Letters from Lillie
Have you identified a gap in care, a gap in knowledge, or a problem in your clinical practice that needs solving? What tactics have you implemented in your practice setting that have improved patient care? What circumstance inspired you to make a change in your practice?
We are incredibly enthusiastic about our growing community of navigators and the new heights we will reach together in 2020!
Navigators are champions for patients. Our work has the potential to keep patients engaged, educated, empowered, as well as safe from infections during chemotherapy.
I am simply thrilled to write to you today in acknowledgment of the 10th anniversary of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)! We have made tremendous progress over the past decade in promoting navigation as an integral part of a successful cancer care team. This progress is in no small part due to the outstanding contributions from our members, committees, and Leadership Council.
Our role as oncology nurse and patient navigators is to remove barriers to care for our patients.
Oncology navigation encompasses countless topics in the world of oncology.
Fear and anxiety are unwelcome, although inevitable, occurrences in the initial phases of a cancer diagnosis and can certainly rear their ugly heads again and again along a patient’s journey.
The word “acuity” is used frequently in healthcare literature; however, the true concept of acuity is sometimes misunderstood.
We have made such significant strides in the past decade in establishing oncology navigation as a critical element of the cancer care team.
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