The Quality of Life Lectureship

Renowned filmmaker Bill Brummel is a 27-year cancer survivor who lost his voice box due to long-term damage from radiation treatments. Subsequently, he produced "Can You Hear My Voice?". The film tells the story of London’s Shout at Cancer choir, whose members are without voice boxes, as they prepare for their most ambitious concert. Along the way, choir members’ cancer stories unfold, revealing emotional struggles with self-identity, self-doubt, and loss that they confronted on the road to survivorship. Using illustrative film clips, Brummel weaves themes of the movie with his own cancer story. 

Watch the recording of the 2023 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lecture from the 48th Annual ONS Congress^® in a brand-new, conversational format, featuring a three-person panel. ONS member and 2000 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship Award recipient Debi Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, FAAN, served as moderator. 

The 2023 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship Award recipients— Suzanne Carroll, RN, MS, AOCN®, Lauren V. Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC, and Amy E. Rettig, DNP, MALM, MSN, BSN, RN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC —joined Boyle as panelists for the “Current Challenges: Nursing Sustainability” discussion.

Watch the recording of the 2022 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship from the 47th Annual ONS Congress^® as Peggy Burhenn, MS, CNS, RN-BC, AOCNS^®, shares her story on the importance of gero-oncology care, the gold standards of older adult patient care, and teaching oncology nurses to incorporate the principles into practice.

Watch the recording of the 2021 Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lectureship from the 46th Annual ONS Congress^®. Tara Rynders, RN, MFA, BSN shares her story in an immersive, multimedia experience about the art and science of self-care through truth-telling, self-compassion, creative expression, and, ultimately, the freedom to celebrate pleasure.

Watch this inspiring lecture from the 45th Annual ONS Congress® as Susan Childress, MN, RN, discusses the importance of self-care and explores ways that you can be more resilient during stressful times.