The GPC-ONS Chapter has been awarded a $3750 grant from the ONS Foundation to coordinate a community oriented breast cancer educational program. GPC-ONS will partner with the American Cancer Society to enhance breast cancer screening in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
The program involves training Parish Nurses from Pittsburgh and surrounding counties on the importance of breast cancer screening and to provide them with the education to take back to their local parishioners and ultimately increase screening for breast cancer.
Lawrence Wickerham, MD and Margaret Rosenzwieg, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCN will provide content to the Parish nurses on breast cancer risk, screening, and a treatment overview. We will also plan to have vendors available to discuss screening resources and take-home information available to the attendees. Finally, the program will look at how to minimize barriers to screening and discuss the best strategies to overcome this issue.
This program is currently scheduled for February 7, 2009 to coincide with a meeting of the Parish Nurses Association. If you know a Parish Nurse in your community, spread the word about this terrific program. Contact Patti Patterson or Kristin Baileys for more information.
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