Christine Erickson
Authored Items
April 2016 Vol 7, No 3
Patient navigation is a patient-centered healthcare delivery method that assists patients in overcoming barriers to oncology care throughout the cancer care continuum.
March 2016 Vol 7, No 2
A report on navigating barriers to care and providing the best support for patients with colorectal cancer.
March 2016 Vol 7, No 2
A report exploring potential implications of updated Pap test screening guidelines.
February 2016 Vol 7, No 1
Amy Velasquez, RN, BSN, OCN, talks about palliative care in an outpatient setting, financial implications, and the impact on a patient’s quality of life. “Our role is to walk with [patients] and not be afraid to talk about what palliative care is.”
February 2016 Vol 7, No 1
Jean Sellers, RN, MSN, discusses her team’s use of lay navigators who are trained to be mindful of the cultural barriers to care that exist in their patient population. “I use an iceberg to reflect the metaphor for culture, what we see is so small compared to the heart and soul of what the person is made up of.”
December 2015 Vol 6, No 6
Aaron D. Bleznak, MD, MBA, FACS discussed
the intent of the new 2012 Commission on Cancer
(CoC) standards, and what navigators need to do to
comply. “You’re members of a team whose goal is to enhance
the quality of cancer care that you’re providing to
your patient population,” he said at the Sixth Annual
Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators
(AONN+) Conference in Atlanta, GA. “Consequently,
you have to work with the team to achieve accreditation,
and retain accreditation.”
December 2015 Vol 6, No 6
The multidisciplinary care model is perceived to be
more patient-centered and efficient for patients
with lung cancer than the serial care model, according
to Satish K. Kedia, PhD, Professor, Division of
Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health,
University of Memphis, TN, and colleagues.
December 2015 Vol 6, No 6
Patients’ experiences, self-awareness, self-confidence,
dignity, and personal integrity represent the
fundamental obligations of psychosocial care, according
to John Wynn, MD, DFAPA, Clinical Professor,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Washington School of Medicine, Medical
Director, PsychoOncology & Supportive Care, Swedish
Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA. Dr Wynn went on to
describe the significant role of oncology psychosocial
care during his keynote address at the 2015 Association
of Oncology Social Work 31st Annual Conference in
Seattle, WA.
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