ONA Navigation Summit 2019

ONA Navigation Summit 2019 Coverage

Effective Communication as an Essential Tool for Successful Patient Navigation

The importance of interactions with patients, communication with the oncology care team, and involvement in navigation research are discussed in this oral presentation.

Helping Patients Overcome Obstacles: Nurse Navigation Transcends Oncology When Disaster Strikes

Oncology nurse navigators are a critical resource in a disaster, and other important lessons a navigator learned in surviving, and responding to, the California wildfires.

Central Nervous System Tumors: A Challenge for Navigators and Patients

The challenges of CNS tumors for patients, caregivers, and their oncology nurse navigators are described.

Front-Line Resilience for Oncology Nurse Navigators

Raquel Jex Forsgren, a resilience coach, presents 6 practices that can build your resilience and reduce compassion fatigue.

Transition Care Navigation Utilizing a Predictive Model (LACE+) to Impact Readmission Rates and Transfer of Care From Inpatient to Outpatient: A Programmatic Research Study

Cancer center sought to improve patient transition from inpatient to outpatient, using an enhanced LACE tool.

Implementation of a Standardized Navigation Barrier Assessment for Oncology Patients Based on a Person-Centered Framework

Unexpected gaps in resources were identified by using a tool to assess barriers to oncology patient care.

Responsive Engagement and Cessation in Cancer Health (REACCH): A Nurse Navigator-Led Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Program at the University of Arizona Cancer Center

Using an assessment tool, a cancer center sought to improve assessment of new patients who use tobacco and increase referrals to tobacco cessation programs.

Feasibility of Medication Coordination With Lay Navigators in Outpatient Oncology Clinics

Results of a program that used lay navigators to assist patient with medication-related barriers is presented.

The Use of Technology in Multidisciplinary Communication to Improve Patient-Centered Care Coordination: A Systemic Review

A search of the literature was conducted to determine the effect of artificial intelligence on interdisciplinary communication.

Keynote Address: The Role of Navigation in a Changing Healthcare Environment

Lisa Simms Booth, of the Biden Cancer Initiative, explains how standardizing the role of the nurse navigator fits into multiple efforts to improve cancer care in the United States.

Navigating Lung Cancer: Screening, Treatment, and Post-Treatment Considerations

Advances in screening and treatment of lung cancer has reduced some of the heartbreak of this diagnosis, but treatment can be complex and challenging for patients without the help of a navigator.

Navigating Gastrointestinal/Pancreatic Cancers: Screening, Treatment, and Post-Treatment Considerations

A brief overview of screening recommendations, treatment advances, and the role of the navigator in managing care of patients with GI cancers.

PARP Inhibitors: Their Role Across Tumor Types

Pointers for nurses on PARP inhibitors, including indications, adverse effects, and points for counseling patients.

Navigating Hematologic Cancers: Screening, Treatment, and Post-Treatment Considerations

Hematology nurse navigators provide patients with blood cancer with consistency in the midst of a storm, advocacy in chaos, direction when all seems lost, and most importantly, hope.

Mitigating Financial Toxicity

A significant part of coping with cancer is the cost of treatment, especially co-pays and deductibles, but the financial impact of cancer can be more than just medical costs. Navigators should be aware of these financial issues that may affect their patients.