News and Upcoming Events  

 

ONS University: Your Home for CNE
Experience the new ONS University, a powerful online system that delivers continuing nursing education (CNE) in an organized and thoughtful way. You will enjoy an enhanced environment that will wow you! Now, you can be truly involved in the topics you’re interested in and interact with those who share your interest — all from one place! Explore ONS University and let it be your home for CNE. (Those now using the previous system will not be affected until they register for another ONS course.) 

ONS CNE Central Catalog
Get the latest CNE Central Catalog now available free at ONS. The 2010 spring-summer issue offers over 275 hours of CNE credited content and provides updated information on ONS conferences, webcourses, podcasts, webcasts, certification preparation, among other learning tools and topics. Order your hard-copy now as the supply lasts, or view and download
 a  digital copy.

Get the Bundle to Advance Reimbursement Skills
The interactive course and additional competency test combine to guide you through the complexities of oncology reimbursement—from understanding Medicare to proper coding procedures. Each module of the Reimbursement for Nurses and Managers course provides a step process of building your knowledge of coding responsibilities. Then, validate your knowledge and gain valuable additional practice with the Practice What You Knowcompetency test. But hurry! Sign up by May 11 for the May 18 course to get the bundle

Increase Your Knowledge About Evidence-Based Practice
The Using Evidence to Crack Tough Nuts in Clinical Practice course is a much anticipated program that helps partici­pants develop and refine the competencies required to integrate evidence into practice. Through a series of modules and learning activities, learners will gain the knowledge and skills needed to find, interpret, and apply appropriate research to their practice setting. The final assessment will guide participants through the evaluation of the strength and weight of the evidence and development of a practice change recommendation. But hurry! Register for the May 19 course today! Registration deadline is May 12. The ONS Breast Cancer course is a popular ONS offering that helps you understand the many complexities of breast cancer. The course is interactive and provides you with evidence-based knowledge, including diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, and the psychosocial and genetic aspects of caring for  patients with breast cancer. Receive 20 continuing nursing education credits upon the successful completion of the program. But hurry! The registration deadline is May 13 for the May 25 class!

New Trainers: Get Treatment Basics Online Training
The use of chemotherapy and biotherapy agents is no longer limited to hematology and oncology units.
These treatments are now used in rheumatology, neurology, obstetrics, and other disciplines.
The new Treatment Basics Trainer course will prepare chemotherapy/biotherapy trainers
 to also teach Treatment Basics: Antineoplastic Therapy in the Nononcology Setting—a 4-hour ONS
offering designed for nurses in other disciplines and those new to oncology.
Chemotherapy and biotherapy trainers must not miss this important offering.
Registration deadline is May 26 for the June 8 course

 

 

Publications

For more information contact ONS Customer Service at 412-921-7373 and press #3

OCN/AOCN Certification:

Please contact the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation for more information on requirements, upcoming exam dates and sites, or for an examination application.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214
(412) 859-6100
(412) 859-6165 (fax)
customer.service@ons.org
http://www.ons.org

 

Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Society