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APPOS Philadelphia 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 | June 18, 2025 |
| Advanced | $90 | August 18, 2025 |
| Final | $115 | September 18, 2025 |
| Student/Fellows* | FREE | September 18, 2025 |
Industry Employee** registration is current price +$400
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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Please note: times are subject to change. Please check the syllabus for the most current version of the agenda upon arriving at the summit. Commercial Support: This activity is supported in part by independent medical education grants from SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., Genentech, a member of the Roche Group and GE HEALTHCARE, INC.
All Times Listed are for the Eastern Standard Time Zone
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | |
| 2:00pm | Check-In & Refreshments Available in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:50pm | Horizon CME App Overview |
| 2:55pm | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
| 3:00pm | (01) Overview of Neuro Oncology » Kaileen M. Bevenour, PA-C - Physician Assistant Penn Medicine |
| 3:45pm | (02) Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) » Rebecca Wildman Repetti, ANP-BC, AOCNP - Clinical Trials Nurse Practitioner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| 4:30pm | Message from the Cancer Charities |
| 4:45pm | Break - Trivia for Charity in Exhibit Hall |
| 5:05pm | (03) Targeting Soft-Tissue Tumors: Advances in the Management of Desmoid Tumors and TGCT » TBA |
| 6:05pm | Gather for Dinner |
| 6:10pm | Buffet Dinner & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by Incyte » TBA |
| 6:55pm | (04) Benign Heme » Mark Attilio, PharmD, BCOP - Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Classical Hematology Thomas Jefferson University |
| 7:40pm | Network Reception |
Friday, September 19, 2025 | |
| 7:00am | Check-In & Breakfast Available in Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00am | Horizon CME App Overview |
| 8:05am | Welcome, Introductions, & CE Housekeeping |
| 8:10am | (05) Navigating Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Oncology: APP Roles, Resources and Billing » Anne Feaster, DNP, ANP-BC, CRNP - Nurse Practitioner Alliance Cancer Specialists |
| 8:55am | Gather for Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Breakfast Non-CE Symposium Sponsored By Pfizer Oncology » TBA |
| 9:45am | Transition Break |
| 10:00am | (06) Emerging Treatment Approaches for HR-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer » Nina Balanchivadze, MD, FACP - Hematologist/Oncologist Virginia Oncology Associates |
| 11:00am | (07) Myeloma » Patricia Mangan, CRNP - Nurse Practitioner Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:45am | Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00pm | (08) APP Panel - Overall Psychiatric Care » Moderator: Karon Martyn, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP - Nurse Practitioner Jefferson Health/Abington Memorial Hospital » Beth C. Smith, DNP, MBA, CRNP, PMHNP-BC - Lead Advanced Practice Provider for Acute Medicine and Oncology Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Fox Chase Cancer Center » Joshua Oderanti, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC - Doctor of Nursing Practice Astera Cancer Care and Restored Mental Health Services » TBA |
| 12:45pm | Gather Lunch |
| 12:50pm | Buffet Lunch & Non-CME/CE Presentation Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb » TBA |
| 1:35pm | After Lunch Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 1:55pm | (09) Ongoing Advances in Cancer Drug Therapy: New Agents, Expanded Indications, and Strategies for Optimizing Treatment » Gloria Espinosa, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, MAT - Advanced Patient Care Pharmacist, Oncology Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals |
| 2:40pm | (10) Survivorship with Younger Generation - "Special Concerns for the AYA population" » Meghan Coleman DNP, RN, CRNP AOCNP ACHPN - Adult Oncology Nurse Practitioner Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Abington Jefferson Health » Emily Jacobson, PA-C, MSPAS - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Lehigh Valley Health Network |
| 3:25pm | Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:40pm | (11) Out with the Old, In with the Cells? Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (CAR-T) vs. Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) in Lymphoma » Danielle Bull, CRNP, FNP-BC - Advanced Practice Clinician Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| 4:25pm | (12) Biomarker - Academic vs Community setting / how & why we test and barriers » Moderator: Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO - Nurse Practitioner Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania » Susan La Salle, RN, MSN, OCN - Oncology Nurse Navigator Jefferson Abington Asplundh Cancer Pavilion » Kurt Schalper, MD, PhD - Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine Yale School of Medicine » TBA |
| 5:25pm | Adjourn |
We want to ensure that your time at the 2025 APPOS Philadelphia 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 Accommodations: Dates for discounted rates: September 17-19, 2025
Discounted Booking Deadline: August 17, 2025
Click here to book your room today!
Room rate: $289
Parking: Discounted valet parking at $16.00 daily rate up to 6 hrs and $25.00 overnight; valet parking is first, come first serve, exclusive of taxes.
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
- 8.50 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 8.50 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association.
This activity is approved for up to 8.50 credit by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. Activity Type: Live| Start/End date: Thu, 09/18/2025 - 4:00am-Fri, 09/19/2025 - 1:30pm 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 60 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 - 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 8.50 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 8.50 credit.
- 3.00 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. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 3.00 credit.