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ASTRO Nursing Program Schedule SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Nurses Welcome Lunch and Orientation Jayne Waring, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Joanne Kelvin, R.N., M.S.N., A.O.C.N., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Linda Filipczak, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A, Detroit Medical Center, Plymouth, MI. 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BREAK 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Didactic Session I The Radiation Oncology Nurse’s Role in Monoclonal Antibodies and Radioimmunotherapy Beatrice Mautner, R.N., M.S.N., O.C.N., Vantage Oncology, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA Kristi Schmidt, R.N., M.N., A.O.C.N., Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Breakout Session #1 Radiation Therapy Emergencies (Hemorrhage, SVC) Linda Filipczak, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A., Detroit Medical Center, Plymouth, MI. Breakout Session #2 Nursing Considerations in Prostate Brachytherapy Brad Austin, R.N., O.C.N., Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Vail, CO Breakout Session #3 The Care of the Patient with AIDS-related Malignancies Undergoing Radiation Therapy Nicole Candiff, R.N., B.S.N., Tulane Cancer Center, Jefferson, LA Sandra Hanner, R.N., B.S.N., Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. BREAK
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4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Breakout Session #4 New Technology in Radiation Therapy Planning (PET, MRI Simulation, etc.) Renu Sharma, Ph.D., Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Grosse Pointe Park, MI Breakout Session #5 Discharge Planning for the Radiation Therapy Patient Gigi Moore-Higgs, A.R.N.P., Univ. of Florida/Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville, FL Breakout Session #6 Moving Ahead When the Diagnosis is Cancer
Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., F.A.C.R.O., The Valley Hospital, Paramus, NJ 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Nurses Networking Reception A Networking Reception is planned on Sunday evening to provide an opportunity to greet colleagues and meet new friends – Don’t miss it!!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Didactic Session II Understanding Erythpoesis and the Pathophysiology of Anemia in Cancer Patients Lori Laczko, R.N., M.S.N., A.O.C.N., Amgen, Rougemont, NC Nursing Management of the Anemic Radiation Patient With and Without Chemotherapy
Kathy Burns, R.N., M.S., Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Breakout Session #1 Nurses Considerations in Prostate Brachytherapy Brad Austin, R.N., O.C.N., Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Va i l, CO Breakout Session #2 New Technology in Radiation Therapy Planning (PET, MRI Simulation, etc.) Renu Sharma, Ph.D., Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
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Breakout Session #3 Discharge Planning for the Radiation Therapy Patient Gigi Moore-Higgs, A.R.N.P., Univ. of Florida/Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville, FL 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. BREAK 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Breakout Session #4 Radiation Therapy Emergencies (Hemorrhage, SVC) Linda Filipczak, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A., Detroit Medical Center, Plymouth, MI. Breakout Session #5 The Care of the Patient with AIDS-related Malignancies Undergoing Radiation Therapy Nicole Candiff, R.N., B.S.N., Tulane Cancer Center, Jefferson, LA Sandra Hanner, R.N., B.S.N., Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA Breakout Session #6 Moving Ahead When the Diagnosis is Cancer
Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., F.A.C.R.O., The Valley Hospital, Paramus, NJ