SIG Virtual Communities Jenny Shinsky Membership/Leadership Specialist

SIG Virtual Communities

Jenny ShinskyMembership/Leadership Specialist

About SIG VCs

• Every SIG has it’s own Virtual Community

• Great way to promote SIG

• Share information

• Increase communication

What are they used for?

• Announcements– Scholarship Information– Deadlines

• Calendar– Meetings– Events

What are they used for?

• Minutes• Agenda• Leadership• SIG Newsletters

• Photos • Communiques• Industry News• ONS National

Announcements

What are they used for?

• Discussion Forum

– Benefits to members• Ask Questions• Share Ideas

– Benefits to SIG Coordinators• Get newsletter article ideas from what members are saying

Online Mentoring

• ONS offers each SIG the ability to have an online mentoring program– Meet nurses with similar interests– Strengthen skills– Expanded network

Online Mentoring

• Acute and Critical Care

• Breast Care

• Cancer Genetics

• Chemotherapy

• Clinical Trial Nurses

• Ethics

• Home Care

• Nurse Practitioner

• Pain Management

• Pharmaceutical/

Industry Nursing

• Targeted and Biological

Therapies

Online Mentoring

• If interested in having your SIG involved in the program contact

Jenny Shinsky412-859-6320

jshinsky@ons.org

Logging In

• Remember to log into the VC to take advantage of benefits.– Sign up to receive announcements via e-mail– Sign up to receive calendar events via e-mail– Discussion Forum

Logging In

• Log in using ONS Profile– To create a profile or to obtain forgotten

username and password visit https://profile.ons.org

• Share log-in information with your members.

Main Virtual Community

• Resources for SIG Leaders

• ONS SIG Newsletter Publication Schedule

• SIG Policy and Procedure Manual

• SIGnal

• Election Materials

• http://sig.vc.ons.org/

Update Your VCs

• Keep all VC areas up-to-date– If content never changes, SIG members will

not use VC.– Keeping SIG members informed and updated

will get the more involved.– If there is a change in leadership, please

inform ONS.

Navigation

Navigation

Navigation

Navigation

Navigation

Favorites

Favorites

Questions?

Jenny Shinsky412-859-6320

jshinsky@ons.org

• See me in the ONS Resource Area if you would like to discuss your VC.