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May 16, 2012




Chicago Chapter



Welcome to the Chicago Chapter Virtual Community!

 


Election Results are in!

Congratulations to our new elected officers for 2012!

Christa Lappin, President-elect

Marcia Mickle, Treasurer-elect

Marc Epstein-Reeves, Secretary

Josie Howard Ruben, Director at Large


    

Chicago Chapter 2012 Board:

Dani Gale: President;  Marc Epstein-Reeves: Secretary;  Denise Lapka: Treasurer;                                   Marcia Mickle: Treasurer-Elect;  Jean Ridgeway: Director-at-Large;                                                               Maggie Smith: Director-at-Large;  Josie Howard Ruben: Director-at-Large;  Lisa Gaston, Immediate Past-President, Christa Lappin: President-elect.

2012 Committee Chairs:

Newsletter: Ima Garcia and Carol Knop;  Program: Katharine Szubski;  Research: Barbara Holmes Gobel;  Membership:  Mary Lappe and Christa Lappin ;  Archivist: Maryjo Osowski;  Nominating:  Lisa Gaston;  Virtual Community: Bev Caraher and Jan Golick.

Contact info for Board/Chairs can be found in "About Us" section at the top of this page.  Choose "Our Leadership" to download our roster.

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Are you new to public speaking or do you want to improve the delivery of your speeches and presentations? 

CCONS wants to help with a new CCONS Speaker Mentorship Program!!!

We are looking for oncology nurses who want to begin presenting or improve their speaking skills. We have wonderful mentors who can help you present for the first time or improve on your current skills. Our CCONS mentors are expert presenters in symptom management, end of life care,  radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biotherapy, targeted molecular therapies, breast cancer, prostate cancer, GI malignancies, bone marrow transplant and  hematologic malignancies.

How does the CCONS Speaker Mentorship Program Work?

1.      First you need to complete the application and be accepted into the CCONS Speaker Mentorship Program.

2.      Once approved you will need to sign up & complete the ONS Online Speaker Training Course.  This is an interactive self-paced web course offering 4.7 CEUs that is designed to improve your speaking skills. You will have 3 weeks to complete it.

3.      CCONS will reimburse you for the course and provide you with a mentor.

4.      You will work with the mentor to develop a presentation for you to present at your institution. These presentations must be completed by June 2012.

5.      CCONS will provide a modest breakfast or lunch for participants at your first presentation!!!

Registration is limited to only 10 nurses so apply now for this exciting opportunity!!!

 Click here to download application

Applications are due by January 1, 2012

This program is funded by a grant from the ONS Foundation 


Interested in joining our chapter or need to renew (January is renewal time!) for 2012?  Click here to download the 2012 membership application form. 


 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The Patient Services team at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Chicago, Illinois has resources for patients that they would like to share with oncology nursing professionals.    There is a one-page Financial aid application for patients who are diagnosed with a blood cancer and are in active treatment. Upon receipt of an original application bearing a HCP (Physician, Nurse Practitioner or LCSW) signature, the patient will receive a $100 stipend. 

 Other services and programs offered include Co-Pay Assistance, Financial Aid, Education Programs and materials, Family Support Groups and more. Also, a Treatment Agenda Guidebook was created to help newly diagnosed patients keep track of their contacts, treatments, medications, blood work and resources in one place.  

Go to the website  www.lls.org/il  for these resources.  Patients/family members can click on the Spanish option at the top right hand corner to see the entire website in Spanish. 

Any nurse who would like to get involved in planning a program, facilitating a support group or can offer any ideas on how to make our outreach efforts a success, should contact Kristi Anys, Manager of Patient Services, at 312-568-7728 or at the following email address: kristi.anys@LLS.org

 


  

CCONS Exciting Volunteer Opportunity

 Are you looking for a way to get involved with CCONS and you do not have the time to dedicate hours after work or on the weekends?  Well, we have found the perfect solution for you!!!

CCONS will be partnering with Beautiful Lengths for human hair donations for women diagnosed with cancer.  Beautiful Lengths has a partnership with Pantene and the American Cancer Society for this endeavor.   As oncology nurses, we care so much about our patients,  and this is a great opportunity to go one step further to acknowledge their struggles and show our ongoing support.   However,  volunteers can be anyone willing to participate. The hair collections will take place at Northwestern during April 2012;  therefore,  we wanted to get the word out to ask your support of this event immediately!

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Maggie Smith at smith.maggie@comcast.net.   If you would like to learn more information about this program, you can review the website at www.Beautifullengths.com

 Thanks to Barb Gobel, of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, for bringing this exciting opportunity to our attention!  We hope you can participate in this important initiative and stay tuned as more details will be forthcoming in 2012!!!

 



Upcoming Events

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO POST AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT, PLEASE FILL OUT THE CCONS VC EVENT POSTING FORM BY CLICKING HERE  AND SUBMIT IT TO

Bev Caraher bcaraher@amgen.com or Jan Golick janetgolick@comcast.net

You may attach your own flyer for us to provide a hyperlink, but you must also fill out the required posting form

  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Chapter of ONS presents 

“Update on Pain”

 

Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois

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Gilda’s Club

537 North Wells Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

312-464-9900

Free parking passes on request (per RSVP below) for the McDonalds’ lot on LaSalle

 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

6:00 PM:  Registration and Dinner

Light Dinner provided by Patrick Hardiman from Salix

6:30 PM: Chapter Business Meeting

7:00 PM: Educational Program

 

CCONS membership: Free

Non-Members: $5.00

 

Please RSVP by May 21st, 2012 to:

Katharine Szubski at klszubski@yahoo.com or 847-845-7978

Please RSVP for free parking pass if needed

 

 

 

“This activity has been submitted to the Oncology Nursing Society for approval to award contact hours. ONS is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA. ”


 

          Check our Calendar above for more Chicago Chapter Events

Visit www.ons.org or www.ccons.vc.ons.org


 (847) 696-9494



Certification

New Resources Available from ONS!
Look for two new books from ONS! The Advanced Oncology Nursing Certification Review and Resource Manual can be used as both a study guide for advanced oncology nursing certification and a clinical resource. Order now and save on a special introductory discount offer! The new edition of the ONS Career Resource Guide: Marketing Yourself for Success will help you navigate your career path in these challenging times. Save when you order your copy today! http://esource.ons.org/Publications/

 

Year Round Testing Continues for AOCNP® & AOCNS®

Nurses who want to attain advanced certification in oncology nursing may take the Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP®) Test or Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (AOCNS®) Test at any time during 2008. Candidates may apply at any time, and if eligible to take the test, will receive an Authorization to Test that provides for a 90-day testing window. Because of the length of the testing window, candidates must take the test during the 90-day period, and will not be permitted to transfer or extend that period. Learn more about AOCNP® certification at http://www.oncc.org/getcertified/TestInformation/aocnp/index.shtml or AOCNS® certification at http://www.oncc.org/getcertified/testinformation/AOCNS/index.shtml.



CCONS Membership Awards

 

 

2011 CCONS MEMBERSHIP AWARDS !!!!

It’s time to recognize the dedication of so many of our members.  Awards were announced at the February, 2012 membership meeting. 

 OCN/AOCN/AOCNS/AOCNP Certification Scholarship WINNERS: 

                                Karen Kiley (AOCN), Beth Hurter (AOCNS)

Career Development Award WINNERS:

Nursing Education Scholarship WINNERS:  

                                Rheta Bredesen (BSN completion),  Paula Franson Banninga (Doctoral Study)

Undergraduate Nursing Education Scholarship Winner:  Amy Deal

Sandy Purl Spirit of CCONS Award WINNER:   Carol Knop

CCONS Newsletter Award WINNER:  Josie Howard Ruben

Congratulations to all!

 




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"Update on Pain" by Judith Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Information regarding job postings

Employment Information Network: Our members can be reached continuously through our chapter's virtual community. No fee is charged for ads placed by a CCONS member. The fee for non-members is $75.

All ads must be prepaid and are noncommissionable. Please note that if the ad is placed on our chapter's virtual community, it will be listed on the site for one month. However, it can be relisted at a rate of $75 per month.

All ads must be submitted using the Job Posting form that follows:  Click here to download.  After filling out the Job Posting form, send it to bcaraher@amgen.com and janetgolick@comcast.net.  One of us will post it and send you an email invoice if you are not a member.

For more information, contact Beverley Caraher or Janet Golick,Virtual Community Co-Coordinators, at bcaraher@amgen.com or janetgolick@comcast.net

For information regarding listing an ad in our quarterly newsletter, contac tIma Garcia or Carol Knop, Newsletter Co-Chairs at Ima_Garcia@hotmail.com or cknop@nmff.org

For national exposure on the ONS Web site (http://www.ons.org/) and in ONS publications (Oncology Nursing Forum, ONS News, and Clinical Journal of Oncology), please contact Sharon Hampton, Marketing Coordinator at 856-256-2432 or hamptons@ajj.com.



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Jobs Company Name Function Location Deadline Date Posted
Surgical Oncology Advanced Practice Provider Carle Foundation Hospital Health Care Champaign-Urbana, IL 4/2/12
Oncology Clinical Coordinator (RN) Methodist Hospitals Health Care Merrillville, IN 46410 3/28/12
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Alexian Brothers Health System Health Care Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 3/28/12
Nursing Manager, Oncology/Infusion Center Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center Health Care Chicago, IL 60608 04/07/2012 3/10/12
Nurse Navigator Joliet Hem Onc Associates/Provena Regional Cancer Center Health Care Joliet, IL 3/8/12
Oncology Staff Nurse, Inpatient Hematology/BMT Unit Rush University Medical Center Health Care Chicago, IL 2/21/12
Touchstone Patient Navigator NMFF's Robt H Lurie Comp Cancer Center of Northwestern Univ. Health Care Chicago, IL 60611 2/8/12
Nurse Clinician NMFF's Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Health Care Chicago, IL 60611 2/8/12
New Patient Coordinator Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern Univ Health Care Chicago, IL 60611 2/8/12
Registered Nurse, Physician Oncology Practice Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers Health Care Evergreen Park, IL 60805 2/8/12
Clinical Research Nurse Northwestern University , RHLurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Health Care Chicago, IL 60611 2/5/12
Nursing Unit Director - Oncology/Infusion Center $5000 Sign On Bonus! Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center Health Care Chicago, IL 1/25/12
Oncology Outpatient Nurse University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Health Care Chicago, IL 60612 1/19/12
Oncology Clinical Nurse University of Illinois at Chicago, Berwyn Hem/Onc Clinic Health Care Berwyn, IL 60402 12/14/11


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