Pre-Conference Workshops

ISNCC is excited to be able to offer the following pre-conference workshops at the 17th ICCN.

Pre-Conference Workshops will be held on Sunday, September 9th ,2012

Full-Day Workshop: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Bringing Evidence Based Care into Oncology Nursing Practice Across Regional,
National and International Boundaries – the de Souza Experience Hosted by De Souza Institute

Presenters: Dr. Mary Jane Esplen; Esther Green, RN, BScN, MSc (T) ; Sandra Li-James, BScN, MEd., CCN(C); Laura Rashleigh, RN, BScN, MScN, CON(C); Dr. Jaihui Wong,; Dr. Fatima Batalha

Oncology nurses are a critical resource for all cancer patients and their families throughout the cancer continuum of prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and palliation. However, nursing curricula do not prepare nurses to become cancer nurses with knowledge, skills and clinical judgement to meet the complex needs of the patient population. Nurses currently in the field require evidence based knowledge and standardized approaches to support their specialized practice to manage the recent cancer trends and unique complexities in dealing with the life-threatening and stigmatizing aspects of the illness. As stated in the Institute of Medicine 2010 report on the future of nursing, “…producing a health care system that delivers the right care - quality care that is patient centered, accessible, evidence based, and sustainable - at the right time will require transforming the work environment, scope of practice, education, and numbers of nurses”

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