Events
Upcoming 2024 Events:
April 6 - 2nd Annual Pediatric Hem/Onc Nursing Symposium, hosted by Arizona APHON
breakfast and lunch will be served
meeting time (in-person only): 8:00am-2:30pm
location: Banner Desert Medical Education, Rosati Education Center, Saguaro Conference Center Room, 1400 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ 85202 OR on Zoom
RSVP here: https://azaphon2024.eventbrite.com
May 9 - dinner and educational meeting about radiation oncology 101
dinner served at: 5:30pm
meeting time (in-person and via Zoom): 6:00pm-7:00pm
location: Phoenix Children's Conference Center at 2632 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 OR on Zoom
RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADAC28A7FFC16-47002065-5924#/
June 15 - social event
meeting time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
location: TBD
RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADAC28A7FFC16-47002067-61524#/
August 13 - dinner and educational meeting about trauma-informed care
dinner served at: 5:30pm
meeting time (in-person and via Zoom): 6:00pm-7:00pm
location: Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, 5555 W Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ 85306 OR on Zoom
RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADAC28A7FFC16-47002071-81324#/
September 21 - Pediatric Hem/Onc Nurses Day Celebration
meeting time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
location: TBD
RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADAC28A7FFC16-47002070-92124#/
October 9 - dinner and educational meeting about APHON National Conference highlights.
dinner served at: 5:30pm
meeting time (in-person and via Zoom): 6:00pm-7:00pm
location: Phoenix Children's Conference Center at 2632 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 OR on Zoom
RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADAC28A7FFC16-47002072-102424#/
November 1-30- Virtual blood drive
link: TBD
Past Events 2024:
January 24 - dinner and educational meeting about fertility preservation at Banner Desert Medical Education
February 20 - dinner and educational meeting about boundaries and burnout at Phoenix Children's Conference Center
Past Events 2023:
February 15 - dinner and discussion about Trauma Informed Care with Caley Nelson, social worker at Phoenix Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
February 28 - dinner and discussion about Raced Based Medicine with Dr. Alissa Darden, a pediatric hospitalist at Phoenix Children's
April 1- First Annual Pediatric Hem/Onc Nursing Symposium, hosted by Arizona APHON.
June 10- Bend and Breathe - gift card drive benefiting Arizona hematology/oncology families, and a free yoga class for members
August 23 - dinner and AYA Oncology Needs meeting in Tucson, AZ.
September 9 - Annual Nurses Week Celebration
September 21-23 - National APHON Conference
October 25 - dinner and APHON National Conference highlights.
December 2 - AZ APHON cookie decorating party and gift card drive StreetLight USA
December 9 - Volunteering at the Children's Cancer Network Adopt-a-Family event
Past Events 2022:
March 10 - dinner and meeting about Race and Healthcare
March 3 - Live Program about confronting acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with ASPARLAS as part of a multiagent chemotherapy regimen
May 3rd - dinner hosted by United Therapeutics and neuro-oncology discussion with Dr. Ross Mangum
July 13th - dinner and Discussion about Caring for LGBTQA Children in the Healthcare Setting with Dr. Chulani
September 10 - Pediatric Hem/Onc Nurse Party sponsored by APHON AZ at Dobson Ranch Golf Course
September 15-17th - APHON 2022 National Conference in Palm Beach, FL. In-person and virtual.
October 25 - dinner and Discussion about Bone Marrow Transplant and Sickle Cell Disease with Dr. Ngwube
Past Events 2021:
October 27 - 30 - APHON 2021 National Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Virtual only.
September 8 - National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
September 8 - Danyelza: The New Treatment for Neuroblastoma with Jessica Forrest, CNE
July 22 - Race and Healthcare with Dr. Lindsay Anderson, PhD
May 27 - Case Study: VOD with Pulmonary Dysfunction in a Pediatric Patient with Relapsed ALL Following HSCT with Dr. Kenneth Cooke, MD
March 18 - Sickle Cell Management with Dr. Sanjay Shah, MD
February 24 - Race and Healthcare
Past Events 2020:
December 3 - Sickle Cell and Pain Management with Dr. Benjamin Pate, MD and Susie Butler Ching, MSN, PNP-AC
October 27 - Race and Healthcare
July 22 - Pediatric anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDA) with Dr. Sameer Keole, MD
March 19 - Sickle Cell Management with Dr. Sanjay Shah, MD
February 20 - Treatment Considerations for Unituxin for high-risk neuroblastoma (dinutuximab) with Erin Armideo, MSN, CNRP, RN, CPON
January 21 - Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with Erin Armideo, MSN, CNRP, RN, CPON