12/04/2019

Recent Oncology Related News

ASH Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Immune Thrombocytopenia

(ASH) Dec 3, 2019 - Evidence-based guidelines to drive improved care for patients with ITP.  READ PRESS RELEASE

ONS-ASCO Webinar on Offering Clinical Trials to Patients

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and ASCO will co-host a free webinar, Offering Clinical Trials Can Make a Difference: Patient and Care Team Perspectives, on December 11 from 3:00 ­­– 4:00 PM (EST).

A cancer survivor, community oncologist, and research nurse will share their perspectives on the benefits and challenges of being involved in clinical trials, especially in the community setting. They will offer practical strategies and resources to increase clinical trial access and participation, including how to effectively discuss clinical trials with patients and colleagues.

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Featured speakers:

• Daniel B. Flora, MD, PharmD
  Medical Oncology Research Director
  St. Elizabeth Cancer Center

• Leila Hamroun-Yazid, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
  Founding Member of the Oncology Patient Advocates for Clinical Trials (OPACT) Group
  Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute in the Christiana Care Health System

• Michele Lacy, RN, BSN, OCN
  Administrative Director
  Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium