International Paediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (IPOCCS) – April/May 2025
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Overview
Great Ormond Street Hospital are delighted to host the first worldwide meeting of the International Paediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (IPOCCS). This two-day symposium brings together international experts to discuss current challenges and advances in the field of paediatric onco-critical care. The goal of this symposium is to advance the care of critically ill paediatric haematology/oncology patients through improvements in patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, as well as clinical and translational research.
Organised in collaboration with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
The 2025 IPOCCS Symposium is supported by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (registered charity no.1160024) (grant number: VS2512)
Learning objectives:
- See how Paediatric Intensive Care (PIC) & haematology/oncology teams can work together to ensure children and their families receive optimal care during periods of critical illness.
- Learn about the ideal organ support for children with haemato-oncological disease.
- Consider methods of decision-making with children and families facing tough situations, including use of compassionate unproven treatments.
- Learn how new medical and surgical approaches to cancer might impact critical care. e.g. What are the latest and future immunotherapeutic approaches?
Who should attend?
Doctors, surgeons, nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) working in Paediatric Oncology and PIC.
CPD/CME:
CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is being applied for. Where approved, the basic unit of CPD activity is 1 hour of learning equals 1 CPD credit.
CME accreditation from the European Union of Medical Specialists is also being applied for.
Dates and Times
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