ONS April 2015 Newsletter - Fort Worth Chapter Oncology Nursing

Ft. Worth
Regional
Chapter
Fort Worth Regional
ONCOLOGY NURSING
SOCIETY
January 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Corner
1-2
ONS Certification
3
Education
3
Meeting flyer
4
March is...
5
Fort Worth Leadership
President: Gayle Wilkins
[email protected]
President-Elect:
Julie Summers
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Lisa Kirby
[email protected]
Secretary: Colleen Riley
[email protected]
Newsletter Editors:
Monique Lounethone
[email protected]
Lisa Logan
[email protected]
Virtual community administrator: Lori Krogman
[email protected]
Membership/Nominating
Chair: Aparna Saha
[email protected]
Program Chair/community
outreach: Christine Long
[email protected]
Scholarship: Jenny Ellis
[email protected]
April 2015
President’s Corner
Honoring our Own
One of the unique opportunities that
we have as a chapter is to honor one
of our own membership with the Oncology Nurse of the Year award. In
the early years of the chapter there
was a national nurse of the year award
and we would submit a name from our
chapter for consideration. A little
over a decade ago the family of a
breast cancer patient approached Cancer Care Services about the desire to
honor oncology nurses. They had
been touched by the care that their
mother had received and wanted to
give back. The original vision and endowment for this award was “ for the
general educational and enrichment
support of Oncology nurses who work
in the Tarrant County area.” Eventually it was decided that the Fort Worth
Regional Chapter would name a Nurse
of the Year and Cancer Care Services
would honor that nurse at a public
event. When the Cowtown Oncology
Symposium came into existence it also
became the place to announce the
winner.
We are very proud to announce this
year’s winner is Tracy Messing. Tracy’s nomination letter mentioned her
role as a preceptor and mentor when
she was working at Texas Health HEB
on the oncology unit. Tracy has had
multiple roles in oncology and was a
very engaging chapter Board member
and then President of our chapter
last year. She doesn’t like the spotlight so it was fun to surprise her
with this announcement.
Winners of this award are designated on a plaque at the Cancer
Care Services office. Previous
recipients are:
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Paula Pauley, 2004
Karen Atchley, 2005
LeeAnne Vandegriff, 2006
Rhonda Ford, 2007
Suzy Lockwood, 2008
Tammy Quattrochi, 2009
Dawna Stankus, 2010
Judy Goldthorp, 2011
Cleo Deguzman, 2013
Michelle Grodi, 2014
Tracy Messing, 2015
Congratulations to all of these outstanding oncology nurses!
Gayle
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Congratulations to our 2015
Oncology Nurse of the Year:
Tracy Messing
May is Oncology Nursing Month
April 2015
Educational Opportunities
Fifth Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care,
May 3 – 6, 2015, Washington D.C.
https://www.etouches.com/ehome/index.php?
eventid=108464&
40th Annual
ONS Congress
April 23-26, 2015
Orlando FL
Competence in Cancer Care:
What the Nurse Needs to Know
March 28, 2015, Lubbock, TX 79424
www.Noep.org
Registration is NOW OPEN!! Did you know
Congress LIVE streaming is available? 9 CNE
contact hours are available by live streaming if
you can’t make it to Orlando. Visit the Congress website to learn more and register.
(www.congress.ons.org)
ONS Certification Programs & Education
ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE (OCN) –
BASIC LEVEL CERTIFCATION FOCUSED
ON ADULT ONCOLOGY
ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED
NURSE PRACTICTIONER (AOCNP) – role
specific, advanced level certification for
the adult oncology nurse practitioner who
holds a master’s degree or higher degree
in nursing and has completed a nurse
practitioner program.
ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (AOCNS) –
role specific, advanced level certification
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April 2015
for the adult oncology clinical nurse specialist who holds a master’s or higher degree in nursing.
CERTIFIED BREAST CARE NURSE (CBCN) –
role specialty certification focused on
breast care.
ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE
(AOCN) – advanced level certification focused on adult oncology.
OCN, CBCN examinations are offered
quarterly by computer-based testing.
AOCNP and AOCNS examinations are offered year round, also by computer based
testing.
F O R T WO R T H R E G I O N AL O NC O L O G Y N UR S I NG S O C I E T Y
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Fort Worth Regional ONS Presents:
“Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL):
A Disease Overview”
Torey Batts, Ph.D.
Teva Oncology Medical Science Liaison
Monday, April 6, 2015
Registration at 6:00 PM
Chapter Business Meeting, Dinner and Lecture at 6:30 PM
Pappasito’s – Fort Worth
2704 West Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-877-5546
RSVP is required, as seating is limited
RSVP by Friday, April 3 2015
RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, April 3, 2015.
Please provide your name, degree, institution, address and email address.
If you find that you cannot attend (after you have RSVP), Please email and let the program host know.
All nursing students must contact their professor to RSVP.
$5 to ONS members; $15 charge to non-members
Please remember Bring-a-Buck this month to support our designated charities
In adherence with PhRMA guidelines, this medical education program is for healthcare professionals only.
Inclusion of a healthcare professional’s spouse or other guests is not appropriate.
April 2015
Society
Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214
Phone: 866-257-4ONS
Fax: 412-859-6100
E-mail: [email protected]
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The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional association of more than 35,000 members committed to
promoting excellence in oncology nursing and the transformation of cancer care. Since 1975, ONS has provided a
professional community for oncology nurses, developed evidence-based education programs and treatment information, and advocated for patient care, all in an effort to
improve quality of life and outcomes for patients with cancer and their families. Together, ONS and the cancer community seek to reduce the risks, incidence, and burden of
cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting early
detection, and improving the management of cancer symptoms and side effects throughout the disease trajectory.
http://
fortworth.vc.ons.org
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