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2015 POGO Symposium on Childhood Cancer

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin


The 2015 POGO Multi-Disciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer – An Integrated Approach to Relapse – examined what happens to the child, family and health-care team at the time of, and following relapse, the associated psychosocial and medical issues that arise, and the resources, tools and strategies that may be harnessed to address these unique challenges.

Over 200 pediatric oncologists, nurses, social workers, and other health care professionals gathered to enhance their knowledge of management options for patients at the time of relapse and to look toward an ultimate goal of integrated care.

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NOTE: The content of each presentation below captures the unedited information and opinions presented by the speakers. Please note that the information contained in the presentations was current at the time it was presented – there may be further information in subsequent literature. Listed speaker credentials were current at the time of presentation.

PLENARY SESSIONS

Care of the Relapsed Patient: The Current State of Affairs
Adam Rapoport, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc

Toward Integrated Care
Donna Johnston, MD, FRCPC, FAAP

A Fine Balance: The Economics of Drug Therapy
Jaclyn Beca, MSc
Suzanne McGurn, RN, BScN, MPA
Judy Van Clieaf, RN, BScN, MN

Select Poster Presentations and Updates
Post-Chemotherapy Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Titers in a Pediatric Population
Lauren Friedman

An In-Progress Mixed Methods Study to Test the Usability of an Interactive Communication Tool to Help English-and French-Speaking Children Express their Cancer Symptoms
Rachel Hamilton

Impact of a Manualized Group Intervention for Bereaved Parents with Complicated Grief Symptoms: Month Follow-Up
Kyleigh Schraeder, PhD Candidate (clinical psychology)

POGO Mucositis Practice Guidelines
Paul Gibson, MD, FRCPC

Radiation, Palliation, Communication – Discussing Recurrent Malignancies and the Role of Radiotherapy
Normand Laperriere, MD, FRCPC, FRANZCR (Hon)

WORKSHOPS

Quality or Quantity: Guiding Families through Difficult Decisions
Andrea Frolic, PhD
Pamela Hinds,PhD, RN, FAAN
Shayna Zelcer, MD, FRCPC

How Religion and Culture Affect Advanced Care Medical Decision Making
Pamela Mosher, MD, MDiv
Gerardo Quintanar, BA (Ph), PhD (Th)
Randi Zlotnik Shaul, JD, LLM, PhD

Canada on Capacity: Legal and Ethical Implications
Rose Geist, BSc, MD, FRCP(C)
Hon. Stephen Goudge, Q.C.
Lawrence Jardine, MD, FRCPC

Bridging the Divide: The Role of Complementary Therapies in End of Life Care
Lynda Balneaves, PhD, RN
Elena Ladas, PhD, RD

Posted in 2015 Symposium, Education for Health Professionals | Tagged 2015 Symposium, Multi-disciplinary, relapse

Care of the Relapsed Patient: The Current State of Affairs

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin


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Presentation Description:
This session  identified the two main “streams” in the current approach to care of the relapsed patient – the palliative perspective and the “aggressive” Phase 1 perspective – and elaborated on how these two streams co-exist within the current patient care model.

Speakers:
Adam Rapoport, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
Medical Director, Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
Hospital for Sick Children
Medical Director, Emily’s House Children’s Hospice
Assistant Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Lehman/Children’s Cancer Research Fund Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer; Chair, Children’s Oncology Group Developmental Therapeutics Committee
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis       

Note: POGO was not granted permission to share Dr. Brenda Weigel’s slides

Posted in 2015 Symposium | Tagged 2015 Symposium, integrated care, palliative care, phase 1, relapse

Toward Integrated Care

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin


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Presentation Description:
Pediatric palliative care provides support to patients with life limiting illnesses.  The integration of palliative care with oncology patients has been shown to increase quality of life, yet there is often hesitation on the part of oncologists to introduce palliative care to patients.  Both the challenges of early introduction of palliative care in pediatric oncology as well as the many benefits were discussed.

Speaker:
Donna Johnston, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa

Posted in 2015 Symposium | Tagged 2015 Symposium, integrated care, palliative care, Quality of Life

A Fine Balance: The Economics of Drug Therapy

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin


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Presentation Description: 
This panel discussion discussed approaches to securing funding for new drug therapies used for relapsed disease and the decision-making process around the development and dissemination of these novel drug therapies.  The panel presentation involved three different perspectives on cost and resource implications from a provincial, medical economics and hospital administration perspective. 

Speakers:
Jaclyn Beca, MSc
Manager, Pharmaeconomics Research Unit
Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto

Suzanne McGurn, RN, BScN, MPA
Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Officer
Ontario Public Drug Programs

Judy Van Clieaf, RN, BScN, MN
Vice-President, Clinical
The Hospital for Sick Children

Note: POGO was not granted permission to share Jaclyn Beca’s or Judy Van Clieaf’s slides.

Posted in 2015 Symposium | Tagged 2015 Symposium, drug therapies, funding, pharmaeconomics, relapse

Select Poster Presentations and Updates

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin


Presentation Description: 
This session featured oral presentation of select posters on display at the 2015 Symposium as well as a POGO guidelines update.

Guidelines presenter:
Paul Gibson, MD, FRCPC
Pediatric Oncologist
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

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Poster presenters:
Lauren Friedman, Medical Student
Queen’s University; Kingston General Hospital

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Rachel Hamilton, Research Student
University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children

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Kyleigh Schraeder, PhD Candidate (clinical psychology)
University of Western Ontario

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Posted in 2015 Symposium | Tagged 2015 Symposium, chemotherapy, grief, guidelines

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