ONS Speaker Training Workshop – Just for Nurses!
Saturday, December 13, 2008 – Pittsburgh, PA – Learn to convey nursing information so that it sticks!  This hands-on speaker training workshop focuses on delivery of nursing content. You will learn through discussion, practice, and personal coaching from nationally recognized nurse presenters. Improve your skills step-by-step throughout the day and leave ready to connect with your audience!  This workshop is for both new and seasoned speakers. Visit this area for details about this workshop where you can earn 8.0 nursing contact hours.  Register before Nov. 21st: $150 members/$225 non-members; Register after Nov. 21st: $175 members/$250 non-members.

Join Us in Seattle for Top-Notch Education
Register now for the ONS 9th Annual Institutes of Learning and the ONS Advanced Practice Nursing Conference. These conferences, will be held this November in Seattle, WA.

New Targeted Therapy for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: New Options, New Decisions
This interactive satellite symposium provides an evidence-based discussion of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including treatment and symptom management strategies. Expert faculty will provide an illustrated explanation of cellular changes, a clinical review of promising new treatments, and a comprehensive discussion of side effects and their management. Participants will use patient case studies to apply proven strategies to successfully manage the side effects of targeted therapies for RCC. View the webcast and take the CNE test. This program has been planned and produced by the Oncology Nursing Society and is funded by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

ONS CNE Central Catalog
Grab the latest CNE Central Catalog now available free at ONS. This issue offers over 275 hours of CNE credited content and provides great information on ONS conferences, webcourses, monographs, podcasts, webcasts, certification preparation, among other diverse learning tools and topics. The catalog now has a new look and convenient size, and will be available only as supply lasts. Get yours today!

Reimbursement for Nurses: The Keys to Successful Coding
Do you need an effective way to instruct your staff regarding the complexities of reimbursement and coding? Are you an ambulatory/office based nurse struggling to understand all of the many coding rules and regulations? Designed specifically for staff nurses, this course guides you through the confusion of reimbursement and coding, and arms you with the tools to master this important nursing responsibility. Click here to read more!

New Nutritional Challenges in Oncology Webcast
Do you understand the significant role nutrition plays when treating patients with cancer? Find out the latest information and review the principles of nutrition for patients with cancer, by visiting the new webcast Nutritional Challenges in Oncology: Keys to Optimizing Patient Outcomes. Essential nutritional definitions will be among its topics, and you will have the opportunity to review methods of risk assessment and apply them in case studies. You will also explore various interventions for patients experiencing nutritional challenges and learn to recognize when nutrition is no longer a key issue at the end of life. Learn more!

New Head & Neck Cancer Webcourse
Do you understand the diagnosis, treatment and management of Head and Neck Cancer? Be among the first to participate in the Site Specific Cancer Series: Head and Neck Cancer Webcourse.  Learn the risk factors, diagnostic processes and treatment, and become proficient in the understanding and management of this disease. Earn 20 continuing education credits. But hurry, the next course is fast approaching.  Register today!

New Webcast on Late Effects of Cancer Survivorship
The type of cancer treatment can determine a variety of late effects for cancer survivors. This timely webcast focuses on such topics as sexuality, fatigue, anxiety and many others. Earn 2 CNE credits now - View Webcast

Calling All Managers!
Your staff nurses know now what is appropriate for proper coding for your oncology office-based practice—but do you know your responsibilities when it comes to reimbursement? Take the course that does for managers what Reimbursement for Nurses: The Keys to Successful Coding does for staff nurses! Coming soon, Reimbursement for Managers: The Keys to Successful Implementation webcourse will bring a greater depth and more detailed information about the roles and responsibilities of the nurse manager to assure accurate, timely, and lawful reimbursement practices! Check ONS CNE Central soon for this second-level course in reimbursement, coming to you this summer!

The Myeloma Newspaper and Podcast Series for APNs
Are you a NP, CNS, or other ONS member interested in myeloma? Well, you are in for a treat! We invite you to view each edition of The Myeloma Messenger and listen to the companion podcasts. This unique coupling of newspapers and podcasts share the kind of information you need to care for this patient population. Click here to participate in this important series.

Access Devices: The Virtual Clinic Webcourse
Looking for an innovative way to really understand access devices? Join Access Devices: The Virtual Clinic. Accept your "job" as an oncology RN in The Virtual Clinic and earn 15.0 contact hours through this exciting online course.

Online Course Focuses on Lung Cancer – Register Today!
The Site-Specific Cancer Series: Lung Cancer Webcourse provides detailed information to help nurses understand the current management of lung cancer. Earn 14.2 contact hours through this course which will address biology and therapeutic implications, cancer control issues, patient Assessment, oncologic urgencies and emergencies and symptom management.

Help Your Breast Cancer Patients Make Treatment Decisions
The webcast, Individualizing Therapeutic Decision-Making in Early Stage Breast Cancer explores individualizing decision-making about early-stage breast cancer adjuvant therapy, comparing choices made using traditional treatment guidelines, Adjuvant!Online, MammaPrint, and Oncotype DX™. The methods are summarized and compared in their clinical utility at providing individually tailored therapeutic decisions based on relevant patient characteristics.

ATTENTION ONS CHEMOTHERAPY PROVIDER CARDHOLDERS
Do you need to renew your provider card? Renew Your Provider Card Online through the ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Renewal Course.