Tools & Resources

Facilitating What to Say, Do, and Give to Patients with Cancer

Rachel Swerdloff
Rachel Swerdloff of Mend Together (formerly Mend After Cancer) explains how her organization supports patients with cancer by helping people create registries for items and services that they may need during and after treatment.

Conquer: A Magazine by and for the Cancer Community

With more therapies available than ever before and greater patient involvement in treatment decisions, oncology nurse navigators face the perennial challenge of providing high-quality patient and caregiver education in reader-friendly language.

Enter CONQUER. Published by The Lynx Group as the official publication of The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), this patient-facing magazine was launched in February 2015 to fill an unmet need for AONN+’s oncology nurse navigators.

New Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators’ Initiative Aims to Empower, Educate, and Improve Quality of Life for Lung Cancer Patients

When a lung cancer diagnosis is made, the first thing that nearly every individual and their loved ones want are answers. What do I do next? How do I tell my children? Will I live? Making sure that newly diagnosed patients get the answers and information they need in a timely and consistent manner is the goal of a new initiative being spearheaded by the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+).

Midyear Conference: A Meeting That Works for Our Members

Margaret Rummel, RN, MHA, OCN, NE-BC
It takes a diversity of voices to create a meeting that speaks to all the different needs of our members. Nurse Navigator Peg Rummel gives an overview of the process used to develop the programming for the AONN+ conferences.

Taking the First Step: Starting a Local Navigator Network

Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Wondering how to get that first local navigator network meeting off the ground? Nurse Navigator Sharon Gentry offers tips and insight on starting a local navigator network. Capitalize on the "ripple effect" she advises, by taking advantage of the tools and resources at your disposal through AONN+.

Recognizing Our Accomplishments: LNN Programming Highlights

Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Local Navigator Networks have initiated many successful programs and events, including What Would Lillie Do?, in response to the needs of their members. The local groups are well positioned to bring their members the information they and their patients are most interested in, with financial toxicity being especially in demand recently, says Nurse Navigator Sharon Gentry.

Growing Our Local Navigator Networks

Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
One of the most exciting aspects of AONN+ is the growth in our Local Navigator Networks. Nurse Navigator Sharon Gentry discusses how these local networks encourage cooperation, utilize shared resources, and help navigators work smarter.

What AONN+ Can Do for Social Workers

Elizabeth Franklin, PhD, MSW
Social Workers are involved in so many different aspects of oncology care and AONN+ offers social workers opportunities to connect with oncology navigators in ways they ususally don't find elsewhere.

Delivering the Best Care to Patients

Katherine Sharpe, MTS
Katherine Sharpe, SVP ACS, discusses how the navigation program should work to find the best resources for patients.

Clarity in Defining Roles in a Navigation Program

Katherine Sharpe, MTS
Determining the goals and the tasks of individuals within the navigation team is essential in creating a successful program, explains Katherine Sharpe, SVP, ACS.