Event Details
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd Floor Conference Center
251 E. Huron St., Chicago
Topics & Speakers
KEYNOTE: Understanding and Appreciating the “Value” of Patient Advocacy in Research and Clinical Trials
Wenora Johnson
Three Time Cancer Survivor, Research Advocate
Successful Implementation of Social Determination of Health Program at an Integrated Health System
Teresa Pollack, MS, CPHQ
Director, Quality Operations
Interventional Radiology Unpacked
Heather Molina, PA-C, MMS
Lead Physician Assistant, Interventional Radiology
Mindfulness: An Accessible Way to Support Yourself and Others
Laura Sage, MBA
Founder and CEO, CHILL Anywhere
Co-Founder, Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation
Demystifying Legal Advocacy to Improve Treatment Outcomes
Kathryn M. Smolinski, MSW, JD, FAOSW
Director, Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic
Associate Clinical Professor, Wayne State University Law School
The Impacts of Self and Professional Advocacy in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology
PANEL MODERATED BY
Brynn Fowler, MPH
AYA Coordinator
PANELISTS
Jennifer Bourneuf Carrera, LCSW
AYA Cliniacal Oncology Coordinator
Patient Participants
CAR T-Cell Therapy in Oncology: Balancing Inpatient and Outpatient Approaches for Optimal Patient Care
Shareea Graham, BSN, RN, REMS certified
CAR T-Cell Therapy Nurse Coordinator
Maintaining Sexual Health During Cancer Treatment and Survivorship
PANEL MODERATED BY
Timothy Pearman, PhD, ABPP
Director of Supportive Oncology
PANELISTS
Beatrice Cleveland, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker and Counselor
Patient Participants
Continuing Education Information
Purpose
The purpose of this conference is to enhance nurses' knowledge regarding advances in the care and treatment of individuals and populations with cancer.
Target Audience
Nurses, social workers, and other allied healthcare professionals in the field of oncology
Learning Objectives
- Describe the health system's role in prioritizing equity.
- Understand the different procedures available in the interventional radiology department to treat patients with cancer.
- Introduce an approach of mindfulness to help support and manage caregiver fatigue and compassion fatigue amongst healthcare professionals.
- Provide practical advice to nurses about social drivers of health so they can share the knowledge with patients to improve their cancer treatment journey.
- Describe and characterize how the role of patient advocate is valuable to oncology research and clinical trials.
- Discuss the role and impact that healthcare professionals have when advocating for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
- Provide nursing oncology practitioners with practical strategies and best practices for effectively managing and supporting patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy.
- Learn about interventions to assist oncology patients in maintaining sexual health.
- Provide evidence-based practices that can be applied to the nurse’s role in advocating for oncology patients.
Contact Hours
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.This continuing professional development conference offers 5.0 contact hours for nurses.
Additionally, this activity offers 5.0 continuing education contact hours for social workers through Northwestern Medicine.
Please email cancer@northwestern.edu for more information about contact hours.
Pricing
Registration fee includes conference tuition, continuing education contact hours, and access to digital conference materials.
| Registrant Category |
Price | |
| General |
$50 | |
| Northwestern Medicine Affiliate* | $30 | |
| Student, Fellow, or Resident | $20 | |
| Industry Representative | $250 | |
*Affiliates include Northwestern University, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Group, Lurie Children's, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Jesse Brown VA.
Conference Chair
Karen Harris, MSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Educator
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Questions
For more information, contact us at cancer@northwestern.edu or 312-503-7809.