By Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN The number of cancer survivors grows every year, and with their increasing numbers comes an increasing need to provide them with care in this phase of the cancer trajectory. The 2006 Institute of Medicine report, “Lost in Transition,” highlighted the importance of survivorship care, and the Commission on Cancer […]
Read moreBy Cyndi Miller Murphy, MSN, RN, CAE, Executive Director, ONCC Looking to get more out of your ONS Congress experience? Attending Congress can be a win-win situation for nurses who are oncology certified or interested in becoming certified. Whether you’re certified now or still thinking about it, here’s how you can make Congress work for […]
Read moreWe’re now accepting submissions for late-breaking research abstracts to be presented at the ONS 40th Annual Congress. This special call for abstracts allows you to present your most current data in Orlando. An abstract is a form that summarizes your work, submitted for potential presentation. The 60 top-scoring abstracts will be presented during a Congress podium […]
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December 8, 2015
By Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN On the very last day of Congress, I have the honor and pleasure of presenting about a topic that has been a passion of mine for a long time. As nurses, we’ve all had to have a challenging or sensitive conversation with a patient and/or family. Many of us have […]
Read moreBy Gena Middleton, MS, RN, CNS, AOCNS®, Account Manager, ONS:Edge Improving patient outcomes is the common goal of all oncology nurse education, yet sometimes important disease state and product-specific information is not discussed during CNE offerings. Industry-sponsored events provide critical information related to cancer treatment options, new and expanded indications inflatable floating water park for […]
Read morephoto credit: Lombardi Trophy aloft via photopin cc By Marci Andrejko, BSN, RN, OCN® Oncologic emergencies are clinical conditions resulting from metabolic, neurologic, cardiovascular, hematologic, and/or infectious changes caused by cancer or its treatment. They are emergent situations, which can sometimes occur quite abruptly, and require immediate intervention to prevent the loss of life or quality […]
Read moreBy Carol Cannon, RN, BSN, OCN® I clearly remember the email from Nonniekaye Shelburne, the ONS Congress Planning Team chair, welcoming me on board for Congress 2014. I reread it several times in disbelief. I was hesitant to apply because I didn’t consider myself an expert in oncology nursing. I didn’t publish frequently. I didn’t […]
Read moreTo commemorate the past 40 years of ONS and look forward to the next 40, the ONS Foundation, with the generous support of the ONS–Lilly Oncology Advancing Patient Care Project, will be inflatable floating water park offering 40 Congress scholarships for emerging chapter leaders under the age of 40. Recipients will receive an educational scholarship […]
Read moreToday, more than half of newly approved cancer drugs are administered orally. While oral oncolytics make therapy more manageable and convenient for patients than other treatment options, they have some issues of their own. It can be difficult to ensure proper adherence to this type of treatment among patients with cancer. In “Oral Therapy: Underadherance, Overadherance and Everything in Between,” Pamela […]
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