In March 2022, the Professional Oncology Navigation Taskforce (PONT) released the Oncology Navigation Standards of Professional Practice to provide clinical oncology nurse navigators, social work navigators, and patient navigators with clear information regarding best practices in the provision of professional care.
This includes the knowledge and skills all professional navigators should possess to deliver high-quality, competent, and ethical services to people impacted by cancer.
These standards also provide benchmarks for use by healthcare employers and information for policy and decision-makers, health professionals, and the public to understand the role of professional oncology navigators. These standards are intended to provide guidance and may be applied differently, as appropriate, in diverse settings.
The professional organizations responsible for the creation of the Oncology Navigation Standards of Professional Practice include the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigator, the Association of Oncology Social Work, the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, and the Oncology Nursing Society. Patient organizations involved in developing this document include the Cancer Support Community and the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.
The foundational steps taken by the Biden Cancer Initiative working group on patient navigation also led to the creation of this document.
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