Any AOSW member can submit a colleague for Kudos! Remember, nominators and nominees must be AOSW members. Please reach out to Kudos Editor Alicia Wlodynski at Alicia.Wlodynski@Moffitt.org with any questions.
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Kudos to Carrie Panzer, LCSW. She’s presented at conferences and now has an article published in Oncology Central, titled “Supporting cancer patients through body image distress: practical advice for oncology professionals”. You can read the article here.
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In recognition of the first anniversary, congratulations to the Orlando VA Healthcare System’s Cancer Survivorship Program’s Virtual Group. It was created last November with the support of Brittany Hahn, LCSW, OSW-C. Learn more.
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Kudos to our AOSW Members who presented at the Psychosocial Oncology Professionals Symposium in Boston.
- Teresa van Oort, MHA, LCSW-S, FAOSW, OSW-C, for sharing findings from ACCC’s 2026 Financial Advocacy Network Census.
- Aimee Hoch, LSW, OSW-C, FACCC: “From Policy to Practice: Coverage Instability, Financial Distress, and Access to Cancer Care”
- Kiersten Anderson, LICSW, OSW-C, and Madeline Liakos, LICSW: “Quality of Life and Disease Burden in Cervical Cancer”
- Leora Lowental, LICSW, OSW-C, MPA, FAOSW, and Kelly Hendershot, LGSW, LMSW: “Bearing Witness: Ethical Use of Patient Stories in Psychosocial Oncology”
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Kudos to our AOSW Members who presented at the Association of Cancer Care Centers Nation Oncology Conference
- Donna DiClementi, LCSW, OSW-C, was a panelist for “Comprehensive Cancer Care in Action: Scalable Models for Whole-Person Support.” It is wonderful to see social workers included in these conversations on a national stage with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Abra Kelson, DSW, LICSW,addressed Evidence-Based Pathways for Supportive Services on a Standardize, Prevent, Improve: Redefining Quality in Cancer Care Delivery as part of a panel focused on evidence-based pathways for supportive services.
- In addition to her presentation noted above, Aimee Hoch, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, FACCC, returned to the stage as a panelist for Bridging Precision Medicine, Clinical Trials, and Financial Navigation.
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Kudos to Jessica Fox, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C, for presenting at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Texas. The presentation was titled, “Redefining Oncology Support: Collaboration Through Virtual Nutrition Psychoeducation Groups,” and was presented with perspective.
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