Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (POCCS 2020)

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Add to Calendar Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (POCCS 2020) 4/2/2020 8:00:00 AM 4/3/2020 5:00:00 PM America/Mexico_City St. Jude Children's Research Hospital false MM/DD/YYYY


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

Target Audience
Anesthesiology, Bone Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy, Critical Care Medicine, Global Pediatric Medicine, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Surgery

Overview

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Early bird registration ends February 3, 2020. 

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. We are accepting abstracts involving the field of onco-critical care. The deadline for submission has been extended to February 3, 2020. Accepted abstracts will be published in Frontiers in Oncology.

Please choose the Abstracts tab above for more information and to submit an abstract.

Note that submitting an abstract does not automatically qualify you for a fellow scholarship. If you are interested in a scholarship, please submit the application linked to below. 

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

Fellow Scholarships

The Department of Pediatrics at St. Jude is offering a few scholarships for PICU fellows to attend POCCS 2020, as we believe this is a great opportunity for education, networking, and professional development. The selection of scholarship recipients will be based on the answers provided in the scholarship application. Please attach your CV to the bottom of the application or email it to Jenny McArthur (jennifer.mcarthur@stjude.org) to complete the application. Applications will be accepted until February 3rd, 2020.

Please note that you may apply for a fellow scholarship without submitting an abstract—the two submission processes are independent from one another. 


Objectives

After attending this symposium, participants should be able to: 
  1. Determine which latest developments in POCC are applicable to their practice
  2. Plan ways to implement those developments and strategies

Registration

Registration is open. 

Early-bird registration (ends February 3, 2020):

  • Physicians: $125
  • Nurses/allied health professionals: $50
  • Trainees: $25
  • St. Jude and Le Bonheur physicians: $25
  • St. Jude and Le Bonheur nurses/allied health professionals: $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: $25

Regular registration (begins February 4, 2020):

  • Physicians: $200
  • Nurses/allied health professionals: $75
  • Trainees: $50
  • St. Jude and Le Bonheur physicians: $50
  • St. Jude and Le Bonheur nurses/allied health professionals: $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 asya.agulnik@stjude.org if you have questions.

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


Accreditation

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.

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 janice.pilkington@stjude.org or 901-595-3668.