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Honoring MDONS Past Presidents |
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Thank you Past Presidents for your service and dedication to our organization:
Maude Becker ~ Nancy Hughes ~ Linda Krebs ~ Jewell Wegs ~ Jane McCabe ~ Deborah DeVine ~ Sandra Vannice ~ Charlene Trouillot ~ Paula Nelson-Marten ~ Mona Bedell ~ Leigh Kaszyk ~ Regina Fink ~ Deborah Nelson
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Letters from the ONS National Candidates |
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Dear MDONS Members:
The 2012 ONS National Election will be opened on 1/4/2012 and will be closing on February 15th at 5pm EST.
Information on each of the candidates can be found at www.ons.org/vote.
Additionally, each candidate wrote a letter to the chapter members with information on their background and experience. These letters have been posted to the ONS Chapter Virtual Community at http://chapter.vc.ons.org.
Your MDONS Board members encourage you to vote. The chapters with the highest percentage of voting members will receive $1,000 to use for chapter activities. Also, any members who submit their vote by Feb 1st will be entered into a drawing for a $250 ONS Scholarship.
Sincerely,
MDOSN Board Members and Michaelene Wolff, MDONS Nominating Chair
Candidates for the 2012 ONS National Election were invited to write letters to the chapters to give some additional insight to why they should be the candidate chosen for office. Please review the letters below and be sure to cast your vote by February 15th at 5pm ET. Additional information about the ONS National Elections can be found at http://www.ons.org/Membership/Election
Director at Large
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Catherine A. Glennon, RN, MHS, NE-BC, OCN®
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Tracy Karen Gosselin, RN, MSN, AOCN®
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Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®
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MDONS Membership Application |
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Dear MDONS Member,
We hope you plan to continue your membershp with MDONS. Beginning with this fiscal year 2011, the monthly program meetings (usually every 3rd Tuesday of the month) will be FREE to current members.
In order to compensate for this, your yearly membership dues will increase to $40/yr. Revenues from dues will continue to finance the MDONS mission, including scholarships and community outreach programs.
You may pay by PayPal from the MDONS website
http://mdons.vc.ons.org/,
or use the link
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=11221974
If you wish to pay per check, Please see the attached application.
Send completed application by Email to: mdonsmembership@q.com
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you,
Charlene Trouillot,
MDONS Membership Committee
303 764-5426
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Pharma Guidelines and What it Means to You |
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The ONS webcast “Changing PhRMA Regulations: Understanding Your Role as an Oncology Nurse,” is now available.
ONS will continue to keep you informed of new changes and additional information.
Visit the web address below to view the Pharma Guidelines webcast.
http://www.phrma.org/about/principles-guidelines/code-interactions-healthcare-professionals
http://www.phrma.org
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Below are some local and national events and educational opportunities. Please check the calendar link for more details on each.
November 4-6, 2011 IOL Conference Salt Lake City, UT see ONS website for more details
November 3-5, 2011 APN Conference Salt Lake City, UT see ONS website for more details
November 12, 2011 MDONS Board Fall Retreat
November 15, 2011 An Option for First-Line Treatment on Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Promyelocytic leukemia Elways, Cherry Creek use this link to register http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DFBR8S7KP
March 4-6, 2011 8th Annual Oncology Nursing Advanced Practice: Innovation Through Practice * Hilton San Diego Bayfront * San Diego, CA * 856-652-5400 * www.scripps.org/conferenceservices * med.edu@scrippshealth.org
March 2-4, 2012 9th Annual Oncology Nursing Advanced Practice: Inovation Through Practice * Hilton San Diego Bayfront * San Diego, Ca.
Tentatve 2012 MDONS Dinner Meeting Schedule
January 17, 2012 Research Dinner Meeting
February 21, 2012 Amgen Sponsored Dinner Meeting
March 20, 2012 Novartis Sponsored Dinner Meeting
Apirl 17, 2012 Research Sponsored Dinner Meeting
May 15, 2012 Dendreon Sponsored Dinner Meeting
June 20, 2012 Novartis Sponsored Dinner Meeting
September 18, 2012
October 2012 Fall Conference
November 20, 2012 Research Sponsored Dinner Meeting
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Local Educational Opportunities |
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Please see the attached flyers for great local educational opportunities.
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i3 Health, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, has published a 1.0 contact hour newsletter activity for oncology nurses on the topic of venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE is consistently cited as one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer.
This is a FREE CE-certified activity.
The curriculum was developed by oncology nursing thought leaders—Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, AOCN®, from Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Pam Viale, RN, MS, CS, ANP, AOCNP®, from University of California, San Francisco—and offers expert insights into evidence-based VTE prophylaxis.
To claim your FREE CE, simply visit http://www.i3health.com/
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LUNGevity Foundation, http://events.lungevity.org to spread the word about the 1st Annual Breathe Deep Denver, http://www.breathedeepdenver.org/ a 5K walk/run on November 5th at Sports Authority Field at Mile High (formerly INVESCO Field).
Get your team together to participate in this years event!
When: Saturday, November 5, 2011
Check-in/registration opens.....7:00 a.m.
Yoga warm-up........................8:15 a.m.
Opening ceremonies.................8:45 a.m.
5K walk/run...........................9:00 a.m.
Where: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
1701 Bryant Street
Denver, CO 80204
Registration Fees:
Lung Cancer Survivor: $15
Adult: $30 (Oct. 15 - Nov. 4)
Adult: $35 (Race day registration)
Youth (12 years or younger): Free
Breathe Deep Denver is part of a national event series that will fund LUNGevity’s research grants, specifically in the areas of early detection and successful treatment of lung cancer.
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National Bone Marrow Registry |
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Thousands of patients hope for a bone marrow donor who can make their life-saving transplant possible. They depend on people like you. You have the power to save a life. You could be the one to save a life. Take the first step today.
The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) and our Be The Match Foundation® are nonprofit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it.
Our mission
Every year, thousands of people of all ages are diagnosed with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. Many of them will die unless they get a bone marrow or cord blood transplant from a matching donor. Seventy percent of people do not have a donor in their family and depend on our Be The Match Registry® to find a match to save their life.
http://marrow.org/Home.aspx
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Information From ONS National |
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Register Now for IOL and APN
Looking for top-notch education? Want to connect to more than 700 of your nursing peers? Register now for the Institutes of Learning or the Advanced Practice Nursing Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, November 4–6. Save $100 when you register by September 29.
http://www.ons.org/CNECentral/Conferences/IOL/2011 and http://www.ons.org/CNECentral/Conferences/APN/2011
ONS Update
A message from ONS president Carlton Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN®, will bring you up to date with news about the new ONS Strategic Plan, latest activities of the Board of Directors, and what’s to come in the months ahead.
http://www.ons.org/about/StrategicPlan
Oncology Nurse Navigators
The needs of patients with cancer are as varied as the patients themselves, and so are their navigators. Today you are apt to find nurse navigators in hospitals and clinics, working with patients with all cancer diagnoses and treatment plans. Find out more in the October issue of ONS Connect.
http://www.onsconnect.org/2011/10/upfront/exploring-the-role-of-oncology-nurse-navigators
Updated Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Course
The risks of occupational exposure of hazardous drugs to healthcare providers is widely reported but not fully understood. The newly revised Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs course follows the recently released text, Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs (2nd ed.), and reflects the most current information available. Register today to attend this important offering, and receive 8.8 contact hours upon completion the course requirements. But Hurry! Registration deadline for the next course is October 20.
http://www.ons.org/CourseDetail.aspx?course_id=24
Comment on Nurse Staffing Principles
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics invites public comment on a proposed revision to the ANAPrinciples for Nurse Staffing. Determining appropriate nurse staffing is a challenge in all oncology care settings as there is no current evidence supporting specific ratios. The ANA Principles for Nurse Staffing is one resource to help assist in staff planning. Leave a comment to take part in the important work of the ANA to improve the nursing profession and quality patient care.
ANA Principles of Nurse Staffing: http://www.nursingworld.org/DocumentVault/CNPE/Draft-Principles-for-Nurse-Staffing.aspx
http://nursingworld.org/Comment-Principles-Nurse-Staffing
Principle for Nurse Staffing Survey
http://cnpe.polldaddy.com/s/staffingprinciples
Reap the Benefits of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Course
The Fundamentals of Blood and Marrow Transplant course will prepare you with the most up-to-date and evidence-based knowledge to enhance the care of BMT patients. You receive a comprehensive overview of care for the BMT patient throughout the care continuum, including some clinical pearls for the pediatric BMT patient. In addition, you will obtain several resources including those for use in setting up and enhancing BMT programs, as well as advanced concepts and future directions of BMT.
This exciting course will benefit new nurses to BMT, experienced BMT nurses wanting to sharpen their knowledge, or professionals wanting to learn more about this specialty.
The course is self-paced, allowing you to work at your convenience. You may access the course 24 hours a day during the 8 weeks that it is in session. Referenced throughout the course and included with your registration is a copy of the ONS publication, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Manual for Nursing Practice, edited by Susan Ezzone, MS, RN, CNP.
The registration deadline for the course is October 24 for the November 2 course, so register today and receive 19 contact hours* upon completion of the course requirements.
http://www.ons.org/CourseDetail.aspx?course_id=86
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Metro Denver Announcements |
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METRO DENVER ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
Evidence Based Practice in Oncology
Triple Negative Breast cancer
Presenter: Jennifer Diamond, M.D.,
University of Colorado Hospital
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Ixempra: A Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Presenter: Nancy Tainer, RN, MBA; Phase I Research Nurse
at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
Sponsored by: MDONS Research Committee and Bristol-Myers Squibb
When: Tuesday January 17, 2012
Registration: 5:30 pm; Dinner Presentation: 6:00 pm
Where: Cool River Café
8200 E. Belleview #C10, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Webpage : http://www.coolrivercafe.com/
Fee: Free for members, non-members $15
RSVP by using the web address:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22E5EAA9KVH
Provide name, phone number & MDONS status for each person you reserve.
If you cannot RSVP by the link or have any other questions, contact Yuki Asakura, RN, MS (720) 217-9819: email MDONSresearch@gmail.com
1.5 CE for this program (Pending)
MDONS Research Committee,
Yuki & Sarah
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World Cancer Declaration and
United Nations Summit on NCDs
ONS is committed to supporting the UICC’s World Cancer Declaration, calling for a Cancer Free World. The Declaration was initiated to be included in the first UN Summit for Non Communicable Diseases (NCD's) which took place in September, 2011.
ONS has pledged to gather 1,500 signatures by the first UN Summit for Non Communicable Diseases (NCD’s) in September, 2011. Show your support for ONS and this important global initiative by signing the declaration on behalf of the Oncology Nursing Society!
Update from the September, 2011 UN Summmit on Non-Communicable Diseases
UICC CEO Cary Adams announced that the historic UN Summit on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has officially came to an end on September 21, 2011 in New York. Bringing together over 30 Heads of State, Ministers of Health and other policy makers, the Summit resulted in the adoption of a Political Declaration on NCDs - only the second of its kind to address a health issue on a global scale. The event also received widespread media attention, helping to put cancer firmly on the global agenda.
Together with the NCD Alliance, UICC has been campaigning for a UN Summit to address cancer and the other NCDs since 2009, and UICC was delighted that the Summit has resulted in commitments that will help reduce the global cancer burden.
UICC strongly supports the call for national plans for the prevention and control of NCDs in the Political Declaration, and welcomes cancer specific commitments to:
•Give greater priority to early detection, screening and diagnosis of NCDs including cancer screening programmes (particularly breast and cervical cancer);
•Increase access to Hepatitis B and HPV vaccines as part of national immunisation programmes to prevent infection-related cancers.
However, there remain areas where commitments fall short of expectations. The Declaration lacks specific targets including no overall goal of reducing preventable deaths. More work is now needed to convince governments to commit to reduce avoidable deaths from NCDs by 25% by 2025 - a target WHO believes is achievable.
We strongly encourage you to download UICC's full position statement on the Political Declaration on NCDs and accompanying press release and circulate these documents among your own networks and media contacts and take advantage of this historic occasion.
UICC is strongly committed to working with Governments, WHO, UN Agencies, civil society and other stakeholders to implement the Declaration's commitments. UICC will begin the next phase of its advocacy campaign in November at the World Cancer Leaders' Summit in Dublin, where a response to the UN Summit will be outlined in detail.
UICC President, Dr Eduardo Cazap also had the privilege of presenting more than 500,000 World Cancer Declaration signatures, on behalf of individuals and associations, to the head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan. The poster represented a strong message from the cancer community for action and change!
ONS and UICC would like to thank all our members for their incredible efforts to collect signatures.
What is the World Cancer Declaration?
It is a tool to help bring the growing cancer crisis to the attention of government leaders and health policymakers in order to significantly reduce the global cancer burden by 2020.
It represents a consensus between government officials, public health experts and cancer advocates from around the world who are committed to eliminating cancer as a life-threatening disease for future generations.
We have made many extraordinary strides in research, advocacy, and treatment for cancer, and more people than ever are living with cancer. Incidence rates in the United States are on the decline in some areas such as prostate, lung, oral cavity, brain/nervous system, stomach, colorectum, and breast cancer. However, myeloma, leukemia, melanoma, and cancer of the liver, kidney, and esophagus have shown an increase in incidence the most recent periods. So much more work must be done.
The Declaration is a list of 11 priority actions to reduce the global cancer burden and pledge support for the achievement of this actions. Government, healthcare, donors, development agencies, professional organizations, and private and civil groups are being asked to take steps to slow and ultimately reverse cancer death rates.
Through the targets outline in the World Cancer Declaration our aim by 2020 is to have:
•effective cancer control programs
•reduced risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption and obesity
•universal vaccination programs
•a better informed public
•improved diagnosis methods
•universally available pain control
•improved training for medical staff
•better survival rates for cancer patients
To reach these targets we will take action to:
•place cancer on the political agenda
•improve cancer prevention and early detection
•enhance access to and treatment for cancer patients
http://www.uicc.org/declaration
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We had another great Fall Conference. Thank you to all those who attended our Annual MDONS Fall Conference. Thank you to all of our speakers and vendors for their continued support. Our conference would not be a success without you.
Sincerely,
Fall Conference Planning Committee
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Here's your chance to be part of the leadership group in your local MDONS chapter. You must be a member of good standing in both the local and national organization. You may be nominated or nominate yourself for this elected position.
Please include a bio form with the nomination that includes: formal education, work experience, qualifications for this position, nursing contributions, professional organizations, awards etc...
For more information, please contact Michaelene Wolff at mwolff_rn@hotmail.com or at 720-301-4717
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Thank you to Allos Therapeutics for sponsoring our Vendor Fair on Monday May 16, 2011.
We would also like to thank our speaker, Lowell Anderson-Reitz,NP for traveling from Texas and providing an excellent presentation on T-Cell Lymphoma.
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Chemotherapy Biotherapy Course |
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ONS Chemotherapy Biotherapy Course!!
Upcoming Courses -- Check back for more information
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 and Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at the Denver VA Medical Center.
For more information regarding this upcoming course, contact Donna Fritz, MN, RN, CNS, AOCNS at Donna.Fritz@va.gov
Copy and Paste the link to check out the ONS chemotherapy courses across the United States: http://chemovc.vc.ons.org/page/8601/
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Chemotherapy and Biochemotherapy for the NON-oncology RN |
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Target Audience:
This course is designed for nurses in disciplines outside of oncology, those new to oncology, or individuals for whom the two-day course would be more content than needed.
Additional Information:
The ONS Treatment Basics Course is NOT a certification course, and is not intended to measure competency. Individual institutions are responsible for determining their own requirements for assessing clinical competency.
An ONS Chemo Provider card is NOT awarded for this course.
Check back for dates of future classes
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If you are interested in Research, the MDONS Research Committee has a Research Grant worth up to $500. There is not an application deadline for this award. Funds will be granted as applied for.
The grant must be used to defray expenses involved in carrying out the project or in the dissemination of the findings. Within in one year of the completion of the study/project, the research findings/results must be presented at the MDONS Fall Conference, MDONS monthly meeting or a professional meeting. Any publication and presentation based on the study must recognize MDONS in the publication.
Please see the attached information for more details.
You may also contact Yuki Asakura, RN, MS, PhDc
phone: 720-217-9819 or email: ayuki56@yahoo.com
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Congratulations to our 2011 sholarship winners!
OCN Scholarship $250 Monica Rasmussen
Conference Scholarships $250 each Michaelene Wolff and Jennifer Zwink
Education Scholarships $500 each Katie Benchich and Sandi Vannice
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As a membership benefit, MDONS offers annual scholarships. Scholarships are available in the following areas:
continuing education programs
higher education
obtaining your initial oncology certification
The applications containing the qualifications for each of these can be found on our website under the "scholarship heading" for you to complete and return as appropriate. http://mdons.vc.ons.org/
The application deadline is September 30, 2011. Winners of the scholarships will be announced at our annual Fall Conference meeting.
Please let us help you with the expenses of maintaining or advancing your professionalism and apply for one of these scholarships.
If you are interested in Research, the MDONS Research Committee has a Research Grant worth up to $500. There is not an application deadline for this award. Funds will be granted as applied for.
The grant must be used to defray expenses involved in carrying out the project or in the dissemination of the findings.
Within in one year of the completion of the study/project, the research findings/results must be presented at the MDONS Fall Conference, MDONS monthly meeting or a professional meeting.
Any publication and presentation based on the study must recognize MDONS in the publication. You may contact Yuki Asakura, RN, MS, email: ayuki56@yahoo.com for further details.
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Need a new job or know someone who is looking. Check out the latest nursing jobs here!
Your ad could be right here!
If you want to post your career listing here, please contact Maude Becker at maude.becker@uch.edu
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Resources for Cancer Patients |
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