title: The cancer and leukemia group B oncology nursing committee (1983-2006): a history of passion, commitment, challenge, and accomplishment.
abstract: The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) Oncology Nursing Committee (ONC) was initially established in 1983 as a working group with the specific aim of promoting protocol compliance through collaboration, communication, and education to enhance the scientific goals of the Group. Due to the efforts of its members, the committee gained full committee status. ONC members now serve as principal investigators and coinvestigators on research studies, continue to sponsor biannual educational sessions individually and in concert with other CALGB committees, and continue to develop tools to enlighten patients about their disease and the clinical trial process. The ONC, an administrative group of 12 members, provides leadership within CALGB. Although ONC members have always acted as liaisons to the disease and modality committees, three positions have recently been designated specifically for doctorally prepared nurse scientists. Since its inception, general nurse membership within the group has more than doubled to a total of more than 500 members.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. ellen.m.lavoie.smith@hitchcock.org
authors.forename: Ellen Lavoie
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skosey
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armer
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cirrincione
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henggeler
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents