Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation

Lillie D. Shockney  holds a primary faculty appointment  in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as a Professor of Surgery and the only nurse ever appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine and the President of the University to a faculty chair (University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer at Johns Hopkins). She is a registered nurse with a BS in healthcare administration and a master’s degree in administrative science from Johns Hopkins University, and her employment began at Hopkins in 1983. She served as the former director of the breast center and the director of cancer survivorship programs for the cancer center. Professor Shockney is the founder of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) and Association of Chronic Illness & Complex Care Nurse Navigators (ACCCNN). She has received 62 awards—56 national and 6 state awards, including being inducted into the Maryland Women Hall of Fame and recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Most Amazing Nurse in America. Well known for her public speaking and literary work, she has published 30 prior books and more than 375 articles on breast cancer, cancer navigation, survivorship care, end of life care, metastatic breast cancer, and patient advocacy. In 2023, a documentary about key aspects of her life’s work was created and is airing on television nationally, as well as being available in 70,000 high school libraries, 14,000 Universities, and 4,000 Medical Schools.

• 1 Team-Based Oncology Care.- 2 History of Oncology Patient and Nurse Navigation.- 3 Quality Cancer Care.- 4 Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation.- 5 Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation Across the Continuum of Care.- 6 Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation Community Outreach.- 7 Diagnosis and Preparing Patients for Their Oncology Consultations.- 8 The Role of the Navigator During a Patient’s Cancer Treatment.- 9 Transition to Survivorship.- 10 Transitioning to End-of-Life Care.- 11 The Role of Navigation Around Tumor Board Participation.- 12 Navigation and Clinical Trials.- 13 Understanding Role Delineation of the Multidisciplinary Team Members.- 14 Understanding Role Delineation of the Multidisciplinary Team Members.- 15 Navigation Training, Tools, and Resources.- 16 Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Navigation: Identification and Prevention.- 17 Elevating the Profession of Navigation.-BM.