CATCH Initiative

CATCH Articles published on May 1, 2026 in CATCH Initiative
Elizabeth Chavez, Susan G. Komen Patient Navigator, received the May 2026 CATCH Award for helping a patient with triple-negative breast cancer overcome significant financial barriers by securing insurance assistance and more than $20,000 in financial support, ensuring uninterrupted access to care.
CATCH Articles published on June 1, 2025 in CATCH Initiative
Mariana Garza Amoros, Patient Navigator at Komen’s Patient Care Center, received the June 2025 CATCH Award for empowering a newly diagnosed patient with triple-negative breast cancer through education and support, helping her confidently enroll in a promising clinical trial.
CATCH Articles published on May 1, 2025 in CATCH Initiative
Kimary Kulig, PhD, MPH, received the May 2025 CATCH Award for recognizing the urgent need for biomarker testing in a patient with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, helping expedite molecular testing and highlighting the critical role of timely biomarker-driven treatment decisions.
CATCH Articles published on April 1, 2025 in CATCH Initiative
April 2025 CATCH Award recipient Elianna Tobin, RN, BSN, is recognized for proactively coordinating critical staging scans for a newly diagnosed colon cancer patient, ensuring an accurate treatment plan could be developed during the patient's initial oncology consultation and preventing delays in care.
AONN+ Blog published on December 4, 2023 in CATCH Initiative
AONN+’s CATCH (Catching & Addressing Threats to Care & Health) Initiative has brought to light the many ways in which navigators are intervening within their own organizations to influence positive outcomes. At Annual 2023, we had the opportunity to celebrate two navigators whose CATCHs truly exemplified the value and efficiency of navigators. Please join us in congratulating Nurse Navigator CATCH of the Year Laura Kaminski, and Patient Navigator CATCH of the Year, Cynthia Shechter.

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