Spring Lecture Series

Holistic Caring Across the Lifespan: 
Gero‑Oncology, Cancer Survivorship, and Resilience

Date: Monday, April 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM CT
CNE: Earn Free CNE Credits

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Series Schedule (All Times Central)

TIME	ACTIVITY	SPEAKERS & TOPICS
9:00 am – 9:40 am	Check in & Breakfast
9:40 am – 10:40 am	Lecture	Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN Frances Hill Fox Distinguished Professor Senior Associate Dean, Office of Strategy and Global Affairs The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Lecture Title: The Intersection of Aging and Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities for Nurses
10:40 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Lecture	Sarah Kagan, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, AOCN, GCNS-BC Professor of Gerontological Nursing Lucy Walker Term Professor University of Pennsylvania Lecture Title: Defining Nursing's Contribution to Age Friendly Cancer Care
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm	Lunch Break
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lecture	Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, ACRN, PHNA-BC, FSAHM, FAAN Dean and Professor The Jane and Robert Cizik Distinguished Chair Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Cizik School of Nursing  Lecture Title: Mindfulness…How Youth Experiencing Homelessness Can Be Empowered For Optimal Health

This event is made possible by the Helen L. Erickson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lecture Series in Holistic Healing and the LaVerne Gallman Lectureship in Nursing.

Parking: Parking for this event is available for a fee in Trinity Garage (TRG) at the corner of MLK and Trinity, or at the Health Center Garage (HCG). If you need an accommodation to participate in this event or you are a faculty member who would like to bring a class, please contact Amber Shah at ashah@nursing.utexas.edu or 512-471-7964.

*Accreditation: This activity is accredited by UT Austin School of Nursing to provide CNE. The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.