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Peggy Malone, RN, BS, OCN, Lisa Bruno, RN, BSN, OCN, Beth Hayden, RN, BSN, MBA, OCN, Julie Carlson, RN, MSN, APN, AOCNS
In preparation for the new American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center focused on having an oncology nurse navigation program in place to support patients by January 2014.
Patients and their families facing the diagnosis of cancer can feel lost, uncertain, overwhelmed, and fearful of the healthcare system.
Anne Willis, MA, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, HON-OPN-CG, Elisabeth Reed, MPA, Elizabeth Hatcher, RN, BSN
Creating patient navigation and survivorship programs to deliver SCPs can be challenging. Many clinical professionals are tasked with developing programs, but they may not possess the program-planning skills that are essential for success.
Memphis, TN—One of the most popular presentations at the 4th Annual Navigation and Survivorship Conference of the Association of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) was delivered by Linda A. Lee, MD, AGAF. Dr Lee is the Clinical Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center in Baltimore.
Anne Willis, MA, Elisabeth Reed, MPA, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, HON-OPN-CG, Heather Kapp, LICSW, MPH, Elizabeth Hatcher, RN, BSN, Virginia Vaitones, MSW, OSW-C, HON-OPN-CG, Jennifer Bires, LICSW, OSW-C, Stacy Collins, MSW, Etta-Cheri Washington
The Patient Navigation Framework: Navigator Function Across Domains will serve as a guide for developing patient navigation-specific competencies so the field of patient navigation can move toward greater standardization of the profession.
This is part 3 of a 5-part series.
Continuing with our series of various unbranded offerings provided by pharmaceuticals and other companies that provide diagnostics and treatments for cancer patients, this list below comes from Merck.
Most navigators are familiar with the large national patient advocacy organizations that provide various resources for patients that can expedite our ability to reduce barriers impeding diagnosis and treatment, but there are actually additional resources that you may not be aware of that I want to tell you about. These resources are from pharmaceutical companies and other device and laboratory testing companies.
The American Cancer Society reports that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women and that more people die each year from lung cancer than from cancer of the colon, breast, and prostate combined.
Elizabeth Whitley, PhD, RN, who presented “Leading and Administering a Patient Navigation Program” with Bonnie Miller, RN, BSN, OCN, FAAMA, reminded participants that patient navigators are not necessarily nurses but can include other health personnel.
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