Videos

Monica Fradkin, RN, BSN, MPH, OCN, Oncology Nursing Education Coordinator, Yale School of Nursing, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses the administration of chemotherapy or biotherapy outside of the oncology setting.

Anne Kolenic, RN, BSN, OCN, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, discusses the importance and implementation of end-of-life communication skills training for the oncology nurses.

Marianne Davies, RN, MSN, ACNP, AOCN, Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale School of Nursing, discusses the benefits of the nursing research and evidence-based practice council at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Lauren McCaulley, BSN, RN, OCN, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, discusses the changes needed to improve call light response at her institution.

Donna L. Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Director, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing & Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the importance of listening to patients with cancer.

Polly M. Mazanec, PhD, ACNP, AOCN, FPCN, Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, discusses the challenges of palliative care in the ambulatory oncology setting.

Rebecca Lehto, PhD, RN, OCN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, discusses worry and cognitive function following a lung cancer diagnosis.

Gwen Wyatt, PhD, RN, Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, discusses the use of complementary therapies in cancer care.

Photos from the Oncology Nursing Society 38th Annual Congress, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C, from April 15-28, 2013.

Vanna Dest, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, Oncology Nurse Practitioner/Manager, Oncology APP, Yale-New Haven Hospital, discusses the side effects of treatment with brain radiation.

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, CRNP, MSN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Duquesne University, discusses a nurse's role in coping with sleep issues in pediatric cancer patients.

Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, from the Duquesne University School of Nursing, discusses resources currently available to help strengthen the oncology training of nurses.

Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, from the Case Western Reserve University, discusses the feasibility of establishing a psychosocial data registry for patients with cancer.

M. Tish Knobf, PhD, RN, FAAN, AOCN, from the Yale University School of Nursing, discusses communication barriers that nurses face when providing cancer patients with information regarding treatment and side effects.

Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, Duquesne University School of Nursing, discusses the growing number of cancer survivors and the need for continued care outside of an oncology setting.

Susan R. Mazanec, PhD, RN, AOCN, from Case Western Reserve University, discusses the value of a patient-centric cancer registry that incorporate patient-reported outcomes.

Cristi Radford, MS, CGC, from the Sarasota Memorial Hospital, discusses examining cancer gene panels using next generation sequencing for patients with ovarian cancer.

Frank delaRama, RN, MS, AOCNS®, from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, explains the role of oncology nurse navigators in providing relevant information to men with prostate cancer.

Mark D. Duncan, MD, from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses demonstrable metrics that help measure the success of a patient navigation program.

Mary Lou Woodford, from the Cancer Resource Foundation, provides guidance on staying compliant with the new patient navigation accreditation standards from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.

Michael L. Krychman, MD, Executive Director of the Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, discusses managing and treating sexual health concerns in cancer patients and survivors.

Karen Masino, from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, discusses the intricacies of developing a survivorship program.

Rajni Kannan discusses the importance patient education or managing the side effects associated ipilimumab and vemurafenib in metastatic melanoma.

Mary Gullatte, president of the Oncology Nursing Society, explains the impact that oncology nurses have on the lives of both patients and their families.

Carrie Stricker from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania on the Efficacy of Survivorship Care Plans for Posttreatment Breast Cancer Survivors.

Donna Berry, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Explains a Nurse-Led Education Program That Enhanced Oral Therapy Compliance.

Robin McConnell, from John Theurer Cancer Center, Discusses Nutrition in Cancer Care

ONS President Mary Gullatte Discusses Ways to Manage Compassion Fatigue for Oncology Nurses.

Donna L. Berry, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, on Symptom Distress and Oral Therapy Adherence.

Heidi Donovan from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Discusses Prioritizing Symptoms