Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists

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.

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 U.S. and Canadian nurses met in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a goal to form a gynecologic oncology nurses society. These ten nurses became the founding council of the SGNO:
 * Cynthia Beebe
 * Terry Chamorro
 * Lynda Ronan-Conan
 * Mary Lou Cullen
 * Terre Currie
 * Diana Hoff
 * Judith Hubbard
 * Sharon Kelly
 * Paula Major
 * Helen Peterson

Presidents

 * 1984-1988	Lynda Ronan-Cowen
 * 1988-1992	Judy Dean-Hubbard
 * 1992-1994	Beth Colvin-Huff
 * 1994-1996	Lois Almadrones
 * 1996-1998	Lois Winkleman
 * 1998-2000	Sheryl Redlin-Frazier
 * 2000-2002	Suzy Lockwood
 * 2002-2004	Alice Spinelli
 * 2004-2006	Susan Temple
 * 2006-2008	Susan McIntyre
 * 2008-2010	Susan Coples
 * 2010-2012	Lynn Cloutier
 * 2012-2014     Vicky Willis

Annual symposium
In July 1983, the first SGNO educational conference was held in Denver, Colorado. Seventy-five nurses from the United States 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.

SGNO publications

 * Contemporary Issues in Women's Cancers - reference book
 * Women and Cancer - textbook
 * The Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Nursing - the Society's official peer-reviewed journal that is indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.