Collaborate, Network, and Learn

The 4-day hybrid event is packed with opportunities to connect with peers, meet members of the AONN+ Leadership Council and/or Committee Chairs, share best practices and gain fresh ideas and perspective for your own practice and career, and get a glimpse of the latest innovations from exhibitors to aid in providing optimal patient care.

Our agenda includes informative sessions on disease state discussions and practical solutions to daily navigation challenges, and accredited content.

Agenda subject to change.

Wednesday, May 17

Thursday, May 18

Friday, May 19

Saturday, May 20

Sunday, May 21

Registration

Registration includes meals across all conference dates, access to all educational sessions and respective slide deck presentations, entry to the exhibit hall and networking receptions, and a certificate of completion that can be presented to your employer for proof of attendance.

Pricing

Location

Hoteling

Conference attendees are eligible to receive the discounted daily room rate of $229 + tax. To take advantage of the AONN+ group rate, please click on the button below.

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Transportation

The Omni ChampionsGate is 26 miles (~35 minutes) from the Orlando International Airport.

Associated Transportation provides direct service from Orlando International Airport to the resort with no additional hotel stops. Twenty-four-hour advance reservations are required and can be made online or by calling 407-423-5566.

• Roundtrip shuttle service: $45 per person ($30 per child, age 11 and under)
• One-way shuttle service: $25 per person ($20 per child, age 11 and under)
• Scheduled shuttle service to Walt Disney World^® Theme Parks (3-hour advance reservation required) complimentary
• Town car service: $89 one way

Transportation from Orlando International Airport:

• Taxi service: Approximately $65 one way

Transportation to Orlando International Airport:

• Town car service: $69 one way

Complimentary scheduled shuttle transportation is provided to 4 Walt Disney World^® Theme Parks. Three hours’ advance notice is required and may be scheduled online or at the Concierge Desk, 407-238-6505. This is a direct service, with no additional hotel stops, provided by Associated Transportation.

About the Scholarship Program

The AONN+ scholarship program provides scholarships for navigators, social workers, physicians, and administrators to attend the AONN+ annual conference. Scholarships help fund travel, hotel, and registration. Eligibility is based on financial need and navigation involvement. We encourage applications from all ages, geographic locations, and experience levels. Applications for the scholarship fund will be open February 10 through March 10.

Donate to the Fund

Generous donations from AONN+ members have helped attendees participate in both Midyear and Annual conferences who otherwise would not have had the means to do so. We invite you to help champion inclusivity within navigation by donating to the AONN+ sponsorship. One hundred percent of your donation to the AONN+ Conference Scholarship fund will help fund travel, hotel, and registration.

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Health & Safety

The safety of our members and staff is our top priority. AONN+ is committed to upholding the highest standards of health and safety by ensuring our events run in accordance with the latest governmental guidance. We are excited to host the AONN+ Midyear Conference in person and we thank you in advance for helping foster a safe and healthy environment while attending our events. If you reside in the United States, please continue to follow CDC guidelines. If you are outside of the United States, please follow country-specific COVID-19 guidelines.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)

Target Audience

This educational initiative is intended for hematology/oncology nurse navigators, patient navigators, and social workers whose focus is on cancer care and survivorship. It will also be useful for nurse practitioners, oncology nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in managing patients with cancer.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Evaluate best practices in survivorship, nutritional support, chronic disease management, and psychosocial care for cancer patients
• Discuss the importance of cancer patient diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trial enrollment
• Incorporate health equity standards in nurse and patient navigation models
• Incorporate information regarding various navigation models and best practices to advance the role of navigators throughout the entire continuum of cancer care, to achieve improved quality of care
• Implement AONN+-standardized navigation metrics and taskforce standards, and define how navigation provides added value in cancer care
• Integrate new innovations in technology in oncology nurse navigation
• Develop collaborative relationships among clinical and community stakeholders in providing integrated care for cancer patients

Faculty

Billie Lynn Allard, MS, RN, FAAN,
Administrative Consultant for Population Health and Transitions of Care; Co-Founder, Co-Program Director of ACCCNN (Association of Chronic and Complex Care Nurse Navigators), Southwest Vermont Health Care; ACCCNN

Mary Anderson, BSN, RN, OCN,
Senior Manager of Nursing Initiatives, NCODA

Debbie Bickes, MN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Coordinator, Oncology Navigation, Northside Hospital

Ginger Blackmon, PharmD,
Assistant Director of Clinical Initiatives, NCODA

Stephanie Bonfilio, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Oncology Navigation Manager, St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH,
President, Native American Cancer Initiatives, Incorporation (NACI)

Katelyn Carey, BSN, RN,
Nurse Educator, Author, Speaker, Beauty After Breast Cancer

Andrea Dwyer, BS,
Program Director, Instructor, Colorado School of Public Health; University of Colorado Cancer Center

Jennifer Edwards, BSN, RN, OCN, LSSGB,
Interim RN Director of BUMGP Clinical Services & Department of RN Navigators – Banner Health; Co-Founder, Co-Program Director of ACCCNN (Association of Chronic and Complex Care Nurse Navigators), ACCCNN and Banner University Medical Center

Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH,
Senior Scientist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia & Fox Chase Cancer Center

Emily Gentry, BSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN,
Executive Director, Strategy & Operations, Amplity/AONN+ Leadership

Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, HON-ONN-CG, CBCN, AOCN,
AONN+ Program Director; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship and CONQUER, AONN+

Christopher Gosselin, RN, MBA,
Nurse Manager Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic

Mike Harris, MBA,
COO, TriCan Health, LLC

Jordan Henderson, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Director of Program Development, Amplity/AONN+ Leadership

Patricia Johnson, RN, OCN, CBCN, ONN-CG,
Oncology Care Coordinator, Lung Cancer Navigator

Rifeta Kajdic-Hodzic, BA,
Oncology Program Manager, ACCC

Mark Liu, MHA,
Senior Director of Oncology Strategy, Transformations and Analytics, Mount Sinai Health System

Beth Matthews, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Division Navigation Director, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute/North Carolina Division

Alison McDaniel, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Manager of Navigation, Oshner Health

Lauren Mckee, BA, OPN-CG,
Oncology Patient Resources Specialist, Northside Hospital

Pam Profusek, MS, RN,
Nurse Educator, AstraZeneca

Peg Rummel, RN, MHA, OCN, ONN-CG,
Oncology Nurse Navigator, Abramson Cancer Center

Mary Salazar, DNP, MSN, ANP-BC, RN,
Director, Oncology Patient Experience and Assistant Professor Division of Medical Oncology, UT Health San Antonio, MD Anderson – Mays Cancer Center

Heather Sheaffer, DSW, LCSW, FACHE,
Director, Patient and Family Services, Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center

Lori Schneider,
Oncology Operation Manager, Green Bay Oncology & ACCC

Daniel Sherman, MA, LPC,
Founder, The Navectis Group

Kelley Simpson, MBA,
Director/Leader Chartis Oncology Solutions Practice, Chartis

Kristin Siyahian,
VP, Editorial Director, Amplity Health

Tricia Strusowski, MS, RN,
Independent Oncology Contractor, Independent

Ammaiyah Todd, BSN, BSHA, MBA, RRT, RN, CBIS,
Assistant Clinical Nurse Coordinator and Charge Respiratory Therapist, Craig Hospital

Kaitlyn Umphrey, RN, BSN, OCN, ONN-CG,
Oncology Nurse Navigator, Cancer Center Manager, Jefferson Cary Cancer Center of Cary Medical Center

Jennifer West, RN, BSN, CCRC, ONN-CG,
Clinical Trials Nurse Navigator, UF Health Cancer Center

Wanda Wilt, RN, BSN,
VP of Customer Success, PPS Analytics/Specialty Networks

Jason Zimmerman, BSN, RN, OCN,
Clinical Financial Facilitator, Trinity Health Saint Mary’s Grand Rapids

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

PACE requires planners, faculty, and others who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial relationships they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PACE policy. PACE is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+). PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 14.0 contact hours.

Social Work Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 14.0 clinical continuing education credits.