Presentation slides, when available, will be linked from the session title.
Housekeeping Announcements
Time | Activity / Session | Location |
7:15 - 9:00 AM | Registration | Foyer |
7:30 - 9:00 AM | Breakfast (available 7:15-8:45am), Exhibits, Poster Session | Ballroom / Foyer |
7:30 - 9:00 AM |
Patient Assistance / Advocacy Presentation Breakfast | Concord |
9:00 - 9:45 AM | Radiation Oncology- From Simulation to Treatment Chris Anker, MD This session will outline the steps involved in creating and delivering state of the art Radiation Therapy to individuals with localized rectal cancer |
State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
9:45 - 10:30 AM |
Holistic Care of Patients: The Many Facets of Caring for and Co-Managing Patients with Rectal Cancer Carol S. Walsh, MS, CGC - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Kacie Merchand, MS, RD, CSO, LD - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Karen Willett BSN, RN, OCN - University of Vermont Medical Center This panel presentation session will describe the multidisciplinary care of a patient with rectal cancer and describe the importance of side effect management, co-administration of chemotherapy, genetic counseling and the importance of nutrition in treatment management and decreasing risk of recurrence |
State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
10:30 - 11:00 AM | Refreshment / Exhibit Break / Posters |
Foyer & Ballroom |
11:00 - 11:45 AM | Patient Perspective Panel: Our Journey In this panel session, patients will share their experience as they navigate the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship continuum of a rectal cancer diagnosis. |
State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Innovative Abstracts: Podium Presentations
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State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
12:30 - 1:30 PM | Lunch / Exhibits / Posters |
Ballroom |
1:30 - 2:15 PM | Oncology 2019 Update |
State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM |
Sheila B. Noone, PhD, MPH, RN Executive Director of SYNERGY Assistant Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research at Dartmouth College High value, safe and efficient clinical research holds great promise to advance early diagnosis, care and treatment of patients across the lifespan. Both clinical nurses and clinical research nurses (CRNs) play important roles in maximizing these advancements as care and continuity providers, advocates and colleagues. This session will provide a brief summary of the necessary elements of ethical and reliable clinical research and open a discussion on how clinical nurses and CRNs can support, educate and advocate for patients as they consider becoming healthy volunteers or choose a role as research participant in a clinical trial. |
State Rooms (Webster & Pierce) |
3:35 - 4:35 PM |
Using Humor in Cancer Treatment Workshop Josie Leavitt 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 (Webster & Pierce) |
4:35 - 5:30 PM |
Networking Reception & Prize Drawing |
Foyer |