Sixth Annual AONN+ Conference
 

Thursday, October 1st

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Start an AONN+ Subcommittee Meeting (Non-CE)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

AONN+ QOPI Subcommittee Meeting (Non-CE)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Start an AONN+ Chapter Meeting (Non-CE)

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Navigation and Survivorship 101
Tricia Strusowski, RN, MS

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

Psychosocial Distress Screening and Management
Carol Gunsch, RN, BScN, CON(c)
Maureen Watt-Smit, RN, BScN, CON(c)

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

CoC Compliance - The Impact on Your Practice
Aaron Bleznak, MD 

5:45 pm – 8:00 pm

WelcomReception in the Exhibit Hall (Non-CE)

 

 

Friday, October 2nd Navigators Exploring Xtra Tracks (NEXT Day) –
Non-CE

6:45 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast Session - sponsored by Celgene (Non CE)

8:00 am – 9:15 am

Session 2 – sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Session 3  – sponsored by Onyx Pharmaceuticals/Amgen

10:30 am – 11:45 pm

Session 4 – sponsored by Lilly Oncology

11:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch Session sponsored by Takeda Oncology

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Session 6 – sponsored by Lilly Oncology

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Session 7

3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Session 8

4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Poster Q & A Session

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exclusive After-Hours Viewing of the Georgia Aquarium
additional fees apply

6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Heroes of Hope™ Event
additional fees apply

 

 

Saturday, October 3rd – Nurse Navigator Track

6:45 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Non CE)

7:00 am – 8:15 am Navigation Tracks

Introduction into Oncology Track (0-3 yrs of oncology experience)
Peg Malone BSN, RN
Lisa Bruno, RN

Intermediate Navigation Track (3-5 yrs)
Katie Finn

Advanced Navigation Track (6+ years)
Elaine Sein, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN

Administrators Track
Gean Brown, MSN, RN, OCN

Operations Management Track
Catherine Brady Copertino, BSN, MS, OCN* Invited

8:30 am – 9:15 am

Opening Remarks, Hero of Hope Award & Oncology Nurse Excellence Award Presentations
Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN

9:15 am – 9:45 am

General Session 1: Research and Outcomes
Jessica M. Engel, RN, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP

9:45 am – 10:30 am

General Session 2: Developing and Reviewing Successful Survivorship Care Plans
Sigrun Hallmeyer, MD

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Break (Non-CE)

10:45 am – 11:45 am Tumor Specific Breakout Sessions

Lung Cancer
Amy Jo Pixley, MSN, RN, OCN

Colorectal Cancer
Noel Kinard, LMSW

Melanoma
Krista M. Rubin, MS, RN, FNP-C

Neurological Cancers
Cheryl Belman, RN, MSN, OCN

Genitourinary Cancers
Deb Kueker* Invited

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Lunch and Networking (Non-CE)

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

Keynote Session: A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Chemotherapy
Dan Shapiro, MD

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

General Session 3: Palliative Care Tom Smith, MD

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

General Session 4: Case Studies in Navigation
Sanjiv Agarwala, MD
Cheryl Belman, RN, MSN, OCN
Amy Schippers, PA-C

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Break (Non-CE)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tumor Specific Breakout Sessions

Breast Cancer
Heather Wright Renick, RN, BSN

Hematologic Malignancies
Deborah Christensen, RN, BSN, HNB-BC
Multi-site Navigation
Donna Moore-Wilson, BSN, RN, CBCN
Gatrointestinal Cancers
Bonnie Josaphs, RN, BSN, OCN* Invited
Gynecologic Cancers
Antoinette Lipani Solnik, RN, BSN

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  

Saturday, October 3rd – Patient Track

6:45 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Non CE)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Opening Remarks
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN

9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome and Introductions
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA

9:10 am – 10:10 am

Keynote Session: Patient Navigators: The Key to Achieving Cancer Care Equity
Edward Partridge, MD

10:10 am – 10:45 am

GWCI Core Competencies for Patient Navigators
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA

10:45 am – 11:00 am

Break (Non CE)

11:00 am – 11:45 am

Interviewing and Assessment
Ashley Varner, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C, OSW-C

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Lunch and Networking (Non CE)

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

Communication in Cancer Care
Helen Meldrum, PhD

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

Role of the Navigator on the Multi-disciplinary Team: Ethics, Boundaries, and Teamwork
Elizabeth Hoffler, LCSW
Richard LoCicero, MD

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Break (Non CE)

3:15pm – 4:15 pm

Cultural Competency
Jean Sellers, RN, MSN

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Helping Professionals and Self Care
Elizabeth Rohan, PhD, MSW
Don Simmons, CHt

5:15 pm – 6:30pm

Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Non CE)

 

Sunday, October 4th

6:00 am – 7:00 am

Pilates/ Yoga / Zumba (Non CE)

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (Non CE)

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Skills Workshops Tracks

Presentation Skills
Amy E. Rettig, MSN, MALM, RN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, CBCN

Communication Skills
Helen Meldrum, PhD

Leadership Skills
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS

Technology Skills


8:45 am – 9:00 am

Opening Remarks (Non-CE)
Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN

9:00 am – 10:00 am

General Session 5: Team Approach to Value-based Navigation and Survivorship
Esther Desimini RN, MSN, BC, APRN

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Keynote Session: Relationships and Intimacy After Cancer
Marisa Weiss, MD
Michael Krychman, MD

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

General Session 6: Integrating Cancer Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation into High Quality Survivorship Care  
Matthew R. LeBlanc RN, BSN

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Break/Lunch (Non CE)

12:30 pm -1:15 pm

Share your Best Practice and Poster Award Winner Presentations (Non CE)

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

General Session 7: Genetics and Genomics: How Does Navigation Fit In?
Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, MA

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Closing Remarks
Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN