Course Description

The Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology (APAO) is pleased to present the 14th Annual APAO Conference featuring The Best of ASCO® 2011*.

The 14th Annual APAO Conference will present comprehensive clinical and surgical approaches in oncology to enhance oncology expertise and improve patient outcomes.  Attendees will have the choice of concurrent workshops all day on Friday, September 16 and concurrent sessions in the morning of Saturday, September 17.  A separate pre-conference, The Best of ASCO® 2011*, will be held on Thursday, September 15 and will present cutting edge, clinically relevant breakthroughs that were presented at the June 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting for those who may have missed it this year.  This session is ideal for anyone who wants to know about the latest research findings in oncology from the world’s largest oncology conference.  It is open to all healthcare practitioners and researchers.

Back by Popular Demand! Oncology 101 & Concurrent Workshops

Diagnostic Workshop will be held on Friday, September 16 from 9:15 am to 12:00 pm and will help Advanced Practice Professionals learn how to better interpret CT, MRI, Octreotide and Mammography scans.  It also covers imaging basics: exam ordering and image interpretation.

Survivorship Workshop will be held Friday, September 16 from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm and will focus on the issues cancer patients face after treatment: psychosocial issues, fertility, endocrinology, and how to design an effective survivorship program.

Oncology 101 will be held on Saturday September 17 form 8:00 am to 12:30 pm.  This course will cover pharmacology of: lung cancer, bone metastasis, gastrointestinal malignancies, hematological malignancies, and breast cancer.