APPOS Boston 2025

Waltham, MA US
March 14, 2025 to March 15, 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$65December 14, 2024
Advanced$90February 14, 2025
Final$115March 14, 2025
Student/Fellows*FREEMarch 14, 2025

REFUND POLICY

Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.


ATTENTION: PLEASE BE ADVISED!!!

Horizon CME at APPOS Boston 2025 can only accept a limited number of Industry Pharma/Med Device Company Employees**; at this time, we have exceeded the number of Industry Employees we can take. 

For Industry employees who would like to be added to a waiting list, email [email protected], and we will let you know 60 days before the event if any space is available for you to register.

If you register as a learner at this event and it is discovered that you are an Industry Pharma/Med Device company employee, your registration will be cancelled, and NO REFUND will be issued. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

**Defined as anyone employed by a drug, device, or diagnostic company. We allow Industry Professionals to register for our conferences unless you are employed in a sales role with your company. Please note that we will accept a limited number of Industry Professionals (excluding sales) to each conference.

*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 [email protected] for further information.

 

Horizon CME will NOT provide international travelers with an invitation letter to attend this in-person activity. If you reside outside the United States or Canada and register and pay for this event, AND you are unable to obtain a visa to attend, no refund will be issued.

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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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The 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 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.

    This activity is approved for up to 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. ACPE#: 0130-9999-21--L01-P | Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Fri, 03/14/2025 - 4:00am-Sat, 03/15/2025 - 12:00pm 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
  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 10.00 ANCC
    This 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 10.00 credit.
  • 4.25 Pharmacology
    This 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 4.25 credit.
Course opens: 
10/03/2023
Course expires: 
04/16/2025
Event starts: 
03/14/2025 - 4:00am PDT
Event ends: 
03/15/2025 - 12:00pm PDT
Cost:
$90.00
Rating: 
0

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 Daylight Time Zone

Friday, March 14, 2025

7:00amRegistration Open & Breakfast Available in Exhibit Hall
8:00amHorizon CME App Overview
8:05amWelcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping
8:10am(01A) CAR-T Cell Therapy: The Moving Target of Oncology and Beyond
» Meaghan Ekstrom, NP - Hematology, Oncology Nurse Practitioner Cellular Therapy Nurse Practitioner Massachusetts General Hospital
8:55am (02A) Cancer Survivorship: Care Beyond Diagnosis and Treatment
» Abigail Slate Ciampa, MSN, APRN-BC - Nurse Practitioner Adult Survivorship Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:40amBreak | Refreshments in Exhibit Hall
10:10am (03) Targeting Soft-Tissue Tumors: Advances in the Management of Desmoid Tumors and TGCT
» Candace Haddox, MD - Medical Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
11:10am (04A) Getting into the Weeds: A Comprehensive Guide to the Benefits, Risks, and Evidence for Cannabis in the Oncology setting
» Daniel S. Glidden, MS, PA-C - Integrative Oncology Physician Assistant The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies & Healthy Living Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
11:55amGather Lunch
12:00pm#1 Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by AbbVie: CCL
» MELISSA LARAMIE MSN, APRN, CLNC, OCN

#2 Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by AstraZeneca Clinical Insights From Adapted Patient Cases: The Journey From Diagnosis Through CALQUENCE Treatment  
» TBA
12:45pm After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit
1:00pm(05) Ongoing Advances in Cancer Drug Therapy: New Agents, Expanded Indications, and Strategies for Optimizing Treatment
» Sydney Smith, PharmD, BCOP - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Breast Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1:45pm (06A) Managing fear and insomnia in cancer survivors: Evidence-based techniques for your patients
» Daniel Hall, PhD - Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry Mass General Psychology
2:30pmMessage from the Charities
2:45pmTrivia for Charity Break in Exhibit Hall
3:05pm (07A) “APP, put an APB on the NGS !”    How to achieve best outcomes for your patients with lung cancer in 2025
» Christopher G. Azzoli, MD - Director of Thoracic Oncology Associate Professor of Medicine Brown University Health Cancer Institute

(07B) Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Disease Overview and Review of Current Management
» Inna Yakirevich, NP - Nurse Practitioner Hematology and Oncology Brown University Health Cancer Institute
3:50pm Network Reception
6:30pm Dinner invite sponsored by TBA

Saturday, March 15, 2025

7:00amCheck-in & Exhibit Hall Open
7:30amHorizon CME APP Overview
7:35am Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping
7:50Am (08A) Sickle Cell Disease: Optimizing Outcomes through Equitable Care
» Patrick Thomas McGann, MD, PhD - Director of Hemoglobinopathies Program Pediatrics Hasbro Children's Hospital Brown University Health Cancer Institute
8:40am Gather for Breakfast
8:45am#1 Morning Breakfast Buffet sponsored by Pfizer Oncology
» TBA

#2 Morning Breakfast Buffet sponsored by Sumitomo 
» TBA
9:35amTransition Break
9:40am (09A) Palliative Care and Pain Management for Patients with Cancer
» Dana L. Guyer, MD - Palliative Care Physician Director of Supportive Care Hospice and Palliative Medicine Brown University Health Cancer Institute
10:25am Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall
11:00am(10A) Striking a Balance: Managing Immunotherapy-related AKI
» Harish Shanthanu Seethapathy, MD - Nephrology
Assistant Physician Instructor Harvard Medical School MGH Department of Medicine
11:45am(11A) Personalized Cancer Therapy in Precision Medicine: The Expanding Role of Pharmacogenomics in Oncology
» Leila Rostamnjad, PharmD, BCOP - Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services Solid Tumor Clinical Pharmacy Specialist of Thoracic Oncology and Symptom Management Dana- Farber Cancer Insitute
12:30pm Gather Lunch
12:35pmBuffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by  Amgen- Breakthrough Innovation: The First and Only Bispecific T-cell Engager (BiTE®) Therapy for 2L+ Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC)
» TBA
1:20pmDessert Break in Exhibit Hall
1:35pm(12A) Myeloma Bispecifics: Double Trouble
» Shahrier Hossain, PharmD, BCOP - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Myeloma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2:20pm(13A) Tumor Board: Breast
» Sabrina Witherby, MD - Breast Oncologist Hematologist-Oncologist Brown Health Cancer Institute
» Allegra Bernardo Matook, MPAS, PA-C - Breast and Gynecologic Malignancies Brown University Health Cancer Institute Rhode Island Hospital
» Gillian Serino, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP - Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner  Director of Advanced Practice Nursing Breast Oncology Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
» Jennifer A McKenna, MSN, AOCNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Breast Oncology Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
3:20pm Closing Remarks
The Westin Waltham Boston
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United States
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We want to ensure that your time at the 2025 APPOS Boston 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.

Overnight AccommodationsDiscounted booking closes on: Reservations must be received on or before February 14, 2025

Dates for discounted rates: March 13-14, 2025

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Room rate: TBA

Parking: TBA

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.

Available Credit

  • 10.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The 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 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.

    This activity is approved for up to 10.00 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. ACPE#: 0130-9999-21--L01-P | Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Fri, 03/14/2025 - 4:00am-Sat, 03/15/2025 - 12:00pm 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
  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 10.00 ANCC
    This 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 10.00 credit.
  • 4.25 Pharmacology
    This 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 4.25 credit.

Price

Cost:
$90.00
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