
Oncology 102: An In-Depth Hematology and Oncology Review for Advanced Practice Providers (On-Demand) 2026
Oncology 102: An In-Depth Hematology and Oncology Review for Advanced Practice Providers (On-Demand) 2026
To meet the cancer care needs of all patients, advanced practice providers (APPs), whose education and training focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and primary care medical management, have been increasingly sought-after to fill this shortage. However, many new APPs have little background and training in oncology. As a result, oncology practices need to provide new staff with an onboarding program to help further their knowledge of hematology and oncology.
To assist APPs in their new careers in oncology-based practices, Horizon CME, in partnership with APAO, has developed “Oncology 102: An In-Depth Hematology and Oncology Review for Advanced Practice Providers.” In this on-demand program, clinicians will gain a greater understanding of cancer treatment, cancer therapies, side effects, supportive care strategies, palliative care, and more. Expert faculty will provide a detailed review of treatment strategies for hematologic disorders and solid malignancies. Participation in the program will allow APPs to build upon the foundational knowledge acquired in Oncology 101 and provide APPs with a deeper understanding of the cancer treatment strategies they need to support and care for cancer patients as part of the multidisciplinary oncology care team.
Learning Objectives.
- Outline strategies for the treatment of common solid and hematologic malignancies, including emerging and targeted therapies.
- Summarize the role of genetics, molecular testing, and biomarkers in guiding cancer care
- Implement palliative care, pain management, and supportive care strategies for patients with cancer, including survivorship and quality-of-life considerations.
- Discuss strategies for the administration and management of chemotherapy and other systemic therapies.
- Identify and appropriately manage immune-related adverse events and therapy-specific toxicities.
- Recognize and treat the adverse effects associated with radiation oncology effectively.
- Appreciate the role of multidisciplinary care, including surgical interventions, in optimizing patient outcomes
Target Audience
This activity is intended for oncology nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, nurse navigators, medical assistants, and other healthcare providers involved in the care of cancer patients.
Presented By
Commercial Support: This educational activity is supported by independent medical education grants from GSK and Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
(01) Biomarker Testing 36:10 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD - Vice-Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology Director, Phase 1 Developmental Therapeutics Program Director, Medical Oncology Melanoma Program Fox Chase Cancer Center
(02) Patience and Understanding: Palliative Care for the APP 68:04 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Alicia M. Rigby, MSN, RN, APRN, AOCNP - University of California, Davis
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion - (01) - (02) 3:25 minutes (0.00 Credit)
(03) Pain Management: An Integral Component of Caring for the Oncology Patient 57:05 minutes (1 Credit)
» Tanya Uritsky, PharmD, BCPP - Opioid Stewardship Coordinator PGY2 Pain Management & Palliative Care Residency Program Director Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
(04) What is Chemotherapy 55:01 minutes (0.75 Credit)
» Sandra Cuellar, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FASHP - University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion (03) - (04) 2:29 minutes (0.00 Credit)
(05) Modern Management of Melanoma: Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Focus 31:12 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Suzanne McGettigan, CRNP, ANP-BC, AOCN - Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Abramson Cancer Center Associate Director of Clinical Services, Tara Miller Melanoma Center University of Pennsylvania Health System
(06) Identification and Management of Immune Related Adverse Events 30:24 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Jennifer Brownell, PharmD - Ambulatory pharmacy manager Clearview Cancer Institute
(07) Deciphering Radiation Oncology: A Deeper Dive into Tumor-Specific Strategies and Technological Innovations 49:30 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Bridgett Harr, CNP - Nurse Practitioner Cleveland Clinic
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion (05) - (07) 9:34 minutes (0.25 Credit)
(08) Neuro-Oncology for the APP: What is Going on Up There? 37:39 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Vanessa Nevins, PA-C, RDMS, RT - Oncology Physician Assistant Yale New Haven Smilow Cancer Hospital
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion (08) 11:06 minutes (0.25 Credit)
(09) Breast Oncology: Awareness and Current Knowledge 58:39 minutes (1 Credit)
» Kayla Freeman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C - Breast Oncology Nurse Practitioner Emory Winship Cancer Institute
(10) Gastric Cancer: A Review of Current and Emerging Treatment Modalities 29:52 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Sujata Kane, MS, RD, PA-C - Physician Assistant Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion (10) 4:54 minutes (0.25 Credit)
(11) Lung Cancer: Updates and Advancements 52:58 minutes
» Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP - Nurse Practitioner, Thoracic Medical Oncology Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
(12) Updates in Treating and Managing Patients with Prostate, Bladder and Renal Cell Carcinoma 58:30 minutes (1 Credit)
» Michael Lai ARNPP - Nurse Practitioner Seattle Cancer Care Alliance 28:07 minutes
» Laura S. Wood, RN, MSN, OCN - Cleveland Clinic 30:23 minutes
Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion (11) - (12) 10:28 minutes (0.25 Credit)
(13) Head and Neck Cancer: Diagnosis, Staging, and Management 63:23 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Kristin M. Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP - Medical Oncology Siteman Cancer Center Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine
(14) Colorectal and Gastric Cancer: Current Treatments, and Emerging Therapies 50:48 minutes (0.75 Credit)
» Sujata Kane, MS, RD, PA-C - Physician Assistant Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
(13 - 14) Stump the Faculty - Panel Q&A Discussion 13:18 minutes
(15) Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma 57:29 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Katie L. Green, CRNP, MSN - NP, Medical Oncology Abramson Cancer Center 21:05 minutes
» Taylor Aldridge, MMS, PA-C - PA, Division of Surgical Oncology, Stanford University 36:24 minutes
(16) Gynecologic Malignancies: Clinical Pearls 33:31 minutes (1 Credit)
» Rachel Frankenthal, PA-C, MPH, MSCP - Gynecologic Oncology Physician Associate UCLA Health
Stump the Faculty - (15) - (16) 2:47 minutes (0.00 Credit)
(17) A Deep Dive into Multiple Myeloma 61:22 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, FAAN - Nurse Practitioner Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Cleveland Clinic
» Taylor Aldridge, MMS, PA-C - Physician Assistant, Division of Surgical Oncology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Stanford University
Stump the Faculty - (17) 14:26 minutes (0.25 Credit)
(18) Advances in CLL for the Clinical Oncology APP 31:28 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Lisa Nodzon PhD, APRN, AOCNP - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Moffitt Cancer Center
(19) Follicular Lymphoma for the Clinical Oncology APP 26:36 minutes (0.50 Credit)
» Amy Goodrich, RN, MSN, CRNP - Nurse Practitioner Johns Hopkins
Stump the Faculty - (18) - (19) 5:27 minutes (0.00 Credit)
(20) Understanding and Managing Acute Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and Myelofibrosis 50:28 minutes (0.75 Credit)
» Jennie M. Goble, PA-C - Physician Assistant Mayo Clinic
(21) Benign Heme 58:57 minutes (1.00 Credit)
» Christopher D'Andrea, PA-C - Cleveland Clinic
(22) An Update of Current Treatment Options for Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma 50:48 minutes (0.75) Credit
» Christopher D'Andrea, PA-C - Cleveland Clinic
(23) Sexuality 67:22 minutes (1.25 Credit)
» Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN - AASECT-Certified Sexuality Counselor CancerCare Manitoba
Planning Committee

Beth Faiman, PHD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, FAAN
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner, Thoracic Medical Oncology
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Val R. Adams, PharmD, FCCP, FHOPA, BCOP
Associate Professor, Oncology Specialist
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Leigh Ann Childress MSN, NP, AOCNP
Director of Advanced Practice
Clearview Cancer Institute
Huntsville, AL

Danielle Roberts PA-C
Physician assistant with the Bone Marrow Transplant team
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Faculty

Anthony J Olszanski, RPh, MD
Physician
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Alicia M. Rigby MSN, RN, APRN, AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
UC Davis Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

Tanya Uritsky PharmD, BCPP
Opioid Stewardship Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Philadelphia, PA

Greata Russler, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Kathryn Green, CRNP, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Rachel Frankenthal, PA-C
Physician Assistant
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA

Jennie M. Goble, PA-C
Instructor in Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Marianne Davies, DNP, ACNP, AOCNP, FAAN
Nurse Practitioner
Yale-New Haven Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

Suzanne McGettigan CRNP
Oncology Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Manager of Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Bridget Harr CNP
Nurse Practitioner
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Taylor Aldridge
Physician Assistant
Standford Healthcare
Standford, CA

Vanessa Nevins, PA-C, RDMS, RT
Physician Assistant
Yale New Haven Smilow Cancer Hospital
New Haven, CT

Krisin Daily, MSN, ANP-BC AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
St. Louis School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Kayla Freeman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA

Lauren Imboden
Physician Assistant
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC
Amitkumar Mehta, MD
Physician
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Ann Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN, AASECT-Certified Sexuality Counselor
Nurse
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada

Donna Catamero, ANP-BC, OCN, CCRC
Nurse Practitioner
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Sandra Cuellar, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FASHP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Chicago, IL

Amy Goodrich, RN, MSN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD

Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN
Nurse
Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH

Peter Hakos, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Lisa Nodzon PhD, APRN, AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Sujata Kane, MS, RD, PA-C
Nurse Practitioner
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous.
All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.
Planners
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Other Contributors
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Faculty, Authors, and Content Developers Disclosures
- Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD discloses advisory board with BMS, Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, Eisai, Nectar, InstillBio but these relationships have ended and contracted research with Alkermes, antegene, Elucida, Eutilex, GSK, HiFiBio, Immatics during the past 24 months.
- Suzanne McGettigan, CRNP discloses speaker’s bureau with BMS, Regeneron, Merck, Pfizer during the past 24 months.
- Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP discloses speaker’s bureau with Merck Takeda, AstraZeneca, Jazz Amgen and advisory boards with Abbvie and Janssen during the past 24 months.
- Greta Russler, MSN, FNP-BC discloses advisory boards with BMS during the past 24 months.
- Laura S. Wood, RN, MSN, OCN discloses speaker’s bureau with AVEO, BMS, Exelixis, EMD, Serono, Merck, Pfizer during the past 24 months.
- Kristin M. Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP discloses advisory boards with Eisai but this relationship has ended during the past 24 months.
- Kathryn L. Green, CRNP, MSN discloses speaker’s bureau with AstraZeneca and advisory boards with AadiBio during the past 24 months.
- Rachel Frankenthal, PA-C discloses advisory boards with Immunogen and GSK but these relationships have ended during the past 24 months.
- Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, FAAN discloses Advisory Board and Consulting Fee with Janssen, Sanofi, Karyopharm during the past 24 months.
- Donna Catamero, ANP-BC, OCN, CCRC discloses speaker’s bureau with speaker’s bureau with Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, and advisory boards with Johnson and Johnson, Legend, Sanofi, Pfizer, BMS, and consulting fees with Johnson and Johnson during the past 24 months.
- Lisa Nodzon PhD, APRN, AOCNP discloses Speaker’s Bureau with Pharmacyclics AstraZeneca and Speaker’s Bureau with Takeda and Genentech/AbbVie but that relationship has ended.Advisory Board with BeiGene; Pharmacyclics, Novartis and Consulting Fee with AstraZeneca; AbbVie during the past 24 months.
- Amy Goodrich, RN, MSN, CRNP discloses advisory boards with Abbvie, AstraZeneca, BieGene, Fresenuis during the past 24 months.
- Peter Hakos, PA-C – discloses stock ownership with Pfizer and AbbVie during the past 24 months.
- Lauren Imboden, PA-C discloses advisory boards with Sanofi and Genzyme but this relationship has ended during the past 24 months.
- Amitkumar Mehta, MD discloses speaker’s bureau with Incyte/Morphosys, BeiGen, Ipsen, consulting fees with Gilead, Seattle Genetics, Incyte, and contracted research with Incyte, Takeda, forty-seven inc/Gilead during the past 24 months.
Planners:
- Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, FAAN discloses consulting fees with Amgen, BMS, Janssen, Pfizer, and Karyopharm during the past 24 months.
- Val R. Adams, PharmD, FCCP, FHOPA, BCOP discloses contracted research with BMS during the past 24 months.
- Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP discloses advisory boards with Amgen, BMS, Janssen, Pfizer, Karyopharm, Abbvie, and Janssen during the past 24 months.
- Leigh Ann Childress, MSN, NP, AOCNP discloses speaker’s bureau with AstraZeneca, Seagen, Sobi, Merck, Amgen during the past 24 months.
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Available Credit
- 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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- 19.25 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 19.25 credit.
- 2.25 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 2.25 credit.
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