Statement of Purpose
2021 AfterCare Education
Day will examine selected clinical and psychosocial issues impacting childhood
cancer survivors. Attendees will enhance their knowledge of late effects
associated with childhood cancer and be exposed to new strategies to manage
this unique patient population.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1.
Identify strategies to optimize mental health counselling for childhood
cancer survivors.
2.
List the ways in which sexual health can be affected by a
history of childhood cancer and examine strategies to mitigate these effects,
in order to improve patients’ quality of life.
3. Describe the objectives and results of the POGO
School and Work Transitions Study.
4.
Examine the ethical and clinical challenges of fertility salvage
for female childhood cancer survivors and discuss ways to improve options for
survivors when fertility preservation is not possible.
5.
Explain changes to cardiac and colorectal screening guidelines
for childhood cancer survivors and consider practice change implications.
6.
Acknowledge the lasting emotional, physical and social impacts
of survival on childhood cancer survivors, as articulated by those survivors,
and consider ways to mitigate these impacts through
meaningful practice change.
Registration Rates
Healthcare Professionals | $40.00 |
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Pharma / Government / Association / Other | $40.00 |
Students | $25.00 |
Survivors/Parents | $25.00 |
For More Information
Claire Slaughter
Program Assistant, Communications and Education
905.601.5430
cslaughter@pogo.ca