Catalyst Oncology

Eight years ago, cancer patients had to travel out of Lawrence to receive treatments, and there was only one doctor who provided oncology care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. “A lot of times we would see people lined up to catch a van to go to Topeka to get radiation, and gosh, that’s such a debilitating process,” CEO Gene Meyer said. “It was really depressing what those folks had to go through.”

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Our Client a very successful hospital can offer you the opportunity of working in the state of the art faciilties, they are continuing to expand their services and are looking for experience nurses specialising in oncology to join their …

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The program will focus on surgical, radiation, and medical oncology treatment modalities for hematological malignancies. The faculty will place these developments in context as to their immediate clinical utility. …

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A coworker of mine found these photos laying around on an old roll of film and gave them to me this morning. They brought back some great memories. 2007 was the first year that Jane and I rode the Seattle to Portland Classic. It is 200 some odd miles from the University District to Portland, Oregon over one or two days with 9000 other completely insane people. 2007 was such a special ride for us though, because I only had three goals that year. Beat the crap out of some cancer, complete STP,

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The American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the Individual Cancer Assistance Network have launched the online continuing education accredited program.

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From the web site: ASCO’s [American Society of Clinical Oncology] independent assessment of the most significant clinical cancer research of the past year—Clinical Cancer Advances 2008: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Screening—is now available online. The report can be accessed on Cancer.Net, or read in its entirely in the Dec. 22 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). “This report shows we are making important progress in preventing, detecting

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Oncology Nurses as Advocates: An Expert Interview With Ilisa Halpern Paul, MPP, and Georgia Decker, APNAPNs can advocate on behalf of their patients to ensure access to care and can become involved health policy. …

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So far, the anticipation is being exceeded by the actual event. From the Miraval staff, to the event coordinators, to the incredible women attendees (a mix of survivors and oncology nurses), I’ve been surrounded by gentle and life-loving words and actions. Instead of the usual speaker’s honorarium, today I received a total-body massage and my first-ever facial. Now, I am someone who always pushes myself to the limit, writing as quickly as I can (because there is still so much about survivorsh

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008 has been designed to meet the educational needs of oncologists , oncology nurses, oncology pharmacists, and other health care professionals involved in the care of people with breast …

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Vanderbilt Medical Center has been accredited with the CEO Gold Standard™ certification, recognizing VUMC’s commitment to the health of employees and family members by certifying its efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines. The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center took the lead in seeking accreditation as an indication of its commitment to reducing the burden of cancer for its own staff and colleagues. “The commitment of Vanderbilt-Ingram

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