APSHO Patient Advocacy Council

Vision

Patient-centered care, with the patient as the driving force on a multidisciplinary team, improves patient outcomes and quality of life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual health.

Mission

Provide support to patients and their care partners, including addressing unmet educational and other needs and integrating their participation in intervention and research development.

Members:

• Lorinda Coombs, PhD, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP^®, APSHO Patient Advocacy Council C0-Chair, APSHO Board of Director, Treasurer
• Fatima Zelada‑Arenas, MA, APSHO Patient Advocacy Council Co-Chair, PANcan
• Harold Abrams, The Cancer Network
• Dana Brantley-Sieders, Susan G. Komen
• Maria Cabrera, MPH, American Cancer Society
• Melisa Celikoyar, LCSW, CancerCare
• Susan Cunneen, RN, BSN, OCN, APSHO Member, Survivor
• Kristi M. Griffith, MSN, RN, CHPN, ONN-CG, LUNGevity Foundation
• Haleigh E. Mistry, MS PA-C, APSHO Board of Director
• Amy Pierre, MSN, ANP-BC, APSHO Board of Director
• Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO, APSHO Board of Director
• Lisa Thomas MSN, FNP-BC, OCN, AOCNP^®, APSHO Member, Survivor