2011 POGO Multi-Disciplinary Symposium
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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
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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 |
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8:30 am – 9:15 am
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Plenary Session: The Evolution of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation
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9:15 am – 9:30 am
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Plenary Session: Structure, Infrastructure and Operation of the SickKids Transplant Program
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9:30 am – 10:15 am
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Plenary: Cord Blood Banking and Use
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10:15 am – 10:30 am
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Morning Break
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10:30 am – 11:15 am
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Plenary: An Overview of Behavioural/Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant
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11:15 am – 12:00 pm
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Panel: The Behavioural/Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant – Managing the Issues |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 9:15 am – 10:00 am (Ballroom A/B) |
Plenary: Cell Therapy in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Therapies and Potentials of Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |

