Cary Adams, CEO of UICC, and Rani Khetarpal, President of AONN+ (the Academy of Oncology Nurses and Patient Navigators), a UICC member, explore what patient navigation means in practice, how navigators and oncology nurses work side by side across the cancer care continuum, and why this human connection is increasingly important as cancer care becomes more complex. The conversation highlights how navigators help patients and families overcome clinical, psychosocial and financial barriers, ensure continuity of care, and support better outcomes by keeping people on treatment and connected to services.
The episode also looks at the pressures facing the navigation and nursing workforce, including burnout, workforce shortages and sustainability challenges, as well as emerging policy and financing developments — such as the reimbursement of navigation services — that are beginning to change how navigation is valued and scaled within health systems.
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