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Welcome back to Navigation Refresh, a recurring, informative feature for novice and seasoned patient navigators alike. In this issue, we cover the role of patient navigators in advocacy.

This installment of Navigation Refresh highlights the vital role of oncology patient navigators in supporting patients receiving immuno-oncology therapies, including education, financial assistance, and coordination of care for managing complex side effects.

In this installment of Navigation Refresh, learn about the integral role of patient navigators in team-based cancer care.

In this installment of Navigation Refresh, learn how patient navigators can drive equitable access to, and informed participation by, diverse populations in oncology clinical trials.

Understanding the basics of what cancer care involves is foundational for oncology patient navigators. In the third installment of Navigation Refresh, we delve into basic medical terminology and the role of the navigator in supporting health literacy.

Understanding the basics of what cancer care involves is foundational for oncology patient navigators. In the second installment of Navigation Refresh, we dive into the continuum of cancer care, cancer risk factors, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

In this debut of a JONS regular feature focused on keeping oncology navigators at the forefront of their field, Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD, MA, HON-OPN-CG, explores recent revisions to the George Washington Cancer Center’s Oncology Patient Navigator Training program.

Over the past few decades, many collaborative initiatives have been launched to ensure the professionalization of oncology navigation. With all these advances, the stability and sustainability of these programs are now the focal point and critical to move the field forward.

This accompaniment to the preceding article offers up best practice tips you can employ on your journey toward funding stability, a key element that contributes to positioning programs and practices for long-term success.

AONN+ and ACCCNN join forces to advance the role of the navigator across medical specialties beyond oncology.