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Building Bridges to Conquer Cancer

Clinical Care in Oncology for the Advanced Practice Provider

Cosponsored by the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology and the Oncology Nursing Society, this seminar is designed to meet the educational needs of the advanced practice nurse and physician assistant. Topics covered will include trends in oncology care, standards for cancer screening, and symptom and side-effect management.

Clinical Care in Oncology for the Advanced Practice Provider Seminar Preliminary Agenda

 

 

Thursday, May 30, 2013

12:30 PM — 1:00 PM

Box Lunch Provided

1:00 PM — 1:45 PM

Keynote Lecture

  • The Emerging Role of Quality in Oncology for Advanced Practice Providers
    Joseph O. Jacobson, MD, MSc - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

1:45 PM — 3:20 PM

Updates in Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer

  • Breast Cancer
    Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Colon Cancer
    Ramesh Ramanathan, MD - Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center

3:20 PM — 3:40 PM

Break

3:40 PM — 5:00 PM

Palliative Care and End of Life Planning

  • Palliative Care
    Saneese Stephen, PA-C, MPA - The University of Texas MD Anderson Center

  • End of Life and Advanced Planning
    Constance Dahlin, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FAAN - Massachusetts General Hospital
Friday, May 31, 2013

7:00 AM — 7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast Provided
Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM — 8:30 AM

Genomics and Molecular Profiling

  • Genomics and Molecular Profiling: What We Know and What's Coming
    TBD

  • New Drugs and Clinical Applications
    Gayle Jameson, MSN, ANCP-BC, AOCN - Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center

8:30 AM — 9:40 AM

Special Topics in Patient Management

  • Cognitive and Neurologic Side Effects of Therapy
    Terri Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP - University of Texas Health Science Center

  • The Role of Obesity in Cancer Treatment and Outcomes
    Lewis Foxhall, MD - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Managing Dermatologic Side Effects
    Mario Lacouture, MD - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

9:40 AM — 9:50 AM

Break

9:50 AM -- 11:00 AM

 Hematologic Malignancies

  • Routine Management in Lymphomas
    Wendy Chen, PA - The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  • New and Pipeline Agents in Acute Leukemia
    Harry Erba, MD, PhD - University of Albama at Birmingham

  • Clinical Trial Recruitment
    David Smith, MD - University of Michigan

 

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