OCN AGENDA

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Oncology Nursing Society, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Maximum credits available 9.0

Presentation slides, when available, will be linked from the session title. 

Housekeeping Announcements

	FRIDAY
Time	Activity / Session	Location
	(Light dinner included)
6:55 PM	Welcome - Nicole Messier BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG	Merrimack Room
7:00 - 7:30 PM	Test Taking Strategies - Nicole Messier BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG	Merrimack Room
7:30 - 9:00 PM	Symptom Management - Emma Dann DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC	Merrimack Room
	SATURDAY
Time	Activity / Session	Location
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Registration / Breakfast / Posters	Foyer/Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Psychosocial, Emotional, Sexual Elizabeth McGrath DNP, APRN	Merrimack Room
9:00 - 10:00 AM	Pathophysiology of Hematologic Malignancies - Anna Schaal APRN, MSN	Merrimack Room
10:00 - 10:30 AM	Oncologic Emergencies - part 1 Susan Brighton APRN	Merrimack Room
10:30 - 11:00 AM	Refreshment / Exhibit / Posters	Foyer/Ballroom
11:00 - 11:30 AM	Oncologic Emergencies - part 2 Susan Brighton APRN	Merrimack Room
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Survivorship -Elizabeth McGrath DNP, APRN	Merrimack Room
12:30 - 1:25 PM	Lunch / Exhibits / Posters	Foyer/Ballroom
1:25 - 2:25 PM	Solid Tumors - Elizabeth McGrath DNP, APRN	Merrimack Room
2:30 - 3:30 PM	Carcinogenesis, Epidemiology & Detection - Angel Francini RN	Merrimack Room
	Wrap-Up Handout
3:35 - 4:35 PM	Using Humor in Cancer Treatment Workshop This one-hour workshop will combine performance and instruction by award-winning stand-up, storyteller, and breast cancer survivor, Josie Leavitt. Participants will learn how humor can help cancer patients navigate the challenges of illness and treatment.	State Rooms
4:35 - 5:30 PM	Networking Reception & Prize Drawing	Foyer