Jennifer Wenzel on Prioritizing Representation in Clinical Trials
Jennifer Wenzel, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAN, discusses why representation in clinical trials is not successful as an afterthought.
Jennifer Wenzel, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAN, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses why representation in clinical trials is not successful as an afterthought.
As funding for research gets tighter, there are less programs to ensure diversity in research — these are often the first programs to be cut when money is short. In response, nurses can advocate for funding and policies which allow for research promoting diversity. The only way to be sure that clinical trials have adequate representation is to make it a priority within research planning.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
