The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists (SGNO) is an international organization made up of nurses and other health professionals in the field of gynecologic oncology and women's health care.
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Mission
The society is dedicated to the advancement of patient care, education, and research in gynecologic oncology and women's health care.
History
In 1980, a group of ten US and Canadian nurses met in Scottsdale, AZ with a goal to form a gynecologic oncology nurses society. These ten nurses became the founding council of the SGNO:
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Annual symposium
In July 1983, the first SGNO educational conference was held in Denver, CO. 75 nurses from the US and Canada attended the conference. Since then, the Society has hosted an annual educational symposium that concentrates on the care of women with gynecologic cancers and overall women’s health.