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Upcoming Educational Dinner Meetings: Pancreatic Cancer Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Wednesday,? December 9th 5:30 pm Registration 6:00 pm? Dinner and Lecture ? Saltwater Grille 231 Front Street South Portland RSVP to Susan Bowden at bowdes@ ? Event is free of charge to SMONS members $10.00 donation?for non-SMONS members For all programs, Contact Susan Bowden for more information (885-8553). We will continue the rotating schedule Tues/Wed/Thurs every 3 weeks. Get to know Us THIS COULD BE YOU!!For each issue of the SMONS newsletter, we would like to highlight oncology nurses that are working in our community. We learned in our Survey Monkey about program preferences that there are a variety of settings in which our members work. We think it would be great to highlight some of those areas. If you would like to have your care site highlighted in the next SMONS newsletter, please contact Emma Dann (883-4551 or edann@). Community Bulletin Board News from SMONS: Much appreciation to everyone that answered the Survey Monkey questionnaire that Susan sent out about Program planning for 2010. She received great feedback and is using that as she plans programs for the upcoming year. Beyond SMONS/Updates from National ONS Honor Someone Special – Tell Your Patients!Help your patients celebrate the accomplishments of oncology RNs who’ve made a difference in their lives through the ONS Honor Someone Special program, a simple yet meaningful way to thank a cancer nurse who promotes excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. Please share the details of this great new program with your patients, their families… well, everyone you know! Nurses can be honored online at /honorsomeonespecial ? The Oncology Nursing Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have collaborated to develop the first national stand