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If You Care for Patients With Cancer, These Are Three Days You Can't Afford to Miss!

Looking for in-depth knowledge to enhance your nursing practice? The ONS Sixth Annual Institutes of Learning is a one-of-a-kind educational event that will provide you with comprehensive information on the issues affecting you and your patients in today’s healthcare arena.

IOL offers all-day institutes and half-day mini institutes featuring detailed information on hot topics in cancer care. This unique format allows you to choose the subjects and schedules that interest you most. Click here for institute details.

In addition, IOL features a number of open sessions that allow you to gain even more knowledge while earning additional continuing-education credits. Topics this year include new drug updates, mesothelioma, surgical oncology, central line infections, sarcomas, chemotherapy and biotherapy, skin and wound toxicities, and more.

Regardless of your practice setting or area of expertise, IOL will provide you with detailed information and knowledge that you will immediately be able to apply to your nursing practice. Register today for this exciting program.

Why Should You Attend IOL?

• Expand your clinical skills.
• Increase your knowledge of the latest cancer treatments and advances.
• Learn about the latest breakthroughs in cancer research.
• Take home information and knowledge that you can apply to your everyday practice.
• Enhance your professional development opportunities.

Program Goals

• To promote excellence in practice by providing a variety of educational opportunities that address evidence-based quality cancer care
• To enhance peer support and clinical expertise through networking with fellow oncology nurses and associates
• To promote an awareness of issues and strategies that will lead the transformation of cancer care

Continuing-Education Credits
Attendees can earn 13.6 contact hours if all educational sessions within the body of Institutes of Learning are attended. Additional contact hours may be earned through attendance at industry-sponsored ancillary events. Sessions that address pharmacology content have specified the number of minutes devoted to pharmaceutical therapy. Advanced practice nurses will be able to determine the total number of pharmacology hours attended and document this on their CNE certificate. ONS is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation and by the California Board of Registered Nursing-BRN Provider No. 2850. Accreditation as an ANCC provider refers only to its continuing-education activities and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial products. The credits you earn at IOL qualify for ONC-PRO points needed for ONCC certification renewal.

About the Oncology Nursing Society
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is the largest professional membership oncology association in the world. ONS is leading the transformation of cancer care by initiating and actively supporting educational, legislative, and public-awareness efforts to improve the care of people with cancer. With a commitment to excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care, ONS provides nurses and healthcare professionals with access to the highest quality educational programs, cancer-care resources, research opportunities, and networks for peer support. Visit www.ons.org for more details.