Brenda  Nevidjon  is  the  Chief  Execu-ve  Officer  of  the  Oncology  Nursing  Society.  She  is  a  Emeritus  Professor  at  Duke  University  School  of  Nursing.  She  has  had  an  extraordinary  nursing  career  of  leadership  in  service  and  educa-on  and  was  the  first  nurse  and  first  woman  to  be  chief  opera-ng  officer  of  Duke  University  Hospital.    Through  diverse  clinical  and  administra-ve  experiences  in  Canada,  Switzerland  and  the  United  States,  she  has  devoted  her  energy  to  bridging  prac-ce  seIngs  and  academic  environments  to  advance  pa-ent  care,  crea-ng  innova-ve  work  environments,  promo-ng  scholarship  in  prac--oners,  and  developing  leaders.  Ms.  Nevidjon  has  helped  develop  professional  nursing  organiza-ons  at  the  local,  na-onal,  and  interna-onal  levels  and  has  made  las-ng  contribu-ons  to  the  Oncology  Nursing  Society.  Ms.  Nevidjon  is  a  past  president  of  the  Oncology  Nursing  Society,  has  completed  a  terms  on  the  Interna-onal  Society  for  Nurses  in  Cancer  Care,  the  Ins-tute  of  Medicine’s  Na-onal  Cancer  Policy  Forum  Board,  and  the  Associa-on  of  Community  Cancer  Centers  .          With  extensive  publica-ons  in  the  nursing  literature,  Ms.  Nevidjon  is  regarded  as  a  mentor  for  nurses  to  develop  their  power  and  voice  through  publica-on.  Her  diverse  contribu-ons  include  two  volumes  of  oncology  nurses’  narra-ves  as  well  as  books,  ar-cles  and  chapters  on  oncology  topics  and  administra-ve  topics,  such  as  the  role  of  advanced  prac-ce  nurses  and  the  nursing  shortage.  She  consults  with  organiza-ons  related  to  work  culture,  team  building,  and  leadership  development.  Brenda  Nevidjon  received  the  Duke  School  of  Nursing  Dis-nguished  Alumni  Award,  the  Trish  Greene  Quality  of  Life  Memorial  Lectureship  from  the  Oncology  Nursing  Society,  and  the  American  Nursing  Associa-on’s  Honorary  Recogni-on  Award  for  her  sustained  contribu-ons  to  the  nursing  profession.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  inaugural  class  of  the  Robert  Wood  Johnson  Nurse  Execu-ve  Program  and  the  Johnson  &  Johnson  -­‐  Wharton  Fellows  Program  in  Management  for  Nurse  Execu-ves  and  is  a  fellow  in  the  American  Academy  of  Nursing.      

ONS  is  commiYed  to  promo-ng  excellence  in  oncology  nursing  and  the  transforma-on  of  cancer  care  by  providing  a  professional  community  for  oncology  nurses,  developing  evidence-­‐based  educa-on  programs  and  treatment  informa-on,  and  advoca-ng  for  pa-ent  care,  all  in  an  effort  to  improve  quality  of  life  and  outcomes  for  pa-ents  with  cancer  and  their  families.      

M A RY A N N L E E E N D O W E D L E C T U R E S H I P I N O N C O L O G Y N U R S I N G

Compassion Fatigue: Being Resilient in Oncology Nursing

Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN

April 20, 2015 University of Missouri – St. Louis

J.C. Penny Building, JCP 101 Registration, 6:00PM-6:30PM

Buffet Reception, 6:00PM-6:40PM Lecture, 6:30PM

April 21, 2015 Siteman Cancer Center

Center for Outpatient Health Conference Room 905

Continental Breakfast, 7:30AM Lecture 8:00AM-8:30AM

For more in format ion, or to RSVP, p lease cal l Zyra Apugan at 314.516.6074 *Continuing Education Units have been applied for through the Oncology Nursing