ASH Clinical News January 2016 | Page 19

UP FRONT Advanced Practice Perspectives In this column, we will hear from an increasingly represented and crucial component of hematology/oncology care: advanced practice professionals/ advanced practitioners. In this column, Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN, shares some advice on how APPs should collaborate with physicians and other members of the health-care team. How Does Your Practice Work? Three Easy Steps to an Effective Practice In previous “Advanced Practice Perspective” columns, we’ve discussed the duties of advanced practice practitioners (APPs), including all of the various patient, research, and administrative roles that a hematology/oncology APP plays. These perspectives generated multiple calls and emails from friends, colleagues, and others, who were interested in knowing just how we do what vRF