Co-chairs
Jennifer Aversano
Monica Dean
Director, Patient Navigation Program Development
Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators
Mission
The mission of the Genetics and Genomics Committee is to empower and engage oncology nurses and patient navigators to play a role in linking patients and personalized medicine, with the ultimate goal of increasing access to genetic information for the purpose of shared decision-making.
Highlights
- General session presentations at Midyear and Annual conferences
- Presented a joint AONN+/National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) webinar
- Committee members co-authored an article for JONS
- Initiated program development for the BRIDGE Program: Building Relationships in Developing Genetic/Genomic Education
Goals
- Collaborate with the other AONN+ committees
- Host preconference symposium on genetics/genomics at the 2020 Annual Conference in New Orleans
- Present at least one more joint AONN+/NSGC webinar
- Collaborate with nursing leaders and industry partners to further develop the BRIDGE program
- Publish at least one article in JONS
