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APHON Counts Winter 2010/2011

aphoncounts spring 2010 issue

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.


VOLUME 24 NUMBER 4 WINTER 2010/2011
Table of Contents

1

Fostering Hope in Pediatric Palliative Care
Linda Del Vecchio, MSN RN-BC ACHPN CPNP-PC CPON®
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Hasbro Children's Hospital

2

Pediatric Palliative Care
Karla Wilson, MSN RN FNP-C CPON®
Nurse Practitioner
Center for Cancer Survivorship City of Hope, Editor

3

President’s Pen — Honoring a Life
Deborah Echtenkamp, MSN RN CPON®
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medical City Children's Hospital

4

Sibling Grief—The Ups and Downs
Heidi Abendrith, MSN RN CPNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric BMT
Stanley Children's Hospital

5

News On Certification
Pamela Asfahani, BS, Column Editor
Product Manager
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

6

APN Updates — Using Creativity for Medication Delivery in Pediatric Palliative Care
Deborah A. Lafond, MS PNP-BC CPON®
Nurse Practitioner
Children's National Medical Center

7

COG Feature of the Quarter Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Children’s Oncology Group
Kathleen Ruccione, MPH FAAN CPON®
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Pam Hinds, PhD RN FAAN
Children's National Medical Center

David R. Freyer, DO MS
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

8

Recap of the APHON 34th Annual Conference and Exhibit

12

Practice Corner Palliative Practices to Improve the Quality of Pediatric Oncology Care
Joy Bartholomew, MSN FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

13

Childhood Cancer Updates Highlights of Recent Publications
Deborah McBride, MSN RN CPON®, Column Editor
Staff Nurse III
Kaiser Permanent Oakland Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Samuel Merrit University

15

Treatment Innovations Innovations in Pediatric Palliative Care
Katie Leyva, BSN RN
Clinical Manager
Cancer Institute, CHOC Children's Hospital

Kathleen Adlard, MSN RN®
Clinical Nurse Specialist
CHOC Children's Hospital

17 Administrative Tidbits Building a Pediatric Supportive and Palliative Care Service:
From the Ground Up
Joetta D. Wallace, MSN RN FNP CPON®
Supportive and Palliative Care Program Coordinator
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach
18 Local Chapter News

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