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I recently learned about Jamie Schanbaum through a colleague. And not through just any colleague, through one of those colleagues that leaves me inspired and challenged every time I am around him. So I am passing the inspiration and challenge... Read More

The Article: Foster, C., Wright, D., Hill, H., Hopkinson, J., & Roffe, L. (2009). Psychosocial implications of living 5 years or more following a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review of the research evidence. European Journal of Cancer Care, 18: 223-247.... Read More

The Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN) 2nd Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, September 16-18, 2011. This was the first time AONN included posters from nurse navigators throughout the U.S. One of my favorite... Read More

Fred Lee’s If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently is an older book, but this is my first read of it. I was skeptical at first because “Disney” is so far from my thinking in... Read More

Ever wonder when the exact provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (ACA) become effective? Well, if it is keeping you up at night (and even if it’s not), take a peak at the Patient Advocate Foundation’s InsureUStoday timeline.... Read More

About a month ago, I sat down at the dinner table wearing a sleeveless shirt.  My husband and I were enjoying a lovely meal and conversation until I reached for something across the table. “Oh my goodness! What happened to... Read More

I like to maximize my time. I usually always have some reading material with me – journals, books, and of course, my iPhone resource library. Waiting for a personal appointment – read. Commercial during the rare television show viewing –... Read More

The Article: van der Spek, E. (2011). Advanced care planning: How does current practice compare with best practice? PACEsetterS, 8(3): 34-39. Big Idea: This study examined the advanced care planning (ACP) within one Australian Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF), which... Read More

I enjoy writing thank you notes to people who make a difference in my life. Jimmy Fallon cracks me up with his thank you note segments, and sometimes I want to join in on the thank you note hilarity. This... Read More

Beware the gaps. They are all around us. Some people are oblivious to the gaps; however, most people see them, pointing them out others. Only a small percentage of people, though, actually stop, identify the gap, and fill it. Those... Read More