In collaboration with the Midwest Cancer Alliance, we are pleased to invite you to a FREE webinar entitled “How Patients Can Use Advocacy and Policy to Improve Cancer Care,” to be held Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 1 pm EDT. This webinar, worth 1 CEU for AONN+ members, will be presented by Peggy L. Johnson, Executive Director/COO, Wichita Medial Research & Education Foundation and Lisa Simms Booth, Senior Director of Patient and Public Engagement, Biden Cancer Initiative.

This educational initiative is directed toward hematology and oncology nurse navigators, patient navigators, oncology social workers, administrators, case managers, care managers, oncology nurses, advanced practice nurses and nurse practitioners, and practice managers whose focus is on cancer care, navigation and survivorship.

The AONN+ Best Practices in Multiple Myeloma Summit was held on May 4, 2018, in Boston, MA which was a ¾ day live summit that provided a forum for an open dialogue among the nurse navigators in attendance who are involved in providing navigation and survivorship care services for patients with Multiple Myeloma.

Clinical trials have improved the treatment of cancer, and it has been shown that participants in clinical cancer trials have better outcomes than does the population at large. However, a number of barriers to participation in clinical studies exist, especially in minority populations. This webinar was developed to provide education on the barriers.

This article analyzes data from 2015-2017 to evaluate the efficacy of Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals, an online program designed to train navigators in core competencies and build learner confidence.

Clinical trials have improved the treatment of cancer, and it has been shown that participants in clinical cancer trials have better outcomes than does the population at large. However, a number of barriers to participation in clinical studies exist, especially in minority populations.

This article describes the creation of an online registry for African American prostate cancer survivors that was designed to capture data regarding their epidemiological, social, emotional, and clinical experiences.

This article provides education on identifying cancer survivors’ posttreatment health and wellness priorities and preferences and discussing patient support services.

This article provides results from the authors’ study of caregivers’ involvement in treatment decision-making, their educational needs related to decision-making, and barriers to effective communication between caregivers, patients and the healthcare team

The AONN+ Midyear Conference, held May 4-6, 2018, in Boston, MA, was certified for up to 13 contact hours of CE credit. This educational initiative is intended for hematology/oncology nurse navigators, patient navigators, and social workers whose focus is on cancer care and survivorship. It will also be useful for nurse practitioners, oncology nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in managing patients with cancer.