Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in Countries with Limited Resources

Dr. Cristina Stefan is Professor, Senior Consultant, and Head of Hematology and Oncology Service, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Children's Hospital (South Africa). Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo is Associate Medical Director for Clinical Trials at the Dana-Farber Harvard Medical Cancer Center, the Director of the Pediatric Solid Tumor Program, Medical Director of the Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials, Program Leader for Experimental Therapeutics in the Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital.

1.  Childhood Cancer in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries in the Twenty-first Century 2.  Cancer Registries and the Descriptive Epidemiology of Pediatric Cancer in Low and Middle-Income Countries 3. The role of international organizations on collaboration for global pediatric cancer control 4. The role of twinning programs and telemedicine in pediatric oncology in developing countries 5. Pediatric Cancer Units and Optimization of Resources  6. Early Warning Signs of Cancer in Children / Models for Early Diagnosis  7.  Care and Prevention of Infection  8. Nutritional Assessment and Intervention  9.  Oncologic Emergencies in developing countries  10. Essential Medicines and Pharmacy Services in Developing Countries 11. Palliative and Supportive Care  12. Psycho-social Aspects / Parent Support Groups  13. Nursing Care of Children with Cancer in Limited Resource Settings  14. Paediatric Radiotherapy in Developing countries  15. Procedures in Pediatric Oncology: Practical Guidelines 16. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia  17. Acute Myeloid Leukemia 18. Hodgkin Lymphoma  19. Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in Low and Middle resource countries  20. Retinoblastoma  21. Soft tissue sarcomas in developing countries 22. BONE TUMORS  23. Neuroblastoma  24. Nephroblastoma in developing countries - a practical approach  25. Paediatric neuro-oncology in countries with limited resources  26. HIV and malignancy in children  27. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant in developing countries- practical guidelines