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Challenges Faced by Navigators

Stephanie M. Hoopes, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG
Stephanie Hoopes explains some of the challenges of a survivorship navigator is the lack of understanding and the role of the navigator is a challenging.

Nancy Skinner on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Nancy Skinner, RN, CCM
Nancy Skinner, RN, CCM, believes the role of the navigator is at "the hub" of the oncology patient's care, to represent the oncology patient and their caregivers.

Maura Kadan on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Maura Kadan, RN, MSN, OCN
Maura Kadan, RN, MSN, OCN explains how with them many different oncologists present at the tumor boards, the navigator's role is to be the patient's voice.

Juli Aisters on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Juli Aisters, MS, RN, APN, AOCN
Juli Aisters, MS, RN, APN, AOCN explains how navigators serve on tumor boards in many ways, including to get patients cases presented by different disciplines, tumor registries, social worker referrals, etc.

Julie Silver on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Julie K. Silver, MD
Dr. Julie Silver discusses navigators' ever important role on the tumor board. There is a documented disconnect between rehabilitation and oncology departments, and navigators can help bridge these gaps.

Mary C. Rooney on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Mary C. Rooney, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN
Mary C. Rooney, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN discusses how on tumor boards, navigators not only put cases together, make sure all disciplines are present, but also bring up the nonclinical nuances of the patient including anxiety, financial stresses and other barriers to care.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, HON-OPN-CG
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA discusses the critical role of the navigator in multidisciplinary care in defining barriers for the patient. Bringing these issues to the team provides the patient with a higher quality of life.

Frank dela Rama on the Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Tumor Boards and Multidisciplinary Settings

Frank dela Rama, RN, MS, AOCNS
Frank dela Rama discusses the evolving role on the Tumor Board from "coordinator" to "navigator", with the various disciplines in the room.

Role of the Navigator

Julie K. Silver, MD
Dr. Julie Silver discusses how navigators spend a lot of time explaining their role in the community. AONN+ helps navigators define their role and validate their position.