Membership and Education

Video Library published on August 30, 2016 in Membership Testimonials
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
Editor-in-Chief, JONS; Co-Founder, AONN+; University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer, Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Co-Developer, Work Stride-Managing Cancer at Work, Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions

Lillie talks about the value that AONN+ brings to all stakeholders in healthcare. AONN+ can demonstrate the value of navigators (both short- and long-term) in their ability to recruit new patients through physician and community outreach. AONN+ teaches skills that allow navigators to play active roles in the care of oncology patients.

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