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APPOS Atlanta 2025
Welcome Back To The APP Oncology Summit
APPOS is a CE conference devoted to providing the latest developments in the multidisciplinary treatment, practical patient management, and interprofessional care of oncology patients.
Join us for this two-day program to earn CE credits and learn the latest clinical and practical strategies to improve care for your oncology patients and communication within your healthcare team.
Registration | Pricing | Deadline |
Early Bird | $65 | November 7, 2024 |
Advanced | $90 | January 7, 2025 |
Final | $115 | February 7, 2025 |
Student/Fellows* | FREE | February 7, 2025 |
Industry Employee** registration is location-based pricing +$400
Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
*Student is defined as currently enrolled in an advanced learning institution and/or studying in order to enter a particular profession. If you would like to attend as a Student, please contact info@horizoncme.com for further information.
**Defined as anyone employed by a drug, device, or diagnostic company. The primary goal of the conference is to educate practicing clinicians on the latest advances and strategies in the care of cancer patients. Because space is limited and to ensure sufficient seats are available for clinicians, Industry Employees may register as an attendee only if you have a clinical title (NP, PharmD, MD, PA, etc).
Course Overview
The APP Oncology Summit is a two-day conference designed to provide advanced practice providers (APPs) with the latest evidence-based strategies to optimize care and outcomes for patients with cancer. This conference is planned with and for advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, pharmacists, and nurse specialists) and is a collaborative effort of oncology clinicians from multiple organizations in each community.
The APP Oncology Summit offers a unique opportunity for APPs from various healthcare teams in the community to collaborate, learn from each other and national faculty, and share best practices on a range of issues related to the care of cancer patients.
Intended Learners
APP Oncology Summits are developed with and for advanced practice providers including NPs, PAs, pharmacists, and nurses.
As part of the multidisciplinary team in the care of cancer patients, students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of cancer patients are also welcome to attend.
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Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please note: times are subject to change. Please check the syllabus for the most current version of the agenda upon arriving at the summit.
All Times Listed are for the Eastern Standard Time Zone
Friday, February 7, 2025 | |
7:00am | Check-in and Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
8:00am | Horizon CME App Overview |
8:05am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
8:10am | (01A) The Ongoing Evolution of Cancer Drug Therapy: What Will Impact Your Practice Today and In the Near Future? (Solid) » TBA (01A) The Ongoing Evolution of Cancer Drug Therapy: What Will Impact Your Practice Today and In the Near Future? (Heme) » TBA |
9:10am | (02A) Lung Cancer » TBA (02B) ALL - NCCN guidelines, treatment, and changes » TBA |
9:55am | Break | Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
10:25am | (03A) Sexual Disfunction / Sexual Activity / Sexual Intimacy / Relationship Building in Cancer Patients » TBA |
11:10am | (04A) MDS » TBA |
11:55am | Gather Lunch |
12:00pm | Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by TBA » TBA |
12:45pm | After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit |
1:10pm | Message from the Cancer Charities |
1:10pm | (05A) Nutrition for Cancer Patients » TBA |
1:55pm | Break - Trivia for Charity in Exhibit Hall |
2:20pm | (06A) Survivorship » TBA |
3:10pm | (07A) Squamous Cell and Basal Cell Skin Carcinomas » TBA (07B) TBA » TBA |
3:55pm | (08A) Fertility Preservation » TBA |
4:40pm | Network Reception |
6:00pm | Dinner Invite - Sponsored by TBA » TBA |
Saturday, February 8, 2025 | |
7:00am | Check-in & Exhibit Hall Open |
7:50am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
7:55am | (09A) TBA » TBA |
8:40am | Gather for Breakfast |
8:45am | Morning Breakfast Symposium - Sponsored by TBA » TBA |
9:30am | Transition Break |
9:35am | (10A) TBA » TBA |
10:20am | Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
10:55am | (11A) TBA » TBA |
11:40am | (12A) TBA » Lisa Ovesen, MSN, APRN - Nurse Practitioner Oncology Hematology Care |
12:25pm | Gather Lunch |
12:30pm |
Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by TBA » TBA |
1:15pm | Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall |
1:30pm | (13A) TBA » TBA |
2:15pm | (14A) Chemotherapy - Writing Workshop » TBA |
3:15pm | Closing Remarks |
We want to ensure that your time at the APPOS Atlanta 2025 conference is convenient and memorable. Staying at our host hotel provides a hassle-free experience and puts you at the heart of the activity surrounding the conference.
Booking Deadline: January 25, 2025
Room rates: $179
Dates for discounted rates: January 25, 2025
Parking: $55 Valet or use the following parking map & pricing for nearby parking starting at $25 per day: https://spothero.com/search?kind=destination&id=71838&spot-id=23976&view=dl&starts=2024-09-06T06%3A00&ends=2024-09-06T18%3A30
Disclaimer:
All reservations must be booked using the link above before the closing date listed. Overnight accommodation, parking, and resort fees will revert back to standard hotel pricing outside of the dates above. A set number of rooms have been blocked off for the discounted pricing. If all of those rooms have already been booked, discounted pricing may not be available for additional rooms or accommodations.
Please click here to book your reservation!
Planning Committee Members
Angelica Epps, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Atlanta Cancer Care
Atlanta, GA
Angelica Epps received a BS in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA in 2009. She then went on to obtain her BSN degree from NYU Rory Myers College of Nursing in New York, NY 2012. She began her nursing career in Greenville, NC at Vidant Medical Center on a Medical Oncology unit for two and a half years. She then transitioned back to Atlanta, GA in 2015 and continued her nursing career on the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit for an additional four and a half years. During this time, she earned a MSN-FNP degree from Maryville University in St. Louis MO; receiving her certification with American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Since 2020, Angelica worked as a nurse practitioner on the BMT unit at Northside Hospital until December 2022. She transitioned to an outpatient NP role in January 2023 with Atlanta Cancer Care; an affiliate of the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute. She is BMTCN certified, and a member of UAPRN and AANP. Her areas of interest include: hematology/oncology, sickle cell anemia, benign hematology, stem cell transplant, CAR-T cell therapy, and immunotherapy.
Kennon McCollum, DNP, FNP-C, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, GA
Kennon McCollum is a community based oncology nurse practitioner oncology nurse practitioner. Kennon holds degrees from the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and obtained his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from The University of Alabama School of Nursing in 2013. Dr. McCollum has also served as adjunct clinical faculty for Emory University, Georgia State University, University of Southern Alabama, DeKalb Community College Schools of Nursing, and the University of Alabama DNP program. Additionally, Dr. McCollum has published cancer related articles in oncology peer reviewed nursing journals, and has authored chapters in a chemotherapy textbook. Kennon is also a nationally recognized chemotherapy nurse educator and serves on several industry sponsored chemotherapy speakers bureaus and advisory panels. In 2016 Kennon was inducted into the International Nurses Association and was recognized as one the top Nurse Practitioners in the State of Georgia. Kennon provides care to all cancer and hematology patients, and has special interests in the hematologic cancers, cancer survivorship; and currently serves as the survivorship coordinator for Georgia Cancer Specialists.
Danielle Roberts, PA-C
APP Education Lead,
Co-Director Hematology/Oncology APP Fellowship
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Danielle Roberts a physician assistant with the Bone Marrow Transplant team at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She currently serves as the Associate Chief of Education for the Winship Cancer Institute and the Co-Director of the Winship APP Fellowship. Danielle earned her Master’s in Medical Science from Emory University School of Medicine. She chose to pursue her career in oncology after losing her best friend to Breast Cancer at a young age.
Available Credit
- 9.00 ACPE PharmacyThe Washington State Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This conference is approved for up to 9.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.
This activity is approved for up to 9.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. ACPE#: 0130-9999-21--L01-P | Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Fri, 02/07/2025 - 4:00am-Sat, 02/08/2025 - 11:20am The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education. NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP eProfile ID and DOB (in MMDD format)] within the evaluation, in order to receive credit for participating in this CPE activity. Following the activity’s end date, there is a maximum of 60 days allowed to upload the CPE information to the CPE Monitor. WSPA will upload the CPE information to the CPE monitor 50 days after the activity - please check your CPE Monitor at this time to ensure the CPE is uploaded in your profile. If you encounter any CPE problems, please contact WSPA at 425- 228-7171 - 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 9.00 ANCCThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 9.00 credit.
- 4.00 PharmacologyThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 4.00 credit.