Agenda
The following agenda is for the 2026 Nursing and Allied Providers Symposium event.
Saturday, March 7th, 2026
| Time | Event/Topic |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration |
| 6:45 AM - 7:25 AM | Breakfast Product Theater |
Precursory Events
| Time | Event/Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | State of the Art 2026: Emerging Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies Ruemu E. Birhiray, MD Professor of Medicine Marian University - Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| 8:10 AM - 9:00 AM | "Foundations First: Practical Supportive Care Strategies in Modern Oncology" A Pharmacy & Nursing Partnership David Reeves, PharmD, BCOP1 & Kristi K Orbaugh, RN, MSN, RNP, AOCNP2 1Professor of Pharmacy Practice & 2Adult Nurse Practitioner 1Butler University: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences & 2Community Hospital Oncology Physicians |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Navigating Safety and Neutropenia in Oncology Care: Best Practices for Risk Mitigation Mary Allen, BSN, MSN Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Indiana University Bloomington Hospital |
| 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Tracking the Unseen: The Role of MRD in Guiding Myeloma Therapy Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, BMTCN, AOCN, FAAN, FAPO Nurse Practitioner, Multiple Myeloma Program Cleveland Clinic |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Operationalizing BiTE therapy Cassandra Perkey, PharmD, BCOP Regional Clinical Pharmacist American Oncology Network |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Caring for People with Sickle Cell Disease Madison Moser, BSN, RN Clinic/Triage Nurse Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc. |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM | Survivorship in Hematological Malignancies Sandra Garofalo, MS, APRN, AOCNP Nurse Practitioner Hematology Oncology of Indiana, a Division of American Oncology Network |
| 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM | Community-Based Management of High-Risk Acute APML: Addressing Differentiation, QTc Prolongation and Coagulopathy Muna Chemali, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM | Taking Leukemia Treatment Home: Navigating Oral Agents in AML and ALL Esta Works, MSN, BSN Nurse Practitioner Community Hospital Oncology Physicians |
| 12:55 PM - 1:05 PM | Questions and Answers |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Luncheon Product Theater |
| 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM | Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | T. Howard Lee Keynote Lecture: Beyond the Great Pond: A Global Approach to Managing the Controversies in the Treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphomas Martin Dreyling, MD Professor of Medicine Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | The Evolving Landscape of Hypercoagulability: What Oncology Teams Need to Know in 2026 Leigh Flegge-Schlie, DNP-S, FNP-S, BSN, RN Oncology Nurse Indiana University Health |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | When It Is More Than Just a Fever: Bedside Evaluation and Management of Toxicities of T-cell Redirection Therapy Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP Interim Chief, UNMC Division of Hematology University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Updates in Stem Cell Transplant Sarah Knight, MPAS, PA-C Stem Cell Transplant & Cellular Therapy Physician Assistant Community Health Network |
| 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasms: A Nursing Perspective of the Diagnosis and Treatment Paradigms in 2026 Joselle Cook, MBBS Assistant Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic |
| 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM | Art Therapy: Healing Your Mental Health Meaghan Wiggins, LMHC, OPN-CG Art Therapist IU Health University and Simon Cancer Center |