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APPOS Orlando 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.
COVID-19 & Health Safety
In alignment with current national COVID-19 guidelines and mandates, APPOS does not require attendees to wear masks or show proof of vaccination. Masks are still encouraged for those who are at higher risk from COVID-19, including those who are unvaccinated, or immunocompromised.
Please note, that we will continue to monitor CDC, state, and local guidelines, and will keep you informed of any additional changes or updates that may impact APPOS.
Precautions That We Take:
- Common areas sanitized frequently
- Personal hand sanitizer bottles distributed (when available)
- Hand Sanitizer Stations provided throughout the show
- We encourage Social Distancing
Registration | Pricing | Deadline |
| Early Bird | $65 | November 9, 2023 |
| Advanced | $90 | January 9, 2024 |
| Final | $115 | February 9, 2024 |
| Student/Fellows* | FREE | February 9, 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, February 9, 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? » Rowena (Moe) Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA - University of Cincinnati James L Winkle College of Pharmacy |
| 9:10am | (02A) 2024 Updates in Sickle Cell Disease » Michael Jaglal, MD - Moffitt Cancer Center (02B) Introduction to Radiation Oncology and Applications to Gastrointestinal Cancers » Russell Palm, MD - Moffitt Medical Group |
| 10:10am | Break | Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30am | (03A) The Pyramid: Building Blocks for Successful Advanced Care Planning » Melanie Smith, MD - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 11:30am | Gather Lunch |
| 11:35am |
Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by Incyte: Polycythemia Vera Clinical Case Discussion: When to Intervene With Jakafi® (ruxolitinib) » Paige McVey, MMS, PA-C - AdventHealth |
| 12:25pm | Dessert Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 12:50pm | (04A) Nutritional Strategies in Cancer Care: The Role of Enteral Nutrition » Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, LD, CSO, LD - Dell Medical School at the University of Texas |
| 1:50pm | Break - Trivia for Charity in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:20pm | (05A) Updates in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma » Amy Schneider, PharmD, BCOP - Moffitt Cancer Center (05B) Updates in the Treatment of Adult ALL » Bijal Shah, MD, MS - Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 3:20pm | (06A) APP Panel Discussion [APP Utilization and Onboarding] » Moderator: Ashton WR Boyle, MMS, PA-C - Mayo Clinic Cancer Center » Nicole Gannon, PA - Mayo Clinic » David Johnson, PA-C - Moffitt Cancer Center » Mark J Honor, PA-C - Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 4:20pm | Network Reception in Exhibit Hall |
Saturday, February 10, 2024 | |
| 7:00am | Check-in & Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:35am | Horizon CME App Overview |
| 7:40am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
| 7:45am | (07A) Wheels of Awareness: Navigating Neuroendocrine Tumors » Dana Guyer, MD, FAAHPM - Director of Supportive Care, Palliative Care Physician, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island Hospital (07B) Multiple Myeloma Updates: Exploring Up-To-Date Clinical Practices and Those in the Pipeline » Andre Fernandez, PA-C - Mayo Clinic |
| 8:45am | Gather for Breakfast |
| 8:55am | Morning Breakfast Symposium sponsored by Regeneron: Harnessing the Power of Human Immunity » Jeanelle King, PA-C - University of Miami Health |
| 9:45am | Transition Break |
| 10:00am | (08A) Melanoma Management in 2024 » Jonathan Zager, MD, FACS, FSSO - Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 11:00am | Break |
| 11:15am | (09A) Integrative Oncology: Supporting Healing Before, During and After » Tiffany Valone, PA-C, MS, OT - Physician Assistant, Moffitt Cancer Center (09B) Personalizing Care for Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: An Evolving Therapeutic Landscape » Rawan Faramand, MD - Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 12:15pm | Gather Lunch |
| 12:25pm | Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by Pfizer: Supporting Patients With HR+/HER2- mBC Throughout Their Treatment Journey » Phyllis Duda, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCN - MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care System |
| 1:15pm | After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit |
| 1:35pm | (10A) Tumor Board [Rectal Cancer] » Jeremy Jones, MD - Vice Chair, Clinic Practice Division of Hematology and Medical » Kristi L. Maimone, APRN - Mayo Clinic » Mike Rutenberg, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic |
| 2:35pm | Closing Remarks |
We want to ensure that your time at the APPOS Orlando 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.
Booking Deadline: January 9, 2024
Room rates: Standard hotel rates apply, booking window has passed
Parking: 28 USD for self-parking | 40 USD for valet (plus tax, subject to change)
Resort Fees: The HOTEL will not charge resort fees. All ancillary items are charged upon usage.
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.
Click here to book your room today!
Planning Committee Members
Ashton Boyle
Lead Advanced Practice Provider
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL
Ashton Boyle is a Lead APP with Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville where she has worked with the dynamic GI Oncology group for 6 years. Her medical specialty is hepatobiliary cancers. As an Instructor of Medicine, she also serves as the Assistant Director of the APP Heme Onc Fellowship.
Mandy Kimmel, APRN, AGNP-C, OCN
Nurse Practitioner
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Tampa, FL
Mandy Kimmel is a nurse practitioner for Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute working alongside Dr. Julia Cogburn in hematology/oncology in the outpatient setting. She has been working at FCS for 12 years. During that time, she was an oncology certified infusion nurse, Nurse Manager, and Assistant Director of Nursing until completing her MSN degree from the University of South Florida in December 2020. She was a member of the Clinical Directions Team developing and implementing standard operating procedures for 6 years. She was also a member of the planning committee for the FCS Nursing and Pharmacy Conferences in 2017 and 2020.
Janelle Perkins, PharmD, BCOP
Associate Professor
University of South Florida College of Pharmacy Tampa, FL
Dr. Perkins received her BS Pharm from University of Florida and her PharmD from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed an oncology specialty residency at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio TX and then moved back to Florida to take a clinical pharmacist position at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. She remained at Moffitt for the next 25 years, taking on various roles including research associate, full-time faculty within the Blood and Marrow Transplant program and BMT clinical research manager. She has participated as a co-investigator in numerous clinical trials within the BMT program, serving as principal investigator on two prospective interventional trials both of which were funded.
Dr. Perkins has recently transitioned into a full time faculty member as an associate professor at the new University of South Florida College of Pharmacy where she coordinates and teaches in courses on Research Methods and Oncology Pharmacotherapeutics. She is also the director of the clinical research pharmacy located in the USF ambulatory care center and serves as one of two chairpersons for the USF Institutional Review Board. She is board certified in Oncology Pharmacotherapy.
Melissa Adams, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL
Melissa Adams, MS, PA-C currently works at Moffitt Cancer Center and has worked there for 10 years. She is a surgical PA in the Gastrointestinal Tumor Program and specializes in pancreas cancer, gastric cancer, and bowel malignancies. She is a mentor for the clinical ladder, which was created to recognize those APPs who go above and beyond their expected job duties to promote Moffitt’s vision. She is also a part of the clinical pathways committee which has established a care pathway for pancreatic cancer. She is a member of the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants as well as the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology. She has always had an interest in oncology and plans to continue her career in this setting for many years.
Available Credit
- 10.00 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 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.
This activity is approved for up to 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. ACPE#: 0130-9999-21--L01-P | Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Fri, 02/09/2024 - 4:00am-Sat, 02/10/2024 - 11:20am 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 - 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 10.00 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 10.00 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.