Thanks to all who attended!
We hope you'll join us at the 2024 Annual Meeting and Palliative Care Symposium, November 1-2, 2024 at the beautiful Omni Mt. Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH.
We are thrilled to share that the NASW-VT Continuing Education Committee has approved the NNECOS Annual Meeting for 7.75 Continuing Education hours for social workers!
Travel Grants - Lodging - Agenda - Download Flyer - Continuing Education
Lodging Update: As of 10/1, the Omni Mt. Washington is sold out on our peak night (11/1). NNECOS is pursuing Townhome discounts, and accepting waitlist requests should additional spots open up, but recommend making arrangements for other lodging (refundable if possible). Ideas for possible offsite accommodations include:
Discounted attendee lodging is available at Omni Mt. Washington resort for meeting attendees, on a space available basis. All discounted room reservations must be initiated with NNECOS at the time of registration, so don't delay! Omni Mt. Washington Resort
Main Hotel
Bretton Arms Reservation procedure*: Make your room reservation request through NNECOS at time of registration. *Corporate members/exhibitors, the primary contact for each company will be contacted for corporate member reservations. | New Parking Fees
The Omni Mt. Washington has informed NNECOS of the following changes to parking options/fees for this year's meeting:
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THURSDAY 10/31/24
All New! Welcome Reception - 7:00 - 9:00 PM*
FRIDAY 11/1/24
Palliative Care Symposium - Geriatric Considerations in Palliative Care
9:00 am | Are Geriatric Considerations in Palliative Care a Fallacy? | Sarah H. Kagan PhD, RN |
9:50 am | Unlocking Secrets: Hidden Gems and Clinical Pearls - Symptom Management - Moderated by Sarah H. Kagan PhD, RN | Germine Soliman, MD, Cosmina Fachiol, MD, Molly Bacon, PharmD, Jon Jehle, NP, ACHPN |
10:35 am | Break & Exhibits | |
11:00 am | Unlocking Secrets: Hidden Gems and Clinical Pearls - Case Studies - Moderated by Sarah H. Kagan PhD, RN | Germine Soliman, MD, Cosmina Fachiol, MD, Molly Bacon, PharmD, Jon Jehle, NP, ACHPN |
11:45 am | Lunch & Exhibits |
FRIDAY 11/1/24
Annual Meeting
12:15 pm | Annual Meeting Welcome | Carl Nelson, MD |
12:30 pm | Drivers of Health in Northern New England - Community Context Driving Cancer Outcomes | Sally Kraft, MD & Andrew P. Loehrer, MD, MPH |
1:35 pm | Advancing Access and Equity in Hematology: Addressing Barriers to Care Through Patient Navigation and Multidisciplinary Care | Ludmila Svoboda, RN, BSN, MA, MSN, OCN, facilitator. Panelists: Paula Aguilera, RN; Kidest Mequanent, MHA; Manisha Fleurisme, Patient Navigator; Lachelle Weeks, MD, PhD; Julio A. Toro, RN |
2:35 pm | Break & Exhibits | |
3:05 pm | Peer Breakout Session: | |
Putting the “Person” in “Personalized Medicine" |
Jens Rueter, MD & Christine Walko, PharmD |
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The Value of Cancer Rehabilitation across the Cancer Journey | Teresa Fitzpatrick, PT, MBA | |
4:05 pm | Break & Exhibits | |
4:30 pm | Preserving the Bone Matrix: Fracture Protection Throughout Cancer Treatment | Jennifer J. Kelly, DO |
5:30 pm | Poster Session / Cocktail Hour | |
7:00 pm |
Dinner Program & Podium Presentations
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Margaret Gray, MD, MS Marie Anne Christine Buteau, MD Ryan Thomas, MD |
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm | S'mores Reception |
SATURDAY 11/2/24
Breakfast:
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8:30 am | Steven M. Grunberg, MD Memorial Keynote: Breast Cancer in Older Women: Optimizing Treatment Decisions |
Hyman B. Muss MD - Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine;Director of the Geriatric Oncology Program, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program |
9:35 am | Tides, Storms, and Changing Shorelines: Reflecting on our Lives in Medicine | Kathryn Kirkland, MD, FAAHPM |
10:30 am | Break/Exhibits | |
11:00 am | Prostate Cancer Tumor Board: So Many Options, Where Do We Start? | Richard Lee, MD, Jens Rueter, MD, Christine Walko, PharmD, Lawrence Dagrosa, MD, Nataniel Lester-Coll, MD |
12:30 pm | Lunch, Awards, State of NNECOS | |
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Clearing the Air: Cannabis in Patients with Cancer | Lisa M. Holle, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FISOPP |
*The Thursday evening welcome reception is open to medical professional attendees and by invitation to a limited number of companies who were unable to participate as exhibitors this year due to space limitations. Please RSVP at the time of registration.