2nd International Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Conference

Preliminary Agenda

Times are not final and subject to change


PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES 

Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Hospital Tour | 3-4pm 

Welcome Reception hosted by The International Cardio-Oncology Society | 6-8pm

Registration required — Click here to register.

Friday, November 8th, 2024 

Registration and breakfast available | 7-8am 

Welcome | 8-8:30am

Focus Block 1 | 8:30-10:10am | Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplant - Cardiac Therapies and Management in Pediatric Cardio-Oncology 

Session Leaders: Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD | Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital | Nathanya Baez-Hernandez, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center | Thomas D. Ryan, MD | Cincinnati Children’s | Steven E. Lipschultz, MD | University at Buffalo

Not so Simple: Understanding the Cardiomyopathy Spectrum in Cancer Patients | Steven E. Lipschultz, MD | University at Buffalo

Cardiac Assessment in Cancer Patients | Luc Mertens, MD, PhD | The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto

 Exploring the Limits in the Management of Heart Failure in Pediatric Cancer Patients | David Sutcliffe, MD | Children’s Mercy Kansas City 

Q&A

From Sub-Clinical to Advanced Cardiotoxicity: Cardiomyopathy Management in Pediatric Cancer Patients | Jean Ballweg, MD | Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital | Hugo Martinez, MD –University of Texas at Austin | Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD | Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital | Sydney Elizer, MD
Cincinnati Children’s  | Mathew Mosgrove, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center 

 Break | 10:10-10:25am

Focus Block 2 | 10:25-11:55am | Surveillance, Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Cancer Survivors (+/- Exercise) 

Session Leaders: Julia Steinberger, MD, MS – University of Minnesota; Daniel A. Mulrooney, MD – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; and Lois Travis, MD, ScD – Indiana University 

Cardiometabolic Risk and Primary Surveillance Guidelines in Childhood and AYA Survivors | Julia Steinberger, MD, MS | University of Minnesota

Strategies for Managing Modifiable Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer | Eric Chow, MD, MPH | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Secondary Screening and Management of Cardiovsacular Disease in Adult Survivors of Childhood and AYA | Suparna Clasen, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine

Combined Q&A

Cardiometabolic Risk in Cancer Survivors: Exercise Interventions | Jessica Scott, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Home Heart Health - Remote Interventions for Survivors with Low Exercise Tolerance | Live Demo | Kirsten Ness, PT, PhD | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital    

Combined Q&A 

Lunch | 11:55am-1:10pm

Focus Block 3 | 1:10-2:25pm | Clinical Cancer Survivorship Research: Learning Collaboratives, Lessons Learned, and Active Research Findings 

Session Leaders: Steven E. Lipshultz, MD – University at Buffalo, Lois B. Travis, MD, ScD – Indiana University, and Leontien Kremer, MD, PhD – Princess Maxima Center 

The Platinum Study: Long-term Survivorship After Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy | Lois B. Travis, MD, ScD | Indiana University  

The Dutch LATER and European Survivorship Research Overview | Leontien CM Kremer, MD, PhD | Princess Maxima Center 

 Survivorship Research Overview from the CCSS and the St. Jude Life Cohort Study  | Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 

Q&A

Focus Block 4 | 2:25-3:20pm | New Therapeutics in Oncology and Implications for Pediatric Cardio-Oncology 

Session Leaders: Rajaram Nagarajan, MD, MS | Texas Children’s; Eric Chow, MD, MPH | Seattle Children’s; and Louis S. Constine, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center 

Evolution of Systematic Therapy and Impact on Cardiotoxicity Hodgkin Lymphoma as a Paradigm  | Kasey Leger, MD, MS | Seattle Children’s   

Redefining the Impact of Radiotherapy on the Heart  | James Bates, MD | Emory 

Q&A 

Break | 3:20-3:35pm

Advocacy Session | 3:35-4:35pm | Survivor Voices:  Living with Cardiac Late Effects and Unmet Needs 

Session Leader: Marta Blanco – Sofia’s Hope  

Introduction | Marta Blanco – Sofia’s Hope

 Survivor Stories | Peter Wolf | Ania Buchacz | Kerri Becktell, MD | Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin  

Q&A

Dr. Jacob Adams Memorial Lecture | 4:25-5:20pm | Making Patient Quality of Life an Active Research Priority

Session Leaders: Steven E. Lipshultz, MD – University at Buffalo | Marta Blanco | Sofia’s Hope

Syril D. Pettot, DrPH, MEM | Health and Environmental Sciences Institute

Break | 5:20-5:30pm

Top Oral Abstract Presentation and Transition to Poster Session / Reception | 5:30-7:00pm

Session Leaders: Steven E. Lipshultz, MD | University at Buffalo and Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD | Cincinnati Children’s  

Faculty Dinner | 7:00-8:30pm

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Breakfast available 7-8am

CO Academy | 7:15-7:45am

Session Leaders: Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD and Jonathan Bender, MD | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

Optional learning sessions running concurrently: 

Path 1 – Oncology for the Cardiologist – Jonathan Bender, MD | Cincinnati Children’s

Path 2 – Cardiology for the Oncologist – Hugo Martinez, MD | University of Texas at Austin

Keynote Session | 8-9am: Social Determinants of Outcomes in Cardio-Oncology 

Session Leaders: Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD | Cincinnati Children’s and Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 

Daniel Addison, MD | Ohio State University   

Focus Block 5 | 9-10:30am | The Burden of Cancer Therapy on Childhood and Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors, including Transitioning Care  

Session Leaders: Anecita Fadol, PhD, APRN | MD Anderson Cancer Center and Louis S. Constine, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center 

Unraveling the Complexities of the Genesis of Organ Toxicities from Cancer Therapy in Childhood Cancer Survivors | Louis S. Constine, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center 

Surveillance of Childhood and AYA Cancer Survivors | Matthew Ehrhardt, MD | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital  

From Child-Centered Care to Adult-Oriented Care: Journey of Childhood and AYA Cancer Survivors | Jikke Wams, PhD Student and Leontien Kremer, MD, PhD | Princess Maxima Center 

Psychosocial Challenges of Young Adult Cancer Survivors and Mitigation Strategies | Vanessa Aguilera Snyder, PsyD | Medical College of Wisconsin

 Keys to Success for an AYA Transition | Saro Armenian, DO, MPH | City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center 

 Panel Discussion

Break | 10:30-10:45am

Focus Block 6 | 10:45-11:45am: The Art of Patient Education in Pediatric Cardio-Oncology: Partnering with Advanced Practice Providers to Optimize Cardiovascular Health 

Session Leaders: Anecita Fadol, PhD, APRN – MD Anderson Cancer Center | Molly Brickler, RN, MSN-CPNP-AC, and Chelsea P. Kriesberg DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN | Advocate Children’s Hospital   

Introduction of the Session | Anecita Fadol, PhD, APRN | MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Challenging Conversations in Pediatric Cardio-Oncology | Chelsea P. Kriesberg DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN | Advocate Children’s Hospital   

Monitoring for Cardiovascular Toxicities during Cancer Treatment | Angela Yarbrough, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPHON | MD Anderson Cancer Center  

Maintaining Heart Health in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Who’s Responsible? | Melissa Erickson, MD | University of Cincinnati  

Q&A

Box Lunch pick up | 11:45am-12:00pm

Focus Block 7/Lunch Session | 12:00-1:30pm: Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer (+/- ACHD Patients)

Session Leaders: Joseph Carver, MD – Perelman School of Medicine and Susan Dent, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center 

Case: Long Term Survivors of Hodgkin’s with Multiple Late Effects | Case: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Survivor with New Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) | Michael Fradley, MD | Perelman School of Medicine | Anecita Fadol, PhD, APRN | MD Anderson Cancer Center | Anne Blaes, MD | University of Minnesota  | Alexander (Sasha Opotowsky, MD | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Fireside Chat | 1:30-2:30pm | History of the Discovery and Development of Dexrazoxane

Session Moderator: Eric Chow, MD, MPH | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

 Rudolf Steiner, MD | University of Zurich | Steven E. Lipshultz, MD | University at Buffalo

Closing Remarks | 2:30-2:45pm

Session Leaders: Steven E. Lipshultz, MD | University at Buffalo and Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD | Cincinnati Children’s