ONS Connect - January 2008 - (Page 26)

New Report Calls for Psychosocial Care for All Patients With Cancer The findings state that many patients with cancer have psychosocial needs. Although the supply of services is insufficient to address all patient needs, untapped resources exist, frequently at no additional cost. Patients, however, often are unaware of the resources. The committee proposed that attention to patients’ psychosocial needs be incorporated into practice and recommends that all cancer care practitioners provide appropriate psychosocial services by • Facilitating effective communication between patients and providers • Identifying patients’ psychosocial health needs • Designing and implementing a plan that – Links patients with needed psychosocial services – Coordinates biomedical and psychosocial care – Engages and supports patients in managing their illness and health • Systematically following up with patients, reevaluating, and adjusting plans. ONS is joining the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) in disseminating the findings at the February 2008 APOS Conference by generating discussion among multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to plan strategies for implementing the recommendations. ✱ he Institute of Medicine held a special committee to look at the delivery of psychosocial services to patients with cancer and their families and identify ways to improve provision of care. Results are published in Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs (2007, National Academies Press). T ONS Releases Membership Dues for 2008 ONS is committed to providing you with the resources you need to provide quality cancer care. Effective January 1, a slight dues increase was necessary for the Society to continue to offer the services that you expect. After a thorough evaluation of dues in other nursing and specialty nursing organizations and much thoughtful discussion, the ONS Board of Directors increased dues by $9 to $102 for active membership. The increase will help to offset the growing expenses associated with ONS programming, products, and services as well as administrative costs. This is the first dues increase in three years, and ONS rates continue to be comparable to those of similar organizations. All ONS members receive approximately $500 in memberonly benefits annually—five times the cost of membership. ONS 2008 Membership Dues Active membership: $102 (two-year reduced rate: $194) Student membership: $51 Senior RNs: $51 Physically challenged RNs: $51 Associate: $102 (two-year reduced rate: $194) 26 ONS CONNECT JANUARY 2008

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ONS Connect - January 2008

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