Highlights of the 2016 ONS Annual Congress in San Antonio, TX

In recognition of National Nurses week, stories for Cancer Research News will highlight the latest in nursing oncology research as presented at the 2016 Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress in San Antonio, Texas.

    • Viveca Lindh, RN, PhD discusses her research on children undergoing radiotherapy treatment at the recent 2016 ONS Congress.

  • Bonita Bennett’s, BSN, RN, a nurse coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania, presentation at ONS focused on how oncology nurses can play a pivotal role in diagnosis and management of rare neuroendocrine tumors pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. Read more about her research in Oncology Nurse Advisor.
  • Nurses at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven presented at the ONS 41st Annual Congress about an oral chemotherapy care model they created that has improved delivery times, patient satisfaction, and co-pay support. Details of their talk were highlighted in Oncology Nurse Advisor.