title: A report on the first Asian Oncology Nursing Society conference.
abstract: The first Asian Oncology Nursing Society (AONS) conference was held in Thailand from November 22 to 24 2013. It was a significant milestone in the journey of the development of the AONS. The objectives of the conference were to facilitate opportunities for networking, collaboration and exchange of ideas with renowned leaders in Oncology Nursing, to facilitate sharing and collaboration of oncology nursing in Asia and to explore innovative strategies to strengthen the implementation of evidence-based practice in oncology nursing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Rui-Shuang
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: HealthQuest, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Judi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnson
keywords: Asia Oncology Nursing Society; conference; oncology nurses