EONS Newsletter November 2022

EONS Newsletter November 2022

WELCOME

The burden of cancer in Europe remains high and we see new cancer diagnoses at our places of work every day. We do our best to give our patients the very best care we can, but sometimes wonder how we can change this landscape. That is why EONS has launched the PrEvCan cancer prevention campaign, which will run for a year and is now in its second month. We must increase awareness of the risks of cancer. The campaign aims to reach not only healthcare professionals and cancer nurses but the wider public too. Our first two campaign months focus on the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke. In this newsletter, you will find out more about how you can access user-friendly resources to share this message with your patients, and your wider networks, and get involved with this major cancer prevention drive. Together we can make a real difference and begin to turn those cancer statistics around.

In this edition, you’ll also read about some excellent upcoming free webinars where you can grow your knowledge in the company of top cancer experts and find out about the importance of new research in cancer nursing.

SECONDHAND SMOKE KILLS – JOIN THE PrEvCan CAMPAIGN AND RAISE AWARENESS

This month, the EONS cancer prevention campaign, PrEvCan, highlights the issue of secondhand smoke, which causes more than 1 million deaths a year and makes many more fall ill. Do your patients know about the dangers of second-hand smoke? You can now download easy-to-use resources in your language and view a video about second-hand smoke from EONS President Johan de Munter.
Campaign lead Lena Sharp said: “The EONS PrEvCan campaign will raise awareness of how to prevent cancer both among the public and healthcare professionals. Join us and help us bring down the incidence of cancer in Europe and across the world.”
Follow the campaign on social media #PrEvCan #CANCERCODE​ and tag us on Twitter @cancernurseEU.
Find out more

FREE ONLINE ADVANCED BREAST CANCER COURSE – REGISTER NOW!

EONS is delighted to announce the launch of the ABC4Nurses interactive education programme! It is available in four languages: English, Czech, Spanish and Turkish.

REGISTER NOW

Our FREE online, blended learning programme is a fantastic opportunity for cancer nurses to develop their knowledge and skills in the care of people with advanced breast cancer (ABC).

The course consists of six modules and is designed by top cancer experts to actively encourage your engagement with the learning. They feature case studies, questions, videos and interactive activities which give you lots of opportunities to check your understanding of what's been covered and how you can apply it in your own practice. You will get feedback on your learning in each module.

At the end of the course, you'll be invited to take a multiple-choice quiz which will track your progress. After completing the 120-contact-hour programme, you will receive a Certification of Completion.

Don’t miss this chance – places are limited!
EONS would like to thank Pfizer for their support through a quality-of-care improvement grant.

Find out more about ABC4Nurses

SIGN UP FOR THE EONS EARLY BREAST CANCER (EBC) WEBINAR SERIES

The latest EONS early breast cancer (EBC) webinar aims to help cancer nurses in their care of people with EBC, providing an overview of the knowledge and skills required.

REGISTER HERE for Webinar 1: 21 November 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET

Breast Cancer as a disease

Pathophysiology

Overview of EBC surgery

Register here for Webinar 2 is on December 05, 2022 | 14:00 – 15:30 CET, covering

Adjuvant therapy

Assessment and management of treatment side effects

Emerging situations

Register here for Webinar 3 is on December 19, 2022 | 14:00 – 15:30 CET, covering

Impact of EBC on people and their families

Living well during and after treatment

The webinars will be translated into the Georgian, Spanish and Turkish languages.
Find out more

EONS16 – SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT CONFERENCE: MADRID, SPAIN

We invite you to mark your calendars for the next EONS conference – EONS16 – from 21-23 October 2023 at the IFEMA (pictured), in Madrid, Spain. The EONS16 Scientific committee members, listed below, are already busy with the programme planning! They will announce the overall theme and abstract categories in the coming weeks. Watch this space!
EONS16 Scientific Committee:

READ THE LATEST YCN BLOG – SECONDHAND SMOKING

It’s not a secret that smoking is a significant risk factor causing cancer. Cigarettes, waterpipes and e-cigarettes all increase the cancer burden. If you are talking with patients who are smokers about cessation possibilities, they often refuse saying that it’s only their health at stake. However, that’s not necessarily true. Smoking can also affect non-smokers. Secondhand smoking, passive smoking, involuntary smoking – all these terms describe tobacco smoke pollution or environmental tobacco smoke emitted from the burning end of smoked tobacco products. It is proven that inhalation of secondhand smoke by non-smokers causes premature death and several diseases. So, smoking cessation is not only in the active smoker’s best interest.
Read the full YCN blog

EONS PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT
8TH ANNUAL WORLD CANCER SERIES

EONS President Johan de Munter took part in an important panel discussion at the high-profile 8th Annual World Cancer Series Europe, in Brussels on 9 November.

Along with other top cancer experts, Johan examined how data and digital technologies can enhance care delivery.
Johan explained: “Digital healthcare delivery is increasingly becoming a core component of effective delivery quality cancer care. Cancer nurses are uniquely positioned in leading and influencing equal access to digital cancer care and digital cancer care delivery. Nevertheless, there are still many challenges to overcome to advance the digitalization of healthcare in cancer care.
“In the last decade, cancer nurses and healthcare professionals had to adapt to the new realities of using data and digital technologies in their daily practices; but the provision of training and education is often inadequate, and there is insufficient digital data regulation and management. In practice, we face fragmentation and data-sharing that does not synchronize with current healthcare platforms, making it difficult to use it in daily practice. Some of the barriers are widening the digital gap in the cancer population with risks of unequal access to cancer care and support!
“Today, the future of digital healthcare delivery is already here. The improvement of patient safety and better clinical outcomes for cancer patients and their families is central to EONS’ work. At EONS, we firmly believe that cancer nursing is crucial to increasing digital health literacy, closing the digital gap, and safely harnessing the benefits of data and digital technologies in cancer care.”
Find out more

RCC4Nurses: IMPROVING QUALITY OF NURSING CARE
IN METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

EONS is a proud collaborating partner in a new project titled “RCC4Nurses: Improving quality of nursing care in metastatic renal cell carcinoma” (or “RCC4Nurses”) led by Dr Grigorios Kotronoulas, University of Glasgow, UK. It is funded by Pfizer and will run through October 03, 2022 – July 04, 2024. EONS’ role is to provide project management and communication/dissemination support.
The aim of the RCC4Nurses project is to develop, deliver and evaluate an evidence-based, fit-for-practice, concise and scalable online educational programme for nurses on ‘advanced patient monitoring’ in the context of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in Europe.
The project will align development of the educational programme with current requirements in this area of practice to enable uptake by individual nurses and training institutions across Europe. The project’s goal is to fill the gap in clinical practice by making education in RCC accessible to all nurses across Europe.

Find out more

EONS PRESIDENT CALLS FOR STRONG ACTION TO MAXIMISE CANCER NURSES' IMPACT

EONS President Johan de Munter delivered a presentation at the 4th Quality Care Symposium 2022 in Madrid. In it, Johan made a strong call for policy interventions and investment that help cancer nurses have maximum impact in reducing the cancer burden:
“Cancer Nurses are critical in the global effort to achieve sustainable cancer care. They make a central contribution to national and global targets related to a range of health priorities in cancer care, from prevention to survivorship care, patient safety, and the delivery of integrated, people-centered care.
“The current challenges in cancer nursing require policy interventions that enable them to have maximum impact and effectiveness by optimizing cancer nurses’ scope and leadership, alongside accelerated investment in education, training, research, leadership, management, and capacity-building strategies. Such investments will contribute to tackling the current challenges, eliminating the current inequalities in the global cancer nurse workforce, and strengthening opportunities to decrease the global cancer burden.”

OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH INFLAMMATORY ADVANCED/METASTIC BREAST CANCER

This webinar discussion – on 15 December 17-18.00 CET – will lead to a development of a new guideline statement that will then be further discussed and voted on during the ABC 7 Consensus Conference. In each webinar of this series, challenging clinical issues will be discussed, for which available data is scarce, and hence expert guidance is key. The ABC Consensus Conference started from the willingness to change the outcomes of ABC patients. Its primary goal is the development of international consensus guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer.

Register for the webinar

FREE ONLINE LEARNING FOR CANCER NURSES – touchONCOLOGY

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SHARE YOUR RESEARCH – MASCC/JASCC/ISOO 2023

Present your research to an international audience of best-in-class supportive cancer care professionals. Abstracts on a wide range of supportive care topics are welcome, particularly those relating to the 2023 meeting themes:

When Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Traditional Medicine

Sessions on the Various MASCC/JASCC/ISOO Study Group Topics

Submissions welcome from both new and experienced researchers. A number of awards and scholarships are available to qualifying first authors. Conference date: 22-24 June 2023, in Nara, Japan.

Deadlines: 21December 2022 3pm EST (for submissions which include a Conference Scholarship application);

11 January 2023 3pm EST (for all other submissions, including all other awards and scholarships)

Find out more

EONS TAKES THE TEMPERATURE OF CANCER NURSING ACROSS EUROPE – SURVEY

In 2020, EONS collected data on the current status and development of cancer nursing from more than 650 nurses in 42 European countries. The analysed data were presented as the European Cancer Nursing Index 2020©, and described both the overall situation and also important differences between countries. This Index was presented at various meetings and congresses and also used to successfully advocate for better education, safety and recognition for cancer nursing in Europe – find out more here.
To measure development and progress, EONS now plan an update, the European Cancer nursing Index 2022©. EONS invites cancer nurses across Europe to respond to an online survey, covering similar areas as the previous version of the Index. The survey is available in 16 languages. We hope you will join us in continuing to improve cancer care by taking the survey.
Take the survey

EONS STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE AND ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY OF UKRAINE

The European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) is following developments in Ukraine with great sadness. Our mission is to ensure that all people affected by cancer benefit from equal, safe and high quality care. This brutal act of war is endangering all people in Ukraine – including the oncology workforce who, with other healthcare colleagues, are working under unbearable pressure. EONS stands firmly against all forms of violence and is hoping that this appalling situation, and its far-reaching consequences, can be defused for the sake of all innocent parties caught up in it. We encourage people to back European and International organisations in their support of the people of Ukraine. EONS will try its best to find ways to reach out to the oncology workforce and people affected by cancer and help in capacity building where possible. War only brings loss, sadness and inhumane suffering and we truly hope for a peaceful resolution. Our thoughts are with all the people of Ukraine.

OTHER NEWS

STRESS AND CANCER – HOW CAN WE HELP?

Can stress cause cancer? Although chronic stress can lead to many health problems, whether it is linked to cancer is not clear. Studies conducted to date have had varying results, but stress can certainly affect those who have cancer – how do we help cancer patients manage stress? The National Cancer Institute has some good tips.
Find out more

WOMEN OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN DESCENT AND BREAST CANCER

A major study has found that women of sub-Saharan African descent have disproportionately higher incidence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and TNBC-specific mortality across all populations. Population studies show racial differences in TNBC biology, including higher prevalence of basal-like and quadruple-negative subtypes in African Americans.
Read the study

SAFE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS

The Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs (SHHD) hub houses free-to-access educational resources for healthcare professionals surrounding the risks and important safety considerations when handling hazardous drugs. Key topics include Engineering Controls, Surface Contamination, and Guidelines. The hub works with experts from across Europe to curate and develop editorials, infographics, learning modules, and interactive tools.
Check out the latest features on the site

Register to receive the quarterly newsletter and stay up to date with the latest resources

Interested in contributing content? Contact shhd@cogora.com

THE QUIET ROOM – READING AND PODCASTS

ONLINE PATIENT AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY WEBINARS – STILL AVAILABLE!

Have you watched this high-quality range of webinars yet? This free of charge education programme was developed by a group of leading cancer nursing experts for EONS in 2020 and is still highly relevant today. It is designed for clinical cancer nurses across Europe, at all stages of their career.
Watch the webinars

EJON: A GOOD RESEARCH READ – FREE!

Don’t miss the latest issue of The European Journal of Oncology Nursing (EJON), an international journal which publishes research of direct relevance to patient care, nurse education, management and policy development. As an EONS member you can read it free.
Sign up to read the journal free

HIGH QUALITY ARTICLES –
FREE ON THE EONS WEBSITE

Did you know that you can access a wide range of high-quality reading material about cancer care via the EONS website? Why not dip in to our ‘Publications with EONS Representatives’ page and extend your knowledge. Articles on ‘The cost of living with cancer during the second wave of COVID-19: A mixed methods study of Danish cancer patients’ perspectives’ and a ‘Position statement won Oncology and Cancer Nursing Care for Older Adults with Cancer and their Caregivers’ are among the many interesting links you will find there.
Visit the page

EVENTS IN BRIEF

European Cancer Summit 2022 - 16 &17 November, Brussels and virtual

Find out more and register

13th European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona, Spain,
16-18 November

Find out more

Nurse Clinics 2022- For specialist nurses setting and up and running clinics and services, Thursday 17 November,
Virtual Conference

Find out more

MASCC/JASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting 2023 ­ – Interdisciplinary nature of supportive cancer care. June 22-24, 2023, Nara, Japan

Find out more

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