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Oncology: Clinical Issues and Trends
September 12-15, 2008
Las Vegas, NV

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ONCOLOGY: CLINICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS
 


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Saturday, September 13
ACPE #263-000-08-929LO4-6.25 hrs. (All Day)

7:00 a.m. Registration • Check-In • Exhibits
8:00

Where are We Going with Cancer Therapy?
Joanne Mortimer, MD, FACP
(rx = .5 hr.)

8:30

Management of Opioid Side Effects for Cancer Patients
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
(rx = 1.0 hr.)

9:30 Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:00 Nanotechnology: Diagnostics and Drug Delivery for the Future
Mauro Ferrari, PhD
(rx = .5 hr.)
11:00 Advances in Multiple Myeloma for Newly Diagnosed Patients: What the Evidence Shows
Jeffrey Wolf, MD
(rx= .5 hr.)
11:45 Questions and Discussion
Faculty Panel
(rx = .5 hr.)
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:15 Exhibits
1:45 Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
Joanne Mortimer, MD, FACP
2:30 New Drugs & Treatment Strategies in the Therapeutic Pipeline (retitle)
Patrick Medina, PharmD, BCOP
(rx = 1.0 hr.)
3:30 Refreshment Break • Exhibits
4:00 Cancer Survivorship: Challenges and Opportunities
Regina S. Cunningham, PhD, RN, AOCN
4:45 Questions and Discussion
Faculty Panel
(rx = .25 hr.)
5:15 Adjourn

Sunday, September 14

During each Concurrent Session, 4 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Sessions are limited in size and choices are assigned in the order registrations are received. Indicate your selections on the Registration Form.

8:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
#11
MD/PA
Track

The Use of Adjunctive Therapies in theManagement of Bone Metastasis
Joanne Mortimer, MD, FACP
(rx= 1.5 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-930LO1-1.5 hrs

#12 Addressing Oncology Emergencies: Sepsis, DIC, and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Carol S. Viele, MS, RN
(rx= .75 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-931LO1-1.5 hrs.
#13 Symptom Management: Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
Regina S. Cunningham, PhD, RN, AOCN
(rx= 1.5 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-932LO1-1.5 hrs.
#14 Drug-Drug Interactions in Oncology Patients
Patrick Medina, PharmD, BCOP
(rx= 1.5 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-933LO4-1.5 hrs.
9:30 Refreshment Break
9:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
#21
MD/PA
Track

Viral Induced Cancers
Erin Gourley Reid, MD
(rx = .5 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-934LO1-1.5 hrs.

#22 Developing Evidence-Based Practice Protocols in Oncology: A Team Approach
Geri Lo Biondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
ACPE #263-000-08-935LO4-1.5 hrs.
#23 Assessment and Management of Dermatologic Toxicities Following Targeted Therapies
Pattie Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN
(rx = .75 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-936LO1-1.5 hrs.
#24 Oncogenetics and Predictive Oncology: Becoming a Reality
Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, PhD, RN
(rx = .5 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-937LO4-1.5 hrs.
11:15 Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3
#31
MD/PA
Track
Addressing Colon Cancer Metastasis
Sunil Sharma, MD, FACP
(rx= 1 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-938LO1-1.5 hrs.
#32 Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphoma
Carol S. Viele, MS, RN
(rx = 1 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-939LO1-1.5 hrs.
#33 Emergency Oncological Situations: Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Hypercalcemia and Spinal Cord Compression
Aran Levine, MSN, RN, AOCNS
(rx = .75 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-940LO1-1.5 hrs.
#34 Diagnostic Tests and Lab Results: What Do They Mean? Developing an Action Plan
Karolina Faysman, MSN, RN, ONP
ACPE #263-000-08-941LO4-1.5 hrs.
2:15 Refreshment Break • Exhibits
2:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
#41
MD/PA
Track
Lung Cancer: New Diagnostics and Interventional Approaches to Treatment
Edward B. Garon, MD
(rx = .75 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-942LO1-1.5 hrs.
#42 Advanced Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses
Karolina Faysman, MSN, RN, ONP
ACPE #263-000-08-943LO4-1.5 hrs.
#43 Advances in the Management of CML
Pattie Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN
(rx= 1 hr.)
ACPE #263-000-08-944LO1-1.5 hrs.
#44 Respecting Cultural Differences in Pain Management
Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-C
ACPE #263-000-08-945LO4-1.5 hrs.
4:00 Adjourn

Monday, September 15
ACPE #263-000-08-946LO4-4.0 hrs. (Morning Session)

8:00 a.m. Advances in the Management of Liver Metastases
Alan P. Venook, MD
(rx = .5 hr.)
8:45

Diet and Dietary Supplements: What Works and What Does Not?
Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH
(rx = .5 hr.)

10:00

Refreshment Break

10:30 How to Initiate Palliative Care Early in the New Diagnosis Phase
Vicki A. Koceja, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN, OCN, FAAMA, BC
11:15 Legal Issues in Addressing Medication Errors in Oncology
Lisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, APRN-BC, OCN, FAAN
(rx = 1 hr.)
12:00 p.m. Questions and Discussion
Faculty Panel
(rx = .5 hr.)
12:15 Conference Summary and Evaluation
12:30 Adjourn
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