1. Oncology Nursing Society
Regional Chapter Officer Program
2017

2. About ONS Lead the transformation of cancer care
Advance excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care
Innovation ∙ Excellence ∙ Advocacy

3. The ONS Enterprise Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
Non-profit organization that develops, administers, and evaluates programs for the certification of oncology nurses in basic adult, basic pediatric, and advanced oncology nursing
Oncology Nursing
Society (501)(c)(6)
National association serving oncology nurses and their profession
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation (501)(c)(3)
Charitable organization providing funding for education and research
The ONS Enterprise

5. Goal 1: Advancing Quality Cancer Care
Integrate oncology content into pre-licensure nursing curriculum
Set the standard for quality nursing care for patient with cancer
Focus on evidence based practice (EBP); build upon PEP
Implement model of leadership development to prepare nurses to lead teams and organizations
Implement governance bylaw changes approved in 2016
Shift from SIGs to Communities
Develop and refine leadership resources—Launching leadership development online program in 2017
Prepare oncology nurses to advocate
Official DC office
Launch ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy (The Center)
Engage oncology nurse scientists in Cancer Moonshot related activities
2017 ONS Hill Day

6. Goal 2: Grow ONS—Recruit, Engage, and Retain Diverse Mix of Nurses
Increase engagement, loyalty and sense of community
Institutional outreach program
Career Fair at Congress
Student Advisory Panel
Digital Champions Program
Expand ONS’s global impact
Strengthen partnerships with other global oncology nursing organizations
Low Middle Income Countries (LMIC) capacity building

7. ONS: Setting THE Standard
Setting THE Standard for quality nursing care for patients with cancer
Access Device Standards
ASCO/ONS Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards
ONS Nursing Documentation Standards
ONS Standard for Educating Nursing Who Administer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
Red Flags for Cancer Survivors
Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice
Standards of Oncology Education
Standards of Oncology Nursing Education
Survivorship Care Standards for Accreditation

8. ONS: Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
ONS is THE source for oncology nursing EBP resources
Under “Practices Resources” tab on
Systematic Reviews (Putting Evidence into Practice—PEP)
Guidelines and Standards
Assessment Tools
Teaching Tools

9. ONS Chemotherapy Courses
In 2016, ONS launched a new Fundamentals of Administration course
Designed for nurses who have been administering chemo/bio agents for < 1year or administer those agents infrequently (< 1 time /month)
Completion of the course includes the ONS Provider Card and the ONS Chemo/Bio Guidelines E-book
For 2017, ONS made significant changes to the ONS/ONCC Chemo/Bio Certificate Course based on customer feedback
Now an on-demand course –participants can access the course immediately after registering for it
Replaced the 3 mandatory discussions with new “real world” scenario learning activities
Complete a short evaluation after completing the post-test
Immediate access to the Provider Card, certificate of added qualification and CNE certificate upon successful completion of the course

12. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has launched the ONS Quality Improvement Registry, a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) that practices can use to benchmark and improve patient outcomes. A QCDR enables the collection and submission of Physician Quality Reporting Systems (PQRS) quality measures data on behalf of eligible professionals, physicians, advanced practice nurses, and other clinicians who can independently bill Medicare.

14. ONS Chapters

19. The New ONS Communities

20. ONS Communities
Communities are FAST: Find my people, Answer my questions, Solve my problems, Teach others
Total Logins to the ONS Communities (as of July, 2017): 47,943
Total Unique Visitors: 10,228
Over 5,500 contribution posts
Be part of the conversation!

21. ONS: Advocacy and Health Policy
ONS Presence in Cancer Moonshot
Participated in Vice President Joe Biden’s listening tour
Dr. Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, served on the Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts
ONS volunteer leadership, members, and staff leadership participated in 2 Cancer Moonshot related summits/meetings
While Cancer Moonshot is not continuing “as is” in the Trump Administration, some funding for the task force recommendations is in the 21st Century Cures Act and in NCI budget. Work will also continue within cancer initiatives conducted in the newly formed Biden Foundation.
Finalizing the ONS Health Policy Agenda
Focus on Quality Cancer Care, Access, Workforce Issues and Scope of Practice
ONS monitors public health issues to support oncology nurses
Tobacco, clinical trials, prevention and detection, nursing workforce, drug shortages (not all inclusive)

22. Working for You in 2017 Think Tanks and Task Forces Chapter Task Force
Peer Reviewed Literature (Journals) Task Force
Research Think Tank
Immunotherapy Think Tank
Technology Advancements
Launch New Membership Database
New ONS Website
Transition from SIGs to Communities
New Looks
CJON
ONS Connect to ONS Voice

23. ONS: Customer Service Improvements
ONS staff are committed to making your membership experience positive
Based on member feedback, the following actions have been taken to enhance your experience in contacting ONS:
Increased number of customer relations representatives and adjusted schedules.
Revised phone menu to remove all options that led to a voic and directed all calls to the ONS Customer Relations department. This cut VM volumes by 75%.
Instituted an response tracking system to allow for seamless service by sending all requests to rather than separate department or staff s.

24. Questions? Contact Us Oncology Nursing Society 125 Enterprise Drive
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