POGO Education
POGO is committed to providing frequent opportunities for education that allow health care professionals to remain up-to-date in the rapidly advancing field of pediatric oncology, and to ensure that the care delivered to Ontario's children is focused on caring for the whole child.POGO's educational events are dynamic, multidisciplinary learning opportunities at which experts assemble to identify and examine challenging issues of caring for children with cancer from multiple perspectives. They provide valuable opportunities for consultation and collaboration, and excite discussion that advances policy, program and practice innovation.
If you have suggestions for future education events, please forward an email to Jill Forsythe at jforsythe@pogo.ca.
POGO 2010 Symposium - Mark your calendars for November 19 - 20, 2010
Location: Hilton Toronto Hotel, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2L2 CanadaPre-conference 1/2 day workshop on Thursday, November 18, 2010
More information to come, please check back for updates.
2010 Satellite Shared Care Education Day
POGO hosted a Pediatric Oncology Shared Care Education Day that has been initiated by The Hospital for Sick Children. This education day is targeted toward paediatricians and nurses who partner with The Hospital for Sick Children as part of POGO’s Provincial Pediatric Oncology Satellite Program.
The day provided opportunities for tertiary and satellite centre staff to network, to discuss common clinical issues and challenges and to contribute to the identification of future educational opportunities and priorities.
Topics addressed included: Clinical management of fever and neutropenia, parenteral nutrition support, pain management, and ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) protocols and dose adjustment during the maintenance phase of therapy for ALL.
POGO 2009 Symposium, November 13 – 14, 2009
Brain tumors in childhood present major challenges in treatment, and in the impact of the disease and its treatment on the quality of life of the patient and the family. There has been substantial focus on understanding the mechanisms of disease, and on refining treatment, and increasing awareness of the morbidity and social and developmental impacts of these tumors on the child and family. This symposium considered aspects of causation, from a molecular and genetic perspective, surgical, radiation and chemotherapeutic advances, new concepts in rehabilitation and mitigation of neurocognitive impact, particularities of psychosocial care for both patient and caregivers, the impacts on the developmental trajectory, and palliative care. In short, it offered a 360 degree view of childhood CNS tumors in 2009 – the whole patient and the context in which the brain tumor journey is undertaken.The 2009 Symposium would like to recognize the Outstanding Abstract Awards for Fellows/Trainees. The winning abstracts by category are:
Clinical Medicine: Adam Fleming
Basic / Medical Science: Xin Kevin Wang and Rosetta Yuen
Behavioural Sciences: Sonia Gulati
Nursing: No submission
Thank you to the 2009 Symposium Planning Committee for their contribution to making the conference a huge success.
POGO 2008 Symposium November 21 – 22, 2008
This POGO Multi-disciplinary symposium was made possible by funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Cancer Society. The symposium examined major advances in all disciplines relevant to pediatric oncology over the past 25 years with the intent of translating the key advances over those years into a map for the next years. The integration of new understanding of biologic mechanisms of disease, treatment impact and behaviour led to in-depth examination of determinants of outcomes, from the fact of survival to quality of that survival, and to plans for research and collaboration across institutions and disciplines.Encompassed topics included targeted therapy, newer insights into and therapeutic implications for, neurocognitive toxicities, cancer stem cells, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of nausea and vomiting, behavioural and biologic aspects of cancer fatigue, and many others, presented by renowned experts. The format was a combination of plenary talks, work shops and panels. To view the recorded sessions, please contact Jill Forsythe of the Education Department ( jforsythe at pogo.ca )
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