Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists

The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists (SGNO) is an international organization made up of nurses and other health professionals in the field of gynecologic oncology and women's health care.

Mission

The society is dedicated to the advancement of patient care, education, and research in gynecologic oncology and women's health care.[1]

History

In 1980, a group of ten U.S. and Canadian nurses met in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a goal to form a gynecologic oncology nurses society. These ten nurses became the founding council of the SGNO:

  • Cynthia Beebe
  • Terry Chamorro
  • Lynda Ronan-Conan
  • Mary Lou Cullen
  • Terre Currie
  • Diana Hoff
  • Judith Hubbard
  • Sharon Kelly
  • Paula Major
  • Helen Peterson

Presidents

  • 1984-1988 Lynda Ronan-Cowen
  • 1988-1992 Judy Dean-Hubbard
  • 1992-1994 Beth Colvin-Huff
  • 1994-1996 Lois Almadrones
  • 1996-1998 Lois Winkleman
  • 1998-2000 Sheryl Redlin-Frazier
  • 2000-2002 Suzy Lockwood
  • 2002-2004 Alice Spinelli
  • 2004-2006 Susan Temple
  • 2006-2008 Susan McIntyre
  • 2008-2010 Susan Coples
  • 2010-2012 Lynn Cloutier
  • 2012-2014 Vicky Willis

Annual symposium

In July 1983, the first SGNO educational conference was held in Denver, Colorado. Seventy-five nurses from the United States and Canada attended the conference. Since then, the Society has hosted an annual educational symposium that concentrates on the care of women with gynecologic cancers and overall women’s health.

SGNO publications

References

  1. ^ "The SGNO Today". Retrieved 28 July 2011.