Episode 172: Address Knowledge Gaps in Evidence-Based Precision Medicine Care

ONS member Kristi Orbaugh, RN, MSN, RNP, AOCN®, nurse practitioner for Community Hospital Oncology Physicians in Indianapolis, IN, and member of the Central Indiana ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss knowledge gaps in clinical practice, particularly related to newer precision medicine approaches. Orbaugh is facilitating an ongoing ONS focus group on the topic. The latest session, which took place in August 2021, discussed immuno-oncology, precision oncology, and immune-related adverse events (irAEs). This podcast episode is supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca. ONS is solely responsible for the criteria, objectives, content, quality, and scientific integrity of its programs and publications.

Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 79: Nurses Need Biosimilars Education and Resources
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 87: What Are the Biggest Barriers to Patient Education?
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 125: Oncology Academy Orients Experienced RNs to Cancer Care
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 160: Build Innovative Staff Education Tools and Resources
• ONS Voice article: Patient Education Is Critical to Managing irAEs for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
• ONS book: Guide to Cancer Immunotherapy
• ONS Genomics and Precision Oncology Learning Library
• ONS Putting Evidence Into Practice (PEP) resources
• ONS video: Balancing irAEs
• ONS webinar: Immuno-Oncology for the Oncology Nurse
• American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

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