Member's Memo
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
One of the dominant themes in oncology healthcare is how to address costs, especially as more diagnostic tests and cancer therapies emerge. The new Oncology Care Model is trying to address this issue by transitioning from the traditional fee for service to a value-based care model.
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Financial support for continuing education has been a challenge as healthcare systems have trimmed budgets in recent years. We realized this ongoing financial challenge for navigators and hoped the free one-year AONN+ membership along with waiving the navigation certification fee were enough financial incentives to attend the AONN+ annual conference.
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Thank you navigators for creating an exciting and energetic time at the seventh annual Academy of Oncology & Patient Navigators (AONN+) conference.
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
How reliable is the health information that bombards you in emails and snail mail daily? Is it trustworthy? Do you find yourself reading and have a reactive thought like, “Really? Can this be true?”
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
The first gathering for the AONN+ Central Texas Oncology Local Navigator Network (LNN) held in October was a great success! Thank you to Andrea Shaw, St. David’s Navigator, who performed a tremendous job coordinating the network!
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
We are a little less than two weeks away from the annual convergence of navigators! The excitement mounts as the milestones of certification and metric values will be accomplished and released in 2016! In less than a decade, AONN+ has grown and listened to the needs of the membership feedback to achieve these objectives.
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
We have shared with our AONN+ members how the Oncology Care Model (OCM) is being used to highlight value and cost efficiency. The OCM success is based on collection of data in regard to specific outcomes. This falls in line with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Ensuring Quality Cancer Care report, that recommends quality care to be measured using a core set of metrics.
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
As October comes in with all the pink fanfare and breast cancer awareness celebration, there is group that shares comments such as: "I just want to hide under the covers and check out.” And "I just don’t want to be confronted with all this pink garbage."
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Technology: you either love it when it works and helps you in your job or you are frustrated when it fails!
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Each year AONN+ presents a survivorship session at the annual meeting and it is a takeaway of ideas and further stimulating conversation on what is best practice.
