Session Details:
Schedule at a Glance by DAY

8 am-5 pm
ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course-Part 1

Noon-5 pm
OCN^® Review-Part 1
AOCNP/AOCNS Review-Part 1

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8 am - 5pm
ONS Radiation Therapy Course
ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course-Part 2
OCN^® Review-Part 2
AOCNP/AOCNS Review-Part 2
Pre-Congress Session 1: Focus on Safety: Strategies to Reduce Risk of Harm to Patients and Nurses (ADV/CP)
Pre-Congress Session 2: Pharmacotherapeutics for Palliative Care (ADV/CP)

8:15 am-1 pm
OCN^® ,AOCNP, and AOCNS examinations

1-4:30 pm
Pre-Congress Session 3: The Power of Partnerships (ADV/CP)
Pre-Congress Session 4: Management of Medical Problems in the Oncology Patient: Cardio/Pulmonary Complications (ADV/CP)
Pre-Congress Session 5: Care of the Adolescent and Young Adult Patient With Cancer (INTRO/CP)
Pre-Congress Session 6: Staffing: Current Perspectives (ADV/ADM)
Pre-Congress Session 7: Priority Symptom Management (PRISM) as Applied to Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (INTRO/CP)
Pre-Congress Session 8: A Targeted and Biological Therapy Primer: They Keep on Coming and They Are Here to Stay (INTRO/CP)

2-6 pm
Congress First-Timers' Reception
If you're attending Congress for the first time, be sure to stop by to find out how you can make the most of the event. You'll also have the opportunity to network with other first-timers.

Click here for information on all Pre-Congress sessions.

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Download in-depth schedule for Thursday, April 28.

9-11 am
Opening Ceremony

11:30 am-1 pm
Poster Session 1: Supporting Patients and Clinicians Through the Continuum of Care (INTRO/GEN)
Focus Group Meetings

1:30-3 pm
Special Session: Distinguished Researcher Session (ADV/RE)
Discussion Session 1: A Lion in the House-Lessons From Pediatric Oncology Patients (INTRO/CP)
Discussion Session 2: Maximizing Reimbursement in In- and Outpatient Settings (ADV/ADM)
Instructional Session 1: Overcoming Barriers to Quality Care: Improving Outcomes for the Lesbian, Gay Men, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 2: Recognizing Obesity as a Risk Factor for Cancer: Strategies for Change (INTRO/GEN)
Instructional Session 3: Update of HPV Role in Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategy (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 4: Acute Leukemia (CP/INTRO)
Instructional Session 5: A Contemporary Model for Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice (ADV/CP)
Special Session: International Symposium: Global Picture of Pain Management in Patients With Cancer (INTRO/GEN)
Podium Session 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Research: Practical Methods for Improving the Research Process (ADV/RE)

3:30-5 pm
Discussion Session 3: Keeping Patients Safe: Evidence for Transforming Work Environments (ADV/ADM)
Discussion Session 4: ONS Ambulatory Office Nursing Survey Report (ADV/GEN)
Instructional Session 6: Issues in Psychosocial Distress for Cancer Survivors (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 7: Clinical Research, Financial Compliance-Expectations and Reality (ADV/RE)
Instructional Session 8: Beyond Fantasy Into Reality: Treatment of Cancer in the Next 10 Years (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 9: Lung Cancer: The Art and Science of Disease and Treatment-Related Symptom Management (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 10: The Forgotten Oncologic Emergencies (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 11: The Use of Palliative Sedation for End-of-Life Refractory Symptoms (ADV/CP)
Podium Session 2: Advanced/Critiqued Research Session (ADV/RE)
Podium Session 3: New Approaches to Old Problems (INTRO/CP/ED)

5:15-6:30 pm
Special Interest Group Meetings

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Download in-depth schedule for Friday, April 29.

6:30-8:15 am
ONCC Recognition Breakfast (by reservation only)

8:30-10 am
Special Session: From Bench to Bedside: Telomeres, Telomerase, and Clinical Implications (ADV/CP)

10:30 am-Noon
Discussion Session 5: Maintaining Chemotherapy Competency (ADV/ED)
Discussion Session 6: Author! Author! Getting Your Ideas Into Print (INTRO/GEN)
Discussion Session 7: A Test for All Seasons (Genetic Testing) (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 12: Palliative Radiation Therapy (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 13: Impact of Shift Work on Oncology Nurses' Health and Patient Safety (INTRO/GEN)
Instructional Session 14: When You Know That You Don't Know: Cancer of Unknown Origin (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 15: Practical Pharmacology of Novel Therapies: Mechanisms, Metabolism, and Drug Interactions (ADV/CP)
Podium Session 4: Late-Breaking Research Session (ADV/RE)
Podium Session 5: Advances in Patient Care in the BMT Setting (ADV/CP/ED)
Podium Session 6: Cancer Care Across the Lifespan (INTRO/CP/ED/RE)

12:30-2 pm
Special Session: ONS/Schering Oncology/Biotech Clinical Lecture and Luncheon (INTRO/CP)

2:30-4 pm
Discussion Session 8: End-of-Life Issues for Patients With Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors (INTRO/CP)
Discussion Session 9: Advocacy and Health Policy: Bringing Nurses' Skills and Experience to Our Nation's Policymakers (INTRO/GEN)
Instructional Session 16: Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines: What Have We Learned? (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 17: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Changing Cultural Barriers to Cultural Bridges (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 18: Immunosuppression in Transplant Patients (ADV/CP)
Podium Session 7: Translating Research Into Practice (ADV/CP)
Podium Session 8: Improving the Quality of Cancer Nursing Care: Innovations and Strategies (ADV/CP/ED)
Podium Session 9: New Strategies in the Management of Lung Cancer (ADV/CP)
Special Symposium: What's in Your Practice? Using Evidence to Support Gero-Oncology Nursing Practice (INTRO/CP)

4:30-6 pm
Discussion Session 10: Creating Chapter Excellence (INTRO/GEN)
Instructional Session 19: From Vision to Practice: Safe Administration of High Dose IL-2 With Competence and Confidence (INTRO/ED)
Instructional Session 20: Advances in Breast Imaging: Keeping Up With Evolving Technologies (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 21: Feeling Good About Where You Work (INTRO/GEN)
Instructional Session 22: At Home With Spiritual Care: Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Patients in the Homecare Setting (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 23: Smoking Cessation: Looking at Evidence-Based Strategies (INTRO/CP/ED)
Podium Session 10: Identifying and Addressing the Information Needs of Patients With Cancer (INTRO/RE)
Podium Session 11: Strategies for Symptom Management (INTRO/CP)
Podium Session 12: GI Cancers: Advanced Interventions and Nursing Care (ADV/CP)

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Download in-depth schedule for Saturday, April 30.

6:30 am
ONS Foundation/Pfizer Fun Run/Walk & Wheel

8:30-10 am
Special Session: Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lecture (INTRO/GEN)

10:30-Noon
Discussion Session 11: TITAN: Modifying an Innovative American Program for Use With a European Audience (ADV/ED)
Instructional Session 24: Clinical Hot Topics (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 25: Exercise Programs for Patients With Cancer (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 4: Acute Leukemia (CP/INTRO; repeat)
Instructional Session 26: Clinical Trials for the Community Oncology Team (ADV/CP)
Instructional Session 27: The Real Chemoprotection: Protecting Nurses From Liability Issues Associated With Chemotherapy (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 28: Ensuring Quality in Radiation Oncology Nursing (INTRO/ED)
Instructional Session 29: Stories of Oncology Family Caregiving (INTRO/GEN)
Podium Session 13: New Advances in Palliative Care (INTRO/CP/ED/RE)
Podium Session 14: Preventing and Managing the Complications of Cancer Care: Cardiopulmonary Complications and Infection (INTRO/CP)

12:30-2 pm
Poster Session 2: Research and Resources for Quality Cancer Care (RE/ADM)

2:30-4 pm
Special Session: NIH Grantsmanship: A Follow-Up (INTRO/RE)
Discussion Session 12: Is the Use of Chemotherapy Appropriate in the Patient Receiving Hospice Care? (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 15: Practical Pharmacology of Novel Therapies: Mechanisms, Metabolism, and Drug Interactions (ADV/CP; repeat)
Instructional Session 30: Activities of ONS Chapters in Improving Palliative Care (INTRO/ED)
Instructional Session 31: The Women's Health Initiative: Its Importance for Oncology Nursing Practice and Research (INTRO/RE)
Instructional Session 32: Supportive Care for the Prostate Patient With Cancer (INTRO/CP)
Podium Session 15: Radiation Therapy: Strategies for Success (INTRO/CP/ED)
Podium Session 16: Improving the Chemotherapy Administration Process: Strategies for Success (INTRO/CP/ED)
Podium Session 17: Innovations in Psychosocial Support (ADV/CP/ED/RE)

4:30-6 pm
ONS Annual Business Meeting/Town Hall

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Download in-depth schedule for Sunday, May 1

8-9:30 am
Discussion Session 3: Keeping Patients Safe: Evidence for Transforming Work Environments (ADV/ADM; repeat)
Instructional Session 24: Clinical Hot Topics (INTRO/CP; repeat)
Instructional Session 33: Best Practices in Neutropenia Management: You Can Get There From Here (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 34: Development of an Oncology Specialty in Home Care (ADV/ADM)
Instructional Session 35: Parenthood After Cancer: Risks and Options to Discuss Before and After Treatment (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 36: Symptom Clusters: Moving Research Findings Into Practice (ADV/RE/CP)
Podium Session 18: Professional Development in Oncology Nursing: What Are We Doing Now? (ADV/ED)
Podium Session 19: Advances on the Information Superhighway (ADV/CP)
Podium Session 20: New Roles, New Services: Innovations in Care Delivery (ADV/CP)

9:45-11:15 am
Discussion Session 13: AIM Higher: A Landmark Initiative to Assessment, Information, and Management of Patient Symptoms (ADV/CP/ED)
Instructional Session 37: Cancer: The Myths and Urban Legends (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 38: Neuropathic Pain Syndromes (INTRO/CP)
Instructional Session 39: Gynecology Malignancy Update: New Chemotherapy Treatments Used Throughout the Disease Trajectory (INTRO/CP)
Podium Session 21: New Agents, New Uses, New Methods: Medications in Cancer Care (INTRO/CP)
Podium Session 22: Multidisciplinary Care Initiatives to Improve Symptom Management (ADV/CP)

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