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2017 POGO Symposium on Childhood Cancer

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Jamie Irvine


The 2017 POGO Multi-Disciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer – Cancer in Infancy: Tiny Patients, Huge Challenges – examined clinical and scientific advances in cancer in infancy and the associated physical, psychosocial and medical issues, as well as focus on relevant resources, tools and strategies for a multidisciplinary audience.

Over 230 delegates representing a variety of disciplines attended the conference.

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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

The Complex Nature of Neuroblastoma in Infancy
Rochelle Bagatell, MD

Developmental Outcomes for Infants with Cancer: Understudied and Underserved?
Melissa Alderfer, PhD

Retinoblastoma: An Eye to the Future
Furqan Shaikh, MD, MSc, FRCPC

BRIGHT IDEAS: An Evidence-Based Approach to Alleviate Distress in Caregivers of Children Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
Robert B. Noll, PhD

In Utero Surgery: Exploring New Dimensions for Infants
Jacob Langer, MD

Anti-Cancer Drug Pharmacology in Infants and Very Young Children
Clinton Stewart, PharmD

Rare Tumours of Infancy
Rajkumar Venkatramani, MD, MS, FAAP

WORKSHOPS

The Art and Science of Keeping Infants with Cancer Well-Nourished
Laura Collins, RD
Debbie O’Connor, PhD, RD

Measuring, Managing and Mitigating Cancer and Treatment Pain in Infants
Anna Taddio, PhD
Jason Thomas Maynes, PhD, MD

Developmental and Psychosocial Aspects of Caring for Infants with Cancer
Melissa Alderfer, PhD
Vanessa Burgess, MScOT, OT Reg. (ONT)

A Fine Balance Infection Control in Infants
Michelle Science, MD, MSc
Dana Devine, PhD

Posted in 2017 Symposium, Education for Health Professionals | Tagged 2017 Symposium, neuroblastoma, pain management, psychosocial, Retinoblastoma, tumours

Retinoblastoma: An Eye to the Future-Symp2017

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Jamie Irvine


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Speaker:
Furqan Shaikh, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Staff Oncologist, Solid Tumour Section, Haematology/Oncology
Project Investigator, CHES, Research Institute
Director, Fellow’s Continuity Clinic
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Assistant Professor, Paediatrics
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Dr. Furqan Shaikh received his medical degree from Queen’s University in 2003. He completed his pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and a fellowship in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Shaikh is a paediatric oncologist in the Solid Tumour Program within the Division of Haematology/Oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children, and an assistant professor of paediatrics at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Germ Cell Tumor subcommittee of the Children’s Oncology Group.

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