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Seeking Breast Cancer Expert for Nursing Session in Singapore, March 14, 2020

Signup Deadline: 11-26-2019
Starts: 12-02-2019
Ends: 03-27-2020

Description:

Please respond by Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

ONS has been invited to organize a nursing session in collaboration with the Singapore Oncology Nursing Society during the 9th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit (APBCS), to be held March 13-15, 2020 in Singapore. For more information, go to https://apbcs.org/.

2000+ health care providers (mostly physicians and nurses) from Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region attend APBCS.

We are looking for one ONS member to help develop and co-present with Singapore faculty a 5-hour nursing session. Program topics are to be determined and will be based on local/regional needs. The nursing session will be held March 14 and we anticipate attendance of 200 nurses with varying levels of experience. ONS has organized a similar session at APBCS in 2018.  

Requirements:

  • Breast cancer expertise
  • Proven ability to teach nurses and other healthcare professionals with an effective, positive, and flexible teaching style
  • Willing to meet deadlines, and independently plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate presentations
  • Must be adaptable and possess cultural humility
  • Ability to be abroad for 4-5 days
  • Passport with six months remaining validity or more at time of entry
  • Must be an ONS member in good standing.

ONS/organizers will pay for economy airfare, 4-night accommodation, most food and beverage expenses and a modest honorarium.

Time commitment

Assumptions

Duration

Total

Planning calls with ONS/Local Organizers

1 hr every 2 weeks

12 wks

6

Coordination with other speakers

1 hr every 2 weeks

12 wks

6

Slide preparation & Triaging of issues. Assumptions:
- planning half of a 5 hr nursing session
- 2.5 hrs of content & presentation
- modifying ONS provided slides

2.5 hrs of content; assuming 3 hrs of prep per 1 hr of content

7.5

Time at meeting

2 days (excl travel time)

2*8 hrs

16

Evaluation & Follow-up

3 hrs

3

Grand Total

38.5

 

Selection process (with interview and reference check) will take place early December; all applicants will be notified by mid-December.

Please feel free to share with colleagues that may have an interest. Thank you!

 

Volunteers Needed:

1 (1 open slot)

Experience Required:

10+ Years Nursing Experience

Points:

770

Contact:

Stefan Terwindt, MBA