ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
SIG COORDINATOR ANNUAL REPORT CHECKLIST
(Submit with Annual Report)
Enclosed is one copy of the completed Annual Reports due JUNE 1, 2014.
Please check:
X
Coordinator's Annual Report (due June 1)
SIG Minutes from Congress (previously submitted to C. DeMarco)
Sincerely,
Vanna M. Dest, APRN
Coordinator's Signature
Radiation (RAD)
Name of SIG
Betsy Collins
SIG Council Representative
6/16/2014
Date
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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
Radiation SIG of the Oncology Nursing Society. Reporting Period: JAN 1, 2013 to MAY 30, 2014. Please list the
leadership team (Work Group leaders/regional editors, etc.) and include their office or position. Due JUNE 1, 2014.
Position
Coordinator
Coordinator-Elect
as of 5/5/14
Co-Coordinator
Name
Vanna Dest, MSN
APRN-BC AOCN
Patricia Canfield,
RN BSN OCN
Street Address
SIG LEADERSHIP
City, State, ZIP
(optional)
768 Pine Rock Ave
922 S 6th St
(optional)
Hamden, CT 065143815
Philadelphia, PA
19147
Email Address
Phone Numbers
vanna.dest@ynhh.org
203/200-4737/W
203/288-1121/H
215/829-3873/W
845/489-3873/H
Trix0103@yahoo.com
Cynthia Briola, RN
OCN CBCN
1030 Byberry Rd
Philadelphia, PA
19116-2115
cbriola@comcast.net
215/829-3873/W
267/808-8637/H
Editor
Anne Marie Shaftic,
MSN RN NPC
AOCNP
33 Carter Rd
Haskell, NJ 074201050
anms310@aol.com
201/227-6020/W
201/563-9765/H
Co-Editor
Virginia Girard, RN
MSN
Kim Mullins, MSN
APRN-BC
Marilyn Omabegho,
RN MSN OCN NEBC
84 Monticello Dr
Erial, NJ 080812310
West Chester, OH
45069
Somerset, NJ
08873-2355
gingergirard@gmail.com
856/342-2591/W
856/562-2209/H
513/779-0778/H
momabegho@att.net
732/828-3000 x3954
732/227-1305/H
Precious Rivera,
RN BSN OCN
Sheila Wroblewski,
RN MN AOCNS
Lisa Feldsien, RN
BSN OCN
32707 Folklore Loop
Union City, CA
94587-8215
Half Moon Bay, CA
94019-2275
Paducah, KY 420019613
Precious_rivera@hotmail.com
408/851-8025/W
510/489-3526/H
650/827-6515/W
650/726-2659/H
270/575-2780/W
270/442-5186/H
Marilyn Haas, PhD
RN CNS ANP-C
William Woods
(Trey), RN MSN
NP-C
141 Sondley Pkwy
Asheville, NC
28805-1150
Madison, MS 391109405
mlyhaas@gmail.com
Mary Ellyn Witt, RN
MS AOCN
324 S Madison Ave
La Grange, IL
60525-6304
mwitt@radonc.uchicago.edu
Ex-Officio
Associate
Co-Editor
Co-Editor
Virtual Community
Administrator
Virtual Community
Administrator
Archivist/Historian
Liaison to
American Society
for Therapeutic
Radiology &
Oncology
Education
Workgroup
Radiation Nurse
Practitioner
workgroup
Membership
Committee
6694 San Mateo Dr
16 Indiana Rd
18 Ashdown Pl
5407 Pace Dr
148 Lake Mannsdale
Dr
mullinkk@ucmail.uc.edu
moonbaysw@yahoo.com
Lfeldsien3@comcast.net
wcwoods@umc.edu
828/712-5647/W
828/298-5687/H
601/815-9602/W
601-953-4411/H
773/702-0284/W
708-352-1646/H
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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
SIG PURPOSES:
1. To support the mission statement of ONS.
2. To provide and promote a dynamic network for subspecialized nurses within ONS.
3. To serve as a forum for communication within the interest area.
4. To identify and explore patient care issues within the interest area.
5. To address current trends and issues within the interest area.
6. To share educational resources and clinical expertise with other Special Interest Groups,
various ONS Advisory Panels/Project Teams and the membership-at-large.
Radiation SIG of the Oncology Nursing Society. Covering the period from JAN 1, 2013 through MAY 30, 2014.
Due JUNE 1, 2014.
I. OVERVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES (as they relate to the purposes of SIGs): Please indicate
number of purpose to which activity relates.
Purpose Number
Activity
(see above)
1-6
1-6
1-3
2,5
Produced 3 SIG Newsletters
(2) Annual RT SIG Meetings: 4/27/2013 & 5/2/2014
Development of RT SIG Subgroup for Radiation Oncology NPs
Continued to promote collaboration, partnership, and communication with
ASTRO Nursing Committee and membership through inclusion of updates in
the newsletter, on the virtual community, and during SIG meetings. Supporting
the Annual ASTRO/ONS RT SIG session at Congress & ASTRO Annual
Meeting. Vanna Dest & Pamela Devine presented the 2013 ONS/ASTRO
Lecture: Radiation Therapy: The Gift that Keeps on Giving @ 38th ONS
Annual Congress in Washington DC on 4/27/2013 and at the 55th Annual
ASTRO Meeting in Atlanta, GA on 9/22/2013. They also presented the 2014
ONS/ASTRO Lecture: Low Risk Prostate Cancer: To Treat or Not to Treat @
the 39th ONS Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA on 5/3/2014 and will
presented at the 56th Annual ASTRO Meeting in San Francisco, CA on
9/14/2014.
II. CURRENT SIG PROJECTS:
If funded indicate source of funding.
a. Completed since last annual report
i. ONS/ASTRO Presentations @ ONS Annual Congress & ASTRO Annual Meeting-2013 & 2014
ii. Initiation of RT SIG subgroup for advanced practice providers
iii. Increased collaborative partnerships with other ONS SIGS
b. Ongoing projects (please indicate estimated date of completion)
i. Collaborative projects of education with ONS--2015
ii. Collaborative projects and/or presentations with other ONS SIGS--2015
iii. Identify nurse sensitive outcomes in radiation therapy--2015
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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
III. AWARDS:
SIG Leadership Submitted Award Nomination:
Award
Name
2013 Award of Excellence for Radiation MaryEllyn Witt
Oncology Nursing
2014 25th Anniversary
RT SIG
IV. Leadership Succession Planning
This is critical to the future success of the SIG.
a.
Have you identified future leaders within your SIG?
X
Yes
No
If so, who? Michelle Wallace
If not, what is your plan to ensure future SIG leaders?
b.
What additional help from the Nominating Committee and/or staff do you require to help in this effort?
V. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT CONGRESS, CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE for 2013 & 2014:
Number of Congress Submissions
Number of Connections Conference Submissions
Number of Discussion Sessions
Were any joint submissions?
Were any joint submissions?
Number of SIG-Sponsored sessions, actually presented:
Number of SIG-Sponsored sessions, actually presented:
Number of submissions for other conferences
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013-(2)
2013-None
2013-None
1 with ASTRO
1 with ASTRO
Congress – 3
Congress – 2
None
2014-(3)
2013-None
2014-None
2014-None
(Please indicate conference name)
SIG Poster
VI. LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION: (3 time per year)
Please list dates of communication:
3/12/2013
4/27/2013
10/3/2013
2/26/2014
5/28/2013
4/23/2014
7/24/2013
VII. SIG PROJECT FUNDING MONIES/SEED MONEY/GRANTED THIS YEAR: None
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VIII. LIST WORK GROUPS AND CHAIRS FORMED/ONGOING SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT AND THEIR
PURPOSES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1.
RT SIG Subgroup for radiation oncology nurse practitioners: Process has been slow du e to work
commitments of initial organizer; Will regroup
IX. LIST ANY RESEARCH PROJECTS THE SIG IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH - INCLUDE BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROJECT:
-None
X. PUBLISHED PLANNING MEETING MINUTES (year from last Congress):
PUBLISHED PLANNING MEETING AGENDA (year prior to last Congress):
X
X
YES
YES
NO
NO
XI. LIST STRENGTHS OF SIG:
1.
2.
3.
Continues to produce high quality newsletter
Ongoing collaboration & building with ASTRO nurses
Strong advocacy and increased communication with ONS Education to better meet the needs of our
SIG members.
4.
Presence and participation at RT SIG meetings @ ONS Congress; Response to participant feedback
and suggestions for planning future meetings and projects.
5.
Ongoing development of more collaborative projects with other SIGs.
XII. LIST OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN SIG:
(State how you are addressing these.)
1. Increase membership recruitment
2. Re-investigate option for Radiation Oncology Nurse certification
3. Development more educational opportunities for our membership.
XIII.SIG VIRTUAL COMMUNITY – LIST HOW YOU HAVE USED YOUR SITE
The Virtual Community continues to be utilized as a communication source. There is an increase in postings on a
consistent basis.
XIV. COLLABORATIONS (ONS, SIGS, ETC.):
The collaborations included:
1)
Newsletter collaboration with ASTRO Nursing Committee
2)
Congress presentation with Surgical Oncology SIG in 2013
XV. ADDITIONAL: COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, AND SOLUTIONS:
Completed by ONS Office
Membership
Number of SIG Members as of
MAY 31, 2014
Election in January 2013
Election in January 2014
NO
YES
Candidates:
Candidates:
SIG Leadership Workshop 2013
Attendance
NO
Attendee:
SIG Strategic Goals
YES
Last Revision date:
Patricia Canfield
7/13
(Rev. 4/14)
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