The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
April 7-10, 2010
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Booth Location: #200 (Follow us on Twitter)
ASPHO is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting optimal care of children and adolescents with blood disorders and cancer by advancing research, education, treatment and professional practice.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Conference Downloads and Resources
Children's Cancer Hospital Home Page
Children's Cancer Hospital Strategic Vision 2010-2015 (PDF)
Children's Cancer Hospital Guide for Referring Physicans (PDF)
Proton Therapy Center Home Page
Video: Proton Therapy for Pediatric Patients
An Overview of the Pediatric Endorcine Tumor Program by Steven G. Waguespack, M.D., FAAP, FACE (bio)
Featured Faculty Speaker
Dr. Anita Mahajan
Management Of Very Young Children With Brain Tumors
Workshop Friday, April 9, 2010 from 4:15-5:45pm
Brain tumors in very young children pose a considerable problem for management and cure. A greater proportion of these patients than older patients have disseminated disease. Often complete resections of tumors are not possible. the developing brain is highly susceptible to long-term injury due to surgery and radiation. to avoid radiation therapy, high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow rescue has been recommended. this can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Frequent and higher doses of systemic methotrexate along with intrathecal methotrexate, although effective, result in significant leukoencephalopathy. Focal radiation therapy along with chemotherapy is also effective in certain tumors. With the advent of proton beam radiation therapy there will likely be more indications for radiation therapy in these very young children. High-grade gliomas do not necessarily have a dismal outcome, as is the case in older children. therefore, the biology of tumors in these children can provide fascinating insights.
Please see page 8 of the conference brochure for more information.
Training and Education
Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (MS-Word)
The University of Texas at Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship program provides training in state of the art clinical care, and cutting edge clinical and basic science research. Our program was designed to train fellows for careers in academic medicine. We are an ACGME accredited training program, and accept 3 fellows yearly through the national Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Our goal is for our fellows to have not only exceptional training in the clinical care of patients, but also be prepared to make substantial contribution to our field through leadership and clinical, basic science and translational research.
Multimedia
The Art of the Possible The Art of the Possible is available on DVD from Amazon.
ASPHO Materials and Resources
2010 Annual Meeting Resources
- Conference Brochure
- Objectives
- CME Credit
- Schedule of Events
- Accepted Papers/Accepted Posters
- Handouts
- Searchable Abstract Database
- Abstract PDF Database
- Hotel and Transportation Information
- Faculty List
- 2010 Exhibitor Prospectus
- Call for Corporate Satellite Symposia
- About Montréal
ASPHO Home Page
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