# Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)

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## TL;DR

AONN+ is the professional society for cancer nurse navigators and patient navigators in the US; it trains and certifies the people who guide patients through care.

## Summary

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) describes its focus as developing a local and regional network of navigators to support communication and education among peers and improve patient outcomes and survivorship. It runs annual and midyear conferences, national committees (including clinical trials, survivorship and genetics and genomics), toolkits, continuing education and Local Navigator Networks. A separate legal entity, the AONN+ Foundation for Learning, oversees the Oncology Nurse Navigator-Certified Generalist (ONN-CG) and Oncology Patient Navigator-Certified Generalist (OPN-CG) exams.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: AONN+; AONN
- Tags: us
- URL: https://www.aonnonline.org/
- Holds: The US professional society for oncology nurse navigators and patient navigators: conferences, toolkits, continuing education, national committees and Local Navigator Networks, with a linked foundation that runs navigator certification exams.

## Connected records

- technologies: [Oncology nursing and nurse-led care](https://onco.cc/technologies/oncology-nursing/)
- terms: [Patient navigation in cancer care](https://onco.cc/terms/patient-navigation/)

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