Oncology Nursing in the 21st Century: Achievements Challenges and Future Directions
Naeema Al-Gasseer, Bahrain
Economic Investment in Nursing
What is ICN doing about Economic Investment in Nursing?
Howard Catton, ICN CEO
Roundtable Discussion – Investment in nursing
Moderator: Dilnasheen Rana, Pakistan
Ariesta Milanti, Jakarta, Indonesia Joyce Zhou and Alex Liu – Guangzhou, China Ana Khmaladze – Tbilisi, Georgia Vera Samba – Douala, Cameroon
Empathy / Mindfulness and Self Care
Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres – Philosophy
Andrew Anderson, Maggie’s Centre UK, in conversation with Myrna Doumit, Lebanon
Nurturing the Nurturer: Key Pillars of Self-Care in Oncology Nursing
Ammar Zahreddine, Instructor at the School of Nursing, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Oncology Nursing Care in Humanitarian Crises
Cancer care in Palestine: Past, present and future
Matt Fowler in conversation with Palestinian nurses: Tamer Aljafari, Jehad Hawamdah, and Duha Alissah
Nurse Research Highlight from LMIC
Nurse Research Highlight from LMIC: “Prevalence of stress and stressor among paediatric oncology nurses”
Shenila Anwarali
Inspirational Story
Surviving Childhood Cancer and Giving Back
Prince S.K Nyamdi, Ghana/UK
Empathy / Mindfulness and Self Care
What have I done for me lately?: compassion fatigue and resilience of oncology team members and the creation of a self-care space, “the Well”
Suzanne Scotland Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital, Canada
International Collaboration
International Clinical Pediatric Oncology Nursing Collaboration as a Volunteer
Rich Ramos, USA
New Research
SPANISH: ” Experiencia de cuidadores familiares sobre el cuidado de transición en mujeres mastectomisadas”
“Family caregivers’ experience of transitional care in women who have had a mastectomy.”
Fernando Rodriguez Angeles, Mexico
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United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS)
The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) is a Registered Charity (1136972) run voluntarily by cancer nurses for cancer nurses. UKONS was founded in 2005. UKONS holds an annual conference in November each year, publishes a fortnightly newsletter, holds multiple cancer nurse education events throughout the year and collaborates with multiple organisations that support the development of specialist cancer nurses. UKONS vision is to ‘Promote excellence in the nursing management and care of all those directly and indirectly affected by cancer in all four countries of the UK’, by inspiring cancer nursing through the support of cancer nurses in their research, learning and development. We work at local, regional and national levels to ensure that UKONS is a voice for all cancer nurses across the UK. By engaging with the educational and developmental needs of our members we also play an advisory role in the development of cancer guidelines and policy. Membership is free: UKONS currently has over 7000 members, the majority of whom are cancer nurses working in the UK. to find out more please visit our website at: www.ukons.org