Virginia Cancer Patient Navigator Network (VACPNN)

The Virginia Cancer Patient Navigator Network (VACPNN) represents navigators across the state who strive to eradicate barriers and enhance outcomes for patients, families, and the healthcare team through education, networking, and mutual support.

Our group consists of members from around the Commonwealth of Virginia that includes nurse and patient navigators, social workers, pharmaceutical partners, administration, and cancer survivors.

Objectives

• Provide a statewide supportive network of navigation whose goal is to provide a framework for all chronic disease management as related to the Virginia Cancer Plan.
• Advocate for the patient navigator’s role with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Educate the community, clinical, and non-clinical based navigator.
• Provide opportunities for networking and sharing of best practices.

Virginia Cancer Plan & VACPNN

This document provides information about the Virginia Cancer Plan, VACPNN, and the role navigators play in implementing the plan across Virginia.

Quarterly Meetings

VACPNN meets quarterly either in-person, virtual or hybrid. The 2026 meeting dates are February 12 (virtual), May 19 (hybrid), August 13 (virtual) and November 6 (virtual).

VACPNN AONN+ Scholarship

CACV and VACPNN are pleased to offer up to 5 scholarships for members to attend the 2025 AONN+ conference virtually in November. Current CACV/VACPNN members are eligible to apply for a scholarship.

VACPNN Co-Chairs

• Margo Leighliter, MHA, BSN, RN, OCN
• L. Tiffani Collins, DHA, MPH, CPPN

Resources

SHARE Cancer Support Patient-Centered Oncology Navigation Toolkit

Interested in learning more or joining VACPNN?

Contact us at vacpnn@cancercoalitionofvirginia.org

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is the professional organization that supports patient navigation practice national and internationally. VACPNN is a local navigator network of AONN+.