• Nurses must be members of the National APHON organization in order to be considered a FULL member of the Austin APHON chapter.

• Dues are collected to financially support our local chapter. They are used to purchase food, drink, and prizes for meetings and specialty nurse days, support service projects and other patient/family sponsorship activities.

• Dues should be paid by the first meeting of each calendar year. Dues can be paid later in the year, but will not be prorated. Dues shall cover the fiscal year Jan 1 - Dec 31.

Benefits of membership include:

• Educational offerings and CEU's

• Talks given by RNs, NPs, and MDs from local hospitals, presenting topics relevant to your nursing practice

• Increased knowledge of hematology and oncology disease processes, treatments, and issues facing patients and families

• Access to nursing resources and up to date evidence based research

• Events that give you the opportunity to connect with local pediatric hematology/oncology nurses

• Service projects that support the greater pediatric hematology/oncology community