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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.

Klint Metcalf

Brigham Young University
Nursing Student

1:00pm CDT

Cancer at the Two Ends of the Life Span 301

4:00pm CDT

Congress 101 304

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

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 Getting Through the First Year: Ways to Educate, Support, and Develop the New Oncology Nurse 225 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery* 217A Home Care and Palliative Care Legislative Update* 217B

11:00am CDT

Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

Enhancing Patient Care Through Effective Communication Learning Hall Theater 2

12:15pm CDT

Gastrointestinal Cancers Grand Rounds (Part 2 of an 8-Part CNE Series): Nursing and Physician Investigators Discuss Cases from Their Practices Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom G-I (3rd Floor)

1:45pm CDT

Survivorship Care: Implementing the Essentials Learning Hall Theater 2 Best Practice Exchange ONS Booth (#834)

2:00pm CDT

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

2:45pm CDT

Immunology Stars at Night Ballroom 4 The Power of Nursing Interventions in Holistic Oncology Treatment 301 Defining Safety and Quality Across the Cancer Care Continuum 225

4:15pm CDT

Data Science: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Research 221 Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Clinical Hot Topics 2016* 217A Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology Care* 217B

6:00pm CDT

The Evolving State of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Treatment Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF

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

7:00am CDT

Poster Session Hall 1

8:15am CDT

Looking Toward the Future Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3

9:45am CDT

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

11:15am CDT

Making a Big Impression in Job Interviews Career Fair Pavilion

12:15pm CDT

Transforming Blood Cancer Care, the Role of Clinical Trials and CAR T-Cell Therapy Hemisfair Ballroom

1:45pm CDT

Novel Delivery for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer (BTPc) Learning Hall Theater 2 Best Practice Exchange ONS Booth (#834)

2:00pm CDT

Snack Station: Smoothies UCLA Booth (#1021)

2:45pm CDT

A New Spin to Improve Programs 303 Partnering With Patients, Families, and Volunteers to Impact Cancer Care 301

3:00pm CDT

A Valuable Tool for Your Patients: ONS Oral Chemotherapy Guide Learning Hall Theater 4

4:15pm CDT

The Role of Spirituality in the Grieving Process* 217B

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)

6:00am CDT

Expert Perspectives in Understanding Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV): Practical Issues and Considerations for Nurses Grand Hyatt, Lonestar Ballroom DEF

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 Using Health Literacy Principles to Improve Patient Education 225 Late-Breaking Research Hot Topics 221

11:15am CDT

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)

1:45pm CDT

Continuing the Conversation: Complex Pain Management in Oncology Attendee Lounge (#848) Making a Big Impression in Job Interviews Career Fair Pavilion