Oncology navigators are faced with the unique challenge of creating and managing a variety of dynamic care models to adjust to patient needs. On Wednesday, January 6, Senior Director of Education and Program Development of AONN+ Emily Gentry, BSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN, and panelists Julie McMahon, MPH, Director of Patient Navigation at Susan G. Komen; Peg Rummel, RN, MHA, OCN, NE-BC, Oncology Nurse Navigator at Abramson Cancer Center Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; and Zarek Mena, OPN-CG, Women’s Health Program Manager at Smilow Breast Health Center at Norwalk Hospital Whittingham Cancer Center/MSK Physicians at Norwalk Hospital, discussed a variety of navigation models and the role of an oncology nurse navigator and oncology patient navigator as a patient advocate in these models.
