1. careers
2. nursing

Fees
The fee for this program is $25 per day and CHH employees are free.
This fee includes refreshments and a thumb drive pre-loaded with
presentations. Feel free to bring a laptop. Because your thumb drive will
include the course syllabus, printed copies of the syllabus will not be
provided. There will not be extra copies at the conference. A full refund
will be made if cancellation is received prior to March 27, 2015.
Location
The Pullman Plaza Hotel is located at 1001 3rd Avenue, Huntington,
WV. The phone number is 304-525-1001. From Interstate 64, take
Exit 11 (Hal Greer Blvd/Marshall University). Follow 16th St. (Hal Greer
Blvd.) to the intersection with 3rd Avenue. Turn left onto 3rd Avenue.
Continue six blocks ahead to Pullman Plaza Hotel. Meeting rooms tend
to be cool. Please bring a sweater or jacket.
Planning Committee
Dolores Murphy, BSN, RN, OCN®
Leann Ross, BSN, RN, OCN®, CCRP
Molly Sarver, BSN, RN, MBA, OCN®
Chad Schaeffer, FACHE
Paula Spears, BSN, RN
Sheila Stephens, DNP, RN, AOCN®
Cabell Huntington Hospital
1340 Hal Greer Blvd.
Huntington, WV 25701
Lodging
A block of rooms have been reserved at a reduced rate. You must mention
that you are attending this conference to receive this rate.
For nurses, social workers and other professional healthcare providers involved in the care of people with cancer.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe common skin cancer, including risk factors, diagnosis and treatment.
2. Describe malignant melanoma and treatment options available.
3. Discuss current cancer research and how it relates to future cancer treatment.
4. Explain indications, mechanisms of action, adverse reactions and interactions of new oncology treatments.
5. Define the role of the nurse in maintaining safety during chemotherapy administration
6. Define palliative care, contrast with hospice care, and describe the role in the care of patients undergoing cancer treatment.
7. List three ways to enrich your nursing career and guide your professional growth.
NONPROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE PAID
HUNTINGTON, WV
PERMIT #81
Contact Hours
Cabell Huntington Hospital (P003-15) is an approved provider of
continuing education by the West Virginia Nurses Association (A0-212),
an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation. There will be 5.0 contact hours provided
for each day.
The Edwards Comprehensive
Cancer Center &
Cabell Huntington Hospital
present
9th Annual Regional Cancer
Nursing Symposium 2015
April 9 & 10, 2015
at the
Pullman Plaza Hotel
Huntington, WV
2015 Cancer Nursing Symposium
Registration
April 9, 2015
April 10, 2015
Regional Cancer Nursing Symposium 2015
7:45 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Name ______________________________________
Welcome
Molly Sarver, BSN, MBA, OCN®
Address ____________________________________
8:15 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcome
Molly Sarver, BSN, MBA, OCN®
8:30 a.m. Overview of skin cancers
Susan Touma, MD
Huntington Dermatology, Inc.
9:30 a.m.
Break
9:45 a.m.
Malignant Melanoma
Amanda Arrington, MD
Assistant Professor Surgery/MU
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:45 a.m.
Break
11 a.m.
The Role of Reconstruction in Skin Cancer
Farid B. Mozaffari, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor Marshall University
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Noon
Lunch
1 p.m.
Treatment Options for Melanoma
Yousef Khelfa, MD
Medical Oncology Fellow
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
2 p.m.
Break
2:15 p.m.
Ocular Melanoma
Belinda D. Russell, OD
University Eye Surgeons/Department of
Ophthalmology
Marshall Health
3:15 p.m.
8:15 a.m. Phone_______________________________________
9:30 a.m. ___Other ____________________________________
Break
9:45 a.m.
The Year in Review: Pharmacology Update 2015
Chris Larck, PharmD
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:45 a.m.
Chemotherapy: Safe Handling and
Administration Implications
Heather Streets, BSN, OCN®
Oncology Nurse
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1 p.m.
Palliative Care: Support for the Patient
Sheila Stephens, DNP, MBA, AOCN®
Palliative Care Nurse
Cabell Huntington Hospital
E-Mail Address _______________________________
Affiliation ____________________________________
Job Title:
___RN ___LPN ___SW ___Chaplain
Check the date(s) you plan to attend:
___April 9, 2015 ___April 10, 2015
___Both days
Fee enclosed:
CHH employees: _____ No charge
All others: _____ $25 per day
Lab students: ______ No charge
Make checks payable to Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Return this form with remittance to:
2 p.m.
Break
Jill Gindlesperger
2:15 p.m.
Strategic Career Development
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cynthia Armstrong Persily PhD, RN, FAAN
President and CEO
1400 Hal Greer Blvd
HHA, Inc. including Highland Hospital, Highland Huntington, WV 25701
Behavioral Health Services, Inc., Highland Hospital Phone: 304-399-6515
Foundation and Highland Health Center, Inc.
Charleston, WV
Fax: 304-399-6667
3:15 p.m.
Q&A/Evaluations
Q&A/Evaluations
Speakers have noted there are no conflicts of interest
relative to this educational activity.
____________________________________________
8:30 a.m. Translational Research in Melanoma
Sarah L. Miles Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine,
Marshall University McKown Translational
Genomics Research Institute
Speakers have noted there are no conflicts of interest
relative to this educational activity.
For more information, contact Jill Gindlesperger
at 304.399.6515 or [email protected].
This form may be photocopied. The registration
deadline is March 27, 2015.