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    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
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    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    January 13, 2023
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
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    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
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    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
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    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    September 28, 2022
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    International Search Finds Inspiring Young Leaders for New Pilot Program
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    Inspiring, Diverse Nurses Join ONS's Young Leaders Pilot Program

    PITTSBURGH, PA—August 25, 2022—Seven emerging Oncology Nursing Society member leaders under age 40, representing diverse oncology nursing backgrounds around the world, joined the ONS Leadership Development Committee’s 2022 Young Leaders pilot program.

    August 25, 2022
    American Academy of Nursing Inducts Three ONS Members as 2022 Fellows
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    American Academy of Nursing Inducts Three ONS Members as 2022 Fellows

    Three Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) members were honored among the highly distinguished nurse leaders inducted into the American Academy of Nursing’s (AAN’s) 2022 Class of Fellows. In total, 250 inductees—the largest cohort to date—will be recognized at the Academy’s annual conference, taking place on October 27–29, 2022, in Washington, DC.

    August 22, 2022
    ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses
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    ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

    ONS Bridge™, the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) premier annual conference tailored to nurses in direct patient care, returns to your screens in September with topics such as care coordination and the latest information on cancer therapies.

    July 18, 2022
    ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care
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    ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care

    PITTSBURGH, PA—June 24, 2022—Curated by nurses, for nurses, ONS’s new Biomarker Database connects clinicians to information about therapeutic options for certain cancers and their associated biomarkers. 

    June 24, 2022
    Margaret Hansen Frogge Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress
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    Margaret Hansen Frogge Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

    ONS honored a long-time member, Margaret Hansen Frogge, MS, RN, for a career of contributions to cancer care with its 2022 ONS Lifetime Achievement Award during the 47th Annual ONS Congress® in Anaheim, CA. The award commemorates Frogge’s passion for the profession through decades of oncology nursing practice and leadership. 

    June 14, 2022
    Catherine Lyons Posthumously Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress
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    Catherine Lyons Posthumously Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

    In a fitting tribute to a life that touched so many others, ONS honored member Catherine Lyons, RN, MS, NEA-BC, FNAP, posthumously with a 2022 ONS Lifetime Achievement Award during its 47th Annual ONS Congress® in Anaheim, CA. Before her retirement and death in November 2021, Lyons was an executive consultant for oncology services. 

    June 14, 2022
    Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, AOCNS®, EBP-C
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    ONS Hires Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, AOCNS®, EBP-C, as Chief Clinical Officer

    Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, AOCNS®, EBP-C, will begin the role of the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) chief clinical officer (CCO) on July 18, 2022. Fischer-Cartlidge is the former interim director of nursing evidence-based practice at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.

    June 08, 2022
    ONS Announces 2022 Award Recipients at 47th Annual ONS Congress® in Anaheim
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    ONS Announces 2022 Award Recipients at 47th Annual ONS Congress® in Anaheim

    Every year, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recognizes oncology nurses, employers, and researchers through its awards program. Today, the Society announced the recipients of the 2022 ONS Awards at the 47th Annual ONS Congress in Anaheim, CA.

    April 27, 2022
    Professional Oncology Navigation Task Force Releases Oncology Navigation  Standards of Professional Practice
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    Professional Oncology Navigation Task Force Releases Oncology Navigation Standards of Practice

    Today, six oncology-focused professional and patient organizations, including the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), published standards for use in oncology navigation care. With input from many major navigation-focused disciplines, the standards guide best practices for care providers across cancer settings.

    March 29, 2022
    ONS Launches New Learning Extension Activities for Popular Cancer Basics Course
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    ONS Launches New Learning Extension Activities for Popular Cancer Basics Course

    The Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) new Learning Extension Activities Plan (LEAP), an opportunity for student nurse learners to further develop their knowledge of some of the topics covered in ONS’s Cancer Basics course, was created to help faculty members teach oncology to nursing students.

    March 02, 2022
    Winning Team Develops Solution to Increase Preceptor Development  in Third ONS Hackathon in Collaboration With ONCC
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    Winning Team Develops Solution to Increase Preceptor Development in Third ONS Hackathon in Collaboration With ONCC

    The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) launched its third ONS–ONCC Hackathon™ in November, designed to create innovative solutions for current and future nurses in the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based cancer care in all possible settings.

    January 04, 2022
    Oncology Nursing Society Issues a Call to Action for Using Appropriate Genomics Terminology for Safety and Quality
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    Oncology Nursing Society Issues a Call to Action for Using Appropriate Genomics Terminology for Safety and Quality

    The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is calling all oncology nurses to become fluent in the ONS Genomics Taxonomy terms and to use them in their practice. Using consistent and correct genomics terminology minimizes confusion and misconceptions and contributes to the high quality and safe delivery of cancer care.

    December 09, 2021
    Pilot Study Shows Positive Impact of ONS Get Up, Get Moving Campaign
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    Pilot Study Shows Positive Impact of ONS Get Up, Get Moving Campaign

    PITTSBURGH, PA—October 12, 2021—Research shows that physical activity during cancer treatment mitigates some of the negative physical and psychosocial outcomes associated with diagnosis and treatment. Released in the October 2021 issue of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, results of a pilot study by Judi K. Forner, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, RN-BC, Andrea Doughty, PhD, Matthew David Dalstrom, PhD, MPH, Brandie L. Messer, DNP, RN, PCOE, and Shannon K. Lizer, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, demonstrated the positive impact of the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS’s) Get Up, Get Moving program.

    October 12, 2021
    ONS Joins Oncology Organizations to Improve Patient Understanding and Outcomes for IV Cancer Therapies
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    ONS Joins Oncology Organizations to Improve Patient Understanding and Outcomes for IV Cancer Therapies

    ONS collaborated with the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association, and Association of Community Cancer Centers to launch the IV Cancer Treatment Education (IVE) online resource. After the success of the highly used Oral Chemotherapy Education (OCE) online resource, the four oncology healthcare organizations expanded their collaboration to launch this new initiative that provides patient and caregiver resources about IV cancer therapies and their side effects.

    September 09, 2021
    AAN Designates ONS Member Betty Ferrell as Living Legend
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    AAN Designates ONS Member Betty Ferrell as Living Legend

    Longtime ONS member Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, CHPN, FAAN, FPCN, director and professor of nursing research and education at City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment center in Duarte, CA, will be recognized by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) as a living legend at the Academy’s Living Legends Ceremony held during the Academy’s annual health policy conference on October 8, 2021. She is one of four nurse leaders being honored as a living legend this year.

    August 31, 2021
    American Academy of Nursing Inducts Nine ONS Members as 2021 Fellows
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    American Academy of Nursing Inducts 10 ONS Members as 2021 Fellows

    Nine Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) members were included among the highly distinguished nurse leaders inducted into the American Academy of Nursing’s (AAN’s) 2021 Class of Fellows. In total, 225 inductees will be recognized at the Academy’s annual conference, taking place on October 7–9, 2021, virtually and in-person in Washington, DC.

    August 23, 2021
    ONS Virtual Conference Offers Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses
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    ONS Virtual Conference Offers Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

    This September, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) will host the second annual ONS Bridge™, the premier virtual conference that connects oncology nurses to resources and education covering two themes: care coordination and updates in therapy.

    July 21, 2021
    New Evidence-Based Practice Learning Library Now Available
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    New Evidence-Based Practice Learning Library Now Available

    Nurses and other healthcare providers at the point of care use evidence-based practice techniques to ask and answer clinically relevant questions to promote quality, safety, and improved patient outcomes. Evidence-based practice is the process of shared decision-making that incorporates the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences and values.

    July 14, 2021
    ONS Center for Innovation Launches New Tool to Improve Nurses' Professional Development
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    ONS Center for Innovation Launches New Tool to Improve Nurses' Professional Development

    ONS released ONS On-Demand™, a new distribution platform that provides an efficient solution to deliver ONS evidence-based education to institutions and healthcare networks. The tool gives administrators the ability to assign courses to staff and offers reporting on course completion activity. The product supports nursing continuing professional development reporting requirements for accreditation programs and staff continuous professional development.

    May 27, 2021
    Oncology Nursing Society Collaborates With Four Organizations to Develop Grief Resources
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    ONS Collaborates With Four Organizations to Develop Grief Resources

    To address complex trauma resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, ONS collaborated with four leading organizations to develop and offer free innovative and educational resources about grief for frontline providers. Joining ONS in the endeavor are the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN), and Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). The project, Dealing With GRIEF: A Series of 5 Short, Powerful Videos, was made possible by a grant from the American Nurses Foundation.

    May 07, 2021
    Oncology Nurses Receive Awards at the 46th Annual ONS Congress
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    Oncology Nurses Receive Awards at the 46th Annual ONS Congress

    Oncology nurses make diverse contributions to cancer care from direct care of patients to building the evidence for practice, educating the next generation of oncology nurses, and advocating for quality care. The past year has amplified the dedication that oncology nurses have to their profession. Each year, the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recognizes the recipients, from the previous year, at ONS Congress. 

    April 26, 2021
    Betty Ferrell Receives 2021 ONS Lifetime Achievement Award
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    Betty Ferrell Receives 2021 ONS Lifetime Achievement Award

    With nearly half a century of outstanding contributions to the field of oncology nursing, ONS member Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, CHPN, FAAN, FPCN, was selected by the ONS Board of Directors to receive the Society’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. Ferrell is the director of the division of nursing research and education at City of Hope in Duarte, CA, principal investigator of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project, and a world-renowned author and lecturer.  

    April 15, 2021
    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
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    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
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    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
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    American Academy of Nursing Inducts Six ONS Members as 2019 Fellows

    June 27, 2019
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    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
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    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
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    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
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