Terms and conditions

How to register

Target audience
Nurses and other health care professionals who are involved
in the treatment of patients and their families with haemato
logical / oncological blood disorders in specialist and non-
specialist inpatient and outpatient settings.

Registration on-line
The process is easy. Go to
www.hemcare.org
and click on Register Now.

Course language
English
Simultaneously translated in German, French and Italian on
Saturday, 21st January 2017
Registration fee:
Non members of the HNHCP
CHF 75. EURO 75.
Members of the HNHCP
CHF 50. EURO 50.
The course fee includes
course documents, lunch and refreshments.

Venue

Programme

Registration deadline
15th January 2017
Confirmation of participation
Following receipt of your registration you will receive the
registration confirmation and invoice.
Conditions of withdrawal
Cancellations must be carried out in writing. Upon withdrawal
up to 4 weeks prior to the start of the course, participation fees
are refunded to 100 %; up to 7 days before the start of the
course, 50% of participation fees will be refunded. For later
cancellations or absences from the course the full participation
fees will be charged.

Universitt Zrich
KOH-B-10
Rmistrasse 71
CH-8006 Zrich
The venue is a 20 minute taxi ride from Zrich International
Airport. The nearest tram station (5 minutes) is
Universitt Zrich ( UZH).
If you are coming from the Rmistrasse follow the signs to
the venue.

For Further Information

www.hemcare.org
or contact us:
Email: hnhcp.group@gmail.com
Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

Where should I stay?

www.booking.com
www.zuerich.com

HNHCP
Educational Conference
Friday, 20th January 2017 and
Saturday, 21st January 2017
University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland

About US

Foreword

The Haematology Nurses and Healthcare Allied Professionals

Group (HNHCP) is an international non-profit organisation
dedicated to educational and scientific purposes, which
hopes to enable nurses and healthcare professionals to
deliver o ptimal care to patients and support their families and
caregivers.

Dear Colleague,

Time Topic

The Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

invites you to attend its

09:00

The group will be dedicated to spreading and sharing the latest

news in haematology and nursing, by developing educational
programmes, promoting & performing research, and collaborative working with national and international working groups and
related associations.

in order to optimize the treatment and care of patients and

their families.

HOW TO JOIN HNHCP

For more information, about the Haematology Nurses and
Healthcare Professionals Group
Visit our Web site at
www.hemcare.org

Programme
Friday, 20th January 2017

Educational Conference for nurses and other

allied health care professionals,

The Educational Conference will be held on

Programme
Saturday, 21st January 2017

Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

Educational Conference

Friday 20th and Saturday the 21st of January 2017

at the University Zrich, Switzerland.

During this Educational Conference an attractive mixed

educational programme will be offered.
A panel of European experts will provide updates on recent
developments and on the management of haematological /
oncological disorders as well as on topics surrounding
haematological / oncological clinical practice today.
Accessibility is the key to our success in this endeavour, so
we will be running simultaneous translation on Saturday
January 21st in 3 different languages (German, French and
Italian). This will ensure that nurses and other allied health
care professionals can benefit from the meeting.

An Introduction to Multiple Myeloma:

A Resource for Healthcare Professionals Professionals

Time Topic

Speaker

17.00-17.30 Welcome & Registration

17.30-17.35 Introduction

Erik Aerts
President HNHCP
Zrich (CH)

17:35-18.15 Myeloma Medical update Panagiotis Samaras

Zrich (CH)
18.15-18.35 Myeloma Nursing update Andie Guy

London (UK)
18.35-18.55 The Role of the Advanced
Nurse

Practitioner in Care of

Myeloma Patients

Matthias Naegele
Freiburg (DE)

Kind regards,

18.55-19.15 Peripheral Neuropathy &

Treatment

Matthias Schmid
Zrich (CH)

The Board of the

Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

19.15-19.30

We look forward to welcoming you in Zrich for an outstanding

Educational Conference!

Erik Aerts
Mairad Ni Chonghaile
President Vice-President
Zrich (CH)
Dublin (IRL)

Sarah Liptrott
Secretary/Treasurer
Milan (IT)

Patients perspective on the Myeloma Patient

significance of the Self-help Group
Groups for Patients and
Ruth Bhler
Relatives
Arlesheim (CH)

19.30-19.45 Launch of the

Multiple Myeloma

Learning Programm
19.45

Networking Reception

Members of the
Project Team

Speaker

Registration

10.00-10.05 Welcome & Introduction

Erik Aerts
President HNHCP
Zrich (CH)

10.05-10.45

Tim Anstiss
London (UK)

Keynote speaker
Taking care of yourself:
How to treat yourself with
kindness and compassion

10:45-11.15 Acute Lymphoid Leukaemias:

Disease Update

Urs Schanz
Zrich (CH)

11.15-11.45 Challenges in Emerging

Daniela Beyer
Therapies Bontognali


Zrich (CH)
11:45-12.15 Challenges in ALL

Chris Impanis
Leuven (BE)

12.15-12.30 Teenage & Young Adult Units Louise Soanes

The Advantages of Dedicated London (UK)
Units
12.30-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-14.00 Coagulation in Haematology

Patients: Overview of

Coagulation Disorders

Inga Hegemann
Zrich (CH)

14.00-14.30 Transfusion Practices

Brendan Branigan
Dublin (IE)

14:30-15.00 Management of Iron overload Sarah Liptrott

Milan (IT)
15:00-15.30 COFFEE Break
15:30-16.10 Infections in Haematology

Patients

Jan Styczynski
Bydgoszcz (PL)

16:10-16.45 Nursing Challenges with the

Infected Patient

Lisa Fetherstone
Dublin (IE)

16.45
Closing

Erik Aerts
Zrich (CH)