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Satellite Symposia
Held in Conjunction With the ONS 8th Annual Institutes of Learning

Thursday, November 8Friday, November 9 Saturday, November 10

All events and symposia will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago and The Fairmont Chicago Hotel. This schedule is subject to change. ONS does not necessarily endorse any content or comments presented in Non-ONS Symposia.


Thursday, November 8

7:30–9:30 pm

Managing Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Targeted Therapies (Crystal Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency)
—Funded by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology

Unlocking the Door—Imatinib Resistance in CML Treatment
Thursday, November 8, 2007 • Dinner Program • 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Regency Ballroom A and B
Chicago, Illinois

—This program has been planned and produced by the Oncology Nursing Society and is funded by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

Fluoropyrimidines in Colorectal Cancer: Past, Present, and Future (Crystal Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency)
—Funded by an educational grant from Roche Laboratories

Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment and Testing - Whose role is it? (International Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel)
—Funded by an educational grant from Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.


Friday, November 9

6–7:45 am

Prophylactic Management of Neutropenia—Identification and Management of Patients at Risk (Grand Ballroom A and B, Hyatt Regency)
—This program has been planned and produced by the Oncology Nursing Society and is funded by the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information and Research via an educational grant from Amgen.

Therapeutic Approaches to Taxane-Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer (Regency Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency)
— Funded by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb

Colorectal Cancer: An Oncology Nursing Roundtable Discussion (Regency Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency)
—Funded by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis US, Genentech BioOncology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ImClone Systems, Inc.

New Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer and the Nurse as Part of the Multidisciplinary Team (Crystal Room , Fairmont Hotel)
—Funded by an educational grant from GPC Biotech, Inc.

7:30–9:30 pm

Share the Knowledge. Advance the Care: Improving Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer
Friday, November 9, 2007 • Dinner Program • 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Chicago on the Riverwalk
Regency Ballroom A
Chicago, Illinois

—This program has been planned and produced by ONSEdge, Inc., and is supported by Novartis Oncology. No continuing nursing education contact hours are associated with this program.

New Tools for Preventing CINV and Educating Your Patients - Introducing a new resource for your patients and practice: Pathways to Prevention and a discussion about CINV treatment options (Regency Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency)

—This program has been planned and produced by ONSEdge, Inc., and is supported by Merck & Co., Inc. No continuing nursing education contact hours are associated with this program.

Saturday, November 10

6–8 am

What's New and on the Horizon in Hematologic Malignancies? (Crystal Ballroom A and B, Hyatt Regency)
—This program has been planned and produced by the Oncology Nursing Society and is funded by an educational grant from Cephalon Oncology.

Evolving Treatment Standards for Primary Breast Cancer (Gold Room, Fairmont Hotel)
—Funded by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S.

The Evolving Landscape of Oncology Care: Addressing New Oral Treatment Options and the Role of the Oncology Nurse (International Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel)
—Funded by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology

Pathway To A Cure: New Treatment Strategies for Multiple Myeloma (Crystal Room, Fairmont Hotel)
—Funded by an educational grant from Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7–9 pm

A Call-to-Action Workshop! Nurse Centric–Case Discussions on the Management of Advanced NSCLC (Regency Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency)
—Funded by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology and OSI Oncology

Evolving Therapeutic Strategies for Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (Regency Ballroom B)
—Funded by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company