LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.,
Oct. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology
(APSHO) presented the third annual Mary
Pazdur Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice in Oncology
to Christina Cone, DNP, APRN,
ANP-BC, AOCNP®, of Duke Cancer Institute, at the JADPRO Live
Virtual conference, an annual educational conference for oncology
advanced practitioners.
The annual award, created in honor of Mary Pazdur, RN, MSN, is given to an advanced
practitioner APSHO member who consistently demonstrates exemplary
leadership and outstanding contributions to clinical practice,
research, and education in the oncology/hematology field.
Christina Cone, DNP, APRN,
ANP-BC, AOCNP®, is a board-certified adult nurse practitioner and
serves as the Administrative Director of The Preston Robert Tisch
Brain Tumor Center (PRTBTC) at the Duke Cancer Institute, one of
the largest brain tumor centers in the world. She also serves as
the Administrative Director for the Duke Center for Brain and Spine
Metastasis, which focuses on the treatment of solid tumor brain and
spine metastases. She was previously the Advanced Practice Provider
Team Lead at the PRTBTC, where she had been a seasoned nurse
practitioner since 2010.
"Christina is a brilliant and inspirational leader, and it is
one of the professional pleasures of my life to be able to work so
closely with her on a daily basis in our extraordinarily busy
oncology program," said Henry S.
Friedman, MD, Division Chief in the Department of
Neurosurgery and Deputy Director of the PRTBTC at Duke. "I truly believe Christina is a remarkable
clinician, leader, and educator who impacts the lives of her
patients as dramatically as she does the lives of the health-care
professionals in the PRTBTC and the Center for Brain and Spine
Metastasis."
Dr. Cone obtained a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from
East Carolina University in 2016 and a
Master of Science in Nursing in the Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
program with a specialty in oncology from the Duke University School of Nursing in 2004. She has
been practicing advanced oncology nursing as a board-certified
adult nurse practitioner for 15 years.
"Dr. Cone is an advocate for interdisciplinary advanced practice
providers (APPs) to practice to the extent of their licensure and
education," commented Mary Lou
Affronti, DNP, RN, MHSc, ANP, Brain Tumor Center Adult
Clinical Director, Brain Tumor Center Nurse Practitioner/Primary
Investigator, and Associate Professor at the Duke School of Nursing. "Under her leadership, she
has effectively set up independent APP-led clinics where nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical pharmacists can
autonomously practice to improve patient care and access."
Past recipients of the award include Jody Pelusi, PhD, FNP, AOCNP®, of HonorHealth
Research Institute in Scottsdale,
Arizona, and Jeannine Brant,
PhD, APRN, AOCN®, FAAN, of Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana.
APSHO is accepting nominations for the fourth annual Mary Pazdur Award for Excellence in Advanced
Practice, which will be presented at the 2021 JADPRO Live
conference. The winner will receive an honorarium and an
all-expenses-paid trip to the 2021 conference, as well as
recognition at the meeting and in the Journal of the Advanced
Practitioner in Oncology.
To learn more about the Mary
Pazdur Award, please visit marypazduraward.com.
About JADPRO Live
JADPRO Live is a medical conference inspired by the Journal of the
Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. This year's meeting takes place
from October 15 through 23, with
encore showings of select presentations from October 26 through November 6.
About APSHO
The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology
(APSHO) is a society for advanced practitioners—nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, clinical nurse
specialists, and other oncology health-care professionals. The
mission of APSHO is to promote oncology patient care that is high
quality, cost effective, and delivered through collaborative
practice models by optimizing the role of the advanced practitioner
as an integral member of the care team.
SOURCE APSHO