ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

SIG COORDINATOR ANNUAL REPORT CHECKLIST

(Submit with Annual Report)

Enclosed is one copy of the completed Annual Reports due JUNE 1, 2014.

Please check:

x Coordinator's Annual Report (due June 1)

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

Sincerely,

Elyse Sporkin

Coordinator's Signature

Pharmaceutical/Industry Nursing (PIN)

Name of SIG

Lynette Woide

SIG Council Representative

6/21/14

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, 2013 to MAY 30, 2014. Please list the leadership team (Work Group leaders/regional editors, etc.) and include their office or position. Due JUNE 1, 2014.

SIG LEADERSHIP
Position / Name / Street Address (optional) / City, State, ZIP (optional) / Email Address / Phone Numbers
Coordinator / Elyse Sporkin, RN MPH OCN / 1902 Carriage Brook Way / Houston, TX 77062-4787 / / 281/728-8416/WH
Coordinator-Elect as of 5/5/14 / Susan Epting, RN MSN AOCNS / 2040 Allan Ave / Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-4004 / / 914/715-9546/W 914/245-1037/H
Co-Coordinator
Ex-Officio / Lynette Woide, RN MSN OCN / 1535 Balmy Beach Dr / Apopka, FL 32703 / / 407/319-0101/W 407/297-3954/H
Associate
Editor / Felice Dancer, RN MSN / 15914 Socorro Falls / Helotes, TX 78023 / / 210/305-3396/W 210/372-1430/H
Co-Editor / Marsha Farrell, BSN RN-BC CHPN / 141 Murry Dr / Madison, AL 35758-6314 / / 256/650-1212/W 256/348-3960/H
Virtual Community Administrator / Lynette Woide, RN MSN OCN / 1535 Balmy Beach Dr / Apopka, FL 32703 / / 407/319-0101/W 407/297-3954/H
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, 2013 through MAY 30, 2014. Due JUNE 1, 2014.

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
1. / Conducted SIG business meetings at ONS Congress, 2103 and 2014
2. / Participated in conference call with ONCC leadership regarding certification issues for nurses in industry
2. / Facilitated discussion at SIG meeting (2014) with ONCC leadership to clarify certification dilemmas and issues related to unique nursing roles/job descriptions in industry
3. / Identified new Virtual Community Host (Lisa Tulipani) and discussed potential content areas
2,3,5 / Published one communiqué and one newsletter (2014); additional 2 communiques and 1 newsletter planned for remainder of year

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)

Relaunch SIG Virtual Community – by 8/2014

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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? xYes No

If so, who? Susan Epting; Felice Dancer; Lisa Tulipani

If not, what is your plan to ensure future SIG leaders?

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

c.  We will need to continue with succession planning sicne Sue Epting will become Coordinator May, 2015.

V. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT CONGRESS, CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE for 2013 & 2014:

Number of Congress Submissions / 2013- 1 / 2014- 0
Number of Connections Conference Submissions / 2013-0
Number of Discussion Sessions / 2013-0 / 2014-0
Were any joint submissions? 2013 / 1 w/Chemotherapy SIG
Were any joint submissions? 2014
Number of SIG-Sponsored sessions, actually presented: 2013 / Congress - 1 / Connections -
Number of SIG-Sponsored sessions, actually presented: 2014 / Congress -
Number of submissions for other conferences
(Please indicate conference name)
SIG Poster / 2013- / 2014-

VI. LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION: (3 time per year)

Please list dates of communication:
Communique / 1/2014
Communique / 4/2014 submitted but was never sent to members
Newsletter / 3/2014

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

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

Virtual Community: Lisa Tulipani; Thuy Hadwab

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

None

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:

Large membership base with diversity of roles

XII. LIST OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN SIG:

(State how you are addressing these.)

Better communication: I think that the revitalization of the Virtual Community will facilitate communication greatly. This will give us improved methods of polling the group, sharing updates, and determining future directions

At least one Congress session should originate from the PIN SIG. I will contact several members who have identified content areas and expressed interest in development of a Congress Session for 2015.

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

This has not been used to date. As stated previously, we now have anew Virtual Community Host who has plans to revitalize this important communication tool.

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

Ongoing discussions with ONCC leadership to clarify PIN SIG members’ issues related to recertification

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

Membership

Number of SIG Members as of
MAY 31, 2014
Election in January 2013 / NO / Candidates:
Election in January 2014 / YES / Candidates: / Susan Epting
SIG Leadership Workshop 2013 Attendance / YES / Attendee: / Elyse Sporkin/C
SIG Strategic Goals / YES / Last Revision date: / 7/13

(Rev. 4/14)

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