ONS member Rachel Walker, PhD, RN, OCN®, ONS Congress keynote speaker, invention ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss nurse-led innovation, nursing inventors, ways that nurses innovate in cancer practice, and much more.

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• ONS Communities
• Johnson and Johnson Quickfire Challenge
• Minority Nurse Inventors: Improving Patient Care Through Unique Clinical Solutions
• Nursing Innovation – American Nurses Association
• Innovation – University of Pennsylvania

ONS member Tracy Wyant, DNP, AOCN®, CHPN, director of cancer information at the American Cancer Society (ACS), joins Chris Pirschel by phone to discuss the ACS’s patient education resources, healthcare provider programs, available services for caregivers, and much more.

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• 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.
• Cancer A-Z
• Stay Healthy
• Treatment & Support
• Caregiver Resource Guide
• Caregiver Support Videos

ONS member Danya Garner, MSN, RN-BC, OCN®, CCRN, nurse educator at MD Anderson Cancer Center and ONS Congress Planning Team member, joins Chris Pirschel to discuss what attendees need to know about ONS’s annual Congress, how to make the most of your time onsite, and so much more.

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• ONS’s 44th Annual Congress
• ONS Congress Schedule
• Attendee Information
• ONS Congress Livestreaming
• ONS Congress Blog 

Alec Stone, ONS’s director of government affairs in Washington, DC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), how nurses are advocating for legislation, the status of PCHETA, and much more.

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• 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.
• An Oncology Nurse’s Primer on the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
• ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy
• ONS Health Policy Coalitions
• Join the ONS Capitol Hill Gang
• Subscribe to ONS’s Capitol Connections

ONS member Virginia Bayer, BSN, RN, CCRP, research nurse supervisor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins ONS’s Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN, to discuss checkpoint inhibitors, their impact on patient care, what oncology nurses need to know about immunotherapies, and much more.

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• 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.
• Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
• Immunotherapy Wallet Cards
• Immunotherapy in Cancer Care
• ONS.org Immunotherapy Resources
• Speed Talk: Checkpoint Inhibitors in 5 Minutes

ONS member Patricia Friend, PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, AGN-BC, associate professor and program director for the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago, IL, joins ONS’s Erin Dickman, MS, RN, OCN®, to discuss the different applications of genetics and genomics, what oncology nurses need to know about genomics, and much more.

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• 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.
• ONS It’s in the Genes: Understanding Genetics and Genomics in Oncology webinar
• Testing in the Era of Precision Oncology
• Learn Genetics – University of Utah
• Precision Medicine for Your Practice – Jackson Laboratory
• Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Marcy Adams, MBA, RN, BHA, ONS Congress Career Fair presenter and deputy director of oncology at Bayer, joins Chris Pirschel to discuss the differences between leadership and management, how every nurse can fill a leadership role, what makes a successful leader, and more.

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• 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.
• How to Become an Oncology Nursing Leader
• Leadership Is a Personality: Management Versus Leadership
• Take Charge of Developing Your Leadership Skills With the LDC
• ONS Career Center
• Oncology Nursing CareerWire
• ONS Leadership Competencies
• 21st Century Nursing Leadership

Dede Sweeney, ONS’s director of government affairs, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss Congress’s plan to address high prescription drug costs, what the current administration is doing about it, what nurses can do to help their patients, and more.

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• 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.
• Experts Hold Conversations About Access and Affordability at ONS Policy Summit
• Oncology Nurses Make Impact During ONS’s Hill Days
• ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy
• ONS Advocacy: Get Involved

ONS member Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN®, assistant director of clinical operations at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, TN, joins ONS’s Chris Pirschel to discuss what nurses need to know about giving a clinical presentation, tips and best practices for a successful talk, and much more.

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• 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.
• Presentation Skills for Nurses
• ONS Career Center
• ONS Career Guide
• Oncology Nursing CareerWire
• Enhancing Presentation Skills for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Strategies for Success

Jean Rosiak, DNP, RN, AOCNP®, CBCN®, former ONS director-at-large and currently a nurse practitioner at Aurora Medical Group in Wisconsin, joins ONS’s Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN, oncology clinical specialist, to discuss ONS’s international nursing efforts, her experiences working in other countries, how nurses can get involved globally, and much more.

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• 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.
• ONS Global Initiatives
• ONS Global Nursing Community
• Building Collaboration, Education With Oncology Nurses in Malawi
• ONS Members Share Education, Resources in Peru
• Brazil’s Inaugural Oncology Nursing Conference Reminiscent of ONS’s Own Beginnings