ONS Regional Chapter Officers Program Welcome!

Self Introductions Your Name Your Chapter Your Chapter Board position(s) How many members you have in your chapter

ONS Social Media Live tweet! Use hashtag #ONSRCOP

Chapter Programs How many programs a year? Are they CNE, non-CNE, or combination? What do you charge for members, non-members, students to attend? Tell us about your Program Committee and how your programs are planned Does your chapter do a fall or spring conference? Any unique things that your chapter does?

ONS Board Report Chip Bailey, PhD, RN, FAAN Director-at-Large Chip.Bailey@duke.edu

ONS Involvement in Cancer Moonshot Activities

ONS Accomplishments Cancer Moonshot ONS representation on three of VP Biden’s Roundtables Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, Duke Susan Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, invited for meet & greet Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN, FAAN, Huntsman Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, UCSF Jeannine Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN Raised Issue of symptom management and role of nurse scientist; importance of patient-centered care Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, appointed to Blue Ribbon Panel to help inform the scientific direction of initiative

ONS Strategy Cancer Moonshot VP Biden’s Priorities Prevention and Cancer Vaccine Development Early Cancer Detection Cancer Immunotherapy and Combination Therapy Genomic Analysis of Tumor and Surrounding Cells Enhanced Data Sharing Oncology Center of Excellence Pediatric Cancer Exceptional Opportunities in Cancer Research Fund

ONS Advocacy Through Policy Agenda Improving cancer symptom management and palliative care Advancing and ensuring access to quality cancer prevention and care Strengthening nursing workforce contributions to safeguard public health.  https://www.ons.org/advocacy-policy

ONS monitors public health issues to support oncology nurses Tobacco o   FDA: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Clinical Trials o   NIH: Federal funding for discoveries of novel treatments and cures Prevention and Detection o   Access to quality cancer care, early detection, risk reduction, survivorship Nursing Workforce o   HRSA Title VIII funding; safe disposal of chemicals; scope of practice Drug Shortages o   CMS: Medicare Part B physician reimbursement for RX drugs

ONS Board Report What changes are affecting you and your patients? What care redesign is happening in your organization? Ideas on how ONS can be a resource re: the above?

Chapter Leadership Topics/Issues How do you get your members engaged? What programs are your most successful? Have you had success in attracting millennials and Early Career Professionals (ECP)? What has been your biggest obstacle in attracting millennials and ECP’s? What are some ideas for moving millennials into chapter leadership positions?

Important Dates! Chapter Annual Report & Chapter Treasurer Report due: Jan. 31, 2017 42nd Annual Congress (Denver, CO): May 4-7, 2017 Chapter Leadership Workshop (Pittsburgh, PA): July 28-30, 2017

Staff Contact Info Brian Taylor, btaylor@ons.org Tel: (412) 859-6403 Patrick Flynn, pflynn@ons.org Tel: (412) 859-6304 Shannon Holzer, sholzer@ons.org Tel: (412) 859-6320 Chapter Officers Virtual Community http://chapter.vc.ons.org