Debra Giugliano Trezza, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Stony Brook University Hospital, is shown here with two patients who enjoy a book Trezza wrote about children diagnosed with cancer and their classmates.

A member of United University Professions, Trezza founded the School Re-entry Program at Stony Brook, which will be featured at a Nov. 6 conference, 'Educating the Educators,' on helping children with cancer return to school. The free, daylong conference will be held at the Wang Center at Stony Brook University. For teachers, nurses, counselors, social workers, psychologists and physical therapists, the conference will include an overview of common children's cancers and side effects of treatment, as well as emerging technology and possible applications of distance learning.

To register, include your name, school district, position or title and address along with phone and e-mail information and a $20 check (refunded at check-in) payable to the Stony Brook Foundation. Mail to Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, HSC T11 Room 020, Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794-8111, attention Nicole Gutman.

Registration deadline is Nov. 1.