Episode 122: NCI Director Shares Research and Innovation During COVID-19

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW43731120 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW43731120 BCX0">Norman “Ned” Sharpless, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS’s clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss NCI’s COVID-19 coronavirus research efforts, how the agency is partnering with oncology nurses to understand the best care for patients with COVID-19 and cancer, nursing innovation during the pandemic, and the implications of delayed screening and care on future cancer incidence rates.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW43731120 BCX0"> </span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW43731120 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="none">Music Credit: </span><a href= "http://www.incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span data-contrast="none">"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod</span></a><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <p><span data-contrast="none">Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Episode Notes</span></strong><span data-contrast= "auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Check out these resources related to today’s episode:  </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP387" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Complete this evaluation for free nursing continuing professional development</span></a><span data-contrast= "auto">. </spa