Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium 2021

Thursday, April 15, 2021, 7:00 AM - Friday, April 16, 2021, 5:00 PM

Save the date for POCCS 2022! We will be virtual on April 28-29, 2022. Watch this space for more information!

 

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Registration for POCCS2021 is now closed. We hope to see everyone back at St. Jude in 2022! 

Outcomes for critically ill hematology/oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant patients, while improved over the last 2 decades, remain unacceptably poor compared with other populations we care for in our ICUs. The goal of this symposium is to bring together experts in the field and those working to become the experts of the future to stimulate discussion and grow new ideas for improving the care of this vulnerable population.

Featured Topics

Featured topics in 2021 include: 

• Immunophenotypes of Multi-organ Dysfunction Syndrome
• ECMO
• Delirium
• Pediatric Surgical Oncology and Neuro-Oncology
  
• Anesthesia Considerations in Pediatric Oncology
  
• Novel Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
• End-of-Life Care During a Pandemic

Breakout topics include: 

• Difficult Cases in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care
• Endothelial Dysfunction
• Workplace Violence (nursing track)

New This Year

COVID Panel. Join leading experts from St. Jude, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Seattle Children's, Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, and other institutions as they discuss the impact of COVID on pediatric oncology and onco-criticial care in the United States and internationally. 

Abstracts. Thanks to those who submitted abstracts for the 2020 symposium. We will feature the accepted abstracts during a virtual poster session at this year's conference.

Virtual Networking Social. Watch for more details about virtual networking opportunities during the symposium! 

1. Determine which latest developments in POCC are applicable to their practice
2. Plan ways to implement those developments and strategies

1. Identify something that they learned that is both new to them and relevant to their practice
2. briefly describe how they will use this knowledge in their practice

Registration is now closed! 

The registration fee is $50 for all attendees (except St. Jude and Le Bonheur employees and attendees from low- and middle-income countries, who may attend for free).

Attendees from low- and middle-income countries, please contact Maria Puerto Torres ([email protected]) for more information about how to register.  

Note that documentation of your employee status may be required.

Organizing Committee

Special thanks to our organizing committee: 

• Asya Agunik, MD, MPH, Chair, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• R. Ray Morrison, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Samir Shah, MD, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
• Melissa Hines, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Caitlin Hurley, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Jennifer McArthur, DO, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Laurie Shoulders, MSN, RN, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Jennifer Alessi, MA, CHCP, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Michael Hans, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPON, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Brandi Kirby, MPH, MS, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Janice Pilkington, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Maria Puerto Torres, BA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Andrea Westmoreland, MEd, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Other Information 

If you have any questions about this symposium, please contact Janice Pilkington at [email protected] or 901-595-3668. 

Sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants at the conclusion of the symposium.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital/University of Tennessee Health Science Center. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.50 hours), Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit (13.50 hours)

The faculty for this activity are listed below. Click to view the faculty member's financial disclosure information and bio.