ONS Connect - February 2008 - (Page 5) iNSiDE 10 Treating the Taboo up FrONT alSO iN ThiS iSSuE ONS members discuss the chal lenges involved with cancer aware ness and treatment in developing countries and what is being done to overcome them. 7 EDiTOr’S NOTE You can help reduce the global cancer burden. 8 JuST iN News from the oncology field 17 A Year in the Life—Month Two up ClOSE & prOFESSiONal 18 wEb CONNECT Web sites offer resources on healthcare economics. Beth and Lynne talk about culturally sensitive experiences in their practices. 19 CapiTOl CONNECTiON Conferencegoers advocate for tobacco legislation. 22 Put Evidence Into Practice to Manage Depression FivE-miNuTE iN-SErviCE The ONS PEP team evaluates the evidence and offers recommenda tions for practice. 20 NOTiCE NurSiNg NOw Work facts into your talks on cancer. 24 CarEgivEr CarE Refresher on good body mechanics 25Help Fight CancerSmallpox Virus Related to May wOrkiNg FOr yOu NEw TrEaTmENTS, NEw hOpE 26 yOur DOllarS aT wOrk ONS Board of Directors approves a balanced budget. Modified virus spreads quickly through cancer cells to offer faster, more effective treatment. 28 CalENDar OF EvENTS ONS education programs for winter and spring 27 ONS Has the Responsibility and Opportunity to Affect the Global Burden of Cancer CEO discusses ONS’s international activities. 29 STayiNg ON TOp Resume writing, part 1 ONS Connect is indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature®, MEDLINE®, and the International Nursing Index. The Oncology Nursing Society and the ONS Connect Editorial Board do not assume responsibility for the opinions expressed by authors. Editorials represent the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Oncology Nursing Society. Acceptance of advertising or corporate support does not indicate or imply endorsement by ONS Connect or the Oncology Nursing Society. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorse ment by ONS Connect or the Oncology Nursing Society. Web sites published in ONS Connect are provided for information only; the hosts are responsible for their own content and availability. Postage Privileges: Periodical rates paid at Pittsburgh, PA, and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to ONS Connect, Oncology Nursing Society, 125 Enterprise Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 152751214. Published monthly by the Oncology Nursing Society, P.O. Box 3510, Pittsburgh, PA 152303510. Yearly subscription rates are $29.99 for individual nonmembers and $39.99 for institutions. As part of ONS membership dues, $5 are for a oneyear subscription to ONS Connect. Vol. 23, No. 2. ISSN: 19351623. Copyright © 2008 by the Oncology Nursing Society. Blanket permission for copying any material in ONS Connect is granted to ONS members. February 2008 ONS CONNECT 5
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