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2011 POGO Multi-Disciplinary Symposium

Last updated on Dec 19th, 2011
       
 
 
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM 
         
           
      Plenaries
   Panels   
Workshops

 

DAY 1 – Friday, November 18, 2011

7:30 am – 8:25 am
(Lower Level Lobby)
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:25 am – 8:30 am
(Ballroom A/B)
Opening Remarks

8:30 am – 9:15 am
(Ballroom A/B)

 

Plenary Session: The Evolution of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation
     Paul Veys, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH

 

9:15 am – 9:30 am
(Ballroom A/B)

 

Plenary Session: Structure, Infrastructure and Operation of the SickKids Transplant Program
    John Doyle, MD, FRCPC, FAAP

 

9:30 am – 10:15 am
(Ballroom A/B)

 

Plenary: Cord Blood Banking and Use
     Donna Wall, MD

 

10:15 am – 10:30 am
(Lower Level Lobby)

 

Morning Break
     (Poster Boards on Display)

 

10:30 am – 11:15 am
(Ballroom A/B)

 

Plenary: An Overview of Behavioural/Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant
    
Jantien Vrijmoet-Wiersma, PhD

 

11:15 am – 12:00 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

 

 

Panel: The Behavioural/Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant – Managing the Issues
      Chris Armstrong, RN (EC), NP/Pediatrics
      Debbie Berlin-Romalis, BSW, MSW, RSW
      Sarah Courtney, RN, MN, CPON

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
(Ballroom A/B)
Lunch
      (Poster Boards on Display)
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
(Ballroom A/B)
Plenary: Understanding Acute GVHD: Linking Clinical Science to the Bedside
      James Ferrara, MD, DSc

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm



















Workshop A: The Search for Donors and the Implications of Organizing Stem Cell Drives
      Elizabeth Davies, MSc
      MaryLynn Pride, Patient Transplant Liaison Specialist

Workshop B: Nutritional Support for the Transplant Patient, Pre, During and Post Transplant
      Mary Barron, Clinical Dietitian
      Lorrie Hagen, RD

Workshop C: Preparing Patients, Donors and Families for Transplant
      Debbie Berlin-Romalis, BSW, MSW, RSW
      Jane Lowry, RN
      Tal Schechter Finkelstein, BMT, MD
      Carol Spicer, RN, BN

Workshop D: Managing Post-Transplant Issues in the Patient and Family
      Chris Armstrong, RN (EC), NP/Pediatrics
      Marilyn Cassidy, RN, BA
      Adam Gassas, MBChB, MSc, FRCP, DCH
      Cindy van Halderen, BASc, MSW, RSW

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
(Lower Level Lobby)
Afternoon Break
      (Poster Boards on Display)
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
(Ballroom A/B)
Plenary: Clinical Complications During Transplant
      Tal Schechter-Finkelstein, MD

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
:(Ballroom A/B)

POGO Education Portal Launch

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
(Lower Level Lobby)

Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

POGO Celebratory Dinner

 

DAY 2 - Saturday, November 19, 2011

7:30 am – 8:25 am
(Lower Level Lobby)
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:25 am – 8:30 am
(Ballroom A/B)

Opening Remarks
8:30 am – 9:15 am
(Ballroom A/B)

Plenary:  Transplant in Acute Leukemia – Outcomes and the Changing Spectrum
             Adam Gassas, MBChB, MSc, FRCP, DCH

9:15 am – 10:00 am
(Ballroom A/B)

Plenary: Cell Therapy in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Therapies and Potentials of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
            R. Maarten Egeler, MD, PhD

10:00 am - 10:15 am
(Lower Level Lobby)
Morning Break
(Poster Boards on Display)
10:15 am - 11:30 am









Workshop A: The Search for Donors and the Implications of Organizing Stem Cell Drives
      Elizabeth Davies, MSc
      MaryLynn Pride, Patient Transplant Liaison Specialist

Workshop B: Nutritional Support for the Transplant Patient, Pre, During and Post Transplant
      Lorrie Hagen, RD

Workshop C: Preparing Patients, Donors and Families for Transplant
      Debbie Berlin-Romalis, BSW, MSW, RSW
      Jane Lowry, RN
      Tal Schechter-Finkelstein, MD
      Carol Spicer, RN, BN

Workshop D: Managing Post-Transplant Issues in the Patient and Family
      Chris Armstrong, RN (EC), NP/Pediatrics
      Marilyn Cassidy, RN, BA
     Adam Gassas, MBChB, MSc, FRCP, DCH
     Cindy van Halderen, BASc, MSW, RSW

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

Lunch

(Poster Boards on Display)


12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

Plenary: Survivorship and Late Effects of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation
      Scott Baker, MD, MS

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

Panel: Decision-Making and Ethics in a Transplant Context
      Conrad Fernandez, MD, FRCPC
      Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
      Greg Revera, parent
     

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
(Ballroom A/B)

Summation & Closing Remarks

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