The 2021 annual meeting of the Association of Hematology/Oncology (AVAHO) kicks off this weekend in Denver, CO.

The AVAHO meeting will provide advocacy, education, and leadership insights for health care professionals (HCPs) treating and providing care to veterans. This year, the program—which runs September 24-26, 2021—offers attendees both an in-person and virtual option.

Attendees of the meeting include HCPs who work for a VA health care facility and/or an affiliated program that serves veterans as well as HCPs who work within hematology and oncology. More specifically, HCPs include, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, cancer registrars, nutritionists, and more.

“We facilitate meaningful opportunities for practitioners because we believe the more information and access to viable networks you have, the better you can serve veterans,” explains the AVAHO leaders.

The program agenda includes the following tracks:

• Breakout sessions;
• e-Posters;
• Interest groups;
• Non-CE symposia;
• On-demand;
• Pre-recorded; and
• Sponsor appreciation.

The schedule on Friday, the kick-off day, includes a variety of interest groups for cancer registrars, pharmacy, nursing and cancer navigation, nutrition, radiation oncology, research, psychosocial, and advanced practice providers.

Day 2 of the event kicks off with a general session on digital health followed by breakout sessions on the following—cancer registrars, hematology, care coordination, population disparities in oncology care, radiation therapy, and nutrition.

Finally, day 3 will include the keynote address on COVID-19 liability and oncology as well as a general session on equity and diversity.

There is still time to register for AVAHO 2021. During the event, Veterans Health Today will highlight some of the research presented.

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