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ONS 41st Annual Congress

Learn the latest cancer care information to benefit your patients and earn up to 30 CNE contact hours! Register now at congress.ons.org.

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6:00am CDT

Breast Cancer Grand Rounds (Part 4 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor) EGFR Mutation-Positive Metastatic NSCLC: A First Step in Choosing the Right Treatment for the Right Patient* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC TKI-related Side Effects: Patient Coping Strategies* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF

6:30am CDT

ONCC Recognition Breakfast for Oncology Certified Nurses* Hemisfair Ballroom 3

7:00am CDT

Poster Session Hall 1

8:15am CDT

Looking Toward the Future Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

9:45am CDT

Complex Issues in Care Management 303 Preventing Legal Problems in Practice: A Case-Based Approach for APNs Stars at Night Ballroom 4 Assessing and Preventing Critical Situations Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Clinical Award Lectureship: Using Patient Portals to Engage Patients With Cancer 301 Research Use Beyond the Bedside: Bringing Practice Change to the Chair 304 Interdisciplinary Education and Teamwork: A Way to Improve Patient Outcomes 302 Leading Through a Sea of Change 225 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award Lecture: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by…” Reflections of an Oncology Palliative Care Researcher 221 Ins and Outs of Neutropenia* 217A Pharmaceutical/Industry Nursing Special Interest Group Meeting 217C Yoga and Nursing in Cancer Care* 217B

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

Deletion 17p and BCL-2 Overexpression: Genetic Abnormalities and Their Role in Malignant Cell Survival Learning Hall Theater 4 Identifying and Managing Patients With Intermediate or High-risk Myelofibrosis Learning Hall Theater 1 Improving Progression-Free Survival in Patients With GEP-NETs Learning Hall Theater 3 Nursing Considerations for Management of Your Patient’s Skin Toxicities, Clinical Management of EGFR Inhibitor Associated Dermatologic Toxicities: Considerations for Nurses Learning Hall Theater 2 Continuing the Conversation: Dental Oncology Attendee Lounge (#848) Governance, Leadership, and ONS ONS Booth (#834) Roundtable Discussion With the Editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum ONS Networking Roundtable Area Making a Big Impression in Job Interviews Career Fair Pavilion

12:15pm CDT

Drafting Your Financial Blueprint: Strategies For Achieving Tomorrow's Goals 214D Improving Patient Outcomes Through Personalizing Care in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF Ovarian Cancer Grand Rounds (Part 5 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor) Transforming Blood Cancer Care, the Role of Clinical Trials and CAR T-Cell Therapy Hemisfair Ballroom Working Group to Personalize Multidisciplinary Care in Patients with Lung Cancer: Updates and Evolving Concepts for Nurses Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

12:30pm CDT

Continuing the Conversation: Leading Through a Sea of Change Attendee Lounge (#848) Simulation Clinic: Good Day Gone Bad: Infusion Reactions ONS Booth (#834) Roundtable Discussion on Research Funding Opportunities ONS Networking Roundtable Area Panel Discussion: Big Opportunities for Oncology Nurses Career Fair Pavilion

1:45pm CDT

Bendeka: An Overview Learning Hall Theater 4 Exploring the Differences in Disease and Care for African Americans Living with Multiple Myeloma Learning Hall Theater 1 KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) for Injection: Overview of Dosing, Safety Information, and Patient Counseling Learning Hall Theater 3 Novel Delivery for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer (BTPc) Learning Hall Theater 2 Best Practice Exchange ONS Booth (#834) Continuing the Conversation: Assessing and Preventing Critical Situations Attendee Lounge (#848) Certification Makes a Difference—in Your Career! Career Fair Pavilion

2:00pm CDT

Snack Station: Smoothies UCLA Booth (#1021)

2:45pm CDT

A New Spin to Improve Programs 303 Immunotherapy: Nibs and Mabs Stars at Night Ballroom 4 CLABSI and CAUTI, Oh My! Nurse-Driven Interventions to Decrease the Incidences 304 Partnering With Patients, Families, and Volunteers to Impact Cancer Care 301 Self-Advocating for Protection Against Hazardous Drugs Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Improving Processes for Heme Malignant Patients 302 The Cost of Cancer: Beyond Insurance 225 Lessons in Symptom Science Research: A Conversation With the Experts 221 Breast Care Special Interest Group Meeting 217C Radiation Special Interest Group Meeting 217A What's the Buzz? Tell Me What's Happening With Breast Cancer Screening* 217B

3:00pm CDT

2016 ONS Quality Measures and the National Quality Registry: A Bright Horizon Learning Hall Theater 1 A Valuable Tool for Your Patients: ONS Oral Chemotherapy Guide Learning Hall Theater 4 An Update on the New ONS Communities Learning Hall Theater 2 Election 2016: Donkey or Elephant, Educate the Candidates on Oncology Nursing Issues ONS Booth (#834) Town Hall for ONS Chapter Leaders Learning Hall Theater 3 Development of a Strategic Publication Portfolio Career Fair Pavilion King Lear, Tony Soprano, and the Lessons of Estate Planning 214D

4:15pm CDT

Oncodermatology Nursing Focus Group ONS SIG/Community Networking Area American Association for Cancer Research/ONS Bench to Bedside: The Role of Inflammation in Cancer (and the Tumor Microenvironment) Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Acute and Critical Care Special Interest Group Meeting 217C Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Special Interest Group Meeting 217A The Role of Spirituality in the Grieving Process* 217B

6:00pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA Guiding Patients on Their Treatment Journey With NINLARO® (ixazomib) Morton's The Steakhouse Guiding Patients on Their Treatment Journey With NINLARO® (ixazomib) Ruth's Chris Steak House Optimizing First-Line Treatment for Postmenopausal Women With Estrogen Receptor (ER)+/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)- Metastatic Breast Cancer Hemisfair Ballroom Patient Care in Metastatic CRPC: The Role of XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Capsules Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer: Keeping You Up-to-Date and In the Know Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Grand Rounds (Part 6 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor)

6:30pm CDT

Break the Barriers: Simplifying Administration of Chronic Transfusional Iron Overload Therapy with Tammy Willett, BSN, ANP, AOCNP, RN & Caring for Patients With Chronic ITP Using Second-Line Treatment With Carol... The Palm Restaurant

7:30pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA