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ONS member Adrienne Schleisman, BSN, RN, staff nurse at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE, joins ONS staff writer Chris Pirschel to discuss working with pediatric patients with cancer, the importance of incorporating play into care, and many more ways to support and care for younger patients and their families.

ONS member Pam Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN, 2019 ONS Congress Mara Mogenson Flaherty lecturer, director of nursing research and quality outcomes at Children’s National Health System, and professor of pediatrics at George Washington University in Washington, DC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss navigating difficult decisions in pediatric oncology, working with parents of seriously ill children, and how nurses support families during this cancer journey.

ONS member Ellen Olson, RN, MS, CPNP, BMTCN^®, CPHON^®, bone marrow transplant pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Aflac Cancer and the Blood Disorder Service in Emory University’s Department of Pediatrics in Georgia and member of the Metro Atlanta ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss stem cell transplantation as a treatment option for pediatric sickle cell disease.  

ONS members Janet Van Cleave, PhD, of New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York City, and Micah Skeens, PhD, RN, CPNP, of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, the 2020 recipients of the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how they made their projects a reality using the grant funding and how any nurse can work to make their innovative ideas a reality. Additionally, Van Cleave discusses her Oncology Nursing Foundation-funded study to measure her project’s outcomes. The challenge supports the development of nurse-led innovative projects to improve oncology care, including prevention, early detection, treatment, and care for cancer survivors. For more information on the challenge, read the ONS Voice article linked in the episode notes. 

ONS member Jennifer Wolfe, MSN, RN, OCN^®, director of the pediatric hematology and oncology unit at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick and member of the New York City ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss innovative training tools, strategies, and resources for oncology nurse staff education.

ONS member MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS^®, FAAN, oncology and hematology clinical nurse specialist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer and member of the Greater Baltimore ONS Chapter in Maryland, and Philip Schwieterman, PharmD, MHA, director of pediatrics and oncology pharmacy services at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in Lexington, join Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the new ONS and Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association joint position statement on safe handling for healthcare workers, how nurses and pharmacists can champion safety, and much more.