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San Diego Oncology Nursing Society
Spring 2015
E-Newsletter
Welcome, SDONS members, to 2015! We have a jam-packed
E-Newsletter for you, full of information and wonderful photos! We
hope you enjoy and that this E-Newsletter will find you eager to
get involved and have a great 2015! Let us start by meeting our
2015 Leadership Team:
Meloddie Brooks, 2015 SDONS President and her husband, Matt
A word from your new 2015 President:
Dear San Diego Oncology Nursing Society Member,
For some of you, we are so happy to welcome you to our chapter!
You are already an important member of the Oncology Nursing Society
(ONS), and now you are also an essential member of our local San
Diego Chapter. We couldnt be more proud and honored to have another
oncology nurse join us. Networking, volunteering, and resume
building couldnt be easier when you belong to a chapter. Connect
with other oncology nurses and make a difference in our
neighborhood.
Since 1975, ONS has provided a professional community for
oncology nurses, developed evidence-based education programs and
treatment information, and advocated for patient care, all in an
effort to improve quality of life and outcomes for patients with
cancer and their families. Take full advantage of your ONS
membership and attend our next local chapter meeting or contact us
for more information.
We typically meet on the third Thursday of the month, excluding
July and December. To RSVP, you will need to log in to the virtual
community and RSVP under the calendar section by typing in your
first and last name in the designated section. This year, our
Vendor Fair will be on Thursday, December 3rd. You are welcome to
bring a professional colleague as a guest if you wish.
Unfortunately, dates such as spouses and children are not
allowed.
We hope you get involved and join us at our events and meetings.
We also have board member meetings and all is welcomed. The last
Leadership Team meeting was Saturday, January 10th, 2015. Following
Leadership Team meetings will be March 11th, May 13th, August 12th,
October 14th and November 18th. If you were curious what the board
is doing, or have an interest in possibly becoming a board member
in the future, I highly recommend and welcome you to attend any of
these meetings. There are incentives to being a board member as
well! Each member of the Leadership Team receives a $500
scholarship to use toward oncology or nursing related education. In
addition to that, we offer 8 scholarships in the amount of $400
each during the year. The winners of these scholarships have 1 year
to use the money for advancing their knowledge or oncology/nursing
related education.
We have a lot coming up in the next few months, so I hope you
are as excited as I am to have joined the San Diego Chapter of ONS.
Welcome!
Meloddie Brooks, RN, BSN, OCN
SDONS President 2015
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Our Student/Community Outreach board member is Paula Muehlbauer.
She currently works at the VA, and also teaches at SDSU. She will
be working with students, and is hoping to plan another event with
SDONS and the nursing students in Southern California.
Our 2015 Fundraising Chairis Dawn Huckabone! Last year, Dawn was
able to raise over $850 for SDONS, and we hope she will top that
this year! Dawn currently works at Scripps Green Hospital in the
Bone Marrow Transplant unit. Dawn is a23-year oncology nurse who
STILL loves what she does after all these years. She's convinced
you can always teach someone a task, but you can't teach
heart...they have to have that special something that makes them
capable of working in this field. If you have donations toward
SDONS or its projects or would like to help with fundraising,
please contact Dawn.
Our 2015 E-Newsletter board member is Laura Sauer, with the help
of previous E-newsletter editor, Ellen Carr. Laura currently works
at Scripps Clinic, and welcomes any articles or information that
you would like to see in our E-Newsletter.And especiallyif you have
a great photo of your fellow SDONS members that you want to share,
please send info and photos our wayto [email protected]
Our Nominating Chair this year is be Jane Underwood, who
currently works at Sharp Chula Vista. If you know of someone who
would like to get involved on the board, or is interested in
becoming more involved, please contact. Jane Underwood RN BSN OCN.
4E/4N Medical Oncology, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. Advanced
Clinician. Charge Nurse. Preceptor. Primary Care Nurse.
Elections
2015 National ONS Elections are still going on until February
13th, 2015. You should have received an email on approximately
January 5th with your individual codes to vote. Bring us a copy of
your confirmation of ballot entry, and we will enter you into our
drawing at the February Dinner meeting for a $25 Target Gift card!
Must be present to win, so go vote and come to the dinner meeting!
The chapter that submits the most votes (and we are hoping it will
be us!) willbe awarded$750.
https://www.directvote.net/ons/login.aspx
Your senator needs to know that you already work full-time.
A troubling new bill called the The Save American Workers Act of
2015 passed the House of Representatives last Thurs, 01-22. If it
passes the Senate, the bill will change the definition of full-time
work from 30 hours to 40 hours.If you're a nurse who works 36 hours
weekly, that means that you could be considered a part-time
employee, who is not elgible for healthcare benefits. Learn more
about the billandplease contact your U.S. senator.
Report from the Second Annual Scripps Cancer Care Symposium: By
Meloddie Brooks RN, BSN, OCNSan Diego Oncology Nurses Representing
at the: Second Annual Scripps Cancer Care Symposium. Our very own
past leaders directed the event. Great job Cathleen Sugarman! As
well as, active board members leading the workshops like Paula
Muehlbauer. This years conference sessions was informative and
practical in cancer care. There were many new interesting topics
(i.e., Cancer & Nutrition, Economic & the Cancer Patient,
Symptom Management for Grade 3 & 4 Side Effects, End of Life,
Rehabilitation following Cancer Therapy.) Other detailed cancer
subjects were on Lung Cancer Screening, Breast Cancer, and Prostate
Cancer. I especially liked the session Ask the Experts Panel
Discussion/Q&A. The panel representatives comprised of a
Physician, Physician Assistant, Pharmacist, and a Palliative Nurse.
Nationwide oncology nurses asked questions referring to issues with
chemotherapy and funding/billing. Other issues include how to
handle stressful situations with physicians, patients, and their
families. I was happy to see SDONS members, like Jennifer
(Alisangco) Tchanz, Jane Underwood, Ronnah Montemayor, Chawn
Tipton, and few others from facial recognition but I forgot your
names. My apologies. Out of the 235 nurses that attended 1 of our
very own SDONS members won the Big Raffle. Lucky Ronnah won the
free pass to attend next years Third Annual Scripps Cancer Care
Symposium planned for October 2-4, 2015. Aside from Ronnah, I hope
to see more of you there.
Report from 2014 National ONS Congress By Laura Sauer, RN MSN
CNS OCNAt the 2014 Congress in Anaheim, I took some extra time to
look at the poster presentations. From Karmanos Cancer Center from
Wayne State University, this one in particular caught my eye, as
the debate about what size catheter really needs to be used during
a blood administration has gone on for as long as I have been a
nurse at least. While the picture is hard to read, I will give you
the synopsis: in patients with tiny veins (like our oncology
patients) it is OK to use a 24 Gauge! Can you believe it? Their
data recommended that a 16 G be reserved for acute trauma. 18s and
20s are still best practice, but 22 and even 24 were shown to be
appropriate when needed.I was glad to see that someone tackled
this, and even more glad that a 24 can be used! I f you want, I
would be glad to send a bigger photo so you can read it easier.
Just send an email to SD_ONS@yahoo,com!
Report from 2014 Congress byOlga N. Garcia, RN, BSNI would like
to thank the board members of ONS for the $400 Scholarship! As a
recovering Program Chair, I know how hard the board members work to
keep the organization running and for there to be money for
scholarship funds. I thank them for all their hard work.I feel
there is no other organization that runs as well as the Oncology
Nursing Society. What I plan on doing with the scholarship money is
to reimburse myself for tuition for Congress 2014. This year I
decided to not use Congress as an excuse for vacation, but to drive
down to our neighbor Anaheim and really focus on what the message
of Congress was.What I got out of Congress was how we can use
technology for the betterment of our chosen field of nursing.
Thisgot me to think about how sometimesI cannot even navigate the
ONS website. I learned that I am a "Digital Immigrant,"--still
learning how to navigate the web--as opposed to a "Digital Native",
a nurse who knows how to navigate health connection on the first
day of work.The future of nursing is changing and that future is
now. For example, there are facilities that when you scan a foley
catheter's packaging, it will alert the nurse to the new standards
of practice before the package is even opened.One of ONS's goals is
to support and value what each kind of nurse can bring to what is
the ultimate goal of quality bedside care. I truly believe all
nurses entering into the field of oncology nursing should make it a
priority to attend Congress.
Meloddie Brooks (President) and Laura Sauer (E-Newsletter)
living it up at December Vendor Fair!
2014 Vendor Fair was held at Tango Del Rey, with a Latin/Tango
Theme. For this year's raffle winners to receive their prizes,
theyhad the option of answering a SDONS trivia question, doing an
Argentinian Tango stomp punctuated with an "Ole!" or to donate a
dollar.
December Vendor Fair attendees with our Tango Dancers!Tango
Dancers were at hand to put on a heart-stopping show and give tango
lessons to those bold members!
Amy Nance-Thompson and Dawn Huckabone add their pretty faces to
our December Vendor Fair props!
Olga Garcia wasthe winner of our Big Ticket raffle idem: a GIANT
bottle of wine! Her peers cozied up to her pretty quick!
Marlon Saria, winner of the Gracia Award with Laura Sauer.
Marlon demonstrates leadership skills, which he continues to build
upon as he served as National ONS Secretary for 2014, and will
continue as Secretary through 2016! In winning the award, Marlon
won $500 to use toward his oncology education. We welcome
nominations for the 2015 Gracia award (which will be awarded at the
2015 December Holiday Vendor Faire), so start thinking now of
someone you know who is showing leadership potential, and lets
nurture it!
Jennifer Luciano and Dainty Smith from Scripps Clinic at Torrey
Pines
Sheila Bedard, winner of a gift basket at the December Vendor
Fair!
2015 SDONS President Meloddie Brooks, 2014 SDONS president Amy
Nance Thompson, and 2016 future SDONS president Leah Marquardt at
the December Vendor Fair!
Doreen Freedman and Dainty Smith at the January Dinner meeting
at Roys Presented by Dr. Kosty
Jane Underwood, Suzy Rundell, Donna Engelbert and Carolyn Scott
enjoy sharing a table at the January Dinner meeting at Roys, with
presentationby Dr. Kosty
Board Member January Retreat held Saturday, January 10th,
2015Right to left: Eva Bariuan, Meloddie Brooks, Laura Sauer, Dawn
Huckabone, Amy Nance-Thompson, Nadia Youssef, Leah Marquardt, Sandi
Weyerhaeuser, and Kelly Bass
Our 2015 President-Elect, Leah Marquardt, will be the President
for 2016! She just completed volunteering as the Program Chair in
2014, and did an excellent job coordinating our monthly dinner
meetings, working with vendors and pharmaceutical representatives
and planning the December Vendor Fair which was a big hit! You can
read more about that below. She currently works at Kaiser, and one
of her goals is topursue another degree in Health Informatics.
Our 2015 Treasurer will continue to be Eva Bariuan for the rest
of the year. We hope she will run again for 2 more years, because
she is doing such a great job, but we also welcome anyone who might
be interested in taking over the role in 2016. She currently works
at UCSD Moores Cancer Center as a Clinical Nurse Case Manager in
the Radiation Oncology Department.She has 2 children, and 2
grandchildren who she loves.
Kelly Bass is our 2015 Secretary. She has 5 children; the oldest
will be getting married in September. She currently works at Kaiser
San Marcos Outpatient Chemotherapy and also became certified as a
PICC nurse. Kelly looks forward to getting in touch with our
members each month as she manages the RSVPs that come in for our
monthly meetings.
Our Membership chair continues to be Sandi Weyerhaeuser, MSN/Ed,
OCN, RN. Sandi is currently an Oncology Nurse Educator with
Genentech. Shetravels frequently, covering areas of Southern
California and Hawaii, and recently picked up Oakland as well. She
has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. The newest grandchildwas born
on December 21st-- the bestChristmaspresent ever! If you know of
anyone who is uncertain abouthis/her membership status, or needs
help with SDONS membership, she is the lady who can help you!
Our newest member of the board is Nadia Youssef, who joins our
board as this years Program Chair. She is married and a recent New
Grad from Southwestern. She also has her BS in Marketing. Her great
Christmas present just 2 days before Christmas-- her RN license!
Now that she is finished with school, she is looking forward to
spending time getting back to doing yoga, and is looking forward to
organizing our dinner meetings and planning the 2015 December
Vendor Fair. She welcomes your suggestions for locations to have
dinner meetings that can accommodate 50 or more members.
2015 Congress is coming up on April 23-26, 2015in Orlando
Florida! We are hoping you can all attend, but for those who
cannot, stay tuned to our Facebook page, where we will be
constantly updating with Congress tid-bit, information, and photos
as they happen. Just "like" us at San Diego Oncology Nursing
Society on Facebook and you will be in the loop. There will be a
Fun-Run, so be sure to sign up so you can lace up your shoes and
run/walk in it!Mark your calenders for ONS 41st Annual Congress,
April 28-May 1, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas and ONS 42nd Annual
Congress, May 4-7, 2017 in Denver, Colorado.The link for more
info:http://congress.ons.org/
National ONS is having monthly drawings for prizes! January's
Trivia Question was for a Chance to Win a One-Year ONS Membership.
Keep an eye out for February, March and April's contests!
https://www.ons.org/about/
Needs Assessment
It's time to hear from you! SDONS 2015 Needs assessment will be
emailed out, so if you have not already given us your feedback, now
is the time!https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JSHR6Z7
The Breath of Hope Walk on Shelter Island will be on Sunday,
April 19, 2015, hosted by the Lung Cancer Alliance. There will be
approximately 600 people joining us at this walk. Come out and join
us! Palomar-Pomerado Health (PPH) has already started a team so
send an email to [email protected] if you are interested, and we
will get you outfitted!
$$$ Scholarship Opportunities $$$
SDONSis supporting 8 individual scholarships throughout this
year in the amount of $400 each, as well as a $500 scholarship at
the end of the year for a member awarded the Gracia Award. (The
Gracia Award is for outstanding contributions to clinical practice
and to SDONS.) Want to win a scholarhsip? Send us an email to
[email protected], telling us briefly what you would like to use
your winnings for. For the next scholarship drawing, send your
submission byTues.Feb. 16.The drawing will be held at the Feb 19
meeting!
Are you considering getting your OCN for the first time? There
is a $500 grant offered by the Free Masons of California! Here is
the link to theapplication; look it up under the "By Your Side"
Program.,
https://www.freemason.org/doc/By%20Your%20Side%20Program%20Application.pdf?id=20139
The ONS Roberta Scofield Memorial Certification Awardrecognizes
nurses who are committed to oncology nursing. Up to 100 applicants
will receive free registration for an ONCC certification
examination or renewal by the Oncology Nursing Certification Points
Renewal Option.The deadline for this scholarship is August 1st, and
it recognizes nurses who are committed to oncology nursing. Up to
100 applicants will receive a free registration for an ONCC
certification examination or renewal by Option 1 (Oncology Nursing
Certification Points Renewal Option).Congress
Scholarship:Recipients will receive an educational grant for up to
$1,200 to apply toward ONS Congress registration, travel to and
from Congress and per diem Congress expenses. The Congress
registration fee will be automatically deducted from the grant
prior to payment.(Congress registration fee will be paid directly
to ONS.) Deadline to apply: December 1st, 2015
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/CongressCancer Public Education
Grant: To enhance the public's knowledge and awareness of cancer
prevention, detection, and treatment modalities. Up to $5,000 is
available for funding. Qualifications: Applicant must be a
registered nurse with an interest in and commitment to oncology
nursing. Projects must deal with some aspect of cancer public
education. NOTE: Institution specific projects are not a funding
priority. Deadline to apply: June 15th, 2015
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/PublicEducationJosh Gottheil
Memorial Bone Marrow Transplant Award: To support registered nurses
working in bone marrow transplantation by providing financial
assistance to attend a continuing education program(s) that will
further the nurses' professional goals as they relate to transplant
nursing. This award cannot be used for tuition in an academic
program. Four $2,000 awards will be granded. Selection Criteria:
Currently employed as a registered nurse working in bone marrow
transplantation with a minimum of 75% time devoted to patient care,
or in the position of nurse manager, nurse practitioner, or
clinical nurse specialist with the BMT patient population or a BMT
coordinator. Two or more years in BMT nursing practice prior to
application due date. (NOTE: Cannot be used for ONS Congress or ONS
Connections conferences or for education programs/courses that lead
to an academic degree. Application deadline: June 15th 2015
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/GottheilPat McCue/New Orleans
Chapter End-of-Life Care Nursing Career Award: Award: One annual
award of $2,500 sponsored by the Pat McCue Memorial/New Orleans
Chapter fund. Purpose: To support continuing educational activities
for a registered nurse dedicated to caring for patients and their
families during the final stages of life. This award cannot be used
for tuition in an academic program. Qualifications: Employed as a
registered nurse with a minimum of 75% of time involved in
end-of-life care. Minimum of 1-year experience in end-of-life care.
Deadline to apply: June 15th, 2015.
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/PatMcCuePearl Moore Career
Development Awards: Up to $3,000 in honor of Pearl Moore, first CEO
for ONS. Purpose: To support staff nurses by providing financial
assistance to attend a continuing education program(s) that will
further the nurses' professional goals. This award cannot be used
for tuition in an academic program or to attend the ONS Congress.
Qualifications: Current employment as a staff nurse with a minimum
of 75% time devoted to direct patient care with an oncology
population. Two or more years in oncology nursing practice by
application due date. Individuals possess or are in pursuit of a
BSN or MSN. Individuals already with an advanced degree are not
eligible for this award. Deadline to apply: June 15th, 2015
http://www.onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/PearlMooreClinical Project
Funding for APNs: Purpose: To provide support for a clinical
project (e.g. EBP or QI) conducted by advanced practice oncology
nurses with a MSN or DNP for the purpose of facilitating innovative
solutions to the challenges of delivering patient-centered,
evidenced based and accessible care. Projects must utilize existing
evidence for implementation into practice. Objectives: To support
professional development of the APN or DNP in oncology through
clinically-based projects (e.g. EBP, QI). To support implementation
of patient-centered, evidence- based practice in oncology care that
promote practice or system changes and improves patient and or
organizational outcomes. Grant: Up to $5,000 per year for two (2)
years as long as progress is made on the project after one year.
Qualifications: Graduate of an MN, MSN, or DNP program. Currently
practicing in an APN role. Projects NOT Funded: Research projects
or add-on portions to current research projects intended to
generate new evidence, capital projects, equipment funding, travel
expenses, including those related to dissemination of outcomes,
publication expenses, including those related to dissemination of
outcomes, Capstone or thesis projects, or academic education.
Deadline to apply: June 15th, 2015
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/clinicalProjectAPN and DPN
Student Fellowship: Purpose: To provide financial support for
students enrolled in an MSN or DNP program to accomplish work in
areas of cancer prevention, care or control as outlined in the ONS
Research Agenda. To provide a directed study approach to enable
students to do capstone projects or theses in oncology, assisting
them to accomplish educational program requirements. To advance
evidence based practice in oncology care. Applicant: Registered
nurses enrolled in an MSN or DNP program at an accredited school of
nursing. Fellowship: Up to $5,000 to assist with costs to complete
the Masters or DNP capstone or thesis project. Fellowship is not
intended to support tuition expenses. It is expected that projects
would require a minimum of 60 hours of work for completion. Funding
cannot be used for work completed prior to approval of fellowship.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2015
http://onsfoundation.org/apply/ed/student
*** Our Members and Meetings ***
The UCSD table was packed and having a blast at the December
Vendor Fair! Meloddie Brooks, Miyuki Nimmo, Anna Warner, and Amanda
Tarzia
Starting from the left...Cindy Conn (Secretary for Infusion
Center at Palomar), Carolyn Scott, Donna Engelbert and friend, and
Suzy Rundell looking great at the Vendor Fair!
Marlon Saria, winner of the Gracia Award, with his UCSD team:
Dan MacManus, Eva Bariuan, Ellen Carr, Geline Tamayo, and Josh
Carter at the December Vendor Fair
This year, SDONS decided to give back to our community in a very
direct manner. Each nurse can probably think of a patient who was
really in need, so SDONS partnered with a nurse or social worker
who was able to identify a specific patient who they knew would
benefit. We collected $5, $10, and $15 gift cards from the members
and divided them up between 6 of the major San Deigo area
hospitals. The gift cards were put on a small Christmas tree (see
above), and delivered to the hospital...then given to the
individual. One of the nurses who delivered one of the gift trees
told us a little about that experience. "We picked a 30 year old
lady who was struggling with her treatments. When we gave it to
her, her face lit up, and she was so appreciative. I was so honored
to be the one to give her this gift on behalf of SDONS. I hope we
do this again next year."
Laura Sauer and Cindy Jones, winner of a gift basket! Cindy gave
a touching speech at the December Vendor Fair thanking the Oncology
Nurses for their dedication and care.
Meloddie Brooks and her Tango Talents! Ole!
Margo Jaurequi, December Vendor Fair Raffle winner!
October Dinner meeting; Natalie Bouldin and Ali Davis from
Moores Cancer Center and Sandi Weyerhaeuser from Genentech
Caitlin Cary, Jane Williams and Karrie Burney from Scripps
Clinic impressed by the January Dinner meeting.
San Diego Oncology Nursing Society welcomes your articles,
comments, questions, input and feedback! Help us spread the word,
and please feel free to print the newsletter to post at work. We
want to reach out to those who might not bereceiving our
information electronically.National ONS recently announced that
there have been "spam" issues with getting information out,
especially to members. The barriers:1. Use their work email for
their contact information,2. Use Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail
accounts,3. Have intentionally or accidentally clicked on the
button that stops further information from being sent, or4. Have
changed their email address for a host of reasons.If you or any of
your ONS member co-workers have not been receiving electronic
information, please send us an email at [email protected] or reach
out to any SDONS board member and we can help get things sorted
out. We want to have as many members receiving the information as
possible, so please ask around!
2015 Needs Assessment We want to hear from you! Please click on
the link below (if you have not already done so) and let us know
what you want to see from your SDONS leaders and project teams.2015
SDONS Needs Assessment Survey
2015 Dinner Meetings:Visit our Virtual community at
http://sandiego.vc.ons.org/ for details and to RSVP.
Thursday, February 19th (Scholarship Drawing, Bring your
National ONS voting confirmation and a 50:50 drawing will be held)
hosted by Catharine Truza from Teva Pharm. Location and topic to be
determined
Thursday, March 19th: Hosted by Nancy Siedeman from Otsuka
American Pharma. Location to be determined
Thursday, April 16th: Hosted by Courtney Gramick from Spectrum.
Location to be determined.
Thursday, May 21st: Topic and location to be determined.So stay
tuned, and check the Virtual Community and emails frequently for
updates!
Enjoy the new year!
SDONS is the local chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. It
is committed to promoting quality cancer care through nursing
research and education and community service. The SDONS meetings,
in general, are scheduled every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Annually, SDONS provides approximately $5,000 in educational
scholarships and awards to local oncology nurses.
For more information about SDONS, please contact
[email protected].
And to submit articles, announcements or photographs for the
SDONS e-newsletter,contact e-Newsletter Editor Ellen Carr at
[email protected] or Laura Sauer at [email protected]
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