| Sumario: | Significance & Background: Many oncology nurses possess valuable insights and innovations that can advance the profession and enhance patient care, but they may lack experience in publishing or presenting. Novice authors and presenters need encouragement, empowerment, and support to transform their experiences--such as patient case studies, quality initiatives, or educational tools--into a compelling abstract for a conference poster, podium presentation, or online or traditional publication. Purpose: Three leaders with national ONS experience from an extra-large chapter, comprising approximately 400 members and spanning 225 zip codes and six counties, identified a need to support nurses' professional development, disseminate evidence, and achieve personal publishing and presenting goals. The initiative aimed to help oncology nurses learn how to turn ideas, passions, or previous work (e.g., posters, slide presentations, nursing grand rounds, educational tools, quality initiatives) into a conference abstract or publication submission. Interventions: The chapter held two separate half-day Saturday continuing education workshops approximately one year apart. The first live workshop, Pathways to Professional Publishing, enabled oncology nurses to explore why nurses publish and consider their own publishing interests and expertise. Facilitators discussed the colliding worlds of online and printed content, highlighting key components of general formatting, processes, challenges, and opportunities. The second virtual workshop, Sharing What Matters: A Workshop for Developing Oncology Nursing Abstracts, focused on conference abstract essentials and frequently asked questions. Chapter members showcased previous abstracts and presentations at conferences, including Abstract-Writing: See One, Do One, Teach One, about an institutional mentor- ship. Results: Forty-one chapter members participated across both sessions. The leaders are conducting a formal long-term evaluation in March 2026. Until then, anecdotal results of the publishing workshop include three participants publishing - twice in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing and once in the ONS Voice. Participants in the presentation workshop generated three ONS Congress abstract ideas and developed one mentee-mentorship relationship. Discussion: All oncology nurses can share their expertise and experience. With an extra-large ONS chapter, expert oncology nurses are available to guide nurses as they grow in experience/knowledge. Structured workshops with brainstorming time can equip oncology nurses with skills and confidence to develop and submit their work for presentation or publication.
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