, which may be the presenting signs and symptoms of an underlying malignancy and are referred to as paraneoplastic dermatoses. Don’t miss this session that looks at the reflection of the skin as it mirrors changes in the organism it envelops.
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; symptom management
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning; side effect and symptom management; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Lynch Syndrome: Universal Screening to Advocacy
Lynch syndrome (LS) is a hereditary disorder caused by a mutation in mismatch repair genes. Oncology nurses need to understand the basics of LS and know how to assist those at risk or suspected to have it. Come learn from individuals knowledgeable about LS as well as those whose lives have been impacted by LS.
OCN ILNA categories: screening, early detection and diagnosis; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Reflexology for Cancer Survivors
Come ready to participate in this experiential session of mindfulness-based stress reduction and reflexology, where speakers will share evidence from their large-scale multisite studies on how each therapy can impact symptom burden, physical functioning, and quality of life of patients with cancer. You’ll have the opportunity to practice both therapies and evaluate their effectiveness.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; end of life care; psychosocial issues; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Survivorship
Level: II
Podium Session: Advanced Critique (ANR SIG)
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; sexuality; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; professional practice, roles of the APN
Podium Session: Communication and Safety: Infusion Unit Strategies
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Podium Session: Innovations in Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice
Spirituality Versus Religion
Patients with cancer not only have physical needs but also psychosocial, social, and spiritual ones as well. Religion is often confused with spirituality, but they are not the same. Learn more about the assessment of the spiritual needs of patients considering or participating in a clinical trial and discover how you can help them to find meaning and nurture their spiritual well-being.
OCN ILNA categories: psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; end of life care; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Survivorship Models and Nursing Roles
This presentation will describe models of survivorship care using RNs and APNs as collaborators and independent providers. Speakers will also review the fundamentals of developing and implementing a nurse practitioner-led clinic as well as methods to measure its success.
OCN ILNA categories: survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Survivorship
Level: II
3:45–4:15 pm
Editor Chat
ONS Booth, Learning Hall
Development and Implementation of Survivorship Care Plans: The Devil Is in the Details
The Commission on Cancer will require survivorship care plans beginning in 2015. Will you be ready, and have you thought about how your practice site will make this happen? Join Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, as she discusses the issues in addressing this new standard of care.
4–5:30 pm
New Drug Update
This presentation is designed to present an overview of new FDA-approved drugs for cancer treatment. This review will include cancer therapies approved in 2012 and 2013 and will discuss how to identify information about drugs using their generic names.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN certification ILNA categories: professional practice and education
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Friday, April 26
8–9:30 am
Bench to Bedside Lecture: Obesity and Cancer Risk
This special session is currently being planned in collaboration with the American Association of Cancer Research. Presented by Dr. Stephen D. Hursting, Chair, Department of Nutritional Science University of Texas Austin DPRI
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
10–11:30 pm
Addressing the Problem of Medication Non-Adherence: Improving Quality of Life Through Innovative Patient Education and Supportive Care in an Alternative Cancer Care Setting
Using case studies, this unique program highlights patient education and links to community support resources on innovative care solutions in an alternative setting. You’ll learn how these solutions can enhance a patient’s quality of life and survivorship, strengthening the healthcare provider’s plan of care for patients.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Cancer Screening Guidelines: Clarity and Controversy
Increase your knowledge of the complex development of cancer screening guidelines. Focusing on breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, speakers will help you to provide evidence-based recommendations to your patients regarding cancer screening and early detection.
OCN ILNA categories: screening, early detection and diagnosis; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; professional practice
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening; professional practice and education
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Ethnographic Research: An Innovative Approach to Designing Survivorship Programming
In this session, speakers will demonstrate how ethnography can be used to study the cancer care delivery system and how the research can be used to determine patients’ needs. You’ll also learn more about the development of innovative solutions for survivorship programming.
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; professional practice
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Making Sense of Biomarkers and Biobanking: A Bedside Perspective
This session will kick off with a review of biomarkers, their regulation, and their application to your practice. The discussion will then focus on biobanking—what it is, how it’s regulated, issues of consent, and its inherent practice implications. Speakers will conclude with two case presentations followed by a look at coming attractions in the biomarker/biobanking pipeline.
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
The Interface of Genetics/Genomics and GYN Oncology Nurse Navigation
During this session, speakers will describe how they have integrated genetics into their practice. They’ll discuss when and how to refer for risk assessment for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer and Lynch syndromes and address individualizing care through referral for clinical treatment trials. In addition, case presentations will compare and contrast the unique issues encountered in different practice settings.
OCN ILNA categories: screening, early detection and diagnosis; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; professional practice
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Podium Session: Leadership in Action: Moving Cancer Care Forward
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Podium Session: From Podium to Patient: Translating New Research Into Practice (CNS SIG)
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Survivorship Care Planning: Developing a Personal Rehab and Health Promotion Plan
This session will describe the construct and outcomes of a multidimensional approach to survivorship wellness rehabilitation, one offering patients and caregivers the opportunity to develop a personalized plan of care. The approach links evidence-based information with strategies from health promotion and wellness domains. If time allows, audience participants will demonstrate and experience the program’s specific subcomponents.
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice
CBCN certification ILNA categories: psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; professional practice and education
Topic Track: Survivorship
Level: II
11:45 am–12:15 pm
Editor Chat
ONS Booth, Learning Hall
“This Should NOT Be Happening”: Challenges for Young Adults With Cancer
Cancer is generally diagnosed among older adults, so when young adults have cancer, they often experience challenges unique to their age. Join Anne Katz, RN, PhD, editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum, for a discussion about the survivorship issues found among this specific patient population.
Noon–1:30 pm
Poster sessions (administrative/leadership, clinical/evidence-based practice, education, research)
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; oncologic emergencies; sexuality; survivorship; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening, early detection; diagnosis and staging; treatment modalities: local and systemic; symptom management; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; end of life care; professional practice and education
Special interest group networking meetings
12:30–2 pm
Investing toward Retirement: An ONS Foundation Seminar
In this special non-CNE seminar funded by the ONS Foundation, a certified financial planner will teach you how to protect yourself from market volatility and invest to achieve the financial future you've always envisioned.
2–3:30 pm
Connections Conference Overview: Quality Practice Change
This presentation will provide advanced practice nurses and nurse scientists with an overview of current initiatives in quality practice change, including utilization of research, evidence-based practice, and performance science initiatives for oncology care.
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Educating, Educating, Educating: Providers, Staff, and Patients—Promoting Commitment to a Survivorship Program
This review of a survivorship program framework will include information on how learning needs are evaluated, program content is defined, and program assessment is accomplished. Speakers will also discuss healthcare provider, staff, and patient educational needs related to cancer survivorship care. They’ll provide a description of multi-institutional networking and best practice sharing in cancer survivorship education as a strategy for bridging the knowledge gap.
OCN ILNA categories: survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Survivorship
Level: II
Hot Topics in the Field of Billing Compliance
The forward momentum of the Affordable Care Act will transform the business of health care and clinical trials. Many changes are in store for 2013–2014. To remain compliant, we must be well versed and adjust our systems accordingly. In this talk, speakers will discuss what is being implemented and what is on the horizon, including billing compliance, the Affordable Care Act, and the Sunshine Act as well as their effect on health care and clinical trials.
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Education
Level: II
Oral Chemo, Not Just Another Pill: Implications for Staff Education and Practice
Cancer treatment with oral agents has as many challenges as it does advantages. Current methods of managing patients receiving cyclic IV chemotherapy are inadequate for patients on oral therapies. Don’t miss this overview of the issues related to this complex problem in which speakers will offer practical suggestions for improving the care of patients receiving oral anticancer therapy.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Snapping Out Liver Metastases
This session will briefly review the pathophysiology and diagnosis of metastatic liver disease and current treatments available. It will take a closer look at the newer treatment strategies of radioactive embolization, steriotactic radiosurgery, and proton therapy.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Successful Hereditary Risk Assessment Program Development
This presentation will provide a comprehensive understanding of the preparation, staffing, budget/funding needs, and time allocation necessary to establish and manage a successful comprehensive hereditary cancer risk assessment program.
OCN ILNA categories: screening, early detection and diagnosis; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Survivorship
Level: II
Podium Session: Guiding Decision-Making about Care
Advanced certification ILNA categories: coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN certification ILNA categories: professional practice and education
Podium Session: In their Own Words: Measuring Patient Perceptions
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; symptom management; survivorship; end of life; profession performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; end of life care; psychosocial issues; professional practice
CBCN certification ILNA categories: end of life; professional practice and education
Podium Session: Strengthening Cultural and Ethical Oncology Nursing Care
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; psychosocial issues; professional practice
CBCN certification ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; professional practice and education
3:45–4:45 pm
Special interest group networking meetings
The 8-Step Estate-Planning Review
How do you want to be remembered? Learn how to build a comprehensive estate plan that leaves behind a legacy, not a liability, in this special non-CNE seminar funded by the ONS Foundation. A certified financial planner will help you to assess which estate planning strategies will work for you now and for your heirs in the future. You’ll learn how to transfer wealth and pass along values to the people who matter most to you.
Saturday, April 27
8:30–10 am
Mara Mogensen Flaherty Lecture The Patient's Voice: Are We Hard of Hearing?
When given the opportunity to share their experience with cancer diagnosis and treatment, our patients recount powerful stories. Can we listen well enough to facilitate tailored information and the best supportive care? This session will present evidence-based approaches to enhancing patient and clinician communication and facilitating decision making and symptom management. She’ll review the results of interviews and focus groups among patients with a variety of cancer types and stages.
OCN ILNA categories: Symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; psychosocial issues; professional practice; roles of the APN
Planned in collaboration with the ONS Foundation. Support provided by LIVESTRONG.
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: I
10:15–11:45 am
APRN Consensus Model: Impact on the Oncology NP/CNS and Educator
This session will provide an overview of the new regulatory model for advanced practice nurses, which is scheduled to be effective as of 2015. The APRN Consensus Model which was established in 2008 and endorsed by the Oncology Nursing Society and the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, will affect all APRNs, including Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists and Oncology Nurse Practitioners. The new model is intended to standardize practice and regulatory criteria for all APRNs across all state jurisdictions, hence enhancing mobility for APRNs. Background information on the model and its impact on oncology education, certification and practice will be discussed. The criteria for licensure of oncology CNSs and NPs and the progress of implementation of the model by state board of nursing will be presented. Ongoing sources of information and resources will be shared.
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Benner at the Bedside: Ethical Dilemmas in Bone Marrow Transplant
Dealing with ethical issues and dilemmas is a complex component of patient care that requires a level of expertise and relevant nursing model. Speakers will discuss Benner's model as a framework to assist nurses as they learn to deal with ethical issues.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; psychosocial dimensions of care; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Biomarkers: A Primer on the Genetics, the Genomics, and Treatment Applications
Explore the integrated roles of biomarkers and targeted therapies in the evolution and development of personalized medicine. Speakers will discuss the relationship between genome and biomarkers, biomarkers and risk assessment, and biomarkers and targeted therapy selection.
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening, early detection; diagnosis and staging; treatment modalities: local and systemic; professional practice and education
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Drug Shortages in Oncology and How to Manage
The session explores critical drug shortage issues, including the ethical dilemmas involved and the effect on patient care and drug regimens. It also reviews what drugs are in current shortage.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
I Can't Believe It's Not BRCA
Speakers will use case examples to illustrate the importance of careful follow-up and interpretation of a negative test result. They’ll emphasize implications for nursing practice, particularly in the area of patient advocacy.
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening, early detection; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; professional practice and education
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Podium Session: Expanding the Evidence: Exemplars of Clinical Care
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Podium Session: Partnering with Patients and Families: Educating about Self-Care
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Podium Session: Updates in Clinical Trials and Evaluating Integrative Cancer Care
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice; symptom management; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Radiation Therapy: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
This session focuses on the chronic effects of radiation therapy associated with each specific organ as well as assessment and management strategies for each. In addition, speakers will share resources and support services that will help your patients address the psychosocial impact and quality-of-life issues associated with these lasting effects of radiation treatment.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; sexuality; survivorship; professional practice
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Revolving Door No More: Managing Complex Surgical Patients in the Outpatient Setting
This presentation will enhance the knowledge of oncology nurses who coordinate the care of complex surgical patients.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Noon–1:30 pm
Poster sessions (administrative/leadership, clinical/evidence-based practice, education, research)
OCN ILNA categories: health promotion, disease prevention; screening, early detection and diagnosis; scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; oncologic emergencies; sexuality; survivorship; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN ILNA categories: breast health: risk assessment and reduction, screening, early detection; diagnosis and staging; treatment modalities: local and systemic; symptom management; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; end of life care; professional practice and education
Special interest group networking meetings
ONS Business Meeting/Town Hall
Do you have something to say about the direction of oncology nursing or the work of ONS? You can meet and share ideas with your peers and ONS leaders during the town hall and annual business meeting that takes place at Congress.
2:15–3:45 pm
Accepting the Challenge: Preventing CLABSI in the Neutropenic Oncology/Transplant Patient Using the CUSP Methodology
The Transplant and Oncology Unit at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center implements the largest volume of central venous catheters and uses the Comprehensive Unit Based Safety Program (CUSP). These patients have multiple risk factors, including prolonged neutropenia and disease-related complications that put them at a high risk for developing a central line-associated infection and/or sepsis and at a higher risk of dying. Discussion will describe CUSP, which was designed to educate and empower healthcare organizations to promote a culture of safety.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: I
Addressing the Symptom Experience at the End of Life: An Evidence-Based Approach
In this session, you’ll learn about the physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual aspects of care that impact symptom experience. Speakers will also address factors that inhibit optimal management of symptom experience. Come prepared to discuss your favorite strategies to engage patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; end of life; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; end of life care; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Innovations in Surgical Oncology
In this session, speakers will discuss innovations in surgical oncology, including robotic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. The session will place a particular emphasis on nursing care across the surgical care continuum.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: I
Keeping Pace With Patient Safety: When A Patient in Radiation Oncology Has a Cardiac Device
Learn about the cardiac risks that require an implanted device, differentiate between the various cardiac devices available to improve cardiac outcome, and increase your knowledge about how radiation oncology nurses can maintain a safe environment by implementing policies and procedures within the department. A collaborative relationship and shared knowledge between nurses in cardiology and oncology will provide patients with an expertise that will optimize the nursing management of their heart disease and oncology treatment.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Patient Care in the Trenches: Oncology Navigation
Learn more about the effects of the Affordable Care Act on a complex population of patients with cancer and the challenges nurse navigators face in providing effective services and clinical care.
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Podium Session: Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Quality Survivorship Care Strategies
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN certification ILNA categories: survivorship; professional practice and education
Podium Session: Novice to Expert: Transitioning Education to Practice
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: professional practice; roles of the APN
Podium Session: Understanding the Patient’s Physical and Hospital’s Financial Side Effects of Chemotherapy Administration
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; oncologic emergencies; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
The Epigenetic Pet Shop: KATs and BRDs, but Who Let the DOGs Out?
This session will focus on the effect of epigenetics on the biology of cancer and its treatment using acute myeloid leukemia as a case study example. You’ll review the basic structure of the nucleosome and packaging of the human genome, and then speakers will describe epigenetic regulators associated with various cancers. They’ll also discuss the use of epigenetics to treat acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, and Burkitt lymphoma.
OCN ILNA categories: screening, early detection and diagnosis; scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: screening, prevention, early detection, genetic risk; diagnosis, staging and treatment planning; cancer treatment; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer and Treatment
Level: II
Podium Session: Strengthening Cultural and Ethical Oncology Nursing Care
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; psychosocial issues; professional practice
CBCN certification ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial and spiritual; survivorship; professional practice and education
Podium Session: In Their Own Words: Measuring Patient Perceptions
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; symptom management; survivorship; end of life; profession performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; survivorship; end of life care; psychosocial issues; professional practice
CBCN certification ILNA categories: end of life; professional practice and education
Podium Session: Guiding Decision-Making About Care
OCN ILNA categories: professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
CBCN certification ILNA categories: professional practice and education
4–5:30 pm
ONS Clinical Lecture: Effective Symptom Management to Optimize Care with Oral Cancer Therapy
While more cancer therapies are being administered as oral agents, the concept of treatment as being “just a pill” is anything but a reality. This session discusses how oncology nurses can manage effective treatment adherence, including designing new follow-up strategies and educating patients on the new side effects and potential toxicities of oral agents.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; symptom management; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; side effect and symptom management; survivorship; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Types of Cancer/Treatment
Level: II
Sunday, April 28
8–9:30 am
Infection
Infection continues to be a significant risk for morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. The oncology nurse is in the forefront of care, recognizing patients at risk for infection, and variables influencing the likelihood of a significant infection. Infections and their significant consequences can be ameliorated by prompt recognition of risks or symptoms, with timely diagnostic testing, and rapid initiation of interventions. This presentation will provide an overview of current evidence in assessment and management of infections, using case scenarios to emphasize key concepts of assessment and management of infectious complications in patients with cancer.
OCN ILNA categories: symptom management; psychosocial dimensions of care; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: side effect and symptom management; oncologic emergencies; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
Safe Sexual Practices During Cancer Treatment
This presentation will provide the information you need to effectively educate patients about safe sexual practices during cancer treatment, including contraception to prevent pregnancy, barrier devices to protect partners from exposure to chemotherapy in semen or vaginal fluids, and precautions to protect patients from bleeding and infection.
OCN ILNA categories: cancer treatment modalities; psychosocial dimensions of care; sexuality; survivorship; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; survivorship; psychosocial issues; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Clinical Practice
Level: II
10–11:30 am
FDA Session: What’s Next in Cancer?
This session will focus on current and future elements to cancer research, access, and treatment.
OCN ILNA categories: scientific basis for practice including research; cancer treatment modalities; professional performance
Advanced certification ILNA categories: cancer treatment; coordination of care; professional practice; roles of the APN
Topic Track: Education
Level: II