APHON Counts Fall 2008

APHON Counts is a quarterly newsletter published by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). Access to full-text PDF files of current and back issues is available from the Members Only section of this site and is restricted to individual APHON members.

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Adolescents and Young Adults wtih Cancer
Karla Wilson, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®

Adolescents and Yound Adults with Cancer: Challenges of Improving Outcomes
Lisa Truni-Pittman, MPH RTN OCN^® CPON^®

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Issue Theme: Adolescents and Young Adults

Meet an APHON Leader: Melody Ann Watral, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®

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President’s Pen: Adolescent and Young Adult Issues in Care
Joetta Wallace, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®

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Practice Corner: Adolescent and Young Adults with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Challenges in Treatment
Carol Rossetto, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Column Editor

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Local Chapter News
Cheryl Rodgers, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®

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Childhood Cancer Updates
Deborah McBride, MSN RN CPON^®

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News on Certification
Pamela Asfahani, BS

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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Jeanne Harvey, RN PNP

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COG Feature of the Quarter: Getting Involved: A Young-Adult Survivor's Perspective on Survival
Carol Kotsubo, MPH MS APRN OCN CPON^®

Members in the News
Rita Secola, MSN RN CPON^®

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Teenage Sibling Double Whammy
Melanie Goldish, Executive Director, SuperSibs!

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My Most Memorable Case
Vicki Chernoff, MA RN

Chapter Champions

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Question Of The Quarter
Kathy Ruccione, MPH RN
Karen Wohlgezogen, RN
Bindi Patel, BSN RN
Jennifer Burtrago, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Mary Warren, RN 

Members in the News
Laurie Linder, MS APRN CPON^®
Wendy Hobbie, CRPNP
CHOC

American Cancer Society Scholarships  

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The Impact of Working with Young Adults in a Pediatric Setting
Peg Witherow, RN

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Educational Opportunites