Oncology Nursing in 2021: A Virtual Conference

Morning and afternoon sessions. Join one or both.

The Oncology Nursing in 2021 Conference is a Virtual Conference being coordinated by an oncology-based planning committee from inpatient and outpatient oncology nursing at UNC Hospital (UNCH). We welcome you to join us for interactive and dynamic presentations on topics such as immunotherapy, survivorship, and integrative therapies. The planning committee has applied for 6.0 NCPD/CNE cancer-specific contact hours. Please consider joining in on this free educational opportunity.

NCPD Disclosure Information:
3.0 NCPD Contact Hours Provided per session.
The UNC Hospital Nursing Practice and Professional Development Department (NPPD) of the University of North Carolina Hospital (UNCH) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Morning Session Schedule

• 7:45am
  Equipment Check and Login
• 8:00am-8:10am
  Welcome and Introductions
  Claire Gillett
• 8:10am-9:10am
  Experiences of Cancer Patients with Young Children at Home
  Dr. Justin Yopp
  introduced by Rachel Nash
• 9:10am-10:10am
  AYA and Fertility Issues
  Lauren Lux and Jordan Hunt
  introduced by Heather Curran
• 10:15am-10:30am, Break
• 10:30am-11:30am
  Immune therapy Mechanisms and Biomarkers
  Dr. Fran Collichio and Dr. Shetal Patel
  introduced by Summer Cheek
• 11:30am-12:30pm, Lunch

Afternoon Session Schedule

• 12:30pm-1:30pm
  Survivorship and Community Resources
  Dr. Deb Mayer
  introduced by Claire Gillett
• 1:30pm-2:30pm
  Integrative Therapies
  Dr. Gary Asher
  introduced by Susie Mason
• 2:30pm-2:45pm, Break
• 2:45pm-3:45pm
  Oncology Patient and Caregiver Panel
  introduced by Susie Mason
• 3:45pm-4:00pm
  Wrap Up and Questions

Approval Statement of Provider:
The UNC Hospital Nursing Practice and Professional Development Department (NPPD) of the University of North Carolina Hospital (UNCH) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Completion of Activity for NCPD contact hours:
Criteria for successful completion requires attendance for at least 90% of the virtual NCPD activity and submission of an evaluation within 30 days.

Financial relationships:
Neither the planning committee have any conflicts of interest related to the content of this activity. The Nurse Planner is undertaking review of the educational activity by the Nurse Planner and/or member of the planning committee to evaluate for potential bias, balance in presentation, evidence-based content or other indicator of integrity, and absence of bias, AND monitoring the educational activity to evaluate for commercial bias in the presentation for selected speaker (s) who have disclosed potential financial relationships.

Commercial support:
No commercial support has influenced the planning of the educational objectives or content of this NCPD activity. If there is any commercial support provided for this activity it will be used for events that are not related to the continuing education component of the activity.