William R. Bliss Cancer Center Conference

Hope in Every Breath: Current Practices in Lung Cancer Care

Join us for this educational oncology nursing update!

Friday, April 24, 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bessie Meyers Auditorium

CME provided to in-person and virtual attendees. To receive credit for virtual attendance, each person must watch from their own device.

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Schedule

11:00 AM – Lunch

12:00 PM – Welcome

12:00-1:00 – Dr. Mary Charlton, PhD- Iowa Cancer Registry Director; Iowa Cancer Consortium President- “Cancer in Iowa: Trends in Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality”

1:00-2:00 PM – Dr. Joseph Merchant- McFarland Medical Oncologist- “Lung Cancer Updates”

2:00-2:30 PM – Dr. Tamim Mahayni- McFarland Pulmonologist- “Lung Cancer Screening: Indications, Purpose, and What Do We Do About It?”

2:30-3:00 PM – Sheri Severseike, MGMC Radiation Oncology Dosimetrist- “Modern Dosimetry for Early-Stage Lung Cancer”

3:00-4:00 PM – Jessica Thomas, ARNP – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- “Depression and Anxiety Management in Cancer Patients”

4:00-5:00 PM – LeAnn Thieman, Hall of Fame Speaker, Nurse, New York Times Best Selling Author- “Balancing Life in Your ‘War Zones’: An Oncology Nursing Perspective”

Handouts and presentations will be available 1 week prior to the event.

Continuing the Conversation

Attendees are invited to stop by LeAnn Thieman's table in Bessie Myers Auditorium to meet our closing speaker. She will have books available for purchase and signing, including:

• Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul
• Balancing Life in Your War Zones