Nurse Leadership Platform for Patient Advocacy

Assist Patient Advocacy Group in Partnering with Nurses for Optimal Patient Care

Mission:

• Create a nurse-centric leadership platform to meet patient needs
• Identify and discuss needs and patient management challenges
• Develop and disseminate consensus statements via multiple conduits

Key Issues:

• Patient advocacy group committed improving the management and care of patients
• Nurses identified as the most critical stakeholder and decision maker in this equation
• Recognized need for extensive communication to the broader nursing community

Results:

• Development of a platform to drive consensus on optimal patient management approaches
• Development and publication of five consensus statements on side effects management
• Additional activities included national symposia at ONS and speakers bureau deployment
• Ongoing global expansion of program