Joy Bartholomew RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CPON
Experience
1996-Present Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Case Manager in Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics.
3/05-Present Firstat Nursing services PRN.
Swope Parkway Urgent Care
1989-1996 Staff Nurse Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Licensure and Certification
Kansas State Board of Nursing-registered nurse and advanced practice nurse Missouri State Board of Nursing-registered nurse and advanced practice nurse American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse-APHON/ONS Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
Appointments 10/09–present NCI/COGjoint task force member establish safe
administration of chemotherapy agents in children
10/08- 10/09 COG task force chair. Committee formed to evaluate the
feasibility of developing protocol order sets.
3/08-present Nursing Steering Committee. Clinical Trials Sub-Committee
Co-Chair
7/05-3/08 COG Nursing Steering Committee. Clinical Practice
Sub-Committee Co-Chair
9/04–present COG protocol nurse for High Risk Neuroblastoma ANBL0532
3/04-3/05 Developed, distributed and complied “net questions” for the
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium Nursing Committee
Education
1998-2002 Research College of Nursing
Masters of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Kansas City, Missouri
1987-1989 Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kansas City, Missouri
1982-1984 Associate in Environmental Science
Research
10/09-Present Antiemetic Prophylactic Treatment for Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and
Vomiting in Children: as assessment of efficacy. PI: Joy Bartholomew. IRB approved 10/27/09. $16,710 funded by Children’s Mercy Cancer Center
8/06-4/10 Cost Benefit Comparison of Inpatient versus Outpatient Administration of
Cyclophosphamide. PI: Joy Bartholomew. IRB approved 6/23/08. In preparation.
1/06-Present COG High Risk Neuroblastoma protocol nurse ANBL0532 8/06-6/07 Adolescent Evaluated Quality of Life – A longitudinal study
Co-investigator: Joy Bartholomew. PI: Becki McCaskie, LCSW, LMSW
$7700 funded by Children’s Mercy Cancer Center . The results of this study were
presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Conference 7/07
7/05-7/06 Kid Cards: Teaching Children about Medicine
Co-Investigator: Joy Bartholomew. PI: Heather Curry, PCNS $5000 Dee Lyons Nursing Scholarship Award
8/04-8/05 Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents with Cancer
Co-investigator: Joy Bartholomew. PI: Peggy Ward-Smith, PhD, RN $5618 funded by Children’s Mercy Cancer Center
11/04-6/05 Participant as an expert reviewer/healthcare provider in NCI, NIH sponsored
study based at Georgetown University Hospital entitled Knowledge Empowerment for Youth with Solid Tumors.
2/02-11/04 RG# 00001030, Grant 1 U01 HL69254-01
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium Research Nurse: Joy Bartholomew. PI: Alan S. Gamis, MD
$2,024,897 funded by NIH
3/01-6/02 Quality of Life Among Childhood Leukemia Patients
Co-investigator: Joy Bartholomew. PI: Julie Hicks
$1140 funded by Katharine B Richardson Associates Endowment Fund
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Children’s Oncology Group full member
Greater Kansas City Chapter Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses Heartland Nurse Practitioner Network
Kansas City Round Table of Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium
National Member Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses
2009 Clinical Excellence Award in Nursing – Expanded role nominee 2005 Clinical Excellence Award in Nursing-Expanded role nominee 2005 Honorary APN Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Publications/editorial Contributions
Expert reviewer for COG/APON collaborative project. BMT Core Curriculum
Introduction to BMT and Engraftment sections. Second edition. Anticipated release 12/11.
Expert Reviewer for APHON’s Foundations of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Comprehensive Orientation and Review Course. Second edition. Anticipated release 09/11.
Chapter Author-Fever. Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses Telephone Triage Guidelines. Anticipated release 11/11.
Chapter Author-Neuroblastoma. Nursing Care of children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. 4th edition. Anticipated release 09/11.
Dalal J, Bartholomew J, Simon S, Laurence K, Wall D, Gordon B, Watanabe M, Gamis A. (2008) “High dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue for children with relapsed or high risk solid tumors”, in preparation.
Web page author Children’s Mercy Hospital featured research hospital CureSearch. 8/07. Currently available at
Ward-Smith P, Hamlin J, Bartholomew J, Stegenga K. (2007) Quality of Life Among Adolescents with Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology 24(3) May/June Chief Editor of Children’s Oncology Group Nursing Newsletter. Distributed bimonthly, 12/05 to present.
Co-Author, Contributing editor and project manager for Children’s Oncology Group. Palliative Care Guidelines-presently under editorial review prior to publication. Released 07/11.
Co-Author Children’s Oncology Group Supportive Care Protocol Guidelines. Released 8/08.
Bartholomew, J and VanStone, J. Cytogenetics for Nurses. Children’s Oncology
Group. Nursing Education Sub-Committee. 6/07
Expert reviewer for COG/APON collaborative project. BMT Core Curriculum.
Introduction to BMT and Engraftment sections. 6/05.
Curesearch Website, 2004. Fever and Neutropenia information for lay medical providers and families.
Family Education Newsletter. Division of Hematology/Oncology. Winter 2004. “Colds and Flu: It’s that time of year!”
Family Education Newsletter. Division of Hematology/Oncology. Spring 2003. “Should my child see the PCP when she is well?”
Hicks, J., Bartholomew, J., Ward-Smith, P., & Hutto, C.J. (2003, July/Aug). Quality of life among childhood leukemia patients. Journal of Pediatric Oncology
Nursing, 20 (4), 192-200.
Contributing editor 2003 Cancer Care Annual Report. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics.
Manual of Operating Procedures for PBMTC conducted Clinical Trial Network Studies for the NIH. 2002
University of Missouri at Columbia; School of Nursing. Mentor for PNP graduate student Spring semester 2007.
APHON Counts October newsletter Practice Corner Column. Palliative Care – 2010
APHON 34th annual conference Preconference workshop “Neuroblastoma:
Coming together for Cure and Care”
APHON 34th annual conference General Session Speaker “Cytogenetics for the
pediatric Oncology Nurse”
ANBL0931 training module Hem/Onc division 6/10
Children’s Oncology Group meeting. Clinical Trials Sub-Committee Co-Chair. Semiannual session presentations 10/08 to present
Overview of Neuroblastoma and Wilm’s Tumor Presented to newly hired staff nurses. 9/09.
Presentations APHON Greater Kansas City Chapter. Presented Cytogenetics for the Pediatric
Oncology Nurse, 9/07.
Annual Children’s Mercy Hematology/Oncology Nursing Orientation; 2005-present; Pediatric Brain Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Wilm’s Tumor
Children’s Oncology Group meeting. Nursing forum. Candidate for member-at-large position, 11/04.
Children’s Oncology Group. Nursing Education Session. Cytogenetics for Nurses- power point presentation on project development. Project initiation 11/04 Semiannual updates continue until project completion.
Diagnosing pediatric cancers. Presented to Society of Pediatric Nurses of greater Kansas City. 11/04.
Pediatric Cancer. Presented to newly hired staff nurses. 7/04. Oncologic Fever. Presented to Children’s Mercy Hospitals Hematology/Oncology APN journal club. 6/04.
Overview of pediatric cancer. Presented to newly hired staff nurses. 1/04. Molecular genetics in pediatric oncology. Presented to Children’s Mercy Hospitals Hematology/Oncology APN journal club. 9/03
Childhood cancer overview. Presented to hem/onc staff nurses. 6/03
Community Service
Chip it for Children golf fund raiser introduction 6/10
