As our patient population grows, APSHO provides an essential voice to ensure our places on the front lines of patient care.
Lawrenceville, NJ (PRWEB) November 02, 2016
The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO) today announced that Anne Courtney, ACNP-BC, AOCNP®, and Kate Jeffers, PharmD, BCOP, have been elected to serve on APSHO’s Board of Directors. They begin their terms on November 4, 2016, at the APSHO Annual Meeting that takes place in conjunction with the JADPRO Live at APSHO conference in National Harbor, MD.
“As APSHO continues to grow, it is essential that we expand our leadership to reflect the skills and expertise of advanced practitioners in oncology,” said Pamela Hallquist Viale, RN, MS, CNS, ANP, APSHO President. “Ms. Courtney and Dr. Jeffers both exemplify their commitment to providing interprofessional care for people with cancer through the collaborative practice model.”
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to give back to the oncology community while serving on the APSHO Board,” stated Ms. Courtney.
“As our patient population grows, APSHO provides an essential voice to ensure our places on the front lines of patient care,” emphasized Dr. Jeffers.
APSHO was founded only two short years ago with significant and steady growth in membership — today there are more than 1,200 NP, PA, and PharmD APSHO members.
Anne Courtney, ACNP-BC, AOCNP®, is a nurse practitioner at Texas Oncology-Round Rock with more than nine years of inpatient and outpatient nursing experience in both academic and nonacademic settings and with a focus on medical oncology and oncology thoracic surgery. She has led efforts championing the role of the AP by initiating NP quality measures and standards within the Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCLA.
Kate Jeffers, PharmD, BCOP, is an Ambulatory Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and PGY1 Residency Program Director at UCHealth – Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. She provides direct patient care and education to patients at all stages of their disease. A longtime supporter of APSHO, Jeffers has been published in the official journal of APSHO, the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology (JADPRO), and has been a speaker at past JADPRO Live at APSHO conferences.
About APSHO
The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO) is a society for advanced practitioners — nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other oncology health-care professionals. The mission of APSHO is to actualize oncology patient care that is high quality, cost effective, and delivered through collaborative practice models by optimizing the role of the advanced practitioner as an integral member of the care team.
About JADPRO
The Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology (JADPRO) is the official journal of APSHO and is the only medical journal written by and for advanced practitioners. JADPRO is a peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed.
About JADPRO Live at APSHO
JADPRO Live at APSHO is a medical conference inspired by the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. This year’s meeting will take place from November 3–6, 2016 at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland.
About Harborside Press
Harborside Press is a medical media company based in Huntington, New York. It is the publisher of the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology (JADPRO), The ASCO Post, JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and the Journal of Oncology Practice. Harborside Press provides the management services for APSHO and is the organizer of the JADPRO Live at APSHO conference.
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