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ONS member George Ebanks, RN, BSN, OCN®, medical oncology nurse in the cutaneous oncology program at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, and member of the Greater Tampa ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss managing cancer treatment-related skin toxicity. George was also on the panel that developed the ONS Guidelines for skin toxicities, which published in September 2020.   

ONS members Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®, CENP, director-at-large on the ONS board of directors and member of the Greater Los Angeles and Inland Empire ONS chapters, Kristin Ferguson, DNP, RN, OCN®, treasurer for the ONS board of directors and member of the National Capital Area ONS Chapter, and Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN-BC, OCN®, previous chair of ONS’s leadership development committee and member of the North Carolina Triangle ONS Chapter, join ONS Immediate Past President Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, member of the Greater Pittsburgh ONS Chapter, to discuss the future of cancer care. They also discuss the topic as part of the the ONS Bridge™ virtual conference in September 2020.

Anne Bunting, 2019 ONS Congress Career Fair presenter and senior recruiter for nursing at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, joins us to discuss how to build a successful resume, common misconceptions about resumes, and ways nurses can stand out in a competitive job market.  

2019 ONS Annual Congress Career Fair presenter Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, CBCN®, AOCNS®, nurse leader of evidence-based practice and clinical nurse specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, joins us to share considerations for implementing a goal-setting practice, including the importance of creating goals and how to establish successful strategies for advancing, no matter where you are in your nursing career. 

Lisa Kottschade, MSN, APRN, CNP, nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss how immunotherapies are combined with other treatments, ways evolving treatment indications influence nursing practices, and how to keep patients safe when receiving combination immunotherapy treatments.

ONS President-Elect Nancy Houlihan, RN, MA, AOCN®, director of nursing and evidence-based practice at MSK Cancer Center in New York, NY, and Kathleen Shannon-Dorcy, RN, MN, PhD, director of clinical research, education, and practice at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, the first U.S. city and initial epicenter of confirmed COVID-19 cases, discuss their institutions’ response to the outbreak, lessons they’ve learned along the way, and best practices for other institutions to navigate patient care during the ongoing pandemic. 

Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS’s chief clinical officer, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus and cancer, its impact on personal protective equipment availability, and ways nurses and patients can successfully navigate the complexities of the pandemic.

ONS member Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN®, CBCN®, ONS director-at-large, quality and safety education specialist for Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, and member of the Delaware Diamond ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss evidence-based practice processes and models, why they’re crucial to nursing practice, and ways nurses lead the charge for evidence-based practice at their institutions.

ONS President Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, and ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, discuss the Year of the Nurse and Midwife—as 2020 is designated by the World Health Organization—and what it means for the oncology nursing profession. They also talk about ONS’s 45th anniversary in 2020, how the Society plans to celebrate and elevate oncology nursing, and ways nurses can champion their profession through the Year of the Nurse and beyond.

ONS member Diane Otte, MSN, RN, OCN®, president of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Board of Directors, staff nurse at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI, and member of the Southeast Minnesota ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ways to engage employers in the certification process, how nurses can advocate for certification at their institution, and programs from ONCC that can help simplify the certification process.