Episode 102: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recognizes Oncology Nursing Month

<p>Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS’s clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss oncology nurses’ contributions to cancer care, OCE’s initiatives, and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic’s implications for oncology drug approvals.  </p> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Music Credit:</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><a href= "http://www.incompetech.com/"><span data-contrast="none">"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod</span></a></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong> </p> <p>Check out these resources from today’s episode: </p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/topic/us-food-and-drug-administration-fda">FDA new drug approval announcements</a> on <em>ONS Voice</em></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/richard-pazdur">Richard Pazdur’s biography</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/oncology-center-excellence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oncology Center of Excellence</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/fda-guidance-conduct-clinical-trials-medical-products-during-covid-19-public-health-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials During COVID-19</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/oncology-center-excellence/project-socrates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FDA Community Outreach and Education Programs</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/oncology-center-excellence/project-facilitate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Project Facilitate</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/oncology-center-excellence/project-orbis" target="