Oncology Nursing Society

Fort Worth Chapter

We are starting a Virtual Community page at

http://fortworth.vc.ons.org/


Newsletters, Program flyers and information about other CE programs will be posted on the Virtual Community.

A Prayer for America

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been horrifying.
Here are web sites of organizations that provide Disaster Relief.
Please consider making a contribution to one of them.

Medscape Alert Center

Officers for 2007:

President Carole Wood
CWood@jpshealth.org
President-Elect
Lori Hodge
Secretary: Tracy Messing
tracymessing@msn.com
Treasurer: Lisa Bashore
lisaba@cookchildrens.org
Director at Large and
Program Committee Chair
:
Rhoda Ford
Membership/Nominating Chair Aparna Saha

Scholarship Chair Jenny Ellis JennyEllis@TexasHealth.org

Congratulations!

Molly Mullins recently received the 2007 Pearl Moore Excellence in Nursing Leadership award . This award recognizes her leadership and her role as a trusted mentor. Sherry Taylor was recently honored by being chosen as the 2007 recipient of the Betsy York Memorial Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award . Sherry is the second Ft Worth ONS nurse to receive this award.
Please congratulate our 2005 President, Michelle Grodi. She was recently honored by being chosen as the 2004 recipient of the Betsy York Memorial Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award. The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to patients, profession and community. The US Oncology Betsy York Award is an annual award that recognizes excellence in oncology nursing. Congratulations to Paula Pauley who was awarded the first annual Oncology Nurse of the Year Award at the Cancer Care Services Awards dinner September 16, 2004. This award is a collaborative effort between Cancer Care Services and our chapter. The award and the spring "Spa Day" are supported by the Charlotte Davis Hoffman-Roache memorial fund that was established by her family to recognize and support the work of oncology nurses.

Calendar of Events
Thanks to Choose Hope, Inc. 1 888 348 HOPE
for permission to use their cancer awareness pins on this calendar.


September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
2007 Proclamation from President Bush

2005 Proclamation from Governor Perry


Oncology Month poster for 2007

Here is our 2007 Fort Worth ONS Team! Would you like to join us in 2008?
Go to the Ft. Worth ONS Team site
Link to some photos from 2006 Race for the Cure
Join us on April 7, 2007 as we Race for the Cure


When Where Why Who? What are our dues? For more information
Local Membership form National ONS Membership form


Current Newsletter
Current program notice

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Educational Opportunities
The ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Course
is being offered by on February 28 & 29, 2008
at Plaza Medical Center,
Fort Worth, TX
Deadline for registration is February 12,2008

Radiation Course Brochure Deadline for registration is January 18, 2008.
The ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Course
is being offered at Harris Methodist Fort Worth on March 11 & 12, 2008
Deadline for registration is February 15, 2008.
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
to be offered in February, August and December 2008 at Harris Methodist Fort Worth.
ELNEC registration form for February 13th & 14th program
The ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Course will also be offered September 2008 at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth, TX.

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Oncology Nursing Society

Texas Nurses Association
District 3

Texas Nurses Association
District 4
South Central Region
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

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