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Patient Navigation Training and Resources

The GW Oncology Patient Navigation Training: The Fundamentals, launched in 2015, has provided free training for more than 12,000 patient navigators from over 42 countries. It has been adapted for speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, and American Sign Language. Given major updates to the patient navigation field, GW launched an updated training in 2025. To update the training, current literature was examined, new standards and resources were gathered, and 15 subject matter experts were asked to suggest updates, revisions, and new resource additions. These experts are listed below along with the presenter of each lesson.  

Updates to the training included streamlining content, adding new resources, and expanding resources for greater inclusivity. New resources that were included were: the AONN+/ American Cancer Society Navigation Metrics Toolkit, AONN+ CATCH resources, the Oncology Navigation Standards of Professional Practice, the GW Patient Navigation Barriers and Outcomes Tool (PN-BOT), the GW Community Needs Assessment Guide, and the GW Financial Navigation lesson. 

The updated GW Oncology Patient Navigation Training: The Fundamentals ensures greater inclusivity to diverse populations, updated evidence and resources critical to the navigation profession, and improvements to the learner experience. The training continues to adhere to CMS training requirements for auxiliary personnel performing PIN services, and can be accessed at bit.ly/PNTraining.