ONS Trainer Courses

ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trainer Course
May 3, 2006 • 8 am-5 pm

This trainer course covers the fundamentals of presenting the ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course, including principles of adult learning, teaching techniques, and practical suggestions for logistical concerns. It also provides trainers with suggestions for making their programs profitable and promoting their trainers. Applications for the Trainer Course are due March 3, 2006.

To be eligible to become a trainer, nurses must be an ONS member and have a bachelor's degree or higher in nursing or a health-related field and a current ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Card, have a minimum of two years' experience administering chemotherapy, and have experience presenting professional nursing-education content. In addition, all 2005 trainer course applicants must be ONCC certified by January 2007. Applicants for all 2006 trainer courses must be certified at the time of their application.

The fee for the ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trainer Course is $675. Nurses who attend this course in its entirety will earn 6.3 contact hours following submission of an evaluation form.

For more information about the ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trainer Course or for a list of courses or trainers currently available in your area, contact the ONS Education Team toll free at 866-257-4ONS, ext. 6240, or e-mail educationchemo@ons.org. Information, including the course application form, is available in the Nursing Education area of www.ons.org.

ONS Radiation Therapy Trainer Course
May 3, 2006 • 11:30am-5pm

This trainer course will prepare you to teach the ONS Radiation Therapy Course, a one-day program designed for inpatient or ambulatory-care oncology nurses who care for patients receiving radiation therapy. This comprehensive trainer course will address content that will be covered in the ONS RT Course as well as logistics of presenting the course. Applications for the Trainer Course are due March 3, 2006.

To be eligible to become an RT Course trainer, registered nurses must have a bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing or a health-related field, maintain a current ONS membership, have a minimum of three years’ radiation oncology nursing experience working in a radiation oncology department, and have experience presenting professional nursing-education content. In addition, all 2006 trainer course applicants must be ONCC certified at the time of their application.

The fee for the Radiation Therapy Trainer Course is $575. Nurses who attend the course in its entirety will earn 4.5 contact hours following submission of an evaluation form.

For more information, contact the ONS Education Team toll free at 866-257-4ONS, ext. 6314, or e-mail education@ons.org. Information, including the course application form, is available in the CNE Central area of www.ons.org.