Central Line. WEST CENTRAL OHIO ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Becky Collins RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN

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1 Central Line SUMMER 2015 WCO-ONS ONS BOARD WEST CENTRAL OHIO ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY President Becky Collins RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN Immediate Past President Jill Reese RN, BSN, OCN PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Becky Collins RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN Secretary Jan Rafferty RN, MS, OCN JPRRex@gmail.com Treasurer Darla Subler RN, OCN bdsubler@gmail.com Scholarships Robin L Arthur RN, BSN, OCN Rdreamer67@yahoo.com Programs LaDonna Hinkle RN, MSN, OCN Ladonna.hinkle@att.net Historian, Outreach Ohio Liaison, Political Advocacy Mary Murphy RN, MS, AOCN, ACHPN Mem1050@woh.rr.com Program Committee, Member-at-Large Nan Lawary, RN, BSN, OCN miznan@yahoo.com Liaison Coordinator, Membership Karen Agnor, RN, BSN, CHPN Karen.ragnor@gmail.com Community Outreach Elena Mikalauskas RN, MS, OCN, AOCNS emmikalauskas@mvh.org Nominations Julie Strohminger, RN, OCN jstrohminger@woh.rr.com Virtual Community Administrator Member-at-Large Susie Newton, RN, MS, AOCN, AOCNS Snewton23@hotmail.com Oh the places you will go with ONS! Just back from the Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh. Oncology nurses came from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii to attend the weekend course. So much was covered in such a short time. Over 120 Chapters attended the Parade of Chapters event on the opening night and raised $48, for the ONS Foundation. We discussed involvement of younger nurses in chapters and reviewed all the opportunities for awards and grants via the ONS Foundation. New changes to the Chemotherapy and Biotherapy courses along with professional development options awaiting for oncology nurses were also presented. So much information! Talking to nurses from such workplaces as Memorial Sloan Kettering, Dana Farber, and Mayo Clinic, along with having productive discussions with chapters that have over 1000 members to those that have 50 really highlighted the conference. One thing that rang true, throughout the whole event, was that Oncology Nurses are quite awesome. Nurses in general are amazing people but out of all the nursing specialties Oncology Nurses really stand out. As a group, Oncology Nurses are just more welcoming.more open and friendly.and the absolute best at having a good time. Even when we were competing for a little 5 dollar gift card, we supported everyone that was playing the game.and we are a competitive bunch believe me! We all laughed when the Improv Group at opening night did a skit at our expense, and we applauded when one of our own proved to be just a funny PRESIDENT S as the professional MESSAGE actors! We CONTINUED all groaned every time the issues with the Virtual Community was addressed, and clapped Reason number TWO: Access to ONS s mentoring program, which is a formal mentoring program for oncology nurse professionals and includes a student newsletter along with discount rates. Reason Number ONE: Survival of the local Nevada continued chapter. on next page. ONS has been a leader of cancer nursing care since It provides information and education to nurses

2 when the ONS staff presented that (finally) new changes to the system will be coming in 2016! I know that I say it a lot, but it deserves to be stated again and again..there s a reason that in the past 15 years Oncology Nurses have constantly been voted the Most Trusted Health Care Providers.Oncology Nurses are Amazingly Awesome! Thank you again for all that you do for your patients, their caregivers, and your co-workers. Also, please consider your role in the chapter and in ONS, because I know the next leader in the Oncology Nursing Society in currently listed in our chapter roster.is it you? If you have any suggestions and/or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (937) or via at rcollins@hospiceofdayton.org. FUTURE MEETINGS Thursday, September 17, 2015 Annual Product and Therapeutics Fair Presidential Banquet Center Dr Ronald Hale will be giving a presentation on radiation therapy Networking with Pharmacy Reps begins at 5:00p The program begins at 6:30p RSVP to Nan no later than Monday, September 14 th Please RSVP soon as this will fill up quickly!! Thursday, October 13, 2015 Treatment of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Location to be determined. Please check our website for updates CEU provided Registration/Networking begins at 5:30pm Program begins at 6:00pm RSVP to Nan no later than Monday, October 10 th

3 Thursday, November 19, 2015 A Biomarker-Driven Treatment Option for ALK-Positive Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Location to be determined. Please check our website for updates Registration/Networking begins at 5:30pm Program begins at 6:00pm RSVP to Nan no later than Monday, November 16 th WCO-ONS members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact Mary Murphy at ext Go green as efforts are made to carpool to the event with other members 2016 Congress The 41 st Annual Congress is April 28 May 1, 2016 in San Antonio, TX

4 Robin Arthur, RN, BSN, OCN Robin Arthur was awarded the Alice Jordan Award at the 31 st Annual Love Your Chapter Meeting in May. She was nominated by her co-worker, Jan Rafferty, who is pictured awarding Robin this honor. Jan wrote about Robin s commitment to her practice and the special way in which she cars for her patients. We are all better by knowing such a special nurse! Congratulations, again, Robin!

5 Congratulation to our Needs Assessment Drawing Winners!! Winners of a $25.00 Visa Gift Card: Jane Barker Carrie Knight Jill Reese Winner of a National ONS Membership valued at $132.00!!!! Gretchen Trunk Hats Off to Our Liaisons Submitted by Karen Agnor, RN, BSN, CHPN Ever wonder how an organization comprised of members from all over a geographic area gets information out to everyone? No doubt you would think immediately of , web sites, and even good old snail mail. WCO has the perfect answer to enhance the above methods of communication - our chapter liaisons! These nurses are our representatives in numerous facilities and offices. They coordinate with members via posted newsletters, program flyers and other pertinent WCO/ONS information, available for all oncology staff on site as well. They will also follow up with perspective members regarding national and chapter mission and philosophy, educational opportunities and programs and membership information. Liaisons also serve as resource nurses for oncology nursing-related information inquiries, as well as for the oncology nurse certification process. Please remember: To check with your site liaison if you have any questions or if any of your colleagues are interested in our chapter and its activities.

6 As an ONS/WCO member, you may bring an interested nurse or nursing student to a program as your guest. When you register for the program please register for the guest as well. As members, YOU are our best marketers to disseminate information about our chapter to potential new members. SPREAD THE WORD!! We are one of the most dynamic professional nursing organizations in healthcare today! Thank you, WCO Liaisons for serving our chapter and its members so well! Please feel free to contact me at (937) or via at karen.ragnor@gmail.com if you have any questions relative to membership or liaison roles. Member Spotlight LaDonna Hinkle, RN, MSN, OCN LaDonna Hinkle is our featured member this quarter. LaDonna has been in nursing for 24 years and 23 years have been spent in oncology. She is employed by the Dayton VA and works in the outpatient Hematology/Oncology Clinic. LaDonna has been an ONS member for 18 years and a member of WCO- ONS for 16 years. LaDonna received her OCN certification in 1997, became Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certified in 2004, and received her MSN in December She has served our chapter in many capacities: President, Membership Chair, Community Outreach Chair, Virtual Community Administrator and is currently serving as Program Chair. Her favorite WCO-ONS memory actually occurred earlier this year. LaDonna applied for a Lilly Education Grant through ONS and won. It was because of this grant, we were able to bring Scott Burton, a national speaker, to our annual Love Your Chapter Dinner meeting where he gave a wonderful presentation on humor. LaDonna was a 2014 Recipient of a Congress Scholarship.

7 Learning courses for New Oncology Nurses Submitted by: Becky Collins RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN There is now an option for nurses that are new to oncology. ONS has a step-bystep process in gaining the needed oncology based knowledge for new nurses. ONS has found that the Oncology Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course can be overwhelming to new hires, so they development course work leading up to obtaining a certificate in administration of oncology-related agents. The chart below outlines the pathway to oncology skill obtainment. It also can be found at

8 Outreach Ohio By: LaDonna Hinkle RN, MSN, OCN Outreach Ohio will meet yearly in Columbus in conjunction with the CCONS Kaleidoscope of Care Conference. Due to poor turnout for nominations, the Outreach Ohio Mentorship Award will no longer be awarded. Scholarship Opportunities By: Robin L Arthur RN, BSN, OCN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS (Deadline 2/1/2016) Bachelor's Scholarships: To improve oncology nursing by assisting nurses in furthering their education at this level. Master's Scholarships: To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a master s degree in nursing. Doctoral Scholarships: To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a research doctoral degree (PhD or DNSc) or clinical doctoral degree (DNP). CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS (Deadline 12/1/2015) Congress Scholarships: To support a registered nurse interested in improving cancer care by developing their personal knowledge as a result of attending the ONS Congress and sharing this new knowledge with others. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION AWARDS (Deadline 6/15/2016) Cancer Public Education Project Grant: To support projects that enhance the public's knowledge and awareness of cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Josh Gottheil BMT Transplant Career Development Awards: To support registered nurse working in bone marrow transplantation by providing financial assistance to attend a

9 continuing education program(s) that will further the nurses' professional goals as they related to transplant nursing. Pat McCue/New Orleans Chapter End-of-Life Care Nursing Career Development Award: To support continuing educational activities for a registered nurse dedicated to caring for patients and their families during the final stages of life. This award cannot be used for tuition in an academic program. Pearl Moore Career Development Awards: To support staff nurses by providing financial assistance to attend continuing education program (s) that will further their professional goals. This award cannot be used for tuition in an academic program. Clinical Project Funding for Advanced Practice Nurses: To provide support for a clinical project to be conducted by an advanced practice oncology nurse. APN and DNP Student Fellowship Award (Deadline 11/15/2015) To support the work of MSN or DNP students on their capstone projects or thesis in oncology. Keep an eye out for upcoming scholarships and awards available on the ONS website by clicking on The next deadline will soon be approaching in September so give yourself ample time to obtain letters of recommendation and complete the application process. Scholarships are also available to you by completing a simple application process online. Tips for Creating a Strong Award Nomination Submitted by Becky Collins, RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN Two upcoming ONS foundation sponsored awards are coming up! They are the Roberta Scofield Memorial Certification Award and the OCN of the Year Award. Ever wonder how to nominate one of your colleagues? Well wonder no more! Provided here is a handy ONCC Tip Sheet that can help you provide a strong nomination. There are many worthy candidates within our organization, please don t let a little thing like writing hold you up from honoring a deserving oncology nurse. Take a minute and give someone the recognition that will last a lifetime! Grants, Awards and Scholarships can be located at

10 Want to get involved? Political updates By Mary murphy, rn, ms, aocn, achpn WCO Political advocacy Chairperson HPNA State Ambassador Alec Stone is our ONS Director of Health Policy. His comments and updates can be found on Twitter. He is also part of a group called the Capitol Gang which are ONS nurses who live in the Washington DC metropolitan area and volunteer their time and

11 expertise to support our health policy efforts. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved contact. CMS to test concurrent coverage of hospice and curative care: Terminally ill patients no longer will have to give up curative treatment to receive Medicare-paid hospice care, under a limited new program the CMS will start testing with 140 hospice providers as early as January. The Medicare Care Choices Model will test whether Medicare beneficiaries and dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for hospice benefits will enroll in hospice in greater numbers if they could also continue to receive curative services, the CMS said Monday. The test also will evaluate whether the combination of hospice and curative care changes patients' quality of care and patient and family satisfaction. m_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium= &utm_content= news &utm_campaign=hits Medicare and Medicaid mark a milestone: Only weeks after Obamacare survived a Supreme Court challenge, Medicare and Medicaid mark a significant milestone: July 30 will be the 50th anniversary of the law that created them. Four health-care experts connected with Princeton University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (and other institutions) take this moment to produce what amounts to a written roundtable discussion: Medicare and Medicaid at 50: America s Entitlement Programs in the Age of Affordable Care. The 16 essays in this collection include histories of how the programs were conceived, developed and legislated; analysis of how they were reshaped and transformed in the 1970s and 80s; discussion of how over the years they have remade political agendas and the health-care industry; and predictions about their future. utm_medium= &utm_content= &_hsenc=p2anqtz-- c_pngbshsvcz9kvvybmlpzfknfszj9lj208jx7xxzdohslf736rnie5lnp8mgwaawalzwyks7ki kvvi7i_9h4j1ljrm2wwqo6-gts4y97abdkaw0&_hsmi=

12 Despite Gains In Advance Directives, Study Finds More Intensive End-Of-Life Cancer Care: Conversations about end-of-life care are difficult. But even though most people now take some steps to communicate their wishes, many may still receive more intensive care than they would have wished, a study< this month found. The study< published online in JAMA Oncology, examined survey data from the Health and Retirement Study, a national study of U.S. residents older than age 50. Researchers analyzed the responses from the next of kin, usually a spouse or child, of 1,985 participants with cancer who died between 2000 and &utm_content= &_hsenc=p2anqtz-- 7HWx_OJeZTY3KO_dmeqC_6h8bBEjqUG8DyZDz_ZUJI6KUrfn5asEVhVLde5pVZc92kYBf2WDI TQapzulMJ85nblIjgEHWQ6ENhojClOWyqLTX7fM&_hsmi= In Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer Drugs: The high prices of cancer drugs are affecting the care of patients with cancer and our health care system.1 In the United States, the average price of new cancer drugs increased 5- to 10-fold over 15 years, to more than $100,000 per year in A study by Howard et al2 documented the escalation in cancer drug prices by an average of $8500 a year over the past 15 years. The cost of drugs for each additional year lived (after adjusting for inflation) has increased from $54,000 in 1995 to $207,000 in This increase is causing harm to patients with cancer and their families. VA Nursing Academic Partnerships VA Nursing Academic Partnerships (VANAP< a collaborative program between VA facilities and nursing schools, offers students a comprehensive clinical experience with a focus on Veteran care. Currently in its 2nd year with 25 locations nationwide, the program develops a mutually beneficial relationship; students receive intensive clinical training, while supplying Veterans Health Administration a source of top-notch nurses to best serve our Veterans. HHS launches multi-pronged effort to combat opioid abuse The opioid crisis is affecting communities across the country. Deaths from drug overdose have risen steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Prescription drugs, especially opioid analgesics a class of prescription drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and methadone used to treat both acute and chronic pain have increasingly been implicated in drug overdose deaths over the last decade. From 1999 to 2013, the rate for drug poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics nearly

13 quadrupled. Deaths related to heroin have also increased sharply since 2010, with a 39 percent increase between 2012 and Given these alarming trends, it is time for a smart and sustainable response to prevent opioid abuse and overdose and to treat people with opioid use disorder. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ASC CAN) is also seeking volunteers to support a variety of advocacy initiatives. Opportunities can be as simple as joining ASC CAN and receiving s, to write a congressman, to serving on committees or receiving training as part of the Ambassador Constituent Team (ACT). Interested? Contact your local ACS or Google acscan.org to become a member. Cancer Treatment Parity Act Lisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, APRN-BC, OCN, FAAN Published Online: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 On June 11, 2015, Congress introduced the Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2015, which helps equalize patient out-of-pocket costs for oral chemotherapy and makes the out-ofpocket costs similar to those for parenteral chemotherapy. The legislation would require health insurance plans that cover parenteral chemotherapy to provide equally favorable coverage for oral chemotherapy. In a statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network President (ACS CAN) Christopher Hansen commented, ACS CAN applauds Senators Kirk (R-IL) and Franken (D-MN) and Representatives Lance (R-NJ) and Higgins (D- NY) for spearheading this important, bipartisan legislation that has the potential to remove barriers to critical treatments by ensuring patients and their oncologists can continue to decide on a course of treatment based on what is best for the patient, not by what is covered by insurance. ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. The next, and most difficult step, is getting this legislation passed. Contact your representatives, who can be located by entering your address at There s no question that there is support for this legislation from patients and healthcare providers; however, there are concerns that insurance companies may lobby against it. - See more at: 3b_Unsponsored_ #sthash.k3aB7ZtK.dpuf

14 Highlights from Love Your Chapter Dinner May 2015 Cake to celebrate our 31 st Anniversary

15 National speaker, Scott Burton, gave a wonderful presentation on humor. Thanks again to LaDonna Hinkle, Program Director with assistance from Susie Newton, Member-at-Large for obtaining a significant grant for our 31 st Anniversary Love Your Chapter Meeting this May. The Lilly Grant was awarded to our chapter after the application was peer reviewed for eligibility. It was a wonderful celebration of our chapter s Anniversary and a great reflection on professional teamwork! Education and Support Hospice & Palliative Nursing Association Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter Save These Dates for Upcoming Programs!* Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Care Transitions at the End of Life for the Ventilator Dependent Patient West Chester Hospital, Plaza A Conference Room Thursday, November 12, 2015 Caring for Veterans in Hospice & Palliative Care Location TBA

16 Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Spiritual Distress at End of Life West Chester Hospital, Plaza A Conference Room Thursday, March 17, 2016 Wound Care in Persons with Advanced Illness West Chester Hospital, Plaza A Conference Room Wednesday, May 18, 2016 MOLST and Advance Directives in Ohio West Chester Hospital, Plaza A Conference Room Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Heart Failure and LVAD Management at End of Life West Chester Hospital, Plaza A Conference Room *Topics and dates are subject to change. Registration information will be posted on Facebook 2-4 weeks before each program. Like us on Facebook: Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact ctc.hpna@gmail.com. Most meetings are located in the Plaza A Conference Room at the West Chester Hospital 6:00p Registration, networking, dinner 6:30p Business meeting 7:00p - Program Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is a membership nationally recognized organization created to establish a network and support for nurses working in the specialty of palliative nursing across the lifetime continuum. It provides resources and support for advance practice nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants and administrators who care for individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses. The Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter meets bimonthly at the West Chester Hospital, West Chester, Ohio The contact person is Debbie Heidrich (debbie.heidrich@gmail.com).

17 For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact Please consider joining the local tri-state chapter; the presentations are excellent and the opportunity to network is always beneficial. Tatar Family Foundation Cancer Symposium Wednesday, September 9,, 2015

18 WCO-ONS 2015 BOARD MEETING DATES: Members are invited, welcome and encouraged to attend! WHEN: September 10, 2015 November 12, 2015 WHERE: Hospice of Dayton Meetings are on Thursday evenings unless otherwise specified. Complimentary dinner is served at 5:30pm. The meeting begins at 6:00pm following dinner. Please contact Mary Murphy at ext to make reservations for the meal. Log on to our WCO-ONS website at Log on to our national website at Central Line is the official newsletter of the West Central Ohio Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. It is published quarterly. Submissions are encouraged and will be published, subject to editing. Please submit your information, ideas, and accomplishments to Julie Barker at 771 Briddlewood Street, Beavercreek, OH or Newsletter dates to remember: Items submitted by: January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 Central Line Published On: February 7, May 7, August 7, and November 7