Episode 97: COVID-19 Cancer Care Lessons From Seattle and New York

ONS President-Elect Nancy Houlihan, RN, MA, AOCN®, director of nursing and evidence-based practice at MSK Cancer Center in New York, NY, and Kathleen Shannon-Dorcy, RN, MN, PhD, director of clinical research, education, and practice at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, the first U.S. city and initial epicenter of confirmed COVID-19 cases, discuss their institutions’ response to the outbreak, lessons they’ve learned along the way, and best practices for other institutions to navigate patient care during the ongoing pandemic. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

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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. 
• ONS COVID-19 resources  
• ONS Voice COVID-19 news coverage  
• Managing Cancer Care During the COVID19 Pandemic: Agility and Control Toward a Common Goal  
• MSK Cancer Center COVID-19 Patient and Caregiver Education 
• Projection of COVID-19 Infections by State