June 27, 2025—In this article, Oncology Nursing News sat down with the International Myeloma Foundation's Interim CEO and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Diane Moran, RN, MA, EdM, to discuss how healthcare providers, particularly nurses, contribute to transitioning myeloma care to the community level.

In this Q&A, Ms. Moran spoke about how nurses can maintain confidence in providing myeloma care at community clinics instead of specialty myeloma centers. She said, "What you have to do in the community is help the community get over the anxiety of patients coming there [after receiving] new therapies. This has happened with all kinds of drugs, where when they come to the community, there’s the anxiety of “Are we prepared to handle this?” And many of the drugs that initially take a long time get into the community eventually are used routinely on a daily basis, but that takes a lot of work in terms of communication, education, willingness to support the community once the patients move out into the community, and the confidence to know the community can handle the patient when they get there."

To learn more about Ms. Moran's insights on communication and care in myeloma community clinics, read the full interview from the button below.