Thursday, August 24, 2023
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7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Breakfast
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8:45 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
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Welcome Announcements and ASCO DirectTM Highlights Breast CME: 0.75
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9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Gastrointestinal Speaker: Eric Chen, MD, Staff Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Center CME: 0.75
Review latest results in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.
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10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Refreshment Break With Exhibitors
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11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Genitourinary Speaker: Laura Graham, MD, Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado CME: 0.75
Review of practice changing abstracts from ASCO and GU ASCO with focus on emerging therapeutic strategies for GU malignancies.
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11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Lung CME: 0.75
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12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Lunch supported by

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1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Head and Neck CME: 0.75
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2:35 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
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Fertility Preservation CME: 0.75
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3:25 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
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Refreshment Break With Exhibitors
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3:55 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
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Panel Discussion - Professional Development CME: 0.75
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4:45 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.
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Closing Announcements
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5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
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Wine and Cheese Reception and Poster Presentations CME: 1.00
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Friday, August 25, 2023
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7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Breakfast
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8:45 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
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Welcome Announcements and Keynote Speaker: Finding A Way: Taking the Impossible and Making It Possible Speaker: Siri Lindley, High Performance Coach, Sirius Athletes Inc CME: 1.00
Siri will share her story of resilience. How she found a way through harrowing challenges and achieved what seemed impossible. Siri will share the tools on how you too, can find a way, and thrive through challenges through sharing her story.
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10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
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Membership/State of APAO Speaker: Tiffany Statler, PA-C, APAO President CME: 0.50
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10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
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Refreshment Break With Exhibitors
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11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Practical Tips in Building an Oncology Survivorship Program Speaker: Keri Halsema, NP, Nurse Practitioner, University of Colorado, Blood Disorders Center CME: 1.25
Review of key operational and clinical building blocks in the creation of a robust oncology survivorship program.
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Lunch supported by

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1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Networking Roundtable Discussions (Non-CME)
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2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Leukemia Speaker: Christine McMahon, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado CME: 0.75
This session will review practice-changing and other top abstracts from ASCO 2023 in Leukemia and MDS.
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2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
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Refreshment Break With Exhibitors
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3:25 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Lymphoma Speaker: Steven Bair, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado CME: 0.75
This talk will briefly review the most recent updates in the management of indolent and aggressive lymphomas.
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4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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ASCO DirectTM Highlights Myeloma CME: 0.75
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5:05 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
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Closing Announcements
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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Welcome Reception
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Saturday, August 26, 2023
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7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Breakfast
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8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.
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Welcome Announcements
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CONCURRENT SESSION 8:55 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
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The Hill We Must Climb: Addressing Disparities in Academic Medicine Speaker: Danielle Rodin, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre CME: 0.75
Delivering excellent and equitable cancer care requires the identification, acknowledgement, and proactive mitigation of biases in academic medical centers. This session will explore the impact of these biases on clinical outcomes and on provider wellbeing, and how organizations can take a proactive stance to promote workforce equity, organizational culture, and better care for our patients.
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CONCURRENT SESSION 8:55 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
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Anticoagulation CME: 0.75
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CONCURRENT SESSION 9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
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Interventional GI: Cryoablation in Esophageal Cancer Speaker: Youssef Soliman, MD, Gastroenterologist, City of Hope Phoenix CME: 0.75
Cancer treatment is multifaceted. A recurring focus involves optimizing treatment with quality of life. Dysphagia from esophageal cancer can be debilitating. In cases that are not good candidates for surgical resection, palliative endoscopic options exist. One of these options is tumor debulking by cryotherapy. Increasingly, reports show positive results that are promising to improve patient quality of life.
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CONCURRENT SESSION 9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
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Personalized Approach to Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) Speaker: Lindsey Lyle, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant, Denver, Colorado CME: 0.75
This session will provide a generalized overview of the various subtypes of myeloproliferative neoplasms, review diagnostic and prognostic criteria, and encourage PAs to personalize approach to treatment.
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10:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
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Refreshment Break
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CONCURRENT SESSION 11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
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Brain Metastases CME: 0.75
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CONCURRENT SESSION 11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
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Genetic Testing: Increased Role of APP and Importance of Team-Based Care CME: 0.75
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12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
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Non-CME Product Theater Lunch supported by

Speaker: Lindsey Lyle, MS, PA-C | Rocky Mountain Cancer Center Therapeutic Area of Focus: Myelofibrosis Product of Focus: Jakafi
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CONCURRENT SESSION 1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
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New Drugs - Solid CME: 0.75
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CONCURRENT SESSION 1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
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New Drugs - Heme CME: 0.75
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2:25 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Motivational/Burnout Session CME: 0.75
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3:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOP 3:20 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
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Bone Marrow and Lumbar Puncture Workshop CME: 2.00
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOP 3:20 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
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Elevating Your Voice! From the Elevator to the Board Room Panelist: Risa Zimmerman, MBA,MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Director, Office of Advanced Practice, Nebraska Medicine CME: 2.00
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Sunday, August 27, 2023
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7:45 a.m. – 8:10 p.m. |
Breakfast
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8:10 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
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Welcome Announcements and Pearls for Opioid Management from a Palliative Care Physician Speaker: Carl Grey, MD, Enterprise Director of Hospice and Palliative Care, Atrium Health Wake Forest CME: 0.75
1. Review opioid management strategies for cancer patients including starting doses and titration schedule of short acting agents. 2. Discuss opioid modifications based on liver or renal impairment. 3. Review how to initiate long acting opioid management and titration. 4. Discuss incomplete cross tolerance when switching to a new opioid.
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9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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Medical Aid in Dying: Ethical and Practical Issues Speaker: Jonathan Treem, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine CME: 0.75
An overview of the current legal, ethical, and clinical framework for medical-aid-in-dying in the US.
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10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
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Stretch Break
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10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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CAR-T Cell CME: 0.75
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11:05 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
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Cardiac Complications/Implications For the Oncology Patient CME: 0.75
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11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Closing Announcements
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