Episode 226: Patient Education for Next-Generation Sequencing to Guide Cancer Therapy

<p>“Nurses can bridge the information gap and help patients better understand that the information received from next-generation sequencing (NGS) can really help to determine which treatment they will respond best to, if there are therapies that won’t be effective, or if there are clinical trials that are open to them based on the results,” Danielle Fournier, RN, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP®, CORLN, advanced practice RN in the department of thoracic surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Fournier discussed the advancements being made in NGS technology and how it can be used to care for patients with cancer. This episode was produced by ONS and sponsored by Foundation Medicine.</p> <p>Music Credit: "<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>" by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li>NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode.</li> <li>ONS Next-Generation Sequencing <a href= "https://www.ons.org/clinical-practice-resources/next-generation-sequencing-toolkit"> Toolkit</a>, <a href= "https://www.ons.org/clinical-practice-resources/next-generation-sequencing-sample-report"> Sample Report</a>, and <a href= "https://www.ons.org/clinical-practice-resources/next-generation-sequencing-discussion-tool"> Discussion Tool</a></li> <li><a href="https://biomarkers.ons.org/biomarkers/">ONS Biomarker Database</a></li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-169-how-biomarker-testing-drives-use-targeted-therapies"> Episode 169: How Biomarker Testing Drives the Use of Targeted Therapies</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-172-address-knowledge-gaps-evidence-based-precision-medicine-care"> Episode 172: Address Knowledge Gaps in Evidence-Based Precision Medicine Care</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-180-learn-how-nurse-prac