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Watch this video on pseudoprogression and checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Checkpoint Inhibitors: Entering a New Era in Cancer Treatment

ONS member Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN®, assistant director of clinical operations at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, TN, joins ONS’s Chris Pirschel to discuss what nurses need to know about giving a clinical presentation, tips and best practices for a successful talk, and much more.

ONS member Joni Watson, MBA, MSN, RN, OCN®, vice president of patient care at Baylor Scott & White–Lake Pointe in Rowlett, TX, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss her journey into nursing leadership, how any nurse can be a leader, leadership opportunities at ONS, and more.

ONS member Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN®, AGN-BC, clinical nurse specialist and professor at Saint Louis University in Missouri, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss her ONS Congress presentation on hereditary cancer genetics, collaborating with genetic professionals, and how genetic testing influences cancer prevention and care.

ONS members Rowena (Moe) Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP, associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, and Krista Rubin, MS, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, join Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss immunotherapy treatments, collaboration between nursing and pharmacy, and how to care for patients receiving immunotherapy agents.

ONS Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy Alec Stone, MA, MPA, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the youth vaping epidemic, how nurses are advocating for smoking cessation, which government agencies are involved in the tobacco conversation, and where ONS stands in the fight against smoking.

ONS’s Chelsea Backler, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist and former home care nurse, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the intersection of oncology care and home care nursing, the role of home care nurses in caring for patients with cancer, and how oncology nurses can support their home care colleagues.

Watch this ONS video on oral antineplastic agents. 

ONS member Linda Eaton, PhD, RN, AOCN®, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing in Seattle, joins Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how the Oncology Nursing Foundation supports nursing professional development, what to consider when submitting a research proposal, and more.