The International Paediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium (IPOCCS) brings together international experts to discuss current challenges and advances in the field of paediatric onco-critical care. The goal of this symposium is to advance the care of critically ill paediatric haematology/oncology patients through improvements in patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, as well as clinical and translational research.
IPOCCS is organized in collaboration by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.
Event hosts
Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Caitlin Hurley, MD
Associate Member
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Event Contact:
Shannon Smith
poccs@stjude.org
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Fees
Registration Type In-Person Virtual Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists
- $300 until January 4, 2026
- $500 after January 4
- $250 until January 4
- $400 after January 4
Medical Trainees (Students, Residents, Fellows)
- $200 until January 4
- 250 after January 4
- $150 until January 4
- $200 after January 4
Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC) attendees
- $25
- $25
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital employees and trainees
- $100
- $100
Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day (Tuesday, April 14)*
- $50 general
- $15 LMIC
- $50 general
- $15 LMIC
Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day: Tuesday, April 14
This educational pre-day will describe current literature and management of oncologic specific emergencies in critical care in all potential settings (including middle- and lower-income settings) and outline key differences between critically ill oncologic patients and critically ill general pediatric patients. Sessions will be lectures followed by expert panel discussion. Please bring all your questions!
This can be added to your registration by selecting “Onco-Critical Care Fundamentals Day” prior to checkout.
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Hotel
The Peabody Memphis is the official hotel for the International Paediatric Onco-Critical Care Symposium. A special room block has been reserved at a rate of $240 per night.
Transportation
Transportation will be provided from The Peabody to St. Jude campus and back. Attendees staying at other hotels should plan to meet at The Peabody to take the shuttle. Please note that personal vehicles are not permitted on campus.
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Full agenda and speaker details coming soon.
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Abstracts must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CST, on January 12, 2026. Abstract submissions will be evaluated anonymously and scored by the appropriate IPOCCS Abstract Committee. Full information about the abstract submission and selection process are included on the submission website.
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
All individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity (such as faculty, presenters, and planners) were asked to complete a statement regarding all financial relationships between themselves and any ineligible company (defined by the ACCME as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients).
All relevant relationships will be disclosed below.