Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Boasts Record Attendance Numbers at Midyear Conference
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CRANBURY, N.J., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 2021 Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Midyear Conference hosted a record number of nurse and patient navigators this year. The 30% increase in attendance not only demonstrated an overall hunger for knowledge in the navigation space but also an increase in the professional interest as a whole. Because AONN+ is the only organization dedicated solely to clinical and patient navigation, resources offered are in high demand. The dynamic and progressive climate of the cancer care continuum has demonstrated the need for patient navigation and allowed many individuals to evolve into this role. The Midyear Conference was an opportunity to discuss real-world and current information for nurse and patient navigators. As care paradigms and communication methods are con
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Women are now leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. What needs to be done to alleviate this?
This stat indicates that women are losing choice. Between the pay gap issue and domestic inequities at home, we have a sad state of affairs. To reverse this trend, weâd need a major cultural reset of expectations for women at home, at work and policies that ensure subsidies for childcare and equal compensation. In the meanwhile, we can all make a difference right now. We can hire women, compensate them equally and provide flexibility for them to better navigate home/work life.
THE HIDDEN LIFESAVERS: overdose prevention campaign launches nationwide
The campaign encourages people who use drugs to do something remarkable – save a life
‘The Hidden Lifesavers’, a campaign encouraging people who use drugs to carry a lifesaving drug, launched in April 2021.
It will mark the first nationwide effort to talk specifically about opioid overdose prevention and naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose – caused by drugs like heroin.
The campaign will run as street posters across the UK throughout April and May, starting in Manchester and London, and also running in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
The poster campaign has been co-created with people who’ve used drugs, many of whom have been at risk of overdosing or have witnessed an overdose first-hand. The campaign shares their unique reasons for carrying naloxone, a drug that they now all carry. It’s been produced by healthcare communications group, Havas Lynx Group, an
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CRANBURY, N.J., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) is honored to announce that
Scott Gottlieb, MD, and
Seema Verma, MPH, will be presenting together for a first-time keynote experience at the 11th Association for Value-Based Cancer Care Summit & Educational Program, taking place in New York, NY, on October 13-15, 2021.
Dr. Gottlieb and Former Administrator Verma both have deep experience and insights in healthcare, driven significant change, and have left footprints in the industry. This keynote address will make the AVBCC Summit a can t-miss event.
To learn more about the Summit, please visit: valuebasedcancer.com/avbcc/2021-summit.
Andi Goes – the children’s book that helps detect early signs of dyslexia
Havas Lynx Group have launched a children’s book aimed at raising awareness and detecting early signs of dyslexia. Helping to make sure that parents have the support they need whilst teaching from home.
Over 6 million people in the UK live with dyslexia. Despite this, there are no easy ways of getting a diagnosis and up to 80% of children aren’t diagnosed in school. A problem that is only being exacerbated by remote learning.
Havas Lynx Group has developed Andi Goes with a dual purpose – a book that for children acts as a fable to encourage them to embrace what makes them different, whilst for parents, the book helps to spot any possible early signs of the condition.