Oncology Nursing Society Congress

Claudia Aguilar Clancy, FNP-C, AOCNP, discusses the importance of individualized nutritional support as a component of oncology care.

Caroline Kozek, DNP, RN, AGNP-C, OCN, discusses a study assessing oncology nurses’ perceived difficulties in providing palliative care to adult patients.

Suzanne Mahon DNS, RN, AOCN, AGN-BC, FAAN, discusses the importance of integrating genomic science into oncology practice.

Richard Lee, MD, FASCO, discusses the role of integrative medicine in oncology care.

Kelly Garvin, MA, BSN, RN, discusses the impact of CAR T-cell therapy on the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Dennise Geiger, RN, Regional Cancer Care Associates, Central Jersey Division, discusses difficulties nurses face when using telephone triage, and the plan that was developed to better streamline the process. 

Kathryn Ciccolini, RN, BSN, OCN, DNC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the concept she developed to manage dermatologic adverse events for patients with cancer.

Ellyn Matthews, PhD, RN, AOCNS, CBSM, who holds the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, addresses common misconceptions that patients with cancer have about sleep disturbances.

Jeannine Brant, PhD, Billings Clinic, discusses the benefits of patient-reported outcomes in cancer care.

Carmela Hoefling, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP, advanced practice nurse, Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary Oncology Program, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses the effects that malnourishment can have on surgery.

Joel Stettler, BSN, RN, OCN, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses procedures implemented at his institution for patients who are at risk for falls. 

Darcy Burbage, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, discusses the role nurses play in treating patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).

Kathleen Madden, from NYU Langone Medical Center, on the Importance Educating Patients About Ipilimumab's Side Effects.

Krista Rubin, from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, on Understanding Ipilimumab's Toxicities.

Five nurses discuss the value of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Annual Congress, which is the largest meeting held specifically for oncology nurses.

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 37th Annual Congress video highlights, from OncLive TV.

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 37th Annual Congress Picture Slideshow.

Mary Gullatte, the president of the Oncology Nursing Society, Discusses Nursing Shortages

Carol Bush, BS, RN, from the The University of Kansas Cancer Center, on the Midwest Cancer Alliance Telehealth Network

Erin McMenamin, MSN, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, on HPV-related Head & Neck Cancer Prognosis

Krista Rubin, MS, RN, FNP-BC, from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, on Managing Ipilimumab-related Dermatitis.

Michael Eckenfels, RN, OCN, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, on Changes to the Bortezomib Delivery Route.

Anna Vioral, RN, OCN, from West Penn Allegheny Health System, on Multidisciplinary Chemotherapy Safety Standards.

Anne Katz, from the University of Manitoba, Discusses Cancer and Sexuality

Jayshree Shah, from John Theurer Cancer Center, on the Safety and Efficacy of Nilotinib for Patients With CML

Kim Kelly, from John Theurer Cancer Center, on the Updated MASCC/ISOO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mucositis

Meeting coverage from the 2012 Oncology Nursing Society Congress held at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, from May 3-6, 2012.

Donna Berry on the Distinguished Researcher Award and Her Advice to Researchers

Carlton Brown Describes Key Messages of the ONS Congress

Keynote Presenter Cancer Survivor Charlie Lustman Lives to Tell His Story