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ONS 41st Annual Congress

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Patricia Carter

University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor
Austin Texas

Dr. Pat Carter has been a member of the UT Austin School of Nursing faculty since 1999. She is an award winning teacher and speaker in the areas of sleep and health. She is an expert in evaluating the effects of poor sleep on physical, psychological, and emotional outcomes. Over the past 20 years, she has led a productive research and service career that has focused on promoting quality sleep across the lifespan.

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

American Association for Cancer Research/ONS Research Session: Epigenetics and Cancer 221

10:30am CDT

Centering Thoughts and Prayers and Interpretive Movement 217D

10:45am CDT

Healing Modalities Stations 217D

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

Enhancing Patient Care Through Effective Communication Learning Hall Theater 2 Advanced Nursing Research Special Interest Group Meeting 217C

11:30am CDT

Shen Zhen Gong 217D

12:15pm CDT

Updates in Multiple Myeloma: Case Studies in Collaborative Nursing and Patient Care Hemisfair Ballroom

12:30pm CDT

Research Priorities Roundtable Discussions with the Experts ONS Networking Roundtable Area

1:45pm CDT

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 Healing Modalities Stations 217D

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

The Same Only Scarier: Cancer Care and the LGBT Community Stars at Night Ballroom 1-3 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 Getting Funds for Your Nursing Leadership Project Learning Hall Theater 2 PEP Cancer Caregiver Interventions: What Works? Learning Hall Theater 1

4:15pm CDT

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

6:00pm CDT

CURE® 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing Reception* 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

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

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

11:15am CDT

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

12:30pm CDT

Panel Discussion: Big Opportunities for Oncology Nurses Career Fair Pavilion

1:45pm CDT

Novel Delivery for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer (BTPc) Learning Hall Theater 2

2:00pm CDT

Snack Station: Smoothies UCLA Booth (#1021)

2:45pm CDT

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

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

Guiding Patients on Their Treatment Journey With NINLARO® (ixazomib) Morton's The Steakhouse

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

Past, Present, and Future ONS Leadership 217A

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break ONS Learning Hall Learning Hall Hours ONS Learning Hall

12:00pm CDT

ONS Business Meeting 217B

2:45pm CDT

Nursing Interventions to Improve Symptom Management and Quality of Life for Patients 304 Analyzing Symptom Burden and Management Strategies 301

5:30pm CDT

Oncology Nursing Celebration Stars at Night Foyer

8:15am CDT

Advanced Nursing Research Critique 301

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