September 14, 2013 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Embassy Suites, 600 East Benson Boulevard, Anchorage, AK
This event is free to members of DONS. Registration fee for non-members is $50, payable on-site to DONS.
Pharmacists who are not members of AKPhA will be charged $125.00 for CE credit, payable to AKPhA.
Credit cards will not be accepted.
Attendees should register for this event by emailing joseph.peacott@providence.org
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CEU 6.25 hours.
This activity has been submitted to the Oncology Nursing Society for approval to award contact hours. ONS is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
This activity has also been submitted to the Alaska Pharmacists Association for approval to award contact hours. The Alaska Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
(See back of flyer for educational objectives)
TIME Presentation Location
8:00 am
8:10am-8:25am
8:25 am – 8:30 am
Registration Opens
DONS business meeting & Breakfast Buffet
Welcome & Introductions
Joe Peacott, RN —DONS President
8:30 am – 9:45 am Patient and Family Decision-making Near the End of Life
Ann Marie Natali, MBA, MAs
Ethicist/Providence Alaska Medical Center
9:50 am – 11:05 am Care of Patients Undergoing Pelvic Irradiation
Kara Bucci, MD
Anchorage Radiation Therapy
11:10am – 12:25 pm Nutrition Concerns for Cancer Patients
Sarah Wilson, RD, CSO
Providence Cancer Center
12:30pm – 1:20 pm Break with Vendors
An opportunity to visit displays in Foyer
Lunch Buffet
1:25pm – 2:40pm Naturopathic Approaches to Symptom Management and
Supportive Care for Cancer Patients
Markian Babij, ND, FABNO
Avante Medical Center
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Care of Patients with Gastric and Gastro-esophageal
Junction Cancers
Renita Vance, MSN, RN
Oncology Clinical Coordinator/Genentech
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Wrap up, Evaluations & Adjournment
Joe Peacott, RN —DONS President
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Foyer and
Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Imagine Ballroom
Participants who wish to receive the full 6.25 contact hours credit at the conclusion of this program must:
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Sign in at the registration table.
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Attend the entire program.
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Complete and submit the evaluation.

UAN 0139-9999-13-054-L01-P
Knowledge-based activity
Target audience: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists
Learning Objectives: a. Discuss ethical issues related to decision-making concerning medical and nursing treatment at the end-of-life b. Describe 3 standard treatments for the most common acute side effects of pelvic radiation c. Identify 3 key components of a nutrition screening tool and one method for evaluating reliability of patient education resources d. List 4 evidence-based naturopathic interventions for treatment of toxicities related to cancer treatment e. Explain how HER2 status affects the biology and treatment of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers