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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.

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 Clinic Rounds: Venous Access Devices 302

4:00pm CDT

Congress 101 304

6:30am CDT

Congress 101 304

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

APN-Led Programs in Rural Areas 303 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 Using Patient Feedback to Drive Change in Clinical Care 302 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery* 217A Home Care and Palliative Care Legislative Update* 217B

2:45pm CDT

Get Them In, Get Them Out, and Everything in Between: Improving Quality and Outcomes 303 Improving Clinical Outcomes in the Inpatient Environment 304 The Same Only Scarier: Cancer Care and the LGBT Community Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Defining Safety and Quality Across the Cancer Care Continuum 225 Impacting Oncology Nursing Practice With Tailored Education 302 Implementation of Evidence in Practice: Policy or Secret Sauce? 221 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

4:15pm CDT

Data Science: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Research 221

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 Clinical Award Lectureship: Using Patient Portals to Engage Patients With Cancer 301 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

2:45pm CDT

A New Spin to Improve Programs 303 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

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

It's all About Education, Communication, and Collaboration 303 Do You Have the Right Tools? How to Integrate Guidelines, Tools, and Resources Into Practice 301 Set the Standard: Creating a Culture of Safety Surrounding Oral Therapy 304 Supporting Oncology Nurses Through Mentorship and Self Care 302 Using Health Literacy Principles to Improve Patient Education 225 Late-Breaking Research Hot Topics 221 Past, Present, and Future ONS Leadership 217A

2:45pm CDT

If Walls Could Talk: You ARE Risking Exposure and Communication DOES Optimize Outcomes 303 Innovation in Infusion Centers to Impact Revenue and Patient Experience 302 Mentoring Oncology Clinical Nurses to Become Nurse Leaders 225 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 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

8:15am CDT

Addressing Challenges in Cancer Care Management From Prevention to Post-Treatment 302 Advanced Nursing Research Critique 301

9:45am CDT

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