AONN+ Conference Abstracts
There is extensive literature in change and transition management in leadership but limited literature from a non-managerial or navigator’s point of view.
Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Survivor Clinic in Addressing Quality of Life After Cancer Treatment
Laura Beaupre, RN, BSN, OCN, CN-BN, Jane Zubia, RN, OCN, CN-BN, Kathleen Sevedge, RN, MA, AOCN, Eileen Steirer, Alyssa Pauls, RN, BSN, OCN, Cynthia Smith, RN, BSN, OCN, MA, Maritza Chicas, RN, BSN, OCN, Jeanne Kenna, RN, OCN, CRNI, Angela Miller, RN, BSN, OCN, MEd, Raizalie Roman, RN, BSN, OCN
“Care of the cancer survivor should include prevention, surveillance, assessment of late effects and intervention for consequences of cancer and treatment.”
Kay Hankins, RN, Jolene Hetsler, RN, ONS, Cynthia Kuhn, RN, CBCN, MaryAnn Pedersen, RN, Beth Matthews, MSN, RN, OCN
Advance care planning (ACP) is central to patient-centered care and improves alignment between patient preferences and care received at end-of-life.
A recent needs assessment for Camden County, NJ, shows that residents’ compliance with cancer screening recommendations for colon (65%), breast (73%), and cervical (74%) cancers does not meet Healthy People 2020 guidelines.
Palliative care is a collaborative approach that improves quality of life for patients and families but is often provided too late.
Carol Del Campo, RN, BSN, OCN, Kevin Schreffler, MSN, RN, OCN, Dawn Hayes, PT, PhD, GCS, Donna Meyer, BSN, MS, Bryan Miller, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Amy Sickles, PA-C, Mildred Nunez Jones, BA, CTR, Hiba Tamim, MD
The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) promotes the goal to share best practices for survivorship and to address the question “Does the Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) meet patient goals?” (Staci Oertle, RN, MSN, APN, AOCNP, AONN+ Survivorship Committee).
With the increasing cancer survivor population comes the need to develop recommendations about how to optimally care for these survivors.
Caitlin Mason, PhD, Jennifer Haase Morris, MBA, Marlee Fisher, MPH, Patti Migliore Santiago, MAOM, Peggy Hannon, PhD, MPH
Survivorship care recommendations exist to support a large and growing population of cancer survivors, yet little is known about survivors’ ongoing unmet needs.
Katie Narvarte, LMSW, OSW-C, OPN-CG, Emily Gentry, BSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN, Jordan Henderson, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG, Cristina Laviada, RN, BSN, Mike Ashworth, PhD
In 2005, the Institute of Medicine published “From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition.” The report highlights the long-term medical and psychosocial consequences of cancer treatment and provides a foundation for survivorship programs today.
Thoracic surgeons remain involved with the long-term care of their cancer patients, usually in surveilling for recurrence. However, with an increasing survivor population, little is known on their other supportive needs.
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