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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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Deborah Bolton

1:00pm CDT

Cancer at the Two Ends of the Life Span 301

3:30pm CDT

Cancer and Emergency Medicine: A Unified and Evidence-Based Approach to Emergency Care 301

4:00pm CDT

Congress 101 304

5:00pm CDT

A Conversation on the Moonshot With Deb Mayer 221

6:00pm CDT

Empowering Nurses. Improving Safety: Making the Case for Building Safer Systems to Reduce Exposures to Hazardous Drugs Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

6:00am CDT

IMBRUVICA® Single-Agent Therapy for Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocyctic Leukemia and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with 17p deletion: A Support and Education Resource for Nursing Professionals* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF Latest Developments in Treating MDS: An Update on Molecular Testing, Low-Risk and High-Risk MDS Therapies, and Disease Management Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

7:45am CDT

Opening Ceremony Keynote Address: Do it Well. Make it Fun. The Key to Success in Oncology Nursing Stars at Night Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Targeting the Needs of Unique Populations 304 Health Disparities and Cancer Navigation: Impact, Utility, and Implications Globally 301 Intervention Management: A New Approach to Ongoing Issues Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Getting Through the First Year: Ways to Educate, Support, and Develop the New Oncology Nurse 225 American Association for Cancer Research/ONS Research Session: Epigenetics and Cancer 221 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery* 217A Home Care and Palliative Care Legislative Update* 217B

10:30am CDT

Centering Thoughts and Prayers and Interpretive Movement 217D

10:45am CDT

Healing Modalities Stations 217D

11:00am CDT

Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

Certification Renewal Revealed: An Insider's Guide to ILNA ONS Booth (#834)

11:30am CDT

Vascular Access and Oncology Focus Group ONS SIG/Community Networking Area Shen Zhen Gong 217D

11:45am CDT

Healing Modalities Stations 217D

12:15pm CDT

CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Therapy for ER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer - Advancing Nursing Care to Improve Patient Outcomes Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC Nursing Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in the Application of Immuno-Oncology Strategies: A Practical Approach to Care Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF

12:30pm CDT

Research Priorities Roundtable Discussions with the Experts ONS Networking Roundtable Area Tips for Writing Effective Resumes and CVs Career Fair Pavilion

1:30pm CDT

Yoga 217D

1:45pm CDT

Overview of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) for Injection Delivery Options Learning Hall Theater 1 Survivorship Care: Implementing the Essentials Learning Hall Theater 2 The Oncology Care Landscape: How a Shifting Landscape Contributes to the Complexities of Delivering Quality Cancer Care Learning Hall Theater 4 Best Practice Exchange ONS Booth (#834)

2:30pm CDT

Shen Zhen Gong 217D

2:45pm CDT

Immunology Stars at Night Ballroom 4 Get Them In, Get Them Out, and Everything in Between: Improving Quality and Outcomes 303 Defining Safety and Quality Across the Cancer Care Continuum 225 Impacting Oncology Nursing Practice With Tailored Education 302 Methadone: Are You Prepared to Use It?* 217A Personalized Genomic Sequencing and the Future of Cancer Care: Discovery, Treatment, and Defeating the Disease* 217B The Role of the Nurse Navigator in Establishing Quality Communication and Collaboration Between Oncology Services, Primary Care, and Patients* 217C

3:00pm CDT

Cancer Moonshot: Opportunities for Oncology Nurses Learning Hall Theater 4 Improving Your Reach: Using Social Media to Advance Individual, Organizational, and Public Health Aims ONS Booth (#834) PEP Cancer Caregiver Interventions: What Works? Learning Hall Theater 1

4:15pm CDT

Dental Oncology Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology Care* 217B

6:00pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA CURE® 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing Reception* Hemisfair Ballroom 3

6:00am CDT

EGFR Mutation-Positive Metastatic NSCLC: A First Step in Choosing the Right Treatment for the Right Patient* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

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

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 Interdisciplinary Education and Teamwork: A Way to Improve Patient Outcomes 302 Leading Through a Sea of Change 225 Ins and Outs of Neutropenia* 217A

11:15am CDT

Deletion 17p and BCL-2 Overexpression: Genetic Abnormalities and Their Role in Malignant Cell Survival Learning Hall Theater 4 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

12:30pm CDT

Simulation Clinic: Good Day Gone Bad: Infusion Reactions ONS Booth (#834)

1:45pm CDT

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)

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 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

3:00pm CDT

King Lear, Tony Soprano, and the Lessons of Estate Planning 214D 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

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 Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Special Interest Group Meeting 217A

6:00pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA 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

6:00am CDT

Expert Perspectives in Understanding Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV): Practical Issues and Considerations for Nurses Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF Strategies for Preventing Lymphedema. Striving to Improve Every Patient’s Quality of Life * Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

6:15am CDT

ONS Foundation/Pfizer Oncology Fun Run/Walk & Wheelchair TBA

7:00am CDT

Poster Session Hall 1

8:15am CDT

Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship: The Elephant in the Room: Tackling Tough Topics With Your Patients Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

9:45am CDT

Do You Have the Right Tools? How to Integrate Guidelines, Tools, and Resources Into Practice 301 Grand Rounds: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) and Unique Blood Product Requirements Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Supporting Oncology Nurses Through Mentorship and Self Care 302 Using Health Literacy Principles to Improve Patient Education 225 Late-Breaking Research Hot Topics 221

11:15am CDT

Supportive Care Issues in the Oncology Clinical Practice Learning Hall Theater 3 Continuing the Conversation: Self-Advocating for Protection Against Hazardous Drugs Attendee Lounge (#848) Conversations With Oncology Nurses: Incorporating Physical Activity Into Cancer Care ONS Booth (#834)

1:45pm CDT

The ONS Standard for Educating Nurses Administering Chemotherapy and Biotherapy ONS Booth (#834)

2:45pm CDT

Mentoring Oncology Clinical Nurses to Become Nurse Leaders 225 Analyzing Symptom Burden and Management Strategies 301 State-of-the-Science Lectureship: Chemotherapy Treatment Disparity in Breast Cancer: Implications for Cancer Care and Public Health 221 American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Impact on Oncology Nursing Practice* 217A Exploring Cancer Survivorship Through Case Studies* 217B Staff Education: Let’s Have Some Fun Using Gamification and Simulation* 217C

4:15pm CDT

Moral Courage: Building Resilience Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

5:30pm CDT

Oncology Nursing Celebration Stars at Night Foyer

8:15am CDT

Pharmacology Update Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

9:45am CDT

Keep the Fire Burning: How to Maintain Momentum After Congress Stars at Night Ballroom

11:00am CDT

Wrapping Up the Big Changes of Congress Stars at Night Ballroom