APHON Volunteer Activities
A listing of APHON activities that qualify for the APHON Fellow Program
Committee Chair or Task Force Chair
The following list is committees and task forces that would qualify for questions 4 and 5 on the Fellow application.
Advocacy & Health Policy | Annual Conference Program Planning | Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Program | Education Provider Unit | Evidence-Based Practice/Research | Global Outreach | ACE Center | Local Chapters | Nominating | Professional Development | Self-Care & Resiliency Task Force | Future of Nursing Task Force | Mentoring Committee
Nursing Education Curriculums
The following list is curriculums developed by APHON that would qualify for questions 7 and 8 on the Fellow application.
The Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Curriculum | Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum | Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents with Cancer and Blood Disorders
Activities that Further APHON’s Mission
The following list is activities that qualify for question 11 on the Fellow application.
Participated in developing an APHON Strategic Plan
Position Papers
Drug Shortages | The Nurses’ Use of Social Media | Human Papillomavirus Immunization | Transition of Patients with SCD from Pediatric to Adult Care | Ambulatory Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing Practice | Educating the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse | Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Patients | Pain Management for the Child with Cancer in End of Life Care
Nursing Education Publications:
Pediatric Oncology Palliative & End-of-Life Care Resource | Telephone Triage Guidelines | Scope & Standards of Practice | Foundations of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing | Foundations of Pediatric Hematology Nursing | Foundations of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation | Preparing for the CPHON Exam: eLearning Case Studies
Patient & Family Education Publications:
Symptoms and Treatments of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation | Hematology/Oncology Medication Fact Sheets | Thrombophilia Handbook | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Handbook | Non-oncologic Blood Disorders Handbook | Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Handbook | Ewing Sarcoma Handbook | Aplastic Anemia Handbook | Plan Now, Parent Later: A Guide to Fertility Preservation Options Handbooks | Germ Cell Tumors Handbook | Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Handbook | Hodgkin Lymphoma Handbook | Hemophilia Handbook | Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Handbook | Neuroblastoma Handbook | Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Handbook | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Handbook | Radiation Therapy Handbook | Osteosarcoma Handbook | Rare Tumors Handbook |Rhabdomyosarcoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Handbook | Retinoblastoma Handbook | Sickle Cell Disease Handbook | Wilms Tumor Handbook
APHON or ONCC Awards
Applicants may consider the following list of awards for question 12 of the Fellow application.
Dr. Casey Hooke Distinguished Service Award | Dr. Nancy E. Kline Mentoring Award | Dr. Patricia Greene Leadership Award | Jean Fergusson Excellence in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing Education Award | Jean Fergusson Excellence in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing Practice Award | APHON Excellence in Patient/Family Educational Materials Award | Dianne Fochtman New Author Award | JOPON Writing Award | APHON Counts Writing Award | APHON Distinguished Researcher Award | APHON Early Career Researcher Award | APHON Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice Award | APHON Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Instructor of the Year Award | Local Chapter Community Service Award | Local Chapter Excellence Award | Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse & Certified of the Year Award | Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse of the Year Award | Roberta Scofield Memorial Certification Award | Pearl Moore Certification Champion Award
Scholarships
The following list is scholarships awarded by APHON or ONCC that may be considered for question 13 of the Fellow application.
Cynthia Stutzer Palliative Care Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship provides a registration to the Annual Assembly presented by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association (HPNA). While this scholarship will not be honored in 2024, it will return for 2025. Interested individuals can contact info@aphon.org for more information.
International Nurse Scholarship
The APHON international Nurse Scholarship provides an opportunity for a pediatric hematology/oncology nurse from a developing country to attend the APHON Annual Conference & Exhibit each year.