Navigation & Survivorship News
Patients with cancer want to maintain hope and so does the care team. But oncology clinicians and navigators need to engage in candid end-of-life conversations with the patients to better support them in the manner that they deserve.
AONN+ membership survey results provide critical metrics and insights to guide the leadership in setting strategy, which, in turn, helps navigators better traverse the ever-changing navigation landscape.
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center developed a comprehensive, competency-based training that uses evidence-based information and case studies to prepare patient navigators to effectively address barriers to care for cancer patients and survivors.
Oncology navigators need to educate patients diagnosed with breast cancer about surgical options so that patients are well-informed before deciding what will work best for them.
AONN+ membership survey results provide critical metrics and insights to guide the leadership in setting strategy which in turn helps navigators better traverse the ever-changing navigation landscape.
To alleviate health disparities experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients, cancer care professionals need further education on the needs of SGM cancer patients and their loved ones and caregivers.
Oncology navigators need to revisit what clinical trials are, why they are important, the benefits of participation, and undo the barriers that cause patients to decline joining a trial.
A tool that many navigators use in their daily practice, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines, has received an update to its “problem list.”
Development and use of tools to measure a patient-centered approach to quality survivorship care.
These expert tips can help patients with cancer manage uncertainties and help oncology professionals cope with their own challenges as we press forward into year 3 of the pandemic.
