If you are looking to make a change in the patient population you navigate, consider shadowing other professionals to assess what population for which you would like to provide care.
Despite the challenges of 2020, many Local Navigator Networks were able to rise above and add valuable programming to their meetings.
The past year has created more awareness around addressing health disparities. A recently published paper makes recommendations on advancing health equity.
New recommendations suggest patients who get the COVID-19 vaccine should abide by a waiting period before getting a mammogram, CT scan, PET scan, or MRI.
Every Local Navigator Network goes through phases of beginnings, growth, and even endings. As navigators, we should all learn to embrace these phases.
Resources to help you foster cultural sensitivity and equitable care.
Fear of cancer recurrence can cause survivors to postpone joy. As navigators, we can assist our patients by suggesting ways to alleviate their worries.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional funding, creating the “exchange navigator” role in Federally Facilitated Marketplace states.
A new study shows transgender and gender diverse adults have unique healthcare needs.
When cancer returns in the form of distant recurrence, oncology nurse navigators and patient navigators should prepare for the different kinds of reactions patients can have to this difficult news.
