Judy C. Kneece, RN, OCN Honored with Inspiration Award

Charleston, SC, April 14, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Judy C. Kneece, RN, OCN, was recently honored by the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) with the Inspiration Award during the 25th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Inspiration Award was presented by Cary Kaufman, MD, FACS, Past-President of the NCBC. The award was given “for providing unrelenting devotion to the journey of the woman with breast cancer, for developing the field of navigation from diagnosis to survivorship, and for providing education to breast care professionals to provide navigation for all those in need.”

Judy C. Kneece, RN, OCN, is the president of EduCare and is a certified oncology nurse with a specialty in breast cancer. It was while working as an acute care oncology nurse that she first observed the multitude of challenges faced by breast cancer patients. In 1991, Judy made the decision to devote her life to changing the way healthcare is provided to breast cancer patients. Judy has continued to have her hand on the pulse of patients and navigators, sensing their needs and developing tools to meet the ever changing challenges of breast health care delivery. Judy has published six books, Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook, Breast Cancer Support Partner Handbook, Breast Cancer Survivorship Handbook, Finding A Lump in Your Breast, Solving The Mystery of Breast Pain and Solving The Mystery of Breast Discharge. She has also created the COPE Library: Breast Health Edition, which consists of over 430 topics, allowing nurses and doctors to deliver symptom-specific education efficiently.

“Patients are the experts on their care experience. They know what they need. They know what works and what doesn’t work in their care. As healthcare providers, it is our responsibility to ask, hear and respond to their advice. This is healthcare at its best – an empowered patient working with a responsive caregiver. Together, we can change the cancer experience for women in the future,” says Judy.

About the National Consortium of Breast Centers
The National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to excellence in breast health care for the general public. Members include breast health professionals who provide direct care and corporations and businesses that provide services or products to breast health professionals and their organizations. Through monthly newsletters, an annual conference and networking throughout the year, NCBC members are kept informed of the ever-changing breast health care world.

About Judy C. Kneece, RN, OCN and EduCare
Judy C. Kneece serves as the president of EduCare Inc., a dedicated breast health education company, which she founded in 1994. EduCare has consistently been a leader in providing the highest quality breast health educational materials for patients and healthcare providers. Judy has trained over 2,300 nurses as patient navigators. She has published over 40 articles in national publications about patient-focused care, breast cancer navigation, survivorship and comprehensive breast center development. She served as Administrative Radiology Journal Breast Health Editor during 1995-1996. She also served as secretary and was on the Advisory Board for the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC). She presently serves on the American College of Surgeons' National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) on the Education Committee and on the Advisory Board for the national Clinical Breast Care Project for Windber/Walter Reed Medical Center.

For more information about Judy C. Kneeece, RN, OCN or EduCare Inc., visit www.EduCareInc.com or contact JudyCKneece@EduCareInc.com.