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  • 22nd Texas Llano Estacado Oncology Symposium

     

       

     

    UNMASKING CANCER THROUGH THE LIFE SPAN 

    22nd Texas Llano Estacado

     Oncology Symposium

     

    Saturday October 2, 2021

     

    McInturff  Conference Center

    602 Indiana Avenue

    Lubbock, Texas


    Program Schedule

     

    7:30-am:  Registration/Breakfast

    8:00-9:00- Keeping Pace with Evolving Treatment Paradigms in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Nurse’s View (1.0 CE provided)    Laura S Wood MSN, RN, OCNRenal Research Coordinator at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

    9:00 - 10:00 -Oncology Nursing is a Marathon  Matt Jones, Cancer Survivor and Speaker

    10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Radiation Oncology Gabriel Axelrud, MD, JACC Radiation Oncology Medical Director

    11:00 -12:00:  Exhibits/Vendors

    11:45 - Lunch Served

    12:00 –1:00: How Can You Use Newer Therapies to Improve Clinical Decision-Making and Long-Term Health Outcomes for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia?  (1.0 CE provided)
    Tapan M. Kadia, MD, Associate Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    1:00 –2:00: Yes We Can Manage the Complexities Mohamad M. Al-Rahawan, MD, MPH, Pediatric Oncology  at Texas Tech health Sciences, Covenant Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center

    2:00 –2:30 Exhibits/Vendors/Snacks

    2:30 –3:30: Secondary Cancers: A Long Term Risks of Treatment
    Miguel Quirch, MD, Hematology/Oncology Fellow TTUHSC

    3:30 - 4:30: Barb’s Best Bets for Lovin’ Your Job
    Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, NP, Entertainer and Educator

    4:30 –5:00:  Closing Remarks/Evaluations/Certificates

     Must turn in evaluation to get certificate

    6.0 Hours CE contact hours

    This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

     

    Programs during breakfast & lunch will have 1 CE contact hour for each  provided separately by those

    sponsors

     

    Registration Form

     

    Name ____________________________________

     

    Address __________________________________

     

    City ______________________ State __________

     

    Zip _________________Phone ________________

     

    Email ____________________________________

     

    ONS Number ______________________________

     

    Fees (Breakfast & Lunch included)

     

    $40.00 ONS Members by 9/17/2021

     

    $50.00 NON-ONS Members by 9/17/2021

     

    $25.00 Students by 9/17/2021

     

    $60.00 after 9/17/2021 and walk in registration

    (If space available)

     

    Refunds and cancellations only available until

    9/17/2021. 

     

    Full refunds if symposium cancelled due to Covid

     

    Make Checks payable to :

    Texas Llano Estacado ONS

    c/o  Ann Purdom

    6923 Indiana Ave, Box # 347

    Lubbock, TX 79413

     

    Register online:

    http://communities.ons.org/texasllanoestacado

     

    Questions?  Contact:

    Mona Escalon  806-789-5709

    monaescalon@sbcglobal.net

     

    Patsy Cardona  806-787-1038

    pcardona@covhs.org