APHON Counts Summer 2010

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

1

Tweeting Through Cancer: AYA's, Cancer, and Social Media
Kristen Stegenga, PhD RN CPON^®
Nurse Researcher
Children's Mercy Hospital

2

Technology and Health Care in the 21st Century
Karla Wilson, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®
Nurse Practitioner
Center for Cancer Survivorship City of Hope, Editor

3

President’s Pen — The Art of Communication in the Age of Texts, Tweets, and Posts
Deborah Echtenkamp, MSN RN CPON^®
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medical City Children's Hospital

4

Local Chapter News — Local Chapter Events
Vicki Schaefers, RN CNP-Peds
Long-term Follow-up Coordinator
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

5

News on Certification — CPON^®s Step Forward as Volunteers
Pamela Asfahani, BS
Product Manager, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, Column Editor

APHON 34th Annual Conference Presents COG Educational Track

Members in the News

6

Practice Corner — Nurses Communicating Through Social Media
Susan Pillet, MSN RN CPP CPON^®
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Cancer Institute of New Jersey

7

APN Updates — Role of DNP Versus PhD
Nancy E. Kline, PhD RN CPNP FAAN
Director of Nursing Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Member-Get-a-Member Program

8

COG Feature of the Quarter — Using Technology to Facilitate Research Data Collection and Management
Joan E. Haase, PhD RN
Holmquist Professor in Pediatric Oncology Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing

Sheri L. Robb, PhD MT-BC
Associate Scientist
Indiana University School of Nursing

Debra S. Burns, PhD MT-BC
Assistant Professor and Music Therapy Program Coordinator
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI

9

Childhood Cancer Updates — Highlights of Recent Publications
Deborah McBride, MSN RN CPON^®, Column Editor
Staff Nurse III
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and assistant professor
Samuel Merritt University

Steering Council News — Spring Cleaning
Karyn J. Brundige, MSN CPN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Seattle Children's

APHON Members Participate in LiveSTRONG AYA Video

11

My Most Memorable Case
Hanna Tseitlin, MN BScN APN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
McMaster Children's Hospital

Educaitonal Opportunties

12

Treatment Innovations — Current Studies on the Use of Technology to Characterize the Symptom Experience Among Pediatric Oncology Patients
Christina Baggott, PhD RN PNP-BC CPON^®
Assistant Professor
University of California-San Francisco

Administrative Tidbits— Implementing Smart Pump Technology for the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Population
Sharon Bauer, BA-HCM RN
Patient Service Supervisor-Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders
Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital