Episode 180: Learn How Nurse Practitioners Use Biomarker Testing in Cancer Care

ONS members Kristin Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, medical oncology nurse practitioner at the Siteman Cancer Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and Jessica Pforr, RN, AOCNP®, nurse practitioner at Mon Medical Center in Morgantown, WV, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss biomarker testing, interpreting test results, and how nurse practitioners working in academic and community settings can communicate testing results to their patients. AstraZeneca sponsored this podcast episode, which is brought to you by ONS. 

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:

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode.
• ONS Voice article: An Oncology Nurse’s Primer on Genomics and Biomarker Terminology
• ONS Voice article: Harnessing the Power of Genes
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 134: Nurse Innovators Increase Access to Biomarker Testing During ONS Hackathon
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 157: Biomarker Testing Improves Outcomes for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 169: How Biomarker Testing Drives the Use of Targeted Therapies
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Predictive Biomarkers: Understanding Their Use in Treatment Decision Making
• ONS biomarker taxonomy
• ONS certification courses
• ONS Genomics and Precision Oncology Learning Library
• American Cancer Society news on biomarkers
• American Society of Clinical Oncology journal publications on biomarkers
• National Cancer Institute information on biomarker testing

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. 

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