Health Monitor Network Oncology Nurse Navigator of the Year Award

December 2012 Vol 3, No 6

The 2012 Health Monitor Network Oncology Nurse Navigator of the Year Award was presented at the poster award session by John P. Stelmachowicz to Michelle Weaver Knowles, RNC, BCN, of Missoula Montana Community Medical Center. Ms Knowles teaches breast health and works with patients with breast cancer, considering her primary role to be that of a patient advocate. October 2012 marked her 14th year as a breast cancer survivor. “I am humbled by the award,” she said. “I help patients understand the choices they make that will affect the rest of their life.”

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