Virtual Event: Symptom Science Advances in Oncology Nursing

Welcome Messages

• Dr. Shannon N. Zenk, Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
• Ms. Nancy Houlihan and Dr. Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, Oncology Nursing Society
• Dr. Norman Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute
• Dr. Tom Misteli, Director, NCI Center for Cancer Research
• Dr. Emily S. Tonorezos, Director, NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship

Introductions

Dr. Leo Saligan, National Institute of Nursing Research

Keynote Presentation

Symptom Science in Oncology during the Pandemic

Dr. Christine Miaskowski, University of California San Francisco

Introductions

Moderator: Dr. Mary Cooley
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Scholar-in-Residence, Oncology Nursing Society

Plenary Discussion: Nursing Advances in Symptom Science

Panelists:

• Precision Health and Symptom Science: Dr. Leo Saligan (NINR)
• Disparities and Symptom Science: Dr. Peg Rosenzweig (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
• Clinical Outcomes Assessment and Risk Prediction for Symptoms and Toxicities in Therapeutic Trials: Dr. Terri Armstrong (NCI CCR, NOB)

Room P-1: Health Disparities and COVID-19

Moderator: Dr. Usha Menon (Univ of South Florida) and Cheryl Royce (NCI)

Room P-2: Palliative and Psychosocial Care

Moderators: Dr. Kathi Mooney (Univ of Utah) and Dr. Ashley Leak Bryant (UNC)

Room P-3: Symptom Management

Moderators: Dr. Heidi Donovan (Univ of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Amanda King (NCI CCR NOB)

Room P-4: Symptom Science 1

Moderators: Dr. Robin Lally (Univ of Nebraska Medical Center) and Dr. Paule Joseph (NIH)

Room P-5: Symptom Science 2

Moderators: Dr. Cathy Bender (Univ of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Chao-Pin Hsiao (Case Western Reserve U)

Room N-1: Symptom Management 

Hosts: Dr. Chris Miaskowski (UCSF) and Dr. Ann Berger (Univ of Nebraska Medical Center)

Room N-2: Survivorship

Hosts: Dr. Deborah Mayer (UNC) and Dr. Diane Von Ah (Indiana University)

Room N-3: Palliative Care

Hosts: Dr. Betty Ferrell (City of Hope) and Dr. Tara Albrecht (Duke University)

Room N-4: Health Informatics 

Hosts: Dr. Donna Berry (Univ of Washington) and Dr. Yun Jiang (Univ of Michigan)

Room N-5: Implementation Science 

Hosts: Dr. Sandy Mitchell (NCI) and Dr. Wynne Norton (NCI)

Room N-6: Early Career Scientists 

Hosts: Cancer-Related Symptoms Consortium
Moderator: Dr. Leo Saligan (NINR)

Room N-7: DNP and PhD roles in Symptom Science 

Panelists: Dr. Letitia Graves (NINR), Dr. Gwen Wallen (NIH CC)
Moderator: Dr. Pam Tamez (NINR)

Welcome Messages

• Dr. Shannon N. Zenk, Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
• Ms. Nancy Houlihan and Dr. Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, Oncology Nursing Society
• Dr. Norman Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute
• Dr. Tom Misteli, Director, NCI Center for Cancer Research
• Dr. Emily S. Tonorezos, Director, NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship

Introductions

Dr. Terri Armstrong, NCI, NOB, CCR

Keynote Presentation: 

Symptom Science as a Resource for Precision Health

Dr. Angela Starkweather, University of Connecticut
Dr. Betty Ferrell, City of Hope

Podium Presentations 
Outstanding Abstracts (Top 5)

Presenters:
Dr. Karen Wickersham & Dr. Paule Joseph

Room P-1: Symptom Science 1 Posters

Moderator: Dr. Suzanne Bakken (Columbia University) and Dr. Timiya Nolan (OSU)

Room P-2: Palliative and Psychosocial Care Posters

Moderators: Dr. J. Nick Dionne-Odom (Univ of Alabama at Birmingham) and Dr. Nada Lukkahatai (JHU)

Room P-3: Symptom Science & Management Posters

Moderator: Dr. Marlon Garzo Saria (John Wayne Cancer Institute) and Dr. Noah Zanville (Miami Cancer Institute)

Room P-4: Symptom Management Posters

Moderators: Dr. Chip Bailey (Duke Univ) and Dr. Joyce Dains (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Room P-5: Symptom Science 2 Posters

Moderators: Dr. Debra Lynch Kelly (University of Florida) and Dr. Paula Sherwood (Univ of Pittsburgh)

Program Officer Sessions   |   2:00p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Room N-1: Time with Program Officers (pre-registration Required)

NINR Program Officers

• Dr. Rebekah S. Rasooly – Health Disparities 
• Dr. Jeri L. Miller – End-of-Life and Palliative Care 

   Moderators: Dr. Verna Ferguson (St Louis Univ) and Dr. Stephanie Gilbertson-White (Univ Iowa)

Symptom Management, Symptom Biology, Symptom Science, Technology

• Dr. Karen Huss – Self Management 
• Dr. Kris Bough – Technology and Small Business 
• Dr. Martha Matocha – Symptom Science and Symptom Management

   Moderators: Dr. Susan Storey (Indiana Univ) and Dr. Jingbing Bai (Emory Univ)

Program Officers from other Institutes
NCI

• Dr. Alexis Bakos – Supportive Care and Symptom Management 
• Dr. Janet De Moor - Cancer-related Financial Hardship and Employment Outcomes 

NHLBI

• Dr. Erin Iturriaga – Health Disparities, Palliative and Psychosocial Care, Symptom Science, and Symptom Interventions in Non-Oncology Populations

Moderators: Dr. Pamela Tamez (NINR) and Elizabeth Ness (NCI)

Room N-2: Meet with Mentor – Grant Writing Tips

Hosts: Dr. Barbara Given (Michigan State Univ) and Dr. Pamela Hinds (The Children’s National Research Institute)

Room N-3: Discussion on Career Advancement 

Host: Dr. Cathy Bender (Univ of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Randy Jones (Univ of Virginia)

Room N-4: Discussion on Transitioning in Academia

Hosts: Dr. Bernadette Melnyk (Ohio State Univ) and Dr. Karen Wickersham (Univ of South Carolina)

Room N-5: Discussion on Negotiating a Faculty Position

Hosts: Dr. Linda Sarna (UCLA) and Dr. Meghan Underhill Blazey (Univ of Rochester)

Room N-6: Meet with a Mentor – Publication

Hosts: Dr. Debra Lyon (Univ of Florida) and Dr. Lisa Kennedy Sheldon (ONS)

Room N-7: Meet with a Mentor – Mid-career Advancements

Hosts: Dr. Virginia Sun (City of Hope), Dr. Lisa Carter-Harris (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Room N-8: International Efforts to Advance Symptom Science in Oncology Nursing

Hosts: Dr. Milena Flória-Santos (Univ of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil), Dr. Jongmin Park (Pusan National University, South Korea)

Moderators: Dr. Leo Saligan (NINR), Dr. Samantha Mayo (Univ of Toronto)