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COVID-19 and Oncology: Operationalizing Best Practices Across Collaborative Health Systems

Patricia A. Johnston
Janice L. Kitchens
Kimberly LaBree
Cynthia A. Powers
Julie H. Segovia
Jeremy Alan Viles
Marvetta Mshindi Walker
Deborah A. Kuban
CJON 2020, 24(4), 444-447 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.444-447
To plan for a proactive approach to support patients traveling for their treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, a network of oncology hospitals worked within existing collaborative agreements to define policies and procedures to transition care for patients living in communities in close proximity...
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Letters to the Editor

Response to “Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods”

Karl Cristie F. Figuracion
ONF 2020, 47(3), 255-256 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.255-256
DeGuzman et al. (2019) should be commended for their article “Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods.” The work is a meaningful contribution to the oncology field, given the health disparity among patients with...
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Profession

Professional Organization Membership: The Benefits of Increasing Nursing Participation

Debbie Cline
Kimberly Curtin
Patricia A. Johnston
CJON 2019, 23(5), 543-546 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.543-546
Membership in professional organizations is a way for professionals with similar objectives to join together to have the voice of many, versus the voice of one. Joining an organization can lead to personal growth, enhanced professional prospective and knowledge development, and support for creating...
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Communities

Breast Cancer Early Detection: An Academic–Community Partnership in the Philippines

Tsu-Yin Wu
Jenni L. Hoffman
CJON 2019, 23(5), 547-551 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.547-551
A high proportion of patients with breast cancer in the Philippines present at an advanced stage and have a rapid, unfavorable outcome. Providing breast cancer education and early detection to this population is important to help reduce this health disparity. This article describes the impact of a...
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Editorial

Redefining Interdisciplinary Practice

Rose Mary Carroll-Johnson
ONF 2019, 619 DOI:
Although bandied about more these days than in the past, the term “interdisciplinary practice” has been in use for many years and refers traditionally to the involvement of two or more professional disciplines in the care of the patient, including physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists,...
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