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Enrollment rates for cancer clinical trials, estimated to be as low as 8% nationally with significant variability based on patient demographics, have been an ongoing barrier to scientific advances in oncology care.

Information and Support Needs of People with Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Breast Cancer

By Stefanie Washburn, MSW, LSW; Catherine L. Ormerod, MSS, MLSP; Kathleen D. Swiger, MPH

AONN+ Conference Abstracts, Operations Management, Organizational Development, Healthcare Economics

November 2021 Vol 12, No 11

Metastatic breast cancer patients report a lack of information tailored to their diagnosis.

Optimizing Nurse Navigator Caseloads in a Pediatric Multidisciplinary Clinic Using a Novel Pediatric Patient Acuity Tool!

By Bryce Marshall; Austin VonAxelson, MD; Jennifer Thomas, DNP, RN; Brienne Merten, BSN; Luke Byerly; James Young; Cynthia Downard, MD; In Kim, MD, MBA; Beth Spurlin, MD

AONN+ Conference Abstracts, Operations Management, Organizational Development, Healthcare Economics

November 2021 Vol 12, No 11

Patient navigation programs assist in the management of patients with complex medical problems.

Providing Accommodations to Ease Financial Toxicity for Radiation Patients

By Shelita Anderson, MBA, BSN, RN, OCN; Carol Kirton, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG; Phoebe Dawn Spencer, RN, BSN, OCN; Samantha Thomas, RN, BSN, OCN; Janetta Thomas, MSN, RN, OCN

AONN+ Conference Abstracts, Operations Management, Organizational Development, Healthcare Economics

November 2021 Vol 12, No 11

According to a 2013 Institute of Medicine report, cancer treatment costs are escalating rapidly and resulting in less affordable care options for patients.

The Impact of an Electronic Health Record to Advancing Nurse Navigation Using Standardized Metrics in a Healthcare System

By Jeanne Silva, MSN, RN-BC, CN-BN, CMSRN; Avni Patel, BSN, RN

AONN+ Conference Abstracts, Operations Management, Organizational Development, Healthcare Economics

November 2021 Vol 12, No 11

As the healthcare landscape is evolving from independent hospitals to large healthcare systems, the challenge of standardizing programs such as navigation becomes paramount to ensuring best practices and service consistency.

The Role of the Navigator in an Augmented Intelligence (AI) Supported on Utilization of Palliative Care Services in Oncology

By Ajeet Gajra, MD; Yolaine Jeune-Smith, PhD; Amy Ellis; Kelly A. Miller, DNP, MPH; Danielle Bergman, RN; John Showalter, MD; Sibel Blau, MD

AONN+ Conference Abstracts, Survivorship, End-of-Life

November 2021 Vol 12, No 11

Timely integration of palliative care (PC) in the management of patients with advanced cancer is a quality benchmark in oncology. PC is often underutilized due to delayed identification and referral of appropriate patients.

Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients: What Factors Explain Self- Reported Competence Among Healthcare Professional Students?

By Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD, MA, HON-OPN-CG; Jennifer Potter, MD

Original Research

December 2021 Vol 12, No 12

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people—broadly included within the umbrella of “sexual and gender minorities” (SGM)—have unique health and healthcare needs. SGM youth experience higher rates of family rejection, increased use of tobacco and other substances, more bullying, and higher suicide rates.

Patient-Reported Outcomes from the Phase 3, Randomized Study of Acalabrutinib with or without Obinutuzumab versus Chlorambucil plus Obinutuzumab for Treatment-Naive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (ELEVATE-TN)