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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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1:00pm CDT

Cancer at the Two Ends of the Life Span 301 Managing Common Dermatology Issues in Oncology Patients 302

3:30pm CDT

Cancer and Emergency Medicine: A Unified and Evidence-Based Approach to Emergency Care 301 Clinic Rounds: Venous Access Devices 302

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 Immunotherapy Grand Rounds (Part 1 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor)

6:00am CDT

5-Fluorouracil and Capecitabine Emergencies - Recognition and Treatment of Early Onset Severe Toxicity and Overdose Hemisfair Ballroom 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

6:30am CDT

Congress 101 304

7:00am CDT

Dedication of the Hands 302

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

Health Disparities and Cancer Navigation: Impact, Utility, and Implications Globally 301 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 Home Care and Palliative Care Legislative Update* 217B

10:45am CDT

Healing Modalities Stations 217D

11:00am CDT

Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

A New Oral Treatment Option for Advanced RCC After 1 Prior Therapy Learning Hall Theater 3 Enhancing Patient Care Through Effective Communication Learning Hall Theater 2 Treating Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Learning Hall Theater 1 Certification Renewal Revealed: An Insider's Guide to ILNA ONS Booth (#834)

11:45am CDT

Healing Modalities Stations 217D

12:15pm CDT

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

Simulation Clinic: Complications, Anger, and Burnout ONS Booth (#834)

1:45pm CDT

Nursing Considerations in the Neoadjuvant Treatment of HER2+ Breast Cancer Learning Hall Theater 3 The Oncology Care Landscape: How a Shifting Landscape Contributes to the Complexities of Delivering Quality Cancer Care Learning Hall Theater 4

2:00pm CDT

Snack Station: Soft Pretzels UCLA Booth (#1021) Snack Station: Trail Mix Accredo Booth (#727)

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 The Power of Nursing Interventions in Holistic Oncology Treatment 301 The Same Only Scarier: Cancer Care and the LGBT Community Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Impacting Oncology Nursing Practice With Tailored Education 302 Implementation of Evidence in Practice: Policy or Secret Sauce? 221

3:00pm CDT

#SpotlightonSafety: Advancing, Adopting, and Achieving a Culture of Safety Learning Hall Theater 3 Improving Your Reach: Using Social Media to Advance Individual, Organizational, and Public Health Aims ONS Booth (#834) Best Practices for Abstract Writing and Developing Your Presentation Career Fair Pavilion

4:15pm CDT

Dental Oncology Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

6:00pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA Caring for Patients With Metastatic Cancer: Nursing Implications & Overview of a Treatment Option for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC CURE® 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing Reception* Hemisfair Ballroom 3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Grand Rounds (Part 3 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor) The Evolving State of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Treatment Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF

7:30pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA

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

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

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

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 Governance, Leadership, and ONS ONS Booth (#834)

12:15pm CDT

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) 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) 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 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 Partnering With Patients, Families, and Volunteers to Impact Cancer Care 301 The Cost of Cancer: Beyond Insurance 225 Lessons in Symptom Science Research: A Conversation With the Experts 221 Radiation Special Interest Group Meeting 217A What's the Buzz? Tell Me What's Happening With Breast Cancer Screening* 217B

3:00pm CDT

Election 2016: Donkey or Elephant, Educate the Candidates on Oncology Nursing Issues ONS Booth (#834)

4:15pm CDT

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

6:00pm CDT

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) 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

7:30pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA

6:00am CDT

LONSURF® (trifluridine and tipiracil) for the Treatment of Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Hemisfair Ballroom Melanoma Grand Rounds (Part 7 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor) Strategies for Preventing Lymphedema. Striving to Improve Every Patient’s Quality of Life * Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC

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

Complex Pain Management in Oncology Stars at Night Ballroom 4 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 Supporting Oncology Nurses Through Mentorship and Self Care 302 Using Health Literacy Principles to Improve Patient Education 225

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

A New Treatment Option for Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Have Failed 3 or More Previous Therapies* *Double-Refractory to a PI and an Immunomodulatory Agent Learning Hall Theater 1 Caring for Your OPDIVO® (nivolumab) Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic NSCLC Learning Hall Theater 4 Supportive Care Issues in the Oncology Clinical Practice Learning Hall Theater 3 Conversations With Oncology Nurses: Incorporating Physical Activity Into Cancer Care ONS Booth (#834)

12:15pm CDT

Bladder Cancer Grand Rounds (Part 8 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor) REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) Treatment For Patients With Deletion 5q Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Nurse’s Perspective* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC The Nurse's Take on the Management of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Stories From the Front Lines of Patient Care Hemisfair Ballroom

12:30pm CDT

Everything You Wanted to Tell Your Patients About Sex—But Were Afraid to Ask ONS Booth (#834)

1:45pm CDT

Patient Management Considerations in the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma Learning Hall Theater 1 Continuing the Conversation: Complex Pain Management in Oncology Attendee Lounge (#848) Roundtable Discussion on Writing for Publication ONS Networking Roundtable Area

2:45pm CDT

If Walls Could Talk: You ARE Risking Exposure and Communication DOES Optimize Outcomes 303 Nursing Interventions to Improve Symptom Management and Quality of Life for Patients 304 Mentoring Oncology Clinical Nurses to Become Nurse Leaders 225 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

6:00pm CDT

ONS Meet and Eat Dinner TBA

7:00pm CDT

Caring for Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: Nursing Implications & Overview of a Treatment Option for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer* Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom ABC Guiding Patients on Their Treatment Journey With NINLARO® (ixazomib) Ruth's Chris Steak House Guiding Patients on Their Treatment Journey With NINLARO® (ixazomib) Morton's The Steakhouse

8:15am CDT

Pharmacology Update Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 Addressing Challenges in Cancer Care Management From Prevention to Post-Treatment 302