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    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
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    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
    January 22, 2021
    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
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    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
    December 18, 2020
    In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
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    In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
    December 11, 2020
    Nursing Innovation Links Rural Facilities to Resources and Experts to Provide High-Quality Care Across the Country
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    Nursing Innovation Links Rural Facilities to Resources and Experts to Provide High-Quality Care Across the Country
    December 04, 2020
    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists
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    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists
    November 27, 2020
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    Winning Team Reduces Disparities to Biomarker Testing in First-Ever ONS Hackathon
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    Winning Team Reduces Disparities to Biomarker Testing in First-Ever ONS Hackathon

    The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) launched its inaugural ONS Hackathon™ on November 9, 2020, a competition designed to identify innovative ways to address challenging issues in the delivery of quality cancer care. Meghan O. Coleman, DNP, CRNP, and Alison McDaniel, BSN, RN, OCN®’s winning project, Evidence-Based Quality Understanding in Pathology, provided ways to solve the problem of unequal access to biomarker and other genetic and genomic testing.

    November 23, 2020
    ONS Center for Innovation Launches New Tool to Help Improve Patient Outcomes
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    ONS Center for Innovation Launches New Tool to Help Improve Patient Outcomes

    Cancer treatment often causes symptoms that result in treatment delays and unplanned care, which adversely affects patient outcomes, healthcare costs, and patient satisfaction. To decrease those possibilities, the ONS Center for Innovation launched ONS On-Call™, an oncology-specific decision support tool to guide standardized, evidence-based symptom assessment and leverage ONS’s proprietary evidence-based resources for patient-reported symptoms. Designed by nurses, the cloud-hosted tool ensures best practices in the clinic and institution by providing nurses with guided, comprehensive, and evidence-based assessments that illuminate the causative factors of patients’ symptoms and experience.

    October 26, 2020
    ONS Calls for Action to Support the Nurse’s Role in Reducing the Global Burden of Cancer
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    ONS Calls for Action to Support the Nurse’s Role in Reducing the Global Burden of Cancer

    Nurses serve a critical and proven role in reducing the burden of cancer and improving the lives of patients with cancer. Yet, for millions of people across the globe, access to health care is not a given, and nurses don’t have the educational and occupational support to perform to their full abilities.

    October 22, 2020
    ONS Guidelines Give Clinicians Evidence-Based Recommendations for Cancer Treatment-Related Side Effects
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    ONS Guidelines Give Clinicians Evidence-Based Recommendations for Cancer Treatment-Related Side Effects

    Resources that can be used by nurses and other oncology healthcare professionals, patients, and policymakers to improve the care of patients with cancer, were recently launched by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) in its first set of five systematically reviewed clinical practice ONS Guidelines™ for managing cancer treatment-related side effects.

    September 10, 2020
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    American Academy of Nursing Inducts 19 ONS Members as 2020 Fellows

    Nineteen Oncology Nursing Society members were included among the highly distinguished nurse leaders who will join the ranks of the American Academy of Nursing’s class of 2020 fellows at the Academy’s annual conference, taking place virtually October 29–31, 2020.

    August 17, 2020
    ONS Awards Celebrate Excellence in Cancer Care
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    ONS Awards Celebrate Excellence in Cancer Care

    Exemplary oncology nurses stand behind all of cancer’s treatments, supporting patients through side effects, shouldering their burdens and concerns, and advocating for quality care. Each year with its series of awards, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recognizes just a few of the outstanding oncology professionals who have dedicated their lives to patient care.

    August 12, 2020
    ONS Earns Awards for Publications and Periodicals
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    ONS Earns Awards for Publications and Periodicals

    The Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) books, journals, and news magazine have a long history of industry recognition, receiving numerous awards for their commitment to excellence in publishing. This month, Association Media and Publishing, Association Trends, and Communication Concepts, Inc., added new distinctions to the ONS publishing portfolio.

    July 31, 2020
    Ryan Conover, ONS director of information services
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    ONS Director Named Finalist for Pittsburgh’s CIO of the Year

    Ryan Conover, the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) director of information services, was a finalist for the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Year. He and 17 other professionals, across five industry categories, were recognized at a virtual awards gala on July 15. Conover was also a finalist in 2016.

    July 20, 2020
    ONS Offers Companies the Oncology Nursing Society Seal of Approval™  to promote Oncology Nurse and Patient Support Materials
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    ONS Offers Companies the Oncology Nursing Society Seal of Approval™ to promote Oncology Nurse and Patient Support Materials

    Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has updated its Oncology Nursing Society Seal of Approval™ program, which provides additional benefits to companies interested in promoting nurse and patient support materials. Companies that submit materials and are approved can prominently display the Oncology Nursing Society Seal of Approval logo on marketing collateral for distribution to nurses and patients.

    July 13, 2020
    ONS Virtual Conference Bridges the Gap Between Education and Practice Change
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    ONS Virtual Conference Bridges the Gap Between Education and Practice Change

    The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic forced oncology nurses to navigate abnormal circumstances, both at home and at work. Despite facing similar limitations, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) created a brand-new learning experience to give oncology nurses expert education, networking opportunities, and access to industry representatives in the wake of canceled in-person events. This September, ONS will host the inaugural ONS Bridge™, the most comprehensive conference dedicated to oncology nurses.

    June 10, 2020
    Oncology Nursing Society Announces Awardees of Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology
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    Oncology Nursing Society Announces Awardees of Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology

    In honor of Oncology Nursing Month, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) announced today the two awardees selected in the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology. The Challenge was designed with the goal of accelerating innovation in improving oncology care, including prevention, early detection, treatment, and care for cancer survivors. 

    May 28, 2020
    ONS Member Receives ASCO Award for Transforming Cancer Palliative Care
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    ONS Member Receives ASCO Award for Transforming Cancer Palliative Care

    Oncology Nursing Society member Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, director of the division of nursing research and education at City of Hope in Duarte, CA, was one of 14 recipients of an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) special award in April 2020. She received the Walther Cancer Foundation Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Endowed Award and Lecture for her work in palliative care.

    May 08, 2020
    New Nursing Research Sheds Light on Chemotherapy Safety
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    New Nursing Research Sheds Light on Chemotherapy Safety

    Chemotherapy is one of the most successful forms of cancer treatment available, but it’s frequently thought of as deadly and dangerous because of its hazardous chemical properties and potential for severe side effects in patients. What’s often left out of the chemotherapy conversation is the danger it poses to healthcare workers handling the hazardous medications. In two new articles published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) member AnnMarie Walton, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN®, CHES, assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Duke University in Durham, NC, helped healthcare professionals understand the risks and needs for proper safe handling for chemotherapy. 

    April 02, 2020
    ONS Advocates for Patients and Oncology Nursing at White House Briefing on COVID-19
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    ONS Advocates for Patients and Oncology Nursing at White House Briefing on COVID-19

    Oncology nurses were represented at a March 18, 2020, White House briefing with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and other members of the U.S. Coronavirus Task Force. Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) chief executive officer, was invited to attend the meeting along with other nursing association leaders to discuss the health and safety of oncology nurses and the patients they care for during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.

    March 19, 2020
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    Oncology Nursing Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

    For more than 35 years, the Oncology Nursing Foundation has been devoted to supporting cancer nursing excellence. To steward those efforts in the years to come, the Foundation welcomes Anizia Karmazyn as its new executive director. Karmazyn will work with Foundation Board of Trustees, Linda Worrall, RN, MSN, the Foundation’s director of grants and program, and other Foundation staff to Increase support for oncology nursing education, research, and leadership development.

    December 16, 2019
    Nancy Houlihan Selected as ONS President-Elect
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    Nancy Houlihan Selected as ONS President-Elect

    To continue to guide the future path of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and its commitment to innovation, advocacy, and excellence in the nursing profession, the ONS Board of Directors has elected Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Director of Nursing, Evidence-Based Practice, Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN®, as the Society’s next president. Houlihan will succeed Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, professor of acute and tertiary care at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, who concludes her two-year tenure as president on April 29, 2020, at ONS’s 45th Annual Congress in San Antonio, TX.

    November 25, 2019
    ONS Member Ferrell Elected to National Academies of Medicine
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    ONS Member Ferrell Elected to National Academy of Medicine

    As a trailblazer and pioneer in palliative care and end-of-life research, ONS member Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, director of the division of nursing research and education at City of Hope in Duarte, CA, has improved the quality of life for countless patients with cancer throughout the world. In recognition of her vast contributions to oncology nursing science and patient-centered care, Ferrell was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest medical honors in the United States, on October 21, 2019. She joins the ranks of only 2,200 other medical professionals to be appointed to the Academy.

    November 18, 2019
    Press Releases

    Updated ONS Position Statement Highlights Health Consequences of Vaping

    E-cigarettes, initially introduced as a potential step-down smoking cessation strategy, have become a pervasive part of American culture—especially among users younger than 18 years of age. The rise in vaping rates has become so alarming that the U.S. surgeon general issued a statement declaring youth e-cigarette use a national epidemic. In light of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports of increasing vaping-related lung disease and death, ONS released its revised position statement, “Potential Adverse Health Consequences From Use of E-Cigarettes and Vaping,” to highlight the negative effects of vaping, emphasize the lack of regulatory oversight, and better inform oncology nursing practice for patients and their families.

    October 23, 2019
    ONS Names Debra Lyon as Incoming Oncology Nursing Forum Editor
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    ONS Names Debra Lyon as Incoming Oncology Nursing Forum Editor

    Oncology nursing-led research is the engine that drives practice change when caring for patients with cancer. As a standard-bearer of oncology nursing research and a veteran of nursing research publications, Debra Lyon, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, will bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the Oncology Nursing Forum (ONF), becoming the research journal’s sixth editor effective January 1, 2020.

    September 16, 2019
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    HOPA and ONS Collaborate on Safe Handling Guidelines Consistent With National Recommendations

    The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) have partnered to develop a joint position statement in advance of an upcoming compliance deadline for U.S. Pharmacopeia Chapter 800 (USP <800>).

    September 03, 2019
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    ONS Publications Receive High Honors in Awards Competitions

    The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) periodical publications have been recognized for their commitment to excellence, with recent honors bestowed from Association Media and Publishing, Communication Concepts, and the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

    August 29, 2019
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    ONS Holds Fourth Annual Capitol Hill Days

    On September 22–24, 2019, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) will hold its Fourth Annual Capitol Hill Days in Washington, DC. The three-day education and advocacy event will prepare more than 100 oncology nurses to work with elected officials on health policy issues important to their patients and profession. Capitol Hill Days encourages nurses to be advocates and leaders in their communities and in their practice by helping ONS make a real difference in the national healthcare conversation.

    August 14, 2019
    Press Releases

    To Drive Clinical Excellence and Resources, ONS Launches Center for Innovation

    As part of its ongoing work to promote excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) launched the ONS Center for Innovation to guide the development of new resources, projects, programs, and applications for ONS’s existing products as well as the creation of new, innovative ones that meet the needs of oncology nurses—both now and in the future. 

    July 24, 2019
    Press Releases

    American Academy of Nursing Inducts Six ONS Members as 2019 Fellows

    June 27, 2019
    Press Releases

    ONCC Welcomes New Executive Director

    The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)—an independent affiliate of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)—has been providing oncology nurses with certification to demonstrate their expertise and excellence in oncology nursing care for more than 30 years. On April 8, 2019, ONCC will welcome Tony Ellis, CAE, as its new executive director. Following the retirement of long-time director Cynthia Miller Murphy, MSN, RN, CAE, FAAN, Ellis will be only the second person in ONCC history to serve executive director.

    April 08, 2019
    ONS News

    44th Annual ONS Congress Celebrates Oncology Nursing Innovation, Research, and Patient Care

    Annually, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) brings together more than 3,700 oncology nurses from across the country and around the globe to celebrate and advance the oncology nursing profession. The 44th Annual ONS Congress in Anaheim, CA, from April 11–15, 2019, showcases educational sessions, networking opportunities, and groundbreaking nursing research.

    March 19, 2019
    Press Releases

    Three New CMS-Approved Quality Measures Added to ONS’s Oncology QCDR

    To further support patient-centered care and the value-based care proposition enacted through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, ONS announces the availability of three innovative, high priority, outcome-based electronic clinical quality measures.

    January 14, 2019
    ONS Responds to 2019 ASCO Safe Handling Standards
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    ONS Safe Handling Guidelines Are Consistent With National Recommendations

    Last week, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released its 2019 safe handling standards. Although oncology nurses contributed to the expert panel, ONS does not endorse the ASCO standards because they differ from ONS guidelines and recommendations and guidelines from national and governmental organizations in several key ways. As an oncology nurse administering hazardous drugs, here’s what you need to know to keep yourself, your colleagues, and your patients safe.

    January 14, 2019
    Press Releases

    ONS Launches New Website to Better Support Oncology Nursing Needs

    As the field of oncology continues to evolve, so too do the needs of oncology nurses throughout the country. To provide a deeper, cleaner, and more efficient user experience for its members, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has launched its newly redesigned website at ONS.org. The new ONS.org experience easily connects oncology nurses with key practice resources, the latest-breaking literature, cutting-edge courses, and innovative ways to improve the quality of cancer care for patients around the world.

    November 14, 2018
    Press Releases

    Oncology Nursing Foundation Refocuses Commitment to All Oncology Nurses

    Support for oncology nursing is critical to the advancement of the profession and the future of care for patients with cancer. The Oncology Nursing Foundation—formerly known as the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation—is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization dedicated solely to supporting oncology nurses both nationally and internationally. Today, the Foundation announced its name change to wholly encapsulate the organization’s longstanding focus and goals. Through continuing education scholarships, research grants, and career development funding, the Oncology Nursing Foundation supports oncology nurses in their pursuits to provide safer and more effective cancer care for their patients. 

    November 13, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Member Ruth McCorkle Named AAN Living Legend

    For exceptional accomplishments in nursing and health care through the course of her oncology career, ONS member Ruth McCorkle, PhD, RN, FAPOS, FAAN, has been named an American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Living Legend. The Living Legend designation is AAN’s highest honor and was awarded to seven nursing professionals for 2018. The Academy will honor its Living Legend designees at its annual policy conference in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2018.

    August 30, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    First Large-Scale Survey of Advanced Practice Providers in Oncology Shows Growing Role for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

    August 22, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    Oncology QCDR Ensures Providers Meet Merit-Based Reporting for CMS

    August 15, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Publications, Podcast Receive Industry Honors

    July 20, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    The American Academy of Nursing Inducts Seven ONS Members as 2017 Fellows

    July 19, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    The American Academy of Nursing Inducts 16 ONS Members as 2018 Fellows

    July 18, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    Training Complete, ONS CancerLinQ Ambassadors Prepare to Help Practices Launch Big Data Platform to Support Value and Evidence-Based Health Care

    July 07, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Develops Hazardous Drugs Safe Handling Toolkit for Oncology Nurses

    June 28, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Opposes U.S. Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act

    June 23, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Issues Updated Statement on Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy

    June 22, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    Expert Scientists Gather to Advise ONS Research Initiatives

    June 06, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    Oncology Nurse Navigators Play Crucial Role in Patient Outcomes

    May 07, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Creates Campaign to Encourage Adverse Event Reporting

    April 19, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Membership Elects New Board of Directors

    March 23, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Develops Wallet Cards to Coordinate Care for Patients Receiving Immunotherapy

    March 20, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Brings Together Health Policy Experts, Patient Advocates for April Policy Summit

    March 08, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ChemoSafe Program Aims to Strengthen Access to Cancer Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa

    March 05, 2018
    Nurse empowerment

    ONS Members Recognized in International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

    August 01, 2017
    ONS Leadership

    Lori Brown Becomes ONS’s First Chief Experience Officer

    April 20, 2017
    Press Releases

    ONS Names Ellen Carr as Incoming CJON Editor

    April 18, 2017
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