At the 18th IOM meeting of the National Cancer Policy Forum, Past-Presidents Brenda Nevidjon and Deborah Mayer represented ONS during this year’s themed "Patient-Centered Cancer Treatment Planning: Improving the Quality of Oncology Care" conference, and are pictured with the opening speaker, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

NIWI participants attend a staff meeting with Senator Bob Casey's (D-PA) legislative assistant. The group discussed nursing education, research, and workforce issues, and how they are funded in the federal budget.

ONS Board member Laura Fennimore, DRN, and ONS Executive Director for External Relations Michele Dietz, RN, MSN, stand outside the US Capitol on their way to an advocacy meeting.

ONS member Patrick Coyne, MSN, APN, FAAN, meeting with US Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), on drug diversion and the implications for cancer patients under restricted access to approved medications.

ONS Board member Michele Gaguski, MSN, RN, AOCN, CHPN, speaks with Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Division of Nursing, HRSA, a NIWI presenter.

ONS CEO Paula Trahan Rieger, RN, MSN, CAE, FAAN meets with US Representative Leonard Lance (R-NJ) at a health policy conference in Washington, DC.

ONS President, Carlton G. Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN®; ONS member and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, FAAN, serving in the office of US Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV); and ONS CEO Paula Trahan Rieger, RN, MSN, CAE, FAAN

ONS member Susan M. Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN(r), FAAN and Duke University School of Nursing professor with her US Representative David Price (D-NC), discussing federal funding for NIH research dollars.

ONS member Dawn C. Stefanik, AA, MLT, BSN, RN, OCN, a nurse manager of an infusion center and infusion pharmacy, testifies before the FDA on the drug shortage issue, speaking for oncology nurses and the need for access to appropriate prescription medications for cancer patients.

Lymphedema Society and ONS meet with US Representative Larry Kissell (D-NC) on his treatment bill.

US Representative Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) meets with ONS Mississippi State Health Policy Liaison, Angela Hammack.

US ONS Maryland Chapter leaders meet in Annapolis to discuss state advocacy efforts. NFL Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco stops by to endorse oncology nurses!

ONS Board Member Michele Gaguski (right) presents Tina LoBiando (left) with a leadership award for her championship of cancer awareness. Tina's husband, US Representative Frank LoBiando (R-NJ) also received an award from the ONS Southern Jersey Shore Chapter for his leadership.