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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

SIG COORDINATOR ANNUAL REPORT CHECKLIST

(Submit with Annual Report)

Enclosed is one copy of the completed Annual Reports due FEBRUARY 1, 2012.

Please check:

X Coordinator's Annual Report (due February 1)

SIG Minutes from Congress (previously submitted to C. DeMarco)

Sincerely,

Lynette C Woide, RN, MSN

Coordinator's Signature

Pharmaceutical/Industry Nursing

Name of SIG

Linda Person

SIG Council Representative

February 16, 2012

Date

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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT

Pharmaceutical/Industry Nursing SIG of the Oncology Nursing Society. Reporting Period: JAN 1, 2011 to DEC 31, 2011. Please list the leadership team (Work Group leaders/regional editors, etc.) and include their office or position. Due FEBRUARY 1, 2012.

SIG LEADERSHIP
Position / Name / Street Address (optional) / City, State, ZIP (optional) / Email Address / Phone Numbers
Coordinator / Lynette Woide / / 407-319-0101
Coordinator-Elect
Co-Coordinator
Ex-Officio / Christine Pence /
Associate
Editor / Heather Paprstein / / 484-325-4864
Virtual Community Administrator
Archivist/Historian
Other

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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT

SIG PURPOSES:
1. To support the mission statement of ONS.
2. To provide and promote a dynamic network for subspecialized nurses within ONS.
3. To serve as a forum for communication within the interest area.
4. To identify and explore patient care issues within the interest area.
5. To address current trends and issues within the interest area.
6. To share educational resources and clinical expertise with other Special Interest Groups,
various ONS Advisory Panels/Project Teams and the membership-at-large.

Pharmaceutical/Industry Nursing SIG of the Oncology Nursing Society. Covering the period from JAN 1, 2011 through DEC 31, 2011. Due FEBRUARY 1, 2012.

I. OVERVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES (as they relate to the purposes of SIGs): Please indicate number of purpose to which activity relates.

Purpose Number (see above) / Activity
2, 3, 4 / Topic submitted for congress session
2, 5 / Meeting with ONS board regarding pharma nurses roles/status within ONS
2, 5, 3 / Meeting with ONCC board regarding certification issues in nontraditional nonclinical nursing roles

II. CURRENT SIG PROJECTS:

If funded indicate source of funding.

a. Completed since last annual report

b. Ongoing projects (please indicate estimated date of completion)

Continue efforts to submit and have accepted a topic at congress

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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

SIG COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT

III. AWARDS:

SIG Leadership Submitted Award Nomination:
Award / Name

IV. Leadership Succession Planning

This is critical to the future success of the SIG.

a.  Have you identified future leaders within your SIG? Yes X No

If so, who?

If not, what is your plan to ensure future SIG leaders? Continue to network; continued reaching out to membership

b.  What additional help from the Nominating Committee and/or staff do you require to help in this effort?

V. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT CONGRESS, INSTITUTES OF LEARNING, ETC. for 2011:

Number of Congress Submissions / 1
Number of Institutes of Learning Submissions / 0
Number of Discussion Sessions / 1
Were any joint submissions? / no
Number of SIG-Sponsored sessions, actually presented: / 0
Number of submissions for other conferences
(Please indicate conference name) / 0
SIG Poster / 0

VI. LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION: (3 time per year)

Please list dates of communication:
10/9/11
12/15/11

VII. SIG PROJECT FUNDING MONIES/SEED MONEY/GRANTED THIS YEAR:

N/A

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VIII. LIST WORK GROUPS AND CHAIRS FORMED/ONGOING SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT AND THEIR PURPOSES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The newsletter chair and I are trying desperately to find ways to get members involved. The pharmaceutical industry is in such a state of chaos right now, it is really difficult to get members to step up and become involved.

IX. LIST ANY RESEARCH PROJECTS THE SIG IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH - INCLUDE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROJECT:

N/A

X. PUBLISHED PLANNING MEETING MINUTES (year from last Congress): X YES NO

PUBLISHED PLANNING MEETING AGENDA (year prior to last Congress): X YES NO

XI. LIST STRENGTHS OF SIG:

Strong newsletter chair.

Talented members

XII. LIST OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN SIG:

(State how you are addressing these.)

Trying to find ways to get members to step up for projects.

Continue to reach out to fellow SIGs for joint projects – presently in communication with Chemo SIG, no reply from Ambulatory/Office SIG

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XIII. SIG VIRTUAL COMMUNITY – LIST HOW YOU HAVE USED YOUR SITE

As we have no one to manage our vc, it really has gone un-updated and un used.

XIV. COLLABORATIONS (ONS, SIGS, ETC.):

We have reached out to the Breast Care SIG for collaboration. No reply.

I have recently reached out to the Chemotherapy and Ambulatory/Office Nursing SIGs. I am presently in communication with the Chemo SIG for potential collaboration at the 2012 Congress.

XV. ADDITIONAL: COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, AND SOLUTIONS:

Membership

Number of SIG Members as of
DEC 31, 2011 / 718
Election in January 2011 / NO / Candidates:
SIG Leadership Workshop 2011 Attendance / YES / Attendee: / Lynette Woide
SIG Strategic Goals / YES / Last Revision date: / 9/09

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