2020
- Lori Brown becomes Executive Director of ONS.
- After years of planning and saving, ONS pays off the mortgage on the Pittsburgh headquarters.
- The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) launched its inaugural ONS Hackathon™ on November 9, 2020, a competition designed to identify innovative ways to address challenging issues in the delivery of quality cancer care.
- In response to Covid-19, ONS cancels the 45th annual Congress in San Antonio, and creates the virtual event, ONS Bridge.
- ONS CEO Brenda Nevidjon, RN, MSN, FAAN, is invited to the White House to advocate for nursing and discusses cancer, Covid-19, and the personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- ONS launches five clinical practice guidelines providing evidence-based symptom management recommendations for patient care.
2019
- ONCC hires Tony Ellis, CAE, as its second executive director.
- ONS launches Center for Innovation to develop innovative new resources, projects, and applications to meet oncology nurses' emerging needs.
- The Oncology Nursing Foundation hires Anizia Karmazyn as new Executive Director to increase support for oncology nursing education, research, and leadership.
- The Oncology Nursing Podcast begins offering NCPD and is downloaded more than 100,000 times.
2018
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- ONS appoints its first scholar-in-residence to provide strategic direction, ensuring ONS’s resources meets the needs of people with cancer, as well as those of nurse researchers in cancer care.
- ONS CEO Brenda Nevidjon, RN, MSN, FAAN, is appointed to the Biden Cancer Initiative Advisory Panel and co-led a patient navigation session at the Biden Cancer Summit.
- ONS creates an Immunotherapy Wallet Card in English and Spanish to bridge communication and facilitate patient and healthcare professional understanding of recent and historic cancer treatment.
- For the inaugural ONS Capitol Hill Day, 110 oncology nurses hold 330 meetings with the offices of U.S. senators and representatives to influence decision-making on pending bills related to nursing, cancer, opioids, coordination of care, and palliative care.