Highlights From AONN+

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is continuously working to listen to its membership, and one avenue is through a biennial membership survey. Here we present findings and insights from the 2024 AONN+ survey.

Welcoming new beginnings and reaffirming commitments with Candice Roth, MSN, RN, CENP, newly appointed Executive Director of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators.

Oncology nurse educators and reimbursement field managers representing pharma are an invaluable resource for navigators.

A recent literature review reveals the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

As part of an AONN+ women’s health initiative, we present findings from a comprehensive search of the published scientific literature for physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being of patients diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian cancer and their caregivers.

AONN+ members announced the relaunch of the completely revamped AONN+ website at the 2023 AONN+ Midyear Conference in Orlando. Features of the newly designed platform were discussed at a celebratory lunch session (complete with pink flamingo stilt walkers!), all designed with an emphasis on connecting, sharing knowledge, and staying updated within the oncology navigation community.

In recognition of the recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposing payment for community health integration services, the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) sees this opportunity as a key initiative to strengthen and accelerate the oncology navigation footprint in every community.

The National Acuity Initiative presents their findings from a scoping review of the literature. These results informed the creation of case studies on which the acuity tool will be tested and validated.

Earlier this year, oncology navigators from across the country attended the AONN+ Virtual Midyear Conference. This monograph will review the proceedings from 4 key sessions at the conference covering topics of smoking cessation, making a business case for financial navigation, screening in the covid era, and geriatric oncology.