Cardio-oncology care is complex, and social determinants of health may create life-threatening disparities for many patients. ONS member Lakeshia Cousin, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing in Gainesville and member of the Greater Tampa ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss cardio-oncology survivorship, the influence of social determinants of health, and how nurses can promote equity in care to improve outcomes for their patients. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

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Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 107: Social Determinants Lead to Unequal Access to Health Care 
• ONS Voice article: Address Social Determinants by Meeting Patients Where They’re At 
• ONS Voice article: Not All Barriers to Care Are Created Equal 
• ONS Voice article: Racism, Health Inequities, and Unequal Access to Care Are Oncology Nursing Research Priorities 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Cardio-Oncology: A Continually Evolving Subspecialty in Oncology Nursing 
• ONS book: Cardiac Complications of Cancer Therapy 
• Coping article: The Healing Power of Gratitude for Cancer Survivors 
• Defining the social determinants of health for nursing action to achieve health equity: A consensus paper from the American Academy of Nursing 
• Dr. Cousin’s research on social determinants of health 
• Greater Good magazine 
• National Cancer Institute information on cancer treatment–related cardiotoxicity 
• Thnx4 online gratitude journal 

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