Houston ONS

Looking forward to our Collaborative Legislative Advocacy Seminar this Saturday! Register here: tinyurl.com/3nsjnem4

Join TNA for their Vendor Fair on Tuesday July 29 at 5 PM!

Networking happy hour for all Houston-area chapters on June 26 at @talyardbrewing . Hope to see you there!

For those members who are requesting NPAM attestation forms from previously attended HCONS membership meetings in 2024, please email Joylyn Estrella at jestrella@mdanderson.org. Please include a copy of the attendance letter you received from attending that 2024 HCONS meeting.

Last week we celebrated Certified Nurses Day on March 19, 2025. Thank you to all the dedicated nurses who have earned certification, which shows patients, families, and employers their commitment to patient safety!🎉

A few more spots open for tonight! Please join us- open to all HCONS members!

The President’s reception is this Wednesday, 12/6. Due to the smaller venue, please notify the vendor ASAP if you are not able to make it so someone on the wait list has an opportunity. Please call Julie Barac (314) 221-3156 or email Natalie Cardenas at Ncardenas@pharmethod.com

Check your email for a voting link for the 2024 Board of Directors election!

Are you interested in becoming more involved in HCONS? Apply for an open board positions for 2024! President-elect (2 year commitment), Treasurer-elect (2 year commitment) and Secretary (1 year commitment), as well as Social Media Coordinator. More info: communities.ons.org/houston/browse…

Join us at our membership meeting next Wednesday, November 15 at Maggiano’s to hear about treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma. RSVP to Myra Mitcham at Myra.Mitcham@merck.com

Don't forget to tell your friends and apply for one of our three competitive Fall scholarships by 12/4! Don't need to be an HCONS member to apply. 1 undergraduate, 1 MSN student, and 1 student pursuing a DNP or PhD will be awarded $1000 each. Apply here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSez…

HCONS is offering three Fall scholarships for colleagues interested in the care of oncology patients. Each $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one BSN, one MSN student, and one DNP/PhD student. Submission deadline 12/4. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us for the October membership meeting at Brennan’s on Wednesday, 10/18! The topic will be Treatment Options in Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma. RSVP by 10/16 to Charlotte Eaker at Charlotte.eaker@bms.com or use the QR code. Hope to see you there!

We would love to see you 12/2 for the 2023 Annual Oncology Nurses Meeting: Celebrate Oncology Nurses, sponsored by DaAron. Registration and parking are free, and there will be great prize giveaways! Hoping to see members from all Houston-area Chapters!

The Institute of Spirituality and Health is presenting the 31st Annual Nursing Conference, Building Bridges at the End of Life. It will be on October 13 from 7:30 AM- 3:30 PM and will offer 5 CEUs. See QR code for registration.

Service opportunity! Regina Caeli Parish is looking for volunteer RNs to staff their first aid station at the upcoming fall festival on 10/21. The goal is to have 4 volunteers per hour, in 2-3 hour shifts, in between 11 AM-6 PM. Background check and Safe Haven training required.

Looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming monthly meeting next Wednesday September 20 to discuss Trodelvy. RSVP to ade.olaloko@gilead.com and sarah.jones16@gilead.com by September 17. Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our President, Cassandra Green, who will be speaking at the #ONSBridge Virtual Conference next Tuesday, September 12 from 11:45 AM-12:45 PM CT! Join her for her presentation on "The Value of Certification: Recent Research that Makes the Case."

Happy Labor Day everyone! Hope you are planning to come to our Vendor Educational Event this Thursday, Sept 7 at III by Wolfgang Puck, starting at 5 PM. Raffles, food and drinks, free parking, lots of great info from our vendors. Come join us!

Join us for our upcoming Fall Education Event on September 16! Earn 4 contact hours! Hope to see you there 🎉 register via QR code or hcons-registration.com