Sharon Likely Sprague, DNP, RN, OCN

Biography

Dr. Likely Sprague received her BSN from the University of Delaware, MBA from San Francisco State, and DNP from the California State University, Northern California Consortium DNP. She is the Managing Director at Kaiser Permanente (KP) in the Central Valley with responsibilities for cancer accreditation, navigation and survivorship services and is an Oncology Certified Nurse. During her tenure with KP, she has developed extensive experience in healthcare leadership, including performance improvement, compliance, strategic planning, revenue cycle, and informatics. She has contributed to the opening of several KP hospitals and medical offices in the Central Valley and enjoys the opportunities and challenges in leading change efforts. Her doctoral project was focused on telehealth and cancer survivorship and continues to be a focus of her clinical research interest. Dr. Likely Sprague is married with three adult children and one new granddaughter. Her daughter is a recent BSN graduate and was the spark that began her path to “pay it forward” and is honored to be on TUC’s SON faculty developing transformational nursing leaders to serve our communities.

Education

• BSN University of Delaware
• MBA San Francisco State
• DNP  California State University, Northern California Consortium DNP

Recent Publications

Reflections on COVID-19 and Cancer Care: Stories by Oncology Nurses, May 1, 2021, Oncology Nursing Society Publications, https://ebooks.ons.org/book/reflections-covid-19-and-cancer-care-stories-oncology-nurses

Cancer care telehealth utilization rates and provider attitudes in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California experience, September 2020, American Association for Cancer Research, https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/26/18_Supplement/S06-03

Telemedicine Versus Clinic Visit: A Pilot Study of Patient Satisfaction and Recall of Diet and Exercise Recommendations From Survivorship Care Plans, December 15, 2019, Clinical Journal Of Oncology Nursing, https://cjon.ons.org/cjon/23/6/telemedicine-versus-clinic-visit-pilot-study-patient-satisfaction-and-recall-diet-and

Memberships and Affiliations

Oncology Nursing Society