News & Updates

AONN+ Announces Winner of the 2018 CONQUER: the patient voice Hero of Hope Patient Award

Jessica Morris, whose two-year experience with brain cancer led her to create OurBrainBank, a nonprofit organization in support of people with glioblastoma.

AONN+ Co-Founder and Program Director Lillie D. Shockney Named 2018 WebMD Health Hero

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), the only national organization for navigation professionals, is pleased to announce that Co-Founder and Program Director Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, ONN-CG, has been named a 2018 WebMD Health Hero for her work as a caregiver in the fight against cancer.

Cancer Leadership Council Comments on Medicare Part B Drug ANPRM

AONN+ signs letter from the Cancer Leadership Council on the International Pricing Index Model for Medicare Part B Drugs.

Career Cancer Nurse Takes Home the 2018 AONN+ Oncology Navigation Excellence Award

Woman’s Hospital GYN/Oncology Nurse Navigator Ashley Marks, RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN, CBCN talks about winning the ONE Award and some of her experiences as an oncology nurse for 26 years in this interview.

State of the Academy 2018 – Midyear Update

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is having quite an eventful year, and we are excited to share the goals we have met and our achievements thus far.

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Joins the Cancer Leadership Council to Influence Policy and Advocacy

AONN+ brings the navigation perspective to the important work of the Cancer Leadership Council.

HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs

AONN+ signs letter from the Cancer Support Community and Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding drug pricing.

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Leadership Stresses The Importance of a Collaborative Approach in Cancer Care in Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), the only national professional organization for navigation professionals, is announcing today the release of the new book, Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation.

Breaking News: Sellas Announces Promising Data on NeuVax in Combination with Herceptin in HER2 1+/2+ Breast Cancer

NeuVax + Herceptin may provide a clinically meaningful benefit to breast cancer patients with low to intermediate HER2-expression.

National Navigation Metrics Quality Study to Open in March 2018

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is launching a collaborative project with Chartis Oncology Solutions and the American Cancer Society (ACS) to execute a national multisite navigation metrics quality study. The aim of this study is to gain insight and understanding into the barriers and challenges navigation programs encounter when implementing navigation metrics.