Come Grow With Us: Cultivating Knowledge in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing

Program Co-Chairs

Joan O’Hanlon Curry, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CPON®, NEA-BC, FAPHON, FAAN Project Director, Office of the CNO The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Rosemary Mahan, RN, MS, CPNP, CPON® Division of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Stony Brook Children’s Hospital | The Valerie Fund Children’s Center

Program Committee

Gina Dovi, MSN, RN, CPN, CPHON® Clinical Coordinator Ramapo College of New Jersey	Anne Marie Sterk, MSN, RN, CPON® Unit-Based Educational Coordinator The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Debbie Giugliano, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON® Director of Simulation Stony Brook School of Nursing	Renee Moos, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP Nurse Practitioner Division of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Stony Brook Children’s Hospital | The Valerie Fund Children’s Center

Speakers

Anne Casson, MS, RN, CPNP-PC Fertility Nurse Practitioner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Title: “Updates in Fertility Preservation”

Joan O’Hanlon Curry, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CPON®, NEA-BC, FAPHON, FAAN Project Director, Office of the CNO The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Mary Newman DNP, RN, CPON®, NE-BC Director of Nursing, Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer & Blood Disorders Nemours Children’s Health Title: “10 Essential Ingredients to Creating a Healthy Work Environment”

Devina Prakash, MD Title: “Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: New Challenges in an Old Disease” Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director Sickle Cell Program Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

Holly Kubaney, MSN, RN, PPCNP-BC, CPHON®, FAPHON Nurse Practitioner Dell Children’s Hospital Title: “Immunotherapy for the Win: Blinatumomab + Chemotherapy is the New Standard of Care for Pediatric B-ALL”

“If These Walls Could Talk: What Families and Patients Want Nurses to Know” A Panel Discussion moderated by Mary Newman, DNP, RN, CPON®, NE-BC Katia Conte, Sherlynn Canel Estrada, and Michelle McCooe

Kendall Corcoran, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology The Valerie Fund Children’s Center Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Title: “The Hidden Battle: The Psychological Impact of Pediatric Cancer”

Conference Program

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Registration
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM	Welcome Remarks Joan O’Hanlon Curry, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CPON®, NEA-BC, FAPHON, FAAN Rosemary Mahan, MS, RN, CPNP-PC, CPON®
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM	Breakfast Symposia: Sponsored by Servier
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM	“Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: New Challenges in an Old Disease” Devina Prakash, MD Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	“The Hidden Battle: The Psychological Impact of Pediatric Cancer” Kendall Corcoran, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	“Updates in Fertility Preservation” Anne Casson, MS, RN, CPNP-PC Fertility Nurse Practitioner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM	Luncheon Symposia: Sponsored by Jazz
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM	“10 Essential Ingredients to Creating a Healthy Work Environment” Joan O’Hanlon Curry, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CPON®, NEA-BC, FAPHON, FAAN Project Director, Office of the CNO The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Mary Newman, DNP, RN, CPON®, NE-BC Director of Nursing, Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer & Blood Disorders Nemours Children’s Health

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM	“Immunotherapy for the Win: Blinatumomab + Chemotherapy is the New Standard of Care for Pediatric B-ALL.” Holly Kubaney, MSN, RN, PPCNP-BC, CPHON®, FAPHON Nurse Practitioner Dell Children’s Hospital
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM	Break and Raffles
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM	“If These Walls Could Talk: What Families and Patients Want Nurses to Know” A Panel Discussion moderated by Mary Newman, DNP, RN, CPON®, NE-BC
4:15 PM	Closing/ Evaluations

Registration Options:

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Questions?

Please contact Joan O’Hanlon Curry @ jocurry@mdanderson.org

$140 Early Registration for APHON Members

$165 Early Registration for Non-APHON Members

$100 Early Registration for Nursing Students

After March 28th, 2025, or walk-in:

$165 Late Registration for APHON Members

$185 Late Registration for Non-APHON Members

$100 Late Registration for Nursing Students