2013 SIG Leadership Workshop

2013 SIG Leadership Workshop July 25-27, 2013, Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA

During the annual ONS Leadership Weekend, current and emerging ONS leaders gather together to collaborate, learn, and network, taking new energy back to their programs. Representatives from ONS chapters from all over the country attend, as well as Special Interest Group coordinators and coordinator-elects, the ONS Nominating Committee, and the ONS Board of Directors. Board members from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, the ONS Foundation, and ONS:Edge are also present. Each group holds meetings to take their specific leadership work to new levels, and attendees have the opportunity to expand their professional connections and meet leaders across the ONS community.

TARGET AUDIENCE This seminar is designed to meet the educational needs of ONS members in leadership positions. WORKSHOP GOAL

The goal of this program is to enable the learner to develop skills used in Special Interest Group leadership.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this activity, attendees will be able to:  Describe their role within ONS and their SIGs.  Identify steps to maximize the success of their SIGs.

PLANNING TEAM

Volunteer Members: Penns Wood Chapter Glen Mills, PA Darcy Burbage, RN MSN AOCN® CBCN® Nurse Navigator Margaret Grue, MSN RN BC CRNI OCN® Helen F Graham Cancer Center Director of Nursing Newark, DE Harris Health system Houston, TX

Meghan Routt, RN MSN AOCNP® Betsy Collins, RN MSN AOCN® Nurse Practitioner Director of Nursing The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State Augusta Health Cancer Center University Medical Center Fishersville, VA Columbus, OH

Patricia Frank, RN BSN Kimberly Schmit-Pokorny, RN MSN OCN® Manager/Case Manager University of Nebraska Medical Center Carol Demarco Omaha, NE Membership Specialist Membership and Component Relations

Kristine B. LeFebvre, MSN, RN, AOCN® Lynette Woide, RN MSN Project Manager and Nurse Planner Territory Manager Education Department Genentech Apopka, FL Diane Scheuring, MBA, CAE, CVA, CMP Manager of Member Services ONS Staff: Membership and Component Relations CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION Attendees of the 2013 SIG Leadership Workshop can earn a maximum of 5.25 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) credit. Participants who attend eligible sessions in their entirety and submit a completed evaluation within the specified time frame will receive CNE credit. ONS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

ONS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #2850.

Accreditation as an American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission provider refers only to its continuing nursing education activities and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial products.

The contact hours earned from this educational opportunity qualify for initial oncology nursing certification and renewal via ONC-PRO and ILNA. Visit www.oncc.org for complete details on oncology nursing certification.

DISCLOSURES

All planning team and faculty members participating in CNE programs provided by ONS are expected to disclose to the participants any significant financial interest or other relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products. A vested interest may be considered to exist if a faculty member is affiliated with or has a financial interest in commercial organizations that may have a direct or indirect interest in the subject matter. A “financial interest” may include, but is not limited to, being a shareholder in the organization; being an employee of the commercial organization; serving on an organization’s speakers bureau; or receiving research from the organization. An “affiliation” may be holding a position on an advisory board or some other role of benefit to the commercial organization. No significant financial relationships have been reported by any planning team or faculty member for this program. There is no commercial or non-commercial support for the educational program of the 2013 SIG Leadership Workshop.

EVALUATION

Following the conference, you can enter your evaluation data and comments into the ONS Evaluation Center. You’ll have until Thursday, August 22, 2013, at 11:59 pm (Eastern) to complete the evaluation. The evaluation center is available at https://evaluationcenter.ons.org.