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AVAHO 2024 Annual Meeting

AVAHO 2024 Annual Meeting

9/20/2024 - 9/22/2024

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Join us on Sept. 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia for AVAHO's 2024 Annual Meeting. All disciplines in the cancer care process are welcome. Please see our annual meeting page for more information.

In order to register:

  • Only current AVAHO members can attend (500 limit)
  • You must have your dues paid prior to registration
  • Your registration will be reviewed and once approved, you will receive further instructions on travel
  • Only those with badges will be allowed to participate in AVAHO activities
  • A Virtual Attendee option will be made available for those not able to join in person

If you have any questions about joining AVAHO or membership eligibility, please contact Candy at candy@avaho.org


More information will be available as we get closer to the event.


Please find our 2024 Annual Meeting Program Agenda here. (Revised 6/11/24)

Program Agenda

FRIDAY, SEPT 20, 2024

7:00 – 8:00 AMCME SPONSORED TALK | BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:30 AMOPENING REMARKS
Cindy Bowman, AVAHO President
Lauren Cliffel, LCSW, Program Co-Chair
Soo Park, MD, Program Co-Chair
8:30 – 9:15 AMINVITED SPEAKER
Christina Flint-Lowe, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, MS
VA Bay Pines Healthcare System, Bay Pines FL
9:15 – 10:00 AMKEYNOTE SPEAKER
Shereef Elnahal, MD
Under Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs
10:00 – 10:30 AMBREAK/Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 12:00 PMGENERAL SESSION: ELEVATING CANCER CARE FOR WOMEN IN THE VA

BREAST AND GYN CANCER SYSTEM OF EXCELLENCEHaley Moss, MD, MBA

ONCOFERTILITY
Jacqueline Lee, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

SEXUAL HEALTH
Laila Agrawal, MD
Norton Healthcare

12:00 – 1:30 PMLUNCH | NON-CE SPONSORED TALK
1:30 – 3:00 PMBREAKOUT SESSION A: PROVIDING INFORMED PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND DISPARITIES

#1 BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE VA POPULATION
 Ashley Brevil, MSW, LCSW
 Michelle Melton, PhD

LGBTQ CARE
Heather Cherry, LCSW
Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD, UCSF     

#2 PROVIDING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE
SPEAKER TBD

PROVIDING CARE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Grace Cullen, DNP, Detroit VA

3:00 – 3:30 PMBREAK/Visit Exhibits
3:30 – 5:00 PMBREAKOUT SESSIONS B: HOT TOPICS IN THE VA

#3 DELIVERING RURAL CARE
Sushma Jonna, MD
Andrea Stone, RN | Jenna Shields, PharmD, BCOP

#4 NATIONAL PHASER PROGRAM
Jill S. Bates, Pharm.D., M.S., BCOP, DipACLM, FASHP
Deputy Executive Director, National Pharmacogenomics Program
National Oncology Program Office, Specialty Care Services

#5 FOOD INSECURITY
Alishia Bridgewater, RD
Speaker TBD

6:30 – 9:30 PMWELCOME RECEPTION (Georgia Aquarium)


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

7:00 – 8:00 AMCME SPONSORED TALK | BREAKFAST
8:00 – 9:00 AMGENERAL SESSION: HOW TO ESTABLISH BISPECIFICS AT YOUR VA
Attaya Suvannasankha, MD, Indianapolis VA
Lori Melikian, PharmD, Cleveland VA
9:00 – 9:30 AMBREAK | Visit Exhibits
9:30 – 11:30 AMGENERAL SESSION: BEST PRACTICES FOR DUAL CARE, PROPER USE OF CC, KEEPING CARE WITHIN THE VA – CHALLENGES FOR 2024 AND BEYOND
Ida Wong-Sefidan, MD, Medical Oncologist, San Diego VA
Dr. Kumar, Cleveland
RN/SW Navigator – TBD
11:30 -1:00 PMLUNCH | NON-CE SPONSORED TALK
1:00 – 2:00 PMGENERAL SESSION: NOVEL MODELS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER CARE 

NP | PA INTEGRATED MODELS IN HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Mark Klein, MD, Medical Oncologist, Minneapolis VA


1:00 – 4:00 PMONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALISTS SESSION(formerly CANCER REGISTRARS)

DATA RELATIONSHIPS
Jim Hofferkamp, ODS, NAACCR

BREAK

UPDATES IN CLASS OF CASE
TBD

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2:00 – 2:45 PMBREAK | Visit Exhibits
2:45 – 3:45 PMBREAKOUT SESSION C 

#6 CLINICAL TRIALS
DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM IN THE VA: BAY PINES EXPERIENCE

Ryan Burri, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Bay Pines VA

#7 NUTRITION
Chemoradiation Mission Planning: Communicating and Treating Nutrition Impact Symptoms in Head and Neck Cancer

Katherine Petersen, MS, RDN, CSO, CNSC

3:45 – 5:45 PME-POSTER | SOCIAL HOUR


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

7:00 – 8:00 AM
BUSINESS MEETING | BREAKFAST
8:00 – 9:00 AM
GENERAL SESSION: TOP ABSTRACTS
9:00 – 9:30 AM
BREAK
10:00 – 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
11:30 – 12:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS | AWARDS
12:00 PM
ADJOURN


Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park
190 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA 30303 United States
Event Contact
Cassie Soriano
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9/20/2024 - 9/22/2024
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