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APPOS Charlotte 2024
Welcome Back To The APP Oncology Summit
APPOS is a CE conference devoted to providing the latest developments in the multidisciplinary treatment, practical patient management, and interprofessional care of oncology patients.
Join us for this two-day program to earn CE credits and learn the latest clinical and practical strategies to improve care for your oncology patients and communication within your healthcare team.
Registration | Pricing | Deadline |
| Early Bird | $65 | December 1, 2023 |
| Advanced | $90 | February 1, 2024 |
| Final | $115 | March 1, 2024 |
| Student/Fellows* | FREE | March 1, 2024 |
Industry Employee** registration is current price +$300
Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
**Defined as anyone employed by a drug, device, or diagnostic company. We allow Industry Professionals to register for our conferences unless you are employed in a sales role with your company. Please note that we will accept a limited number of Industry Professionals (excluding sales) to each conference.
*Student is defined as currently enrolled in an advanced learning institution and/or studying in order to enter a particular profession. If you would like to attend as a Student, please contact info@horizoncme.com for further information.
Horizon CME will NOT provide international travelers with an invitation letter to attend this in-person activity. If you reside outside the United States or Canada and register and pay for this event, AND you are unable to obtain a visa to attend, no refund will be issued.
Course Overview
The APP Oncology Summit is a two-day conference designed to provide advanced practice providers (APPs) with the latest evidence-based strategies to optimize care and outcomes for patients with cancer. This conference is planned with and for advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, pharmacists, and nurse specialists) and is a collaborative effort of oncology clinicians from multiple organizations in each community.
The APP Oncology Summit offers a unique opportunity for APPs from various healthcare teams in the community to collaborate, learn from each other and national faculty, and share best practices on a range of issues related to the care of cancer patients.
Intended Learners
APP Oncology Summits are developed with and for advanced practice providers including NPs, PAs, pharmacists, and nurses.
As part of the multidisciplinary team in the care of cancer patients, students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of cancer patients are also welcome to attend.
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Please note: times are subject to change. Please check the syllabus for the most current version of the agenda upon arriving at the summit.
All Times Listed are for the Eastern Standard Time Zone
Friday, March 1, 2024 | |
| 7:00am | Check-in and Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00am | Horizon CME App Overview |
| 8:05am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
| 8:10am | (01) The Ongoing Evolution of Cancer Drug Therapy: What Will Impact Your Practice Today and In the Near Future? » Matthew Brignola, PharmD, BCOP - Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Cleveland Clinic |
| 9:10am | (02A) Cancer Screening in the US: Current Modalities and Recommendations » Tucker Coston, MD - Medical Oncologist, Duke Cancer Center (02B) The Art of Managing Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia » Kaitlyn Buhlinger, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist, UNC Health Care |
| 9:55am | Break | Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:15am | (03A) Cancer Survivorship: Creating a Legacy » Stacy Wentworth, MD - Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical Director of Cancer Survivorship Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 11:00am | (04A) Palliative Care Reflections on Complex Pain Management in Cancer Patients » Deborah Potticary, NP - Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center |
| 12:00pm | Gather Lunch |
| 12:05pm | Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by AbbVie: Exploring Treatment Data for CLL and AML with Venetoclax » Adam Peery, MSL, RN, FNP-BC, MSN » Felicia Hand, MSL, RN, MSN, OCN |
| 12:55pm | After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit |
| 1:25pm | (05A) Navigating Next-Line Therapies: A Comprehensive Approach to HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer » Vijay Paryani, MD - Hematologist, Medical Oncologist, Duke Cancer Center (05B) Let's Take a BiTE Out of CRS and ICANS » Bejal Kikani, MSN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC - Malignant Hematology Advanced Practice Provider, UNC School of Medicine |
| 2:25pm | Break - Trivia for Charity in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:55pm | (06A) Clotting Challenges: Navigating Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer » Stephan Moll, MD - Professor of Medicine, UNC School of Medicine |
| 3:50pm | (07A) Navigating Leadership: Insights into the Diverse Journeys, Motivations, and Realities for Advanced Practice Providers » Moderator: Jonathan David McGuirt, PA-C - Hematology & Oncology Physician Assistant, Novant Health Cancer Institute - Forsyth » Alisha T. DeTroye, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA - Regional Director of Advanced Practice, PA-C Hematology and Oncology, Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of PA Studies Atrium Wake Forest Baptist » Emily Epling, MA, PA-C - Malignant Hematology, Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Physician Assistant, Chief Advanced Practice Officer, Novant Health » Margot Mahon O'Neill, PA-C, MHS - Physician Assistant, Duke Cancer Center » Kamakshi Rao, PharmD - Director of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy |
| 4:50pm | Network Reception |
| 6:00pm |
Dinner invite sponsored by Gilead: TRODELVY in mTNBC and Pretreated HR+/HER2- mBC: Clinical Considerations and Patient Counseling » Theresa Harrington Stukus, MSNOCNANP-BC - Nurse Practitioner with Georgetown University Hospital |
Saturday, March 2, 2024 | |
| 7:05am | Check-in & Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:35am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
| 7:40am | Horizon CME App Overview |
| 7:45am | (08A) Acute Myeloid Leukemia: The Vital Role of Drug Development and Clinical Trials » Joshua Zeidner, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Leukemia Research, UNC School of Medicine |
| 8:30am | Morning Breakfast Symposium - Sponsored by AstraZeneca - A Treatment Option for Patients with Resectable and Metastatic NSCLC » Juleidy Turnipseed |
| 9:20am | Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 9:50am | (09A) Hitting the Target: Updates and Review in Genotype Directed Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer » Jonathan David McGuirt, PA-C - Hematology & Oncology Physician Assistant, Novant Health Cancer Institute - Forsyth » Karin Giordano, MD - Oncologist, Novant Health Cancer Institute - Forsyth (09B) Balancing Act: Managing the Complexities of Immunotherapy » Rebecca Phillips, MSN, AOCNP, FNP-C - Nurse Practitioner - Oncology, Duke Cancer Center |
| 10:50am | (10A) Oncologic Emergencies: A Deep Dive into Neutropenic Fever, Tumor Lysis Syndrome and Cord Compression » Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C - Advanced Practice Provider, Impatient Hematology APP Supervisor, UNC School of Medicine |
| 11:50am | Gather Lunch |
| 11:55am | Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by Pfizer Oncology: Supporting Patients With HR+/HER2- mBC Throughout Their Treatment Journey » Melissa Lorenz, APRN, AGACNP-C, AOCNP - Nurse Practitioner, Norton Cancer |
| 12:45pm | After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit |
| 1:00pm | (11A) CAR-T Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies: A Practical Exploration Through Patient Case Reviews » Faith Brianne Buchanan, PA-C - Physician Assistant, UNC School of Medicine » Natalie S. Grover, MD - Assistant Professor, Hematology Clinical Director of Cellular Therapy Program, Medical Director, Adult CAR-T UNC School of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center » Cesar Rodriguez, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology & Medical Oncology), Clinical Director of Multiple Myeloma Mt. Sinai Hospital |
| 2:00pm | (12A) Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer Experiencing Menopause: An Overview of Symptom Management » Whitney Messer Abel, DNP, AGPCNP-BC - Nurse Practitioner - Oncology, Duke Health (12B) Ups and Downs of Minimal Residual Disease Testing » Jonathan Galeotti, MD - Hematopathologist, Molecular Pathologist University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of Medicine |
| 2:45pm | Closing Remarks |
We want to ensure that your time at the APPOS Charlotte 2024 conference is convenient and memorable. Staying at our host hotel provides a hassle-free experience and puts you at the heart of the activity surrounding the conference.
*ROOM BLOCK IS SOLD OUT*
Booking Deadline: January 29, 2024
Parking: Complimentary self-parking
Disclaimer:
All reservations must be booked using the link above before the closing date listed. Overnight accommodation, parking, and resort fees will revert back to standard hotel pricing outside of the dates above. A set number of rooms have been blocked off for the discounted pricing. If all of those rooms have already been booked, discounted pricing may not be available for additional rooms or accommodations.
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Planning Committee Members
Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C
Advanced Practice Provider
Inpatient Hematology APP Supervisor
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Laura Blanchard is a graduate of Campbell University, where she received her Master’s in Physician Assistant after first completing her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree at East Carolina University. She is a graduate of the Charter Class of Campbell University’s Physician Assistant program, graduating in 2013 as a member of the Pi Alpha National Honor Society. Since graduating PA school, Laura has spent her career at UNC Medical Center in malignant hematology where she was hired as the first inpatient APP and now serves as the inpatient APP Supervisor. She also serves as adjunct faculty for Campbell University’s PA program and recently received their Emerging Leader Award. In 2019 she was named the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Triangle Woman of the Year and has served on their executive leadership board since 2021. Laura is a native of Greenville, NC but now resides in Pittsboro, NC with her husband, Steven, her son, Harrison, and her daughter, Haleigh. Her hobbies include trumpet playing, swimming and volunteering.
Jonathan McGuirt, PA-C
Hematology & Oncology Physician Assistant
Novant Health Cancer Institute - Forsyth
Winston-Salem, NC
Jonathan “Jon” McGuirt is a Physician Assistant practicing at the Novant Health Cancer Institute in Winston Salem, NC. He took a rather circuitous path to becoming a PA, first getting his MPH from the University of South Carolina in 2010. After working 6 years in Charleston, SC he moved to NC to attend Wake Forest and graduated in 2018. He has practiced in oncology since then, with a current focus on thoracic and neuro-oncology. When he is not in clinic, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and spoiling their 5 fur-children (and one hedgehog). Outside of medicine, his loves include travel, coffee, and bashing the drums for the Winston Salem based punk band Hey Revolver.
Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP, CPP
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Chapel Hill, NC
Benyam Muluneh received his doctor of pharmacy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and completed both PGY1 (Pharmacy Practice) and PGY2 (Hematology/Oncology) residencies at UNC Medical Center. After residency, he practiced full time as a clinical pharmacist practitioner where he and his team established a pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy program which was designated with an ASHP Best Practice Award in 2015. Muluneh has since co-authored the 2018 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist Association (HOPA) Best Practices for the Management of Oral Oncolytic Therapy and the 2022 Oncology Nursing Society’s Guidelines to Support Patient Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications.
Benyam joined DPET in July 2019 as a full time assistant professor. His ongoing research endeavors include: 1) Develop strategies to improve medication adherence in clinical practice; 2) Optimize tolerability and safety of chemotherapy in cancer patients; and 3) Promote chemotherapy access and affordability to underinsured and uninsured cancer patients in the United States and beyond. He also teaches in the PharmD curriculum and has a passion for international health. He is the co-director of the UNC-Ethiopia Alliance and serves as a preceptor for one of the Global Pharmacy Scholar (GPS) experiences to Ethiopia.
Rebecca Phillips, MSN, AOCNP, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner - Oncology
Duke Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC
Rebecca Phillips is a Nurse Practitioner at the Duke Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Oncology. Ms. Phillips attended Duke University School of Nursing to earn her BSN and MSN. She is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and she is an Advanced Oncology Certified Practitioner. As a Clinical Associate on faculty at Duke University School of Nursing, Rebecca is a guest lecturer and preceptor for the Nurse Practitioner Program. Her professional memberships include the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology, and the Oncology Nursing Society. She lectures on topics related to the function of the immune system, immunotherapy and oncologic emergencies, and cancer related fatigue, among a variety of other topics related to oncology and patient care.
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Tiffany Statler, DMSc, MSPH, PA-C
Oncology Supportive Care Physician Assistant
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC
Tiffany Statler is a doctoral-trained physician assistant, who originally joined the Wake Forest family in March of 2017 as a Hematology/Oncology physician assistant and later joined the section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine in April 2020 where she co-developed the Oncology Supportive Care Clinic. She currently serves as the President-Elect for the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology (APAO) and has spent the past few years focusing on the integration of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Medicine. Her research interest focuses on the integration of palliative care in the management of malignancies, management of cancer-associated pain and more specifically chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, and researching barriers to palliative care in community settings and underserved populations. She has published research in multiple journals and is presently the Co-Investigator of an investigator-led clinical trial investigating the feasibility of cryocompression in treating bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with multiple myeloma.
Available Credit
- 11.00 ACPE PharmacyThe Washington State Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This conference is approved for up to 11.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.
This activity is approved for up to 11.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. ACPE#: 0130-9999-21--L01-P | Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Fri, 03/01/2024 - 4:00am-Sat, 03/02/2024 - 11:45am The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education. NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP eProfile ID and DOB (in MMDD format)] within the evaluation, in order to receive credit for participating in this CPE activity. Following the activity’s end date, there is a maximum of 60 days allowed to upload the CPE information to the CPE Monitor. WSPA will upload the CPE information to the CPE monitor 50 days after the activity - please check your CPE Monitor at this time to ensure the CPE is uploaded in your profile. If you encounter any CPE problems, please contact WSPA at 425- 228-7171 - 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 11.00 ANCCThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 11.00 credit.
- 2.50 PharmacologyThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 2.50 credit.