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Sharon Gentry
Local Navigation Networks as Game Changers
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN
Local Navigator Networks are transforming cancer care by fostering leadership, collaboration, and resource-sharing that break down barriers and improve outcomes for patients and providers alike.
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Lillie D. Schockney
How to Best Support Your Colleague with Cancer
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
Professional colleagues can become a constant and significant part of our daily routines. So how does this change if one of them is diagnosed with cancer? In this article, we offer some tips to help individuals support co-workers throughout cancer treatment.
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Mandi Pratt-Chapman
For All of You Overwhelmed, Overworked Navigators During the Holiday
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, HON-OPN-CG
One of my favorite holiday cards says, “It’s almost time to switch from my everyday anxiety to my fancy Holiday anxiety.” All jokes aside, ever feel like it is all just too much? Pandemics. Violence. Cancer. Polarization. Climate change. Colder weather. Inflation mixed with holiday shopping. In her latest article, Mandi offers 3 reasons you might feel burned out or have compassion fatigue (and what to do about it).
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Looking Back at AONN+ Midyear 2026

AONN+ Midyear 2026 brought the oncology navigation community together for four days of connection, innovation, and practical insights that are shaping the future of patient care.
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AONN+ Represents at Access USA Conference in March

Sharon Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, recently traveled to Philadelphia to represent AONN+ at the Access USA Conference, specifically for Patient Assistance & Access Programs. Here, she took part in the highly popular panel, “The Medicare Patient Experience: Affordability, Access, and the State of Healthcare Today,” which focused on financial burdens that patients with chronic illnesses face and why the work to improve access is far from finished. 
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Cancer Leadership Council Responds to HHS Reductions in Force and Department Reorganization

April 3, 2025 – The undersigned cancer organizations, which represent people with cancer; cancer health care professionals; researchers; and caregivers, families and friends of those with cancer, issued the following statement in response to the mass reductions in force at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the reorganization of the department.
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The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators and Gilead Sciences Partner to Launch Oncology Navigation Grant Program

Gainesville, Fla. (June 1, 2025) – The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking grant program in partnership with Gilead Sciences aimed at advancing the field of oncology navigation and enhancing patient outcomes within the healthcare setting. This initiative is designed to support the creation, enhancement, and expansion of innovative tools that optimize efficiency and elevate the critical role of oncology navigators.
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The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Welcomes Rani Khetarpal as President of Board of Trustees

Gainesville, Fla. (May 22, 2025) – The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is pleased to announce that long-time member, and seasoned healthcare executive Rani Khetarpal, MBA, has been announced as President of its Board of Trustees for a term that will run through 2027.
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Cancer Organizations United to Protect Medicaid Coverage

Washington, DC, February 25, 2025 – The House of Representatives will this week consider a budget resolution that instructs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to reduce spending by $880 billion. Most of those cuts are expected to come from Medicaid.
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