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2026 Avera Cancer Institute Oncology Symposium


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Add to Calendar 2026 Avera Cancer Institute Oncology Symposium 10/2/2026 8:00:00 AM 10/2/2026 4:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://avera.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=22947 Description: The 2026 Avera Cancer Institute Oncology Symposium brings together healthcare professionals across disciplines to explore the latest innovations, evidence-based practices, and real-world strategies in cancer care. Through engaging, expert-led sessions, attendees will gain practical insights into today’s most relevant topics, including emerging therapies, surgical and radiation advances, supportive care... false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, October 2, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Sioux Falls, SD

Registration

$0 - Avera Employee

$50 - Non-Avera Employee

Refund Policy:

Cancellations received 5 business days prior to the activity will be refunded the registration fee minus a $10 refund fee.  Cancellations must be received in writing to [email protected].  Following this date, no refund will be given; but substitutions will be accepted.    Refunds are issued in the same form as initial payment.

Avera Employees:  Please help us be good stewards of Avera's financial resources by notifying us if you're unable  to attend the event five business days prior to the event at [email protected]. 


Virtual Attendance

If you register to attend this conference virtually, you will be able to view presentations, hear live audio, and interact online.  This virtual activity will be fully web-based and you will need a computer/laptop or tablet, audio and an internet connection.  WebEx can be accessed from any computer - both on and off the Avera network.  Details will be emailed to all attendees before the activity.  Please be aware that you are not authorized to record, copy or share content in any manner.

ADA Statement:  ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodation, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodation without prior notification.  


Overview
The 2026 Avera Cancer Institute Oncology Symposium brings together healthcare professionals across disciplines to explore the latest innovations, evidence-based practices, and real-world strategies in cancer care. Through engaging, expert-led sessions, attendees will gain practical insights into today’s most relevant topics, including emerging therapies, surgical and radiation advances, supportive care, nutrition, and end-of-life considerations. Designed for the entire healthcare team, this symposium offers an opportunity to connect, learn, and leave empowered to deliver high-quality, coordinated oncology care.

Target Audience
Specialties - Hematology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Transplant
Professions - Medical Assistants, Nurse - Nurse Practitioner, Nurse - RN, Nurse -LPN/LVN, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Physician, Physician Assistant, Radiologic Technologists, Registered Dietitian, Social Worker

Objectives
  1. Define tools and resources needed to manage the oncology patient in their practice setting
  2. Identify evidence-based practice changes for oncology care and the impact on their day-to-day role.
  3. Recognize opportunities to apply gained knowledge in the application of patient education
  4. Describe how multidisciplinary roles interconnect and collaborate to provide care to the oncology patient population.

Accreditation

 

In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

 

Credit Designations:

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 6.0 IPCE credits for learning and change. 

 

 

 

Medicine CME:  Avera designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

 

 

 

Nurse CE: Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Pharmacy CE: Avera designates this activity for 6.00 ACPE contact hour(s). .  ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0008079-0000-26-047-L01-P / JA0008079-0000-26-047-L01-T.  Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor® within 30 days after the activity completion. Per ACPE rules, Avera does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information (NABP ID and DOB (MMDD)) to receive credit.

 

Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Avera is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 Clinical continuing education credit(s).

 

Medical Assistant: This program has been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for 6.00 continuing education unit(s). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program provider. Attendance for this activity will be submitted directly to the AAMA.



Keywords: AAMAABSACPEASWBClinicalIPCEMOCOncologyAPPPhysicianNurseSW ASWB - ClinicalPharmacy - ACPENon-Physician CME

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Avera adheres to the Joint Accreditation’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Faculty Photos
Jamie Arens, MSW
Director
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jennifer Barnes, SW
Licensed Certified Social Worker
Avera St. Luke's Hospital
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Melanie Miller, BSN
RN
AMG Medical Oncology
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jessica J Moriarty, CNP, Nurse Practitioner
NP/Director
ACIM
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Amanda O'neill, BS
Oncology Program Coordinator
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Cari L Price, RN
RN
Avera St. Lukes Hospital
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Vonda Reed, A.S. Accounting
Talent Development Consultant
Avera
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lisa Rockafellow, RTRT
Radiation Therapist
Avera Radiation Oncology
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
JILL SCHULTZ, ASRT
Breast Program Quality and Accreditation
Avera McKennan
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lacey Seefeldt, BS, Consultant
Consultant
Avera Health
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Amanda Styles, Pharm
Pharmacist
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Katie Van Beek, RT(R)(T)
Director
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Evie Weingartz, A.S.
CMA/ Intake Coordinator
AMG Medical Oncology and Hematology
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mary Zinnel, BS
Administrative Assistant
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Luis Rojas, MD, Physician
Physician
Avera Cancer Institute
Committee Planning Member, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Sheena Lewis, RN, Nurse
RN Manager
Avera Cancer Institute
Content Expert - Committee Member, Lead Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lola Twedt, BS
Clinical Nurse Educator/Supervisor
Avera McKennan Hospital
Content Expert - Committee Member, Lead Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Aaron Blight, Ph D
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Shenandoah University
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Alexa Chapman, RD
Registered Dietitian
Avera Cancer Institute
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Andrew Figura, MD
Physicians
Avera McKennan
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Scott Helstad, Ph D
Director of Ethics
Avera Helstad
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Nara Judd, MD
Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Breast Care
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Kyle 6334 LaPorte, Pharm
Pharmacist
SDSU/Avera Cancer Institute
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Heidi McKean, MD
Physician
Avera Medical Group Oncology & Hematology Sioux Falls
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jessica Muth, RD
Avera McKennan
Faculty
Nothing to disclose

Friday, October 2, 2026

2026 Avera Cancer Institute Oncology Symposium

Welcome and Agenda
8:00AM - 8:05AM

Keynote Building Caregiver Resilience A Framework for Care
8:05AM - 9:05AM
Aaron Blight, Ph D

Break
9:05AM - 9:10AM

Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer and Lymphedema
9:10AM - 10:00AM
Nara Judd, MD

Break and Time with Vendors
10:00AM - 10:30AM

From Cure to Care Reframing Success in Oncology at the End of Life
10:30AM - 11:05AM
Scott Helstad, Ph D

Break
11:05AM - 11:10AM

Personalizing Gynecologic Cancer Care
11:10AM - 12:00PM
Luis Rojas, MD, Physician

Lunch and Time with Vendors
12:00PM - 1:00PM

Surgical Nutrition for the Oncology Patient
1:00PM - 1:35PM

Break
1:35PM - 1:40PM

Workup and Evolving Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer
1:40PM - 2:30PM
Andrew Figura, MD

Break and Time with Vendors
2:30PM - 2:40PM

Cancer Risk Assessment, Screening, and Prevention in Breast and GI Cancers
2:40PM - 3:30PM
Kyle 6334 LaPorte, Pharm

Break
3:30PM - 3:35PM

Recognizing and Managing
3:35PM - 4:25PM
Heidi McKean, MD

Conclusion and Door Prizes
4:25PM - 4:30PM

Payment must be made via credit card.  Check payment is no longer being accepted.

If you are interested in participating in this symposium, please work with your company to plan for credit card payment during your registration or make arrangements to forward the payment link to the appropriate person who can complete your credit card payment.

If someone other than yourself is making payment,

  • First register by clicking the  green EXHIBIT AT THIS EVENT below.

  • Register and forward the confirmation email to the appropriate person.  Who ever will pay the fee can use the link in the confirmation email to pay by credit card.    

  • Please note that the confirmation email is your invoice.


*To make adjustments and manage registrations for the exhibitor booth, click the link in the confirmation email.  If you need additional help, contact [email protected].

**If an exhibitor wants continuing education credit, their name must be on the registration as one of the 2 booth attendees. To manage booth attendees, click the link in the confirmation email. Booth attendees can be added / replaced at any time prior to the conference.



Contact Us:
Mary Zinnel
Avera McKennan Hospital
1325 S Cliff Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605-322-3276
Email: [email protected]

Exhibit at this Event

Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Package - Option 1 Price: $1000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Standard Booth Exhibitor
  • Table and 2 chairs
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 3
  • Meals & Beverages included

Deadline for order commitment is 10/1/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Option 2 - Break Sponsorship Price: $1500.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Break Sponsorship Exhibitor
  • Table, 2 chairs, Recognition for breaks, Inclusion on Vendor Punch Card
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 3
  • Meals & Beverages included

Deadline for order commitment is 10/1/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Option 3 - Lunch Sponsorship Price: $2000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Lunch Sponsorship Exhibitor
  • Table, 2 chairs, Recognition for lunch, Prime location, Inclusion on Vendor Punch Card
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 3
  • Meals & Beverages included

Deadline for order commitment is 10/1/2026 5:00:00 PM.

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