Overview
Outcomes for critically ill hematology/oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant patients, while improved over the last two decades, remain unacceptably poor compared with other patients we care for in our ICUs. The goal of this symposium is to advance the care of critically ill pediatric hematology/oncology patients through improvements in patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, as well as clinical and translational research.
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Registration type In-person attendance Virtual attendees Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists $200 until January 3, 2024
$300 after January 3, 2024$175 until January 3, 2024
$275 after January 3, 2024Medical Trainees (Students, Residents, Fellows) $150 until January 3, 2024
$175 after January 3, 2024$100 until January 3, 2024
$125 after January 3, 2024Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC) attendees $25 $25 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital employees and trainees $75 $75 Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day (Tuesday, April 16) $50 general/$15 LMIC In-person only Note: In-person registration closes Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Virtual registration will remain open until close of the event. Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day: Tuesday, April 16th
This educational pre-day will describe current literature and management of oncologic specific emergencies in critical care in all potential settings (including middle- and lower-income settings) and outline key differences between critically ill oncologic patients and critically ill general pediatric patients. Topics this year will include sepsis, neurologic dysfunction, tumor lysis syndrome, and ventilator management in pediatric oncology patients. Sessions will be lectures followed by expert panel discussion. Please bring all your questions! The educational pre-day is only available for in-person POCCS attendees.Price is $50 for general and $15 for LMIC participants.
This can be added to your registration by selecting “Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day” prior to checkout.
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The Central Station Memphis, Curio Collection by Hilton
545 S Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103Special Rate: $209/night for single or double occupancy rooms
Website (for general hotel information): https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/memcuqq-the-central-station-memphis/
If you wish to extend your stay beyond the symposium dates, please contact the hotel directly, at (901) 524-5247 to receive the special rate above. Reference the symposium (POCCS) or the group code 90U. Note: You must book your room using the link below first.
Transportation: Symposium attendees will be responsible for their own transportation from the Memphis International Airport to the hotel, as well as to the airport from the hotel. St. Jude will provide transportation from the hotel to St. Jude campus and back each day of the symposium.
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Tuesday, April 16 (Fundamentals Day) 8:00–8:45 am Introduction and Icebreaker
Asya Agulnik, MD and Melissa Hines, MD8:45–9:30 a.m. Hyperleukocytosis
Caitlin Hurley, MD9:30–10:30 am Hematopoietic Stem Cell Treatment Complications
Jennifer McArthur, DO, and Aimee Talleur, MD10:30–10:45 am Break 10:45 am–12:15 pm Sepsis in Critically Ill Pediatric Oncology Patients
Josh Wolf, MBBS, PhD, Jennifer McArthur, DO, and Sherry Johnson, MSN, CPON, NEBC12:15–1:15 pm Lunch 1:15–2:15 pm Neurological Complications in Onco-Critical Care Patients
Emily Hanzlik, MD2:15–3:00 pm Management of Respiratory Failure in Onco-Critical Care Patients
Saad Ghafoor, MD, and Jason Rains, RT3:00–3:15 pm Conclusion and Summary
Asya Agulnik, MD, and Melissa Hines, MDWednesday, April 17 8:00-9:00 am Breakfast and registration 9:00–10:00 am Plenary: Reducing ICU Mortality in Pediatric Oncology Patients: Past, Present and Future
R. Ray Morrison, MD10:00–10:15 am Break 10:15–10:45 am Future of Oncology Therapies
Julie Park, MD10:15–11:15 am Parallel Nursing Session: Pediatric Heart Failure
Amy Donnellan, DNP, CPNP-AC10:45–11:15 am Antibiotic Stewardship, Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
Ted Morton, PharmD, BCIDP11:15–11:30 am Break 11:30 am–12:45 pm Breakout Session
1A: Clinical Pathways in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care
Daphne Munhall, RRT
Agnes Reschke, MD
Sheena Mukkada, MD
Alexandra Schaller, MD1B: Nursing Session: Fundamentals of ECMO
Laurel Metzler, MD, FAAP
12:45–2:00 pm Lunch 2:00–3:30 pm Timing and Patient Selection of Tracheostomy in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care Population
Robert Graham, MD, Christopher Baker, MD; Joe Brierly, MD, and Ellen Bursi, MA, CCC-SLP2:00–3:00 pm Parallel Nursing Session: Insights into the Second Victim Phenomenon
Susan Scott, PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN3:30–3:45 pm Break 3:45– 4:15 pm Use of CRRT in Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Lama Elbahlawan, MD3:45–4:45 pm Parallel Nursing Session: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
Melissa Hines, MD4:15–4:45 pm ICU Management of Heart Failure
Shanelle Clarke, MD4:45–6:00 pm Abstract Session, Award Ceremony, and Cocktail Hour
Nonaccredited sessionThursday, April 18 7:30-8:00 am Breakfast and registration 8:00–9:00 am St.Jude Grand Rounds: Moral Distress in Critically Ill Oncology Patients
Joe Brierley, MD9:00–9:15 am Break 9:15–9:45 am Identifying GVHD in the Spectrum of Post-BMT Challenges
Rebecca Epperly, MD9:15–10:15 am Parallel Nursing Session: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Joe Angelo, MD9:45–10:15 am Advances in Treatment of Graft Versus Host Disease
Jennifer Whangbo, MD, PhD10:15–10:30 am Break 10:30–11:45 am Breakout Session
2A: Difficult Cases – Clinical Challenges and Experiences from Resource-Limited Settings
Anita Arias, MD, and Melissa Hines, MD2B: Paws, Play & Peace: Psychosocial Support in Healthcare
Jennifer Smith Tagg, MS, CCLS, CIMI, Amy Love, MA, MT-BC, and Kimberly Russell, MDiv, BCC11:45 am–1:15 pm Lunch 1:15–2:45 pm Panel Session: Difficult Cases
Melissa HInes, MD, Saad Ghafoor, MD, Gopi Mohan, MD, and Jennifer Whangbo, MD, PhD1:15–2:45 pm Parallel Nursing Session: Wound Care for Special Populations and Developing a Wound Care Program
Christine Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC2:45–3:00 pm Break 3:00–3:30 pm Interdisciplinary Communication in POCCS (CritCom)
Jocelyn Rivera, MD3:00–4:00 pm Parallel Nursing Session: Tumor Lysis Syndrome and Hyperleukocytosis
Caitlin Hurley, MD3:30–4:00 pm Global Challenges in Pediatric Onco-Critical Care: A 3-Year Experience Using PROACTIVE
Anita Arias, MD4:00–4:15 pm Conclusion and Closing
R. Ray Morrison, MD, and Samir Shah, MD -
Speakers
Asya Agulnik, MD
Associate Member, Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Joseph R. Angelo, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Texas Children's Hospital
Anita Arias, MD
Instructor, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Christopher Baker, MD
Professor, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology Director of Ventilator Care Program
Children's Hospital of Colorado Aurora, Colorado
Joe Brierley, MD
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Ellen Bursi, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech & Language Pathologist, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Shannelle Clarke, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Teresa Craghead, RN
Pediatric Oncology Nurse, Critical Care Unit, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalPhoto not available
Amy Donnellan, DNP, CPNP-AC
Cincinnati Children’s
Lama Elbahlawan, MD
Associate Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Rebecca Epperly, MD
Instructor, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cell Therapy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amber Gehrke, RN
Pediatric Oncology Nurse, Critical Care Unit, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Saad Ghafoor, MD
Associate Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Robert Graham, MD
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Jillian Haley, RN
Pediatric Oncology Nurse, Critical Care Nurse, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Emily Hanzlik, MD
Instructor, Division of Neurology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Caitlin Hurley, MD
Assistant Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sara Husband, BSN, RN
Pediatric Oncology Nurse, Critical Care Unit, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sherry Johnson, MSN, CPON, NEBC
Clinical Project Manager, Office of Quality and Patient Safety, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amy Love, MA, MT-BC
Music Therapist III, Child Life Program, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Jennifer McArthur, DO
Associate Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Laurel Metzler, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Gopi Mohan MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center
R. Ray Morrison, MD
Associate Member and Division Chief, Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Ted Morton, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Antimicrobial Stewardship, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sheena Mukkada, MD
Assistant Member, Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Daphne Munhall, RRT
Boston Children’s Hospital
Julie Park, MD
Chair and Member, Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Jason Rains, RT
Director of Respiratory Therapy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Agnes Reschke, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow PGY-9, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital-Stanford
Jocelyn Rivera, MD
Global Scholar, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Kimberly Russell
Staff Support Chaplain, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Alexandra Schaller, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Christine Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Advanced Practice Provider Program Director, Critical Care/Palliative Care, Medical College of WI/Children’s WI
Susan D. Scott, PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN
Nurse Scientist/Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Missouri Health Care
Samir Shah, MD
Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Laurie Shoulders, MSN
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Jennifer Smith Tagg, MS, CCLS, CIMI
Lead Child Life Specialist, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Aimee Talleur, MD
Assistant Member, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cell Therapy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Jennifer Whangbo, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Boston Children's Hospital
Josh Wolf, MBBS, PhD
Associate Member, Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Niki Yager, RN, BSN, CPN
Pediatric Oncology Nurse, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Julie Yopp, RN
Inpatient Units, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital -
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 ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses may claim up to 8.5 Contact Hours in Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit. Credit is commensurate with participation in the symposium.
Evaluation and Claiming Certificates
To claim AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit, or attendance credit for this activity, you must attend the sessions, complete the evaluation, and follow the instructions at the end of the evaluation to claim your credit. If you have questions about claiming your CME, NCPD, or attendance certificate, please contact us at cme@stjude.org. The evaluation will be available after the symposium and will be open until July 20, 2024; you will not be able to claim credit after the evaluation is closed.Disclosure of Financial Relationships
All individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity (such as faculty, presenters, and planners) were asked to complete a statement regarding all financial relationships between themselves and any ineligible company (defined by the ACCME as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients).All relevant relationships will be disclosed below.
Abstract submission
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- Abstracts must be submitted online via the website only. Abstracts submitted by email will NOT be accepted.
- All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication. Authors who would like assistance with the English writing of their abstract should contact us at POCCS@stjude.org at least 2 weeks prior to the deadline. Those part of the Global Critical Care Program should email globalcriticalcare@stjude.org at least 2 weeks prior to the deadline.
- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Abstract submitters will be required to disclose any conflict of interests in the submission form.
- Instructions for preparation of presentations/posters will be made available closer to the date of the congress.
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Before submitting your abstract or case report, please prepare the following information:
- Presenting author’s and co-authors’ contact details:
- Full first and family name(s)
- Degree
- Email address
- Affiliation details: department, institution/hospital, city, state (if relevant), country
- Use a concise title (max 25 words)
- Abstracts are limited to 2000 characters (approximately 300 words)
- Tables and graphics must be inserted in a .jpg or .pdf format. Please limit to one table or figure. However, tables and graphics are not required.
- Abstract content should be single spaced and should clearly contain:
- Background and purpose
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Use only standard abbreviations and use generic names of drugs.
- Submissions may not contain patient names, hospital ID numbers or other identifying information.
- Do not begin sentences with a number – type the number in full; for example, “Three patients” instead of ”3 patients.”
- Abstracts stating “data will be discussed in the presentation” will NOT be accepted.
- Please do not submit multiple copies of the same abstract.
- Presenting author’s and co-authors’ contact details:
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- All abstracts will be evaluated anonymously and scored by the appropriate Scientific Committee. The committee will determine whether the abstract will be accepted for poster presentation and journal publication.
- The deadline to submit abstracts was Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
- The deadline for late breaking abstracts is February 9, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
- Acceptance notifications for presentation will be sent in February 2024.
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