Program Nurse, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Co-Director, Art and Science of Palliative Nursing, Harvard Medical Center for Palliative Care
| BSN, University of Massachusetts, Boston | |
| Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse - HPCC Certification | |
| Oncology Certified Nurse - ONCC Certification | |
| Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Student - expected graduation 2018 | |
| 2009-2012 | Staff Nurse, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| 2012- | Program Nurse, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| 2013 | Graduate, End-of-Life Nursing Education Curriculum |
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2015-2016 |
Director at Large, Boston Oncology Nursing Society (BONS) |
| 2016- | President Elect, BONS |
Deborah Whalen, RN, BSN, CHPN, OCN's nursing career has focused on oncology and palliative care nursing. She has an interest in patient and nurse communication and was selected to attend the COMFORT Communication Course for Oncology Nurses in Washington, DC in 2015.
She has served as co-director for the Art and Science of Palliative Nursing course for the past two years. Ms. Whalen is currently enrolled in a master's program, focused on the care of the adult and geriatric patient populations, though she expects to continue practicing in Palliative and Oncology nursing upon completion of the program.