Ft. Worth Regional Chapter Fort Worth Regional ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY January 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President s Corner 1-2 ONS Certification 3 Education 3 Meeting flyer 4 March is... 5 Fort Worth Leadership President: Gayle Wilkins GayleWilkins@Texashealth.org President-Elect: Julie Summers JulieSummers@TexasHealth.org Treasurer: Lisa Kirby lisador@baylorhealth.edu Secretary: Colleen Riley ColleenR@BaylorHealth.edu Newsletter Editors: Monique Lounethone moniquelounethone@texashealth.org Lisa Logan lisa.logan@cookchildrens.org Virtual community administrator: Lori Krogman Lorikrogman@texashealth.org Membership/Nominating Chair: Aparna Saha Aparnasaha@usoncology.com Program Chair/community outreach: Christine Long Christine.long@usoncology.com Scholarship: Jenny Ellis JennyEllis@texashealth.org President s Corner One of the unique opportunities that we have as a chapter is to honor one of our own membership with the Oncology Nurse of the Year award. In the early years of the chapter there was a national nurse of the year award and we would submit a name from our chapter for consideration. A little over a decade ago the family of a breast cancer patient approached Cancer Care Services about the desire to honor oncology nurses. They had been touched by the care that their mother had received and wanted to give back. The original vision and endowment for this award was for the general educational and enrichment support of Oncology nurses who work in the Tarrant County area. Eventually it was decided that the Fort Worth Regional Chapter would name a Nurse of the Year and Cancer Care Services would honor that nurse at a public event. When the Cowtown Oncology Symposium came into existence it also became the place to announce the winner. We are very proud to announce this year s winner is Tracy Messing. Tracy s nomination letter mentioned her role as a preceptor and mentor when she was working at Texas Health HEB on the oncology unit. Tracy has had Honoring our Own multiple roles in oncology and was a very engaging chapter Board member and then President of our chapter last year. She doesn t like the spotlight so it was fun to surprise her with this announcement. Winners of this award are designated on a plaque at the Cancer Care Services office. Previous recipients are: Paula Pauley, 2004 Karen Atchley, 2005 LeeAnne Vandegriff, 2006 Rhonda Ford, 2007 Suzy Lockwood, 2008 Tammy Quattrochi, 2009 Dawna Stankus, 2010 Judy Goldthorp, 2011 Cleo Deguzman, 2013 Michelle Grodi, 2014 Tracy Messing, 2015 Congratulations to all of these outstanding oncology nurses! Gayle
Page 2 Congratulations to our 2015 Oncology Nurse of the Year: Tracy Messing May is Oncology Nursing Month
Educational Opportunities Fifth Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care, May 3 6, 2015, Washington D.C. https://www.etouches.com/ehome/index.php? eventid=108464& Competence in Cancer Care: What the Nurse Needs to Know March 28, 2015, Lubbock, TX 79424 www.noep.org 40th Annual ONS Congress April 23-26, 2015 Orlando FL Registration is NOW OPEN!! Did you know Congress LIVE streaming is available? 9 CNE contact hours are available by live streaming if you can t make it to Orlando. Visit the Congress website to learn more and register. (www.congress.ons.org) ONS Certification Programs & Education ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE (OCN) BASIC LEVEL CERTIFCATION FOCUSED ON ADULT ONCOLOGY ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTICTIONER (AOCNP) role specific, advanced level certification for the adult oncology nurse practitioner who holds a master s degree or higher degree in nursing and has completed a nurse practitioner program. ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (AOCNS) role specific, advanced level certification for the adult oncology clinical nurse specialist who holds a master s or higher degree in nursing. CERTIFIED BREAST CARE NURSE (CBCN) role specialty certification focused on breast care. ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE (AOCN) advanced level certification focused on adult oncology. OCN, CBCN examinations are offered quarterly by computer-based testing. AOCNP and AOCNS examinations are offered year round, also by computer based testing. Page 3 FORT WORTH REGI ONAL ONC OLOGY NURSING SOC IETY
Page 4 Fort Worth Regional ONS Presents: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): A Disease Overview Torey Batts, Ph.D. Teva Oncology Medical Science Liaison Monday, April 6, 2015 Registration at 6:00 PM Chapter Business Meeting, Dinner and Lecture at 6:30 PM Pappasito s Fort Worth 2704 West Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-877-5546 RSVP is required, as seating is limited RSVP by Friday, April 3 2015 RSVP to Torey.Batts@tevapharm.com by Friday, April 3, 2015. Please provide your name, degree, institution, address and email address. If you find that you cannot attend (after you have RSVP), Please email and let the program host know. All nursing students must contact their professor to RSVP. $5 to ONS members; $15 charge to non-members Please remember Bring-a-Buck this month to support our designated charities In adherence with PhRMA guidelines, this medical education program is for healthcare professionals only. Inclusion of a healthcare professional s spouse or other guests is not appropriate.
LIKE us on Facebook!! Society Oncology Nursing Society 125 Enterprise Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214 Phone: 866-257-4ONS Fax: 412-859-6100 E-mail: customerservice@ons.org F O R T W O R T H https://www.facebook.com/groups/ FWONS/ & visit our virtual community The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional association of more than 35,000 members committed to promoting excellence in oncology nursing and the transformation of cancer care. Since 1975, ONS has provided a professional community for oncology nurses, developed evidence-based education programs and treatment information, and advocated for patient care, all in an effort to improve quality of life and outcomes for patients with cancer and their families. Together, ONS and the cancer community seek to reduce the risks, incidence, and burden of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting early detection, and improving the management of cancer symptoms and side effects throughout the disease trajectory. http:// fortworth.vc.ons.org April is National Autism Awareness Month Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month World Health Day April 7 World Parkinson s Day April 11 World Hemophilia Day April 17