Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (POCCS 2020)

Thursday, April 2, 2020, 8:00 AM - Friday, April 3, 2020, 5:00 PM, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Please note: This symposium has been canceled due to the increasing spread of COVID-19 to decrease the risk to the immunocompromised children of St. Jude. 

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 2020 include: 

• Immunophenotypes of Multi-organ Dysfunction Syndrome
• Extracorporeal Therapy and ECMO (plenary and panel discussion)
• Anesthesia Considerations in Pediatric Oncology
• Surgical Onco-Critical Care
• Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Nursing track 

Breakout topics include: 

• HCT/ICU Collaboration
• Difficult Cases in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care
• Collaborative Research Networks in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care
• Complications of HCT Related to Endothelial Cell Dysfunction

New This Year

Abstracts. Thanks to those who submitted abstracts (the deadline for submission was February 3, 2020). Accepted abstracts will be published in Frontiers in Oncology.

Nursing Track. This year, we will be offering more content for nurses, including a nursing breakout track developed by and for critical care nurses. 

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

Registration will be open until March 13, 2020. 

• Physicians: $200
• Nurses/allied health professionals: $75
• Trainees: $50
• St. Jude and Le Bonheur employees: $25
• St. Jude and Le Bonheur trainees: free (you will be asked to provide documentation at check-in)
• Attendees from low- and middle-income countries: $50

Attendees from low- and middle-income countries: email [email protected] if you have questions.

Note that documentation of your employee, student, or trainee status may be required at check-in.

Other Information 

Please review our hospital guest policy, which includes important infection control information. A campus map is also available.

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

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 an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses may claim up to 12.90 Contact Hours in Nursing. Credit is commensurate with participation in the symposium.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.25 hours), Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit (12.90 hours)

A block of rooms is being held for conference attendees at The Peabody Memphis until March 11, 2020, starting at $193/night (plus taxes and fees). 

The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Ave. 
Memphis, TN 38103
1-800-PEABODY

You can call the hotel directly and refer to the group rate for St. Jude Pediatric Oncology Critical Care or make your reservations online. 

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