Dear Stakeholders
on Friday, March 7th, the SPOG SSPHO Stakeholder meeting ‘Children's oncology in the national cancer plan’ will be taking place.
We would like to warmly invite you to join us at the Meeting in Bern on March 7th. All information on the Meeting as well as the registration form can be found here.
Register today and be part of the discussion on how pediatric oncology can be incorporated into the new national cancer plan.
With our best regards
The Board and Office of the SSPHO
Key data
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. (13:00 - 16:30 h)
Location: Auditorium Ettore Rossi, Inselspital Bern
Language: German and French (simultaneous translation)
Program:
13.00: Opening and Welcome - Prof. Dr. med. Katrin Scheinemann, President SPOG, Dr. med. Jeanette Greiner, President SSPHO
13.05: Introduction Co-moderation and procedure - PD Dr. med. Dr. phil. Raffaele Renella, Board member of SPOG, Head of the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Department, University Hospital of Lausanne; Prof. Dr. med. Nicolas von der Weid, Representative SSPHO, Head of the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital Basel
13.10: The role of pediatric oncology in European cancer plans – a SIOPE project - Dr. med. Maria Otth, PhD, Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Ostschweizer Kinderspital St. Gallen and University Children's Hospital Zurich
13.30: Key note speeches (10 min. each): Where should pediatric oncology stand in the national cancer plan in Switzerland?
Patient representative: Nicole Scobie, Honorary President of Zoé4life
Oncosuisse: Prof. Dr. rer. medic. Manuela Eicher, Oncosuisse board member and President of Oncology Nursing Switzerland, Head of the Institute of Nursing Education and Research, University and University Hospital of Lausanne
FOPH: Dr. pharm. Salome von Greyerz, Head of the Health Care and Professions Division, Federal Office of Public Health
Paediatric oncology: Prof. Dr. med. Katrin Scheinemann, President of SPOG and Vice-President of Oncosuisse, Head of Paediatric Oncology/Haematology, Ostschweizer Kinderspital St. Gallen
14.30: Coffee break and networking
15.30: Panel discussion with the speakers, co-moderated by SPOG and SSPHO
16.00: Summary and next steps - PD Dr. med. Raffaele Renella, SPOG board member, Head of the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Department, University Hospital of Lausanne; Prof. Dr. med. Nicolas von der Weid, SSPHO representative, Head of the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Department, University Children's Hospital Basel