Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular disease

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dc.contributor.authorFadol, Anecita
dc.contributor.authorNodzon, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorReehal, Priya
dc.contributor.authorYounus, Asma Mouhammad
dc.contributor.authorKriesberg, Chelsea Patricia
dc.contributor.authorStuart, Mary
dc.contributor.authorPituskin, Edith
dc.contributor.authorLee, Geraldine
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-09T11:35:02Z
dc.date.available2026-09-09T11:35:02Z
dc.date.issued2026-05-27
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cardio-oncology addresses the cardiovascular health of patients with cancer, an area of growing importance as cancer survival rates improve. Nurses play a central role in monitoring, educating, and coordinating care, yet a structured, standardized, competency-based education is lacking. This article describes the development, structure, and implementation of the Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE) program, a global educational initiative designed to equip nurses with specialized knowledge and skills to manage cardiovascular complications in patients with cancer. Methods: The CONE curriculum was developed by an international, multidisciplinary committee, informed by a global nursing learning-needs assessment. It comprises 27 virtual modules, providing 18.25 nursing contact hours, including 10.25 pharmacotherapeutics credits accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, aligned with contemporary evidence-based guidelines. Modules cover cardiovascular risk assessment, therapy-related toxicity, survivorship, and multidisciplinary care coordination. Conclusions: The CONE program provides a standardized, evidence-based framework for cardio-oncology nursing education, promoting nurse-led, patient-centered care and improving outcomes for cancer survivors. The asynchronous, flexible curriculum addresses global accessibility barriers and supports learner-directed professional development. Future directions include hybrid learning, simulation-based education, and competency-based certification to formalize nursing roles globally.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidFadol, Anecita
dc.identifier.authororcidNodzon, Lisa
dc.identifier.authororcidReehal, Priya
dc.identifier.authororcidYounus, Asma Mouhammad
dc.identifier.authororcidKriesberg, Chelsea Patricia
dc.identifier.authororcidStuart, Mary
dc.identifier.authororcidPituskin, Edith
dc.identifier.authororcidLee, Geraldine§0000-0001-6385-8600
dc.identifier.citationFadol, A, Nodzon, L, Reehal, P, Younus, A M, Kriesberg, C P, Stuart, M, Pituskin, E & Lee, G 2026, 'Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular disease', Cardio-Oncology, vol. 12, no. 1, 98, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-026-00516-9
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40959-026-00516-9
dc.identifier.endpage6
dc.identifier.issn2057-3804
dc.identifier.issued1
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-6385-8600/work/226276785
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19208
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105046121271
dc.rights© 2026, the Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it.
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dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectCardio-Oncology
dc.subjectCardiotoxicity
dc.subjectCardiovascular Disease
dc.subjectNursing Education
dc.subject[NursingMidwifery]
dc.titleCardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular diseaseen
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