Recently published Annual Meeting-related materials, career development resources, and fact sheets are available to ASCO members. A patient-focused newsletter and fact sheet are also available.
Achieving Career Success in Oncology: A Practical Guide
ASCO designed this guide as a practical resource for oncology fellows and junior faculty who are in the process of choosing a career path. The guide offers a comprehensive look at the multiple career settings available to oncology trainees: academia, community practice, the pharmaceutical industry, and government agencies. Readers will also find advice on career development issues that are universal to all oncology professionals, such as time management, leadership, and conflicts of interest. Both the print and online formats of
Achieving Career Success in Oncology are now available for purchase through ASCO.org.
The Oncology Electronic Health Record (EHR) Field Guide
This comprehensive, oncology-specific handbook was developed to equip practitioners with the information and resources needed to select and implement current and future oncology-specific EHRs for clinical practice and management as well as quality-of-care measurement and improvement. The guide addresses core functionalities desired in an oncology-specific EHR and provides guidance for practitioners who are interested in incorporating the technology into their practices.
The Oncology Electronic Health Record Field Guide is now available for purchase at
www.asco.org/ehrfieldguide.
Expanded Fact Sheet Series Includes 20 Cancer Types
ASCO Answers, ASCO’s new fact sheet series, gives patients and their families a basic introduction to the most common cancer types. Each fact sheet includes an overview of the cancer type, an illustration of where the cancer starts, how it is treated, terms to know, and questions to ask the doctor. The following new titles have been added to the ASCO fact sheet series:
- Brain tumor
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Lung cancer
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Oral and oropharyngeal cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Uterine cancer
PDF copies of the fact sheets are available online at
www.cancer.net/factsheets, or to request free printed copies for your waiting room or patient education area, contact the ASCO Communications and Patient Information Department at 703-519-2927 or
contactus@cancer.net.
2008 Educational Book
The
2008 Educational Book contains the practice-changing science and innovative research that was presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting. The 91 original manuscripts in the book were submitted by speakers and chairs of Educational Sessions and provide convenient access to this year’s Meeting content. Each article contains a list of the manuscript’s key points, facilitating an easy review of the content. The
2008 Educational Book was distributed at the Annual Meeting and is now available in print, on CD-ROM, and online at ASCO.org. The ASCO
Educational Book is also now available on Highwire Press at
edbook.ascopubs.org.
Annual Meeting Summaries
This comprehensive resource includes concise overviews of both the Plenary and Oral Abstract Sessions from the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting. It provides expert commentary about key research findings and their clinical applications and includes reprints of all presented abstracts for easy reference, as well as information about the latest treatment modalities, technologic advances, and trends in emerging oncology fields. The 2008 edition of
Annual Meeting Summaries will be mailed to ASCO members in September. Members will also have free access to the full text of all manuscripts on ASCO.org.
ASCO Daily News Wrap-up Edition
The Wrap-up edition of
ASCO Daily News, the official onsite newspaper of the ASCO Annual Meeting, is the last of the five-issue series distributed at the 2008 Meeting. The newspaper covers the research findings presented in scientific sessions held on Monday and Tuesday, contains a summary article of the Meeting’s key science, and reprints all of the In Briefs from the onsite editions. The Wrap-up edition was mailed to all ASCO members in early July. All issues of the newspaper are available online at
www.asco.org/dn.
2008 Annual Meeting Cancer Advances Newsletter Available
Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting is now available, summarizing the research highlighted during the 44th ASCO Annual Meeting. This publication is designed to provide patients and their families with access to the latest information about cancer research, prevention, care, and treatment. In addition to clinical research summaries, the newsletter explains how each finding relates to cancer care in a section called “What This Means for Patients.”
The newsletter is available online at
www.cancer.net/canceradvances. To obtain print copies, contact the ASCO Communications and Patient Information Department at
contactus@cancer.net.
HOW DO I PURCHASE ASCO PUBLICATIONS? Call the ASCO Customer Service Department at 888-273-3508 or visit the ASCO Bookstore on ASCO.org.
