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Schedule at a Glance Friday, November 14 10:30 am-Noon Opening Ceremonies/Keynote Address 12:30-1 pm First-Time IOL Attendee Orientation 1-1:30 First-Time IOL Attendee Orientation Coagulation Disorders Travel and Hotel Info Hotel Discounts ONS has secured discounted hotel rates for attendees at select Seattle hotels. Please visit the IOL area of www.ons. org for more information on making your hotel reservations. You must follow the instructions provided online to receive the attendee pricing. Please do not contact the hotels directly. The deadline to receive the discounted rates is October 17. Have questions about housing? Please contact 888-877-0255 or +1-206-461-5881 and refer to the ONS room block. Please note that ONS Customer Service is unable to process any housing requests, so you must contact the housing bureau directly. Saturday, November 15 9:30 am-12:30 pm Mini-Institutes Everything You Need to Know About Breast Reconstruction This session will be repeated on Saturday from 2:30-5:30 pm. Surﬁng the Oncology Pipeline This session will be repeated on Saturday from 2:30-5:30 pm. Delivering Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care: Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse New Solutions to Old HSCT Problems: HSOS– Dermatologic Toxicities Brachytherapies—Treating From the Inside Out To Treat or Not to Treat: Laboratory Parameters 2:30-5:30 pm Mini-Institutes Cancer Immunology 101 B-Cell Malignancies—Maximizing Therapeutic Outcomes Using a Case Study Approach Cancer Rehabilitation: Who, What, Where, When, & Why? Everything You Need to Know About Breast Reconstruction Surﬁng the Oncology Pipeline This session will be repeated on Sunday from 9:15-10:45 am. Acute Coronary Syndromes, Pericarditis, and Tamponade in Patients With Cancer Hazardous Drug Safe Handling: The Search for Protection Perfection This session will be repeated on Friday from 4-5:30 pm. Reduced Airfares Carlson-Wagonlit Travel is the ofﬁcial travel agency for ONS. For more information, call Carlson-Wagonlit Travel at 800-786-4857. You can also make your travel arrangements on your own through the service of your choice. Do not contact CarlsonWagonlit Travel for hotel reservations. Precepting and Mentoring: Becoming Jiminy Cricket Workplace Advocacy: Negotiating for a Healthy Environment This session will be repeated on Friday from 4-5:30 pm. International Attendees If you’re traveling from outside the United States, plan ahead. International travel is more difﬁcult than it once was, so arranging your visit early will help to ensure that you have everything you need to have a successful visit. Learn more at www. unitedstatesvisas.gov. Pain: Managing Your Patients Like an Expert Oral Chemotherapy: Are Our Patients Really Taking Their Medications? Traveling the GI System— Translating Research to Clinical Practice: Constipation and Diarrhea Cutting-Edge Therapies for Brain Tumors Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Cardiotoxicities in Systemic Cancer Treatments Communication: The Foundation of Palliative Care Workplace Advocacy: Negotiating for a Healthy Environment Sunday, November 16 7:30-9 am ONS/Trish Greene Quality of Life Lecture Memories, Remorse, and Moving On: An Evolving Understanding of Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Nurses Brain Metastasis Sexuality Neuroendocrine Tumors: When You Hear Hoofbeats, Think Zebras Communication: The Foundation of Palliative Care Coagulation Disorders Ground Transportation The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is approximately 16 miles from ONS’s hotel room block. Please see the map in the IOL area of www.ons.org for hotel locations. For shuttle options, visit the IOL area of www.ons.org. Taxis generally run from $28-$35+ one way between the airport and downtown hotels. http://www.ons.org http://www.ons.org http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov http://www.ons.org http://www.ons.org http://www.ons.org

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ONS Connect - August 2008

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