Following this conference, a small group of oncology nurses met to discuss the need for a national organization to support their profession.
ONS produces the largest conference dedicated to oncology nursing, Congress, held annually.
The society offers information and resources for nurses at all levels, in all practice settings, and in all subspecialties.
The legislation would provide for Medicare reimbursement of the time that registered nurses spend educating people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers about their disease and the effects of treatment.
[10][11] It specialized in a core group of services: healthcare advisory boards, ancillary events at oncology nursing conferences, speaker bureau programs,[12] strategic planning and marketing support, market research, and communications and awareness campaign development and support.