Episode 112: Navigating Genomics and Its Effect on Cancer Care

ONS member Celeste Adams, RN, BSN, MBA, nurse navigator at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT, and member of the ONS Intermountain Chapter, and Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice at ONS, discuss how nurse navigators can help patients and caregivers understand genomic advancements, how someone’s genes affect cancer prevention and treatment, and the impact that genomics testing can have on a patient’s quality of life.  

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 13: What You Need to Know About At-Home Genetic Testing 
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 39: Understanding Genomics in Oncology Nursing 
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode Hereditary Cancer Genetics—ONS Congress 
• ONS Genomics and Precision Oncology Learning Library 
• ONS Voice article: Help Patients Understand Genomic Variants of Unknown Significance 
• ONS Voice article: An Oncology Nurse’s Primer on Genomics and Biomarker Terminology 
• ONS Voice article: What Happens During a Genetics Counseling Session?  
• Intermountain Healthcare genomics resources for patients 
• Intermountain Healthcare genomics services for providers 
• Intermountain Healthcare’s genomics research projects 
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) 
• National Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCN) guidelines and clinical resources