Metro Detroit Chapter of ONS
CANCER NURSING CONFERENCE
Continuing Education
This activity has been be 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 .
Targeted Audience
Program intended for Oncology Nurses from all practice settings interested in innovative oncology care. The purpose of the conference is to update nurses caring for oncology clients on clinical issues and current trends in cancer
Practice.
Objectives
Identify Hodgkin’s lymphoma presentation &
Discuss treatment of Hodgkin’s disease; initial and subsequent therapies and future trends in treatment.
Identify patients appropriate for genetics referral &
Define sporadic and hereditary cancer, as well as some common genes.
List three differences between hospice and palliative care & List three steps to facilitate a courageous conversation.
Describe changes taking place in the pain management of oncology patients & Identify new pain management treatment strategies utilized in the acute and chronic pain management of oncologic patients.
Define lymphedema, Identify causes of lymphedema & Discuss treatment.
Define targeted therapy, List side effects & Discuss management of toxicities of targeted therapies.
From the East: Follow I-696 West to Exit 13 (Greenfield
Road). Make left onto southbound Greenfield Road (0.2 miles). Make right onto westbound 10 Mile Road (0.2 miles). Make left onto southbound Southfield Road (1.0 miles). Make left at entrance 23450 Southfield Road (0.2 miles). Main Entrance is on northwest end of building.
From the West: Follow I-696 East to 11 Mile Road exit,
Exit 12. Stay straight on 11 Mile Road toward Southfield
Road (0.2 miles). Make right onto southbound Southfield
Road. Make left at entrance 23450 Southfield Road (1.2 miles). Main Entrance is on northwest end of building.
From the South: Follow I-75 North toward Detroit. Take the M-39/Southfield Road, Exit 41 and travel north (16.2 miles). M-39 North becomes Southfield Road; continue north (0.6 miles). Make right at entrance 23450
Southfield Road. Main Entrance - northwest end of building
From the North: Follow I-75 South toward Detroit. Take
Exit 75 toward Square Lake Road. Turn Right onto
Woodward Avenue north. Make U-turn on Woodward
Avenue south. Take Woodward Avenue south to 14 Mile
Road (6.1 miles). Make right onto 14 Mile Road.
Continue to follow 14 Mile Road east to Southfield Road
(1.2 miles). Make left onto Southfield Road south (4.3 miles). Make left at entrance 23450 Southfield Road (1.2 miles). Main Entrance is on northwest end of building
Access all the presentations online prior to the conference at http://metrodetroit.vc.ons.org/
Click on Conference 2016 on dark blue bar at the top of the page. You will be able to download and print the handouts or save them to your laptop/tablet.
Printed handouts’ of the
presentations will not be provided at the conference.
th
Tuesday
February 9, 2016
7:30 am- 4:15 pm
24350 Southfield Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
248-569-2299
24350 Southfield Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
248-569-2299

7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome and Announcements
8:15 AM Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Current
Practice & Future Developments
Radhakrishnan Ramchandren, MD
9:15AM Update in Cancer Genetics
Sarah L. Campian, MS, CGC
10:15 AM Break with exhibits
10:45 AM Palliative Care:
Not Just for the Dying
Kathy Blazoff, RN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
11:45 AM Lunch (provided)
12:45 PM Oh, The Times They Are A
Changing: Pain Management in
the Oncology Patient
Linda Vanni, MSN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, NP
1:45 PM Lymphedema: It’s not Just
Arms Anymore
Cynthia R. Tan, MPT, CLT-LANA
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Targeted Therapies:
Implications for Nurses
David Frame, PharmD
4:00 PM Summary and Evaluation
Conference Information
Mary Ann DuCharme
810-624-1366 -call or text
Mary Mandziara 313-647-3228
Radhakrishnan Ramchandren, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Wayne State University School of Medicine and
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Sarah L. Campian, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor,
Beaumont Cancer Genetics Program
Beaumont Health System
Kathy Blazoff, RN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Medicine
St. John Providence Health System
Coordinator of Home Care and Palliative Care SIG
(ONS)
Linda Vanni, MSN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Pain Management
Co-Chair Pain Advisory Group/DSP
St. John Providence
Cynthia R. Tan, MPT, CLT-LANA
Physical Therapist
Beaumont Health System
David Frame, PharmD
Clinical Hematology/Oncology/BMT Specialist
University of Michigan
under upcoming events click on
MDONS Annual Conference
Mary Ann DuCharme, RN, BSN
Ruth Dein, RN, BSN, OCN  , MA, NCC, LPC
Josephine Garnoc, RN, BSN, CRNI, OCN  ,
Joanne Gondert, RN, BSN, OCN  , CCRC
Gayle Groshko, RN, BSN, OCN 
Melissa James, BSN, RN, BMTCN
Pam Laszewski, BSN, RN, OCN 
Heather Lowry, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC, CBCN
Michelle Manders, RN, BSN
Mary Mandziara, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN 
Deb Olszewski, RN, MSN, AOCN 
Jeanne Parzuchowski, RN, MSN, OCN 
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2016
Space is limited. Registrations accepted in order received. Conference fee is nonrefundable, substitutions are accepted.
Registration Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Printed handouts of the presentations will not be provided.
MDONS Members $40
Non MDONS Members $60
Nursing Students (not yet RN’s) $25
Register online at http://metrodetroit.vc.ons.org/
OR
Download and print the mail-in registration form