After the completion of the conference, participants will be able to:

• Analyze ACoS Commission on Cancer accreditation standards, processes, and structures in relation to cancer care quality.
• Compare best practices for oncology services and programs across cancer care settings.
• Explain recent developments and trends in cancer care, research, and treatment.
• Analyze social and cultural barriers affecting equitable access to cancer care.
• Identify opportunities for cancer data to support improvements in oncology programs and services.
• Explain the evolution and role of palliative care within contemporary oncology practice.
• Identify core components of primary palliative care in oncology.
• Demonstrate foundational communication skills for serious illness conversations in oncology.
• Apply evidence-based principles of cancer pain management to clinical scenarios.
• Select appropriate pain-management strategies for patients at risk for medication misuse.
• Select evidence-based interventions for common non-pain symptoms associated with cancer.
• Select brief, validated approaches for distress screening in patients with cancer.
• Explain core principles of spiritual and existential care for patients with cancer.
• Identify strategies that support families and caregivers of patients with cancer.
• Apply primary palliative care processes within oncology workflows.
• Explain the contributions of interdisciplinary team members to patient-centered oncology care.
• Apply an interdisciplinary palliative care approach to complex oncology cases.