Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Consortium
Virtual Summit
December 4, 2025
Purpose & Format
This CME-accredited medical event is hosted by the Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Consortium (PCOC) and jointly sponsored by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Sofia’s Hope, and the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry, and in conjunction with the International Cardio-Oncology Society.
The goal of PCOC is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of medical and healthcare professionals, including clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers to discuss the most up-to-date evidence on the optimal management of pediatric cardio-oncology and to shape the direction of research and clinical care in the field.
The virtual summit scheduled for December 4th, 2025, is a companion to the next in-person meeting scheduled for October 2026. Through a combination of interactive presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and debates, the online conference seeks to identify data gaps and needs, future research directions, new approaches and technologies that will lead to better outcomes, and improved preventive, and surveillance strategies.
Agenda
Session 1: Beyond the Echo: Multi-Modality Surveillance in Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Session Leaders: Neha Bansal, MD and Hugo Martinez, MD Session Format: Interactive case discussions of survivor towards end of chemotherapy (early cardiotoxicity) and survivor ~10 years in cancer remission
Session 2: New Agents, New Opportunities, New Risks: Cardiovascular Toxicity in Pediatric Oncology Session Leaders: Kasey Leger, MD, Msc; Susan F. Dent, MD; and Steven E. Lipschultz, MD Session Format: Presentations
Introduction to the role of targeted agents and immunotherapy (adult perspective)
“TKIs in Pediatric Blood Cancers: Precision Targeting, Cardiac Consequences”
“Small Molecules Big Problems: Cardiac Toxicity in Pediatric Solid Tumors”
Immune Activation, Cardiac Fallout: The Double-Edged Sword of Immunotherapy”
Commentary. Questions, and Panel Discussion
Session 3: Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adult Survivors: More than Ventricular Dysfunction Session Leaders: Joseph R. Carver, MD and Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD Session Format: Presentation of 3-4 cases of non-dysfunction cardiovascular complications in young adult/adult survivors of cancer
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Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Cincinnati Children’s, Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry (PCMR), and Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation. Cincinnati Children’s is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
ABP MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
CNE: This activity is approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours. This activity is designed for the additional hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority in Ohio.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.