Team-Based Oncology Care: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Navigation : Springer : 9783319690377 : 331969037X : 25 Apr 2018 : This book discusses how effective navigation requires a team approach to oncology care and should never be considered an ?add-on? resource or service. The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN) is the only national professional organization for navigation professionals, and has more than 6,000 members, 90% of which are oncology nurse navigators. They are the experts on creating team-based programs, which remove the risk of others trying to reinvent the wheel by designing a navigation program from scratch. They also understand the role of effective navigation across the entire continuum of care, and understand and are able to apply other key aspects of navigation, including clinical trial screenings and tumor board coordination and monitoring, as well as measurement using evidence-based navigation metrics, to name but a few.It is the only book designed