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  Slide Set from the 2009 ONS Annual Congress Satellite Symposium
Leading the Way: Managing Multiple Myeloma for the Long-Term
  PowerPoint presentation of the slides presented on May 1, 2009 by the Nurse Leadership Board in an accredited satellite symposium in conjunction with the 34rd Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) in San Antonio, Texas.
  New!! Managing the Side Effects of Novel Agents for Multiple Myeloma: Guidelines and Patient Education Sheets From the International Myeloma Foundation Nurse Leadership Board
  Published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, Volume 12, Supplement, June 2008, these guidelines are must-reads for all nurses—for all healthcare professionals—who are involved in the care of myeloma patients.
  Consensus on Care: New Insights on Novel Therapies in Multiple Myeloma
  PowerPoint presentation of the consensus guidelines developed by the Nurse Leadership Board presented in an accredited satellite symposium in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) in Philadelphia on May 16, 2008.
  IMF's Nurse Leadership Board Featured in Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek.
  As a result of their work developing their first set of evidence-based guidelines, the NLB was one of the few nurse groups in the world invited to present a poster, "Nurse Guidelines for Enhanced Patient Care," at the June 2007 11th International Myeloma Workshop, in Kos, Greece. (This link takes you to the article on Nurse.com.)
  Managing the Side Effects of Myeloma Treatment
  An Andrew Schorr Patient Power audio interview with Nurse Leadership Board member Lisa Smith, MSN, FNP, AOCN, Nurse Practitioner, Cancer Centers of the Carolinas.
  THE NURSE LEADERSHIP BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION PRESENTS “GUIDELINES FOR ENHANCED PATIENT CARE” AT INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MEETING
NLB Poster at the International Myeloma Workshop Represents a Major Advance in Nursing Care. (Article includes PDF of poster.)
  IMF Satellite Symposium at ONS - a huge success!
  The International Myeloma Foundation recently sponsored a satellite symposium at the Oncology Nursing Society annual conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada in April.
  Management of Novel Therapeutics Side Effects: A Nurse Centric Model
  The slide presentation from the IMF Nurse Leadershop Board Symposium at ONS, addressing critical issues in nursing management and medical implications of side effects associated with multiple myeloma therapeutic agents in order to improve both quality of care and outcomes.
  IMF Establishes First-of-a-Kind Partnership with Nurses to Enhance Patient Care [Press Release]
Nurse Leadership Board Will Provide Education, Updates and Reviews of Medical Protocols and Trends in Supportive Care
  New IMF Nurse Leadership Board Meets to Develop Recommendations for Care
  The first meeting of the Nurse Leadership Board (NLB) took place November 4th - 5th, in Dallas, Texas. The scope of this project is to develop broad recommendations for nursing care for myeloma patients, and at the initial NLB Retreat the focus was on Novel therapies.
  Nutritional and Lifestyle Influences on Multiple Myeloma
by Loch S. Chandler, ND, MSOM, LAc
Providence Integrative Medicine Program

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