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Virtual Community!

Register now for the ONS Foundation/Pfizer Oncology Fun Run/Walk & Wheelchair to be held in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 6:30 am. The 5K race course will be held during the ONS 37^th Annual Congress, with a course along scenic areas of the Mississippi River and the French Quarter. The event supports the Ann Olson Scholarship Fund, which supports oncology nurses in pursuing new knowledge through higher education.

Your $25 pre-registration fee includes an event t-shirt (while supplies last), participation in the race, and refreshments immediately following the event.

How to Register:

Online: If you haven’t registered for Congress yet, you can register for Congress and the race all in one convenient location.

Mail/Fax: Download this form, fill it out, mail or fax to ONS Foundation. 

Donate: Unable to participate in this year’s event?  You can still make a difference by making a donation today.

Sponsors: Ask your friends, family, colleagues to help support our important mission by securing individual donations. It’s easy, just fill out the pledge form and mail it directly to the ONS Foundation. 

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The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations recently awarded a grant to HealthCare Chaplaincy to develop an online subspecialty palliative care education program for board certified chaplains. Chaplains, doctors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists are answering an online survey to identify the important palliative care competencies that they expect from the chaplain member of the team. 

If you are interested in completing the survey, you may click on the link below.  The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete.  Your help will be important in helping to create the best education for chaplains who want to obtain a specialization in palliative care. Survey link https://secure.healthcarechaplaincy.org/checkbox/Survey.aspx?i=b3c1dd7cd1e8409e99ec27e899c143b9  

Thank you. 

"Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause.  For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizations and influence them from within. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capable and skilled in the practice of his own profession."

Pope John Paul XXIII                                                                                       

Join Patients and Caregivers on the Cancer Journey!

We’re looking for oncology nurses to write for Traveling Companions, ONS’s patient- and caregiver-focused blog. If you’d like to share your thoughts and comments to support patients and caregivers on the cancer journey, please email us at socialmedia@ons.org for consideration.

An easily accessible on-line source of spiritual care information for oncology patients.

Need help creating a poster for your SIG for Congress? Check out these great resources and templates to share the work of your SIG!

Also, a ONS Poster Guide was developed with some great tips.

ONS will reimburse each SIG $100 to print and display a poster at Congress. This is a great opportunity to share the activities and goals of your SIG with the membership. The following is a listing of printers who charge reasonable rates for printing posters.

PosterPresentations.com

MakeSigns.com

PosterBrain.com

The following is a listing of templates and tips:

Poster Sample from ONS with Tips and Recommendations

Template for a 36"x60" Poster

Template for a 36"x72" Poster

Template for a 30'x40" vertical Poster