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Cottage Health System’s Oncology Nursing Symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge in the field of oncology.
Educational Objectives
- Describe current research in prevention, standards, and therapies for breast cancer
- escribe the benefits of a bathing and honoring practice to newly bereaved family members
- Discuss the controversial realities of the U.S. healthcare system and the importance of transforming how we think about healthcare
- Verbalize the factors involved in choosing the right combination chemotherapy for a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer
- Identify the physiological and psychological benefits of laughter, humor, hope, and touch
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Program
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Keynote Presentation:
How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Rank About Being Sick in America
Otis W. Brawley, MD, FACP
Chief Medical and Scientific Officer; Executive Vice President
American Cancer Society
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Current Successes and Future Trends for Breast Cancer
Kimberly Painter Grafton, MD, FACS
Surgeon; Surgical Residency Program faculty
Cottage Health System
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Beyond the Final Breath: Reflections from the Oncology Nursing Research Project
Debra Rodgers, RN, OCN, CHPN
Clinical Resource Nurse
Cottage Health System
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Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in 2012
Fairooz Kabbinavar, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Urologic Oncology; Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology and Kidney Cancer Programs; Co-Director, Hem-Onc Fellowship Program
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
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Humor, Hugs and Hope
Greg Risberg, CSP, MSW
Motivational speaker
Open Arms Seminars
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Cancellations must be received in writing by Oct. 5, 2012 and are subject to a $35 processing fee. No refunds will be given after that date. Please e-mail your refund request to gbifano@sbch.org. If the course is canceled a full refund will be provided.
Accreditation Provider approved for 7 contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #00252. Course meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE 741.
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