Full Schedule

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

001 - APHON Chemotherapy Biotherapy Instructor Course

Location: Room 553 A/B

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

002 - Registration and APHON Store Open

Location: East Pre-Function

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

003 - APHON Leadership Course: Navigating a Multigenerational Workforce: Cultivating Collaboration, Communication, and Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare

Location: Room 552 A/B

– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

– Vanderbilt University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

004 - APHON Industry Relations Council Partners Meeting (By invitation only)

Location: Providence

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

APHON New England Chapters Welcome Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration and APHON Store Open

Location: East Pre-Function

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time

005 - Registration and APHON Store Open

Location: East Pre-Function

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Non-NCPD Breakfast Symposium: A case study discussion on a neuroblastoma patient's journey from a VOD/SOS diagnosis to treatment - Hosted by Jazz Defitelio

Location: Ballroom A-E

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Poster Set Up

Location: Exhibit Hall D

8:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Pre- Conference: Simulation, Storytelling, and Pediatric End-of-life Care: Strategies for Success in Preparing Hematology Oncology Nurses to Care for Dying Children

Location: Room 551 A/B

– CT Children's

– Connecticut Children's

8:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Pre-Conference: Bridging Research and Practice: Critical Appraisal & Effective Use of Evidence in Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Location: Room 553 A/B

– Nationwide Children's Hospital

– Vanderbilt University

– Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School

– University of Cincinnati

– Children's Minnesota

– The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

– University Of Chicago

– Day One Biopharmaceuticals

– Children's Hospital Los Angeles

– Baylor College of Medicine

8:30 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Pre-Conference: Radiology Rumbles: Reviewing and Interpreting Common Imaging Modalities for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Patients

Location: Room 552 A/B

– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

– Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

– University Hospitals-Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

APHON First Timer Welcome & Orientation

Location: Room 554 A/B

11:30 AM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Poster Early Viewing (Unhosted)

Location: Exhibit Hall D

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Non-NCPD Lunch Symposium: Emily's Story: A Patient's Journey with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Rylaze Treatment - Hosted by Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Location: Ballroom A-E

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time

APHON Conference Welcome

Location: Ballroom A-E

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Keynote Presentation: I Get It Now: Pediatric Cancers are Uniquely Cruel for Families

Location: Ballroom A-E

– Courageous Parents Network

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Best Practices in Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia

Location: Room 553A/B

– Vanderbilt University

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Educate, Empower, and Expand: AYA Champions

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

– MSK

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Embedding Palliative Care Into Pediatric Oncology Care… A Nurse-Led Program to Gentle the Cancer Journey for Families

Location: Ballroom A-E

– Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Impact of Benefit and Burden on Outcomes in Survivors of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant

Location: Room 556 A/B

– University of Cincinnati

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Risky Business: How Risk Stratification is Revolutionizing Wilms Tumor Treatment in the Children’s Oncology Group (COG)

Location: Room 554 A/B

– Nationwide Children's Hospital

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

The Pathophysiology of and Nursing Implications for Anaphylaxis in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Held in Memory: How Adolescents Remember and Make Sense of Their Cancer Journey

Location: Room 556 A/B

– University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

– University of Wisconsin-Madison

– University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Sailing into New Horizons: Charting the Course for a New Fertility Coordinator RN role

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Children's Health

– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Artificial intelligence and pediatric hematology/oncology nursing – Where is it and where are we?

Location: Room 552 A/B

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Bones of Contention: Comparative Analysis of Osteosarcoma and Ewing's Sarcoma

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

– Lurie Children's Hospital

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Clinical management of histiocytic disorders for oncology nurses and APPs

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Children's National Hospital

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

FACT Fundamentals: Achieving Nursing Excellence in Cellular Therapy

Location: Room 554 A/B

– The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

– Texas Children's Hospital

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Preventing Infections from the Start: Oral Health in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology to Reduce Infections

Location: Room 553A/B

– Phoenix Children's Hospital

– Texas Children's Hospital

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Empowering Nurses, Enhancing Care: Implementing Evidence-Based Education for Sickle Cell Disease Management

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Northwestern Medicine at Central DuPage Hospital

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

From Concept to Conference: A Solution for Abstract Construction and Review in Nursing

Location: Room 556 A/B

– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: Leadership

Location: Room 551 A/B

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: Inpatient Clinical

Location: Room 553A/B

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: DNP/PhD

Location: Room 554 A/B

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: Advanced Practice Roles

Location: Room 555 A/B

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: Education-Patient Educators/Educators

Location: Room 556 A/B

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Professional Development Forum: Ambulatory Nursing

Location: Room 552 A/B

6:15 PM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time

APHON Welcome Reception & Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall C

6:15 PM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Poster Viewing (Hosted)

Location: Exhibit Hall D

8:15 PM - 9:15 PM East Coast USA Time

President's Reception - By Invitation Only

Location: Rotunda

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM East Coast USA Time

APHON Zumba - Hosted by APHON Boston Chapter, Alex's Team Foundation & Thrive in Motion Check-in 6:00 - 6:15 amClass begins at 6:15 am

Location: West Pre-Function

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Exhibit Hall and Continental Breakfast

Location: Exhibit Hall C

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration and APHON Store Open

Location: East Pre-Function

7:15 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

JOPHON Editorial Board Meeting - By Invitation Only

Location: Room 551 A/B

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Hosted Poster Viewing

Location: Exhibit Hall D

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Local Chapter Strategy Session: All teach; all learn. Best practices for addressing challenges common to APHON Local Chapters

Location: Room 552 A/B

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Poster Awards

Location: Exhibit Hall D

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

APHON Morning Welcome

Location: Ballroom A-E

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

General Session- APHON in the Morning: APHON in the Morning: Shining a Light on Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Location: Ballroom A-E

– Rutgers University

– Columbia University

– Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

– The University of Alabama at Birmingham

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Exhibit Hall w/Coffee Break - Sponsored by Pfizer

Location: Exhibit Hall C

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Caregiver Perspectives of New Diagnosis Education in Pediatric Oncology Through the Lens of Health Literacy and Social Determinants of Health

– MD Anderson Cancer Center

– University of Alabama at Birmingham

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Beyond the Infusion: Clinical Research Nurses Leading the Charge in CAR-T Cell Therapy

Location: Room 553A/B

– Seattle Children's Hospital

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Blurring of the Lines: Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Pediatric Nursing

Location: Room 554 A/B

– Augusta University, Wellstar-MCG Children's Hospital of Georgia; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

In Our World: Uncovering the Meaning of Parent-Nurse Relationships in Pediatric Oncology Care

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Powering up Induction Therapy for High- Risk Neuroblastoma in the Children’s Oncology Group: How to Care for Patients on ANBL2131

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Children's Hospital Los Angeles

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Surfing the Waves of Engagement: Fostering Transparency Through Open Forums

Location: Room 552 A/B

– Children's Health

– Childrens Health

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

The Unusual Suspects: When opioids are not enough

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Connecticut Children's

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM East Coast USA Time

There is No Roadmap for Health Care Transition: Parents Could Benefit from Better Guidance

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Bon Secours Mercy Health

– Retired

– Virginia Commonwealth University

– Univ of Pennsylvania

– Virginia Commonwealth University

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Non-NCPD Lunch Symposium - Thriving Beyond Cancer: Navigating Survivorship - Hosted by Servier Pharmaceutical

Location: Ballroom A-E

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: Transitions and Survivorship

Location: Room 551 A/B

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: Clinical Practice- Hot Topics (CLABSI, Chemotherapy Administration, Symptom Management-Dealing with Anxiety/Dpression)

Location: Room 552 A/B

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: End of Life Care

Location: Room 553A/B

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: Gene Therapy

Location: Room 554 A/B

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: Advocacy

Location: Room 555 A/B

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Townhall: Fertility

Location: Room 556 A/B

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibit Hall w/Coffee Break - Sponsored by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Location: Exhibit Hall C

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Passport Prize Drawing - Sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is now Blood Cancer United

Location: Exhibit Hall C

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time

General Session: Beyond the Infusion Pump: Blinatumomab, Pediatric Leukemia, and the Power of Nursing. Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Care Delivery

Location: Ballroom A-E

– SickKids Hospital

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Prevalence of Financial Hardship and Unmet Health Related Social Needs Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Columbia University School of Nursing

– Columbia University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Death is a Part of Life: Fostering Support for Decision Making for Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

Location: Room 552 A/B

– PANDA Educational Consultants PLLC

– Children's National Hospital

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Expert Nursing Care and Coordination in Blinatumomab Delivery: A Children’s Oncology Group Perspective

Location: Room 553A/B

– Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

– Children's Minnesota Cancer and Blood Disorders

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Exploring Bookends: The Gap Between the Novice to Expert Hematology/Oncology Nurse

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

– OHSU Doernbecher Children's

– University of Scranton

– APHON

– Cleveland Clinic

– Servier Pharmaceuticals and Johns Hopkins Childrens Hospital-FL

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Warning: Destruction of red blood cells ahead! Real scenarios to help nurse practitioners construct care for patients with hemolytic anemia

Location: Room 554 A/B

– Corewell Children's//William Beaumont University Hospital

– Corewell Children's/William Beaumont University Hospital

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Finalizing a Core Set of Pediatric Cancer Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators for Resource-Diverse Practice Settings and Countries

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Michigan State University

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) reduces burnout (BO) and turnover intention (TI) in pediatric hematology/oncology/blood and marrow transplant (PHOB) nurses.

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Nationwide Children's Hospital

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Non-NCPD Dinner Symposium: Type II RAF inhibitor for patients with BRAF-altered relapsed/refractory pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) – Hosted by Day One Biopharmaceuticals

Location: Ballroom A-E

7:15 PM - 9:00 PM East Coast USA Time

APHON After Glow Party

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Nursing Precision Wellness Tool Cart: A Pilot Project

Location: Room 553A/B

– The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Brain and CNS Tumor Jeopardy

Location: Room 554 A/B

– Duke University Medical Center

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

I Feel Distressed! What Do I Do?: Exploring Ethics and Communication Strategies for Addressing Moral Distress in Nurses

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Riley Hospital for Children

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Fostering Effective Adolescent–Caregiver Communication in Pediatric Oncology: Insights and Strategies

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Nationwide Children's Hospital

– Marquette University

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Orientation Overhaul: Cultivating a High Functioning APP Workforce

Location: Room 554 A/B

– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

ONCC Recognition Breakfast for Oncology Certified Nurses

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

APHON Information Desk

Location: East Pre-Function

8:15 AM - 8:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Dinutuximab-associated neurotoxicity: A 5-year retrospective analysis of incidence, presentation, risk factors, and nursing interventions

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

– Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Immunotherapy-related Toxicity Assessment and Management: Choose Your Own Adventure

Location: Room 552 A/B

– Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Managing More Than Melodrama: Understanding and Addressing Adverse Symptoms in AYA Patients

Location: Room 555 A/B

– Pediatric Specialists of Virginia CCBD Inova Schar Cancer Institute

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Shifting Gears: Discussing the Future Landscape of COG DVL and PEPCTN Trials

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

– Children's Medical Center Dallas

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Stronger Together: Fostering Belonging and a Healthy Work Environment

Location: Room 554 A/B

– The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

– Nemours Children's Health

8:35 AM - 8:55 AM East Coast USA Time

Identifying Symptomatic Adverse Events in Pediatric Oncology with Artificial Intelligence

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Drexel University

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

8:55 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Optimizing anesthesia utilization in pediatric oncology: Reducing unnecessary general anesthesia for magnetic resonance imaging scans

Location: Room 556 A/B

– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

– St Jude Children's Research Hospital

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

APHON Business Meeting, Awards & Installation - Sponsored by Brown University Health - Hasbro Children's

Location: Ballroom A-E

– Nemours Children's Health

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Creating a Blinatumomab Care Guideline to Improve Quality of Care in Patients Receiving Blinatumomab

Location: Room 556 A/B

– CHOC Children's

– CHOC

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

A Menin’ful breakthrough – Updates to Menin Inhibitors for relapsed and/or refractory Leukemia

Location: Room 552 A/B

– MD Anderson Cancer Center

– MD Anderson

– The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Empowering the Journey: Addressing Mental Health and Seamless Transition for Sickle Cell Patients to Adult Hematology Care

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Texas Children's Hospital

– TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

– Texas Children's Hospital

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Navigating the CMV Challenge: Advancements in Prevention and Treatment for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Location: Room 553 A/B

– Lurie Children’s

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM East Coast USA Time

Expanding Access to Photobiomodulation (PBMT): Implementing PBMT in the outpatient setting

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Children's Minnesota

– Winona Health

– Children's Minnesota

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Navigating Naxitamab: Equipping Interdisciplinary Teams for Success

Location: Room 556 A/B

– Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge

– Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

NON-NCPD Lunch Symposium: MEK Inhibitors in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Nursing Contributions to NF1-PN Management - Hosted by Creative Education Concepts

Location: Ballroom A-E

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Concurrent Sessions

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Gene Therapy for Hemoglobinopathies

Location: Room 552 A/B

– Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Insights from a Survivor and Her Work BFF

Location: Room 553A/B

– Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge

– Advocate Children's Hospital

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Ovaries Are for More Than Just Having Babies

Location: Room 556 A/B

– MD Anderson Cancer Center

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Utilizing the Side Effect Profiles of MAP-Kinase Targeted Therapies to Shape Prevention and Mitigation Strategies

Location: Room 551 A/B

– Duke University Medical Center

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Closing Session: Riding the Waves of Hope

Location: Ballroom A-E

– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Closing Remarks & Kick off APHON's 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Location: Ballroom A-E