Letters from Lillie

I am thrilled to serve as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship.

It’s May. And that means it is National Oncology Nursing Celebration time!

On behalf of our editorial board, it is my pleasure to present this issue of Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship (JONS) to you, our reading community.

Each year, we take time to acknowledge the things for which we are most grateful. Of course, family and health immediately come to mind, but there are also several things in my professional life for which I am grateful.

It is with great excitement that I introduce the first issue for 2012 of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship.

As we begin to welcome spring, we are also welcoming the opportunity to conduct more health fairs and other community outreach events to raise cancer awareness.

The summer months are often a period of time when there is less happening in the “cancer awareness” arena.

I am very excited about the agenda that is planned for you and hope that you can join me in learning more about navigation and survivorship care from experts who will share their wisdom with us!

In the coming months and years, we will continue to focus on your needs and those of the patients you diligently navigate across the continuum of care.

As we close out 2012, it is a time to reflect back over the year and smile regarding the accomplishments of the Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN).

This issue of JONS is particularly unique.

On behalf of myself and the wonderful AONN staff and Leadership Council that I have the privilege of working with, we hope that you are enjoying the new features and benefits we have been launching for you through the AONN website.

Although it may be summer, which is known for being a time that employees take vacations, we all know that there is no vacation for our patients who have been diagnosed and are undergoing treatment for their cancer.

I hope everyone has enjoyed their summer! We are now even closer to our 4th Annual AONN Conference in Memphis. I am hoping to see you there. We have a great lineup of experts to empower you with new knowledge and practical tools to make your navigation role better than ever—for you and for your patients!

We are into the final countdown with just a few weeks before our 4th Annual AONN conference! This issue of JONS gives you a preview of the poster presentations that will be on display and presented at the meeting. There are 50 abstracts, each with a specific focus on the navigation or survivorship care process.

Happy Holidays to everyone, and Happy New Year from everyone at AONN+! We hope that the New Year is a happy and healthy one for you and your loved ones.

This issue of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship provides continued information and knowledge learned at the 2013 Fourth Annual Navigation and Survivorship Conference.

Welcome spring 2014! This issue of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship (JONS) is full of information for you to apply within your own work setting, share with fellow navigators and your supervisor, and hopefully will inspire you to personally begin collecting measurement outcomes!

Hello everyone! Summer has finally arrived and we hope you are enjoying vacation time with family and friends. We are busy putting the final touches on our Fifth Annual AONN+ Conference at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, September 18-24, 2014.

We are into the final countdown with just a few weeks before our Fifth Annual Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Conference!

It doesn’t matter if you are new at navigation or a seasoned navigator, we each need to invest in our careers.

Happy New Year! As 2014 comes to a close and we march into 2015, it is only fitting to hope that you and your family have a happy and healthy new year.

Welcome to our first issue of the New Year for the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship. This issue is filled with information that I am confident you will find inspiring and applicable to your work as a navigator.

Happy spring! I hope that everyone is thawing out from a long, cold winter and is ready to enjoy spring. Get outside and reenergize yourselves! This issue of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship is filled with information that I guarantee you will value and use.

Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, stresses how survivorship care plans can help measure the impact on patients’ ability to engage in self-management, make lifestyle changes, and be satisfied with having a sense of direction for future monitoring and screening.

This issue of JONS provides a preview of the posters that will be on display and presented at the Sixth Annual AONN+ Conference, October 1-4, 2015, in Atlanta. Below is a selection of conference abstracts. Look for more abstracts in the coming weeks.

With navigation and certification, the multitude of terms such as nurse navigator, patient navigator, lay navigator, and even GPS nurse can lead to confusion. The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators is working to develop certification plans that are tailored to oncology nurse navigators. Cancer survivors are often confused too, for different reasons: they may have a difficult time remembering all the details of their cancer treatment. Survivorship care plans may be able to help.

Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, introduces the December issue of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, commenting on long-term survivorship care, the Sixth Annual Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Conference highlights, and more of this month’s content.

Welcome, Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) members, to 2016! We have created another great issue of the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship (JONS) for you, and I hope you will agree after you read it.