The Life Span of a SIG Project

Joyce Neumann RN, MS, AOCN ® for

Margaret Bevans RN, PhD, AOCN®

Ex-officio, BMSCT SIGSIG Leadership Workshop, 2008

BMSCT FactsBirth - 1989

Current membership – 1,500+ members

Leadership structure – 5 years + commitment

Membership communication – news letter, discussion board

Previous projects – ASBMT Tandem meeting 1999

BMSCT MissionTo promote excellence in BMSCT nursing by:

establishing the highest professional standardsstudying and researching the practiceencouraging nurses to specialize in our practicefostering the professional development through

mentoring, coaching, and continuing education;maintaining an organizational structure and

function that is responsive to the changing needs of members and the populations they represent.

Mission → Goal →Project

Establishing the highest professional standards AND

Encouraging nurses to specialize in our practice

What does this mean?Is it achievable?What resources are needed?

Project BirthIdea Generation (survey):

BMSCT Standard CurriculumBMSCT CertificationBMSCT Education

Membership Interest Dialogue format

Resource identification

Project Naming & ResourcesSIG leadershipONS leadership & staff

Idea “filter” – confirmationResource identification and accessProject complianceOversight and guidance

“BMT Initiative”

Project AdolescenceProject relationships

ONSLeaders and membershipOrganizations

Project plan and deadlinesPlan communicationAdditional resources

ONCC

Next Steps…..Young AdultWhat:

Project developmentImplementation and testingPackaging and dissemination

How:Team membersSIG membership

Current systems New ideas

Caffeine & Chocolate

Mature ReflectionCommunication – THE KEY!

Context & fitTeam work & volunteerism

ONSMembership commitment

Two-way communication and feedback

Other SIG ProjectsBMT/SCT Directory with ONS national office – update

data sheetDiscussion page Regional reportersTandem meeting – national/international physician,

scientist, nursing, pharmacist meeting in February each year – leadership of nursing is a progressive assignment from SIG coordinator

ONS Congress SIG sponsored topicsSurvey – soon to be published. Newsletter – 3/year

                                                         

The 2009 BMT Tandem Meetings will be held February 11-15 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.  Early registration, the housing bureau and abstract submission will open on August 1.  The deadline for abstracts is Wednesday, October 8.AgendaThe scientific agenda will span a broad spectrum of topics in blood and marrow transplantation, including laboratory research, clinical investigations and patient care. Related Conferences and ProgramsThe BMT Tandem Meetings includes these related conferences, sessions and workshops:•FACT Workshops for Applicant Preparation and Inspector Training – February 10•Clinical Research Professionals – February 10-12•BMT Center Administrators – February 11-12•Pediatric BMT – February 12•BMT Pharmacists – February 13-14•Transplant Nursing – February 13-15Exhibits, Satellite Symposia and Grant Support

Exhibit and Grant Support OpportunitiesPurchase Recordings and Download MP3 Files.  Audio CDs, synchronized audio/visual CDs and MP3 downloads are available for purchase online:

•  Plenary Sessions, Concurrent Scientific Sessions, Symposia and Oral Abstracts •  Transplant Nursing Conference Photography.  Photos taken at the BMT Tandem Meetings "Battle of the Bands" Gala and the ASBMT President's Dinner can be perused and purchased online. 

UPCOMING BMT TANDEM MEETINGSFebruary 11-15, 2009TampaFebruary 24-28, 2010OrlandoFebruary 17-21, 2011HonoluluFebruary 1-5, 2012San Diego 

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Nursing: A Practice Variation Study

Margaret Bevans RN, PhD, AOCN® ONS BMSCT SIG Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Scientist, Clinical Center, NIH,

D. Kathryn Tierney, RN, PhD, Stanford University Medical CenterColleen Bruch, RN, BS, OCN®, University of Utah Hospital,

Mary Burgunder, RN, MSN, OCN®, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Kathleen Castro, RN, MS, AOCN®, National Institutes of Health, Rosemary Ford, BSN, BA, OCN®, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,

Michelle Miller, RN, BSN, OCN®, University of Rochester Medical Center, Sandra Rome, RN, MN, AOCN®, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

Kim Schmit-Pokorny, RN, MSN, OCN®, University of Nebraska Medical Center,

The Purpose1. Quantify practice variation in the field 2. Addressed practices related to infection prevention:

including isolation, personal protective barriers, visitation, nutrition, and hygiene.

3. In addition, variation related to patient education practices

4. Implementation of evidence-based guidelines related to venous access devices (VAD), oral care, fatigue and pain also explored.

ResultsResults suggest that although some practices are

common across organizations (e.g. airflow systems), variation exists regarding the criteria and timing for initiation or discontinuation of a specific practice. An explanation of these findings may be related to: 1) HSCT teams have a lack of knowledge related to

current guidelines, 2) HSCT teams lack compliance with the standards

based on experience or preference by individual providers, and

3) published guidelines lack the level of detail necessary to translate recommendations into clinical practice.

Due to the complex nature of a HSCT, one challenge in this area of research is how to measure and document the outcomes associated with known practice variation or an individual practice.