From 19 to 21 November 2025, the Swiss Oncology & Haematology Congress (SOHC) will take place in Basel – a platform for scientific exchange among specialists in oncology and haematology.
SPOG is one of 17 participating organisations, and our president, Prof. Dr. Katrin Scheinemann, is a member of the programme committee.
Best Abstract Award
We congratulate Dr. med. Maria Otth, PhD, from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Switzerland on winning a Best Abstract Award in the category ‘Nursing, supportive & palliative care, rehabilitation & survivorship and integrative oncology’. She will present her work on the ‘Young Survivors Registry’ – a prospective and longitudinal study of the health of survivors of childhood cancer – at the Presidential Symposium on Wednesday, 19 November 2025.
SPOG Joint Sessions
SPOG is participating in the following interdisciplinary sessions:
Wednesday, 19 November, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Hemoglobinopathy
Thursday, 20 November, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: AYA bone sarcoma
Thursday, 20 November, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: AYA Oncological rehabilitation
Thursday, 20 November, 1:45–3:15 p.m.: AYA oncology – is a national strategy needed?
Thursday, 20 November, 3:45–5:15 p.m.: Integrative medicine in paediatric oncology
All sessions will take place in the Lima room.
The detailed programme, registration and further information about the SOHC can be found at https://www.sohc.ch
Catia Gehrig
Catia Gehrig is Head Partner Relations at SPOG and is responsible for communications, fundraising and administration. She is a passionate communicator and networker for paediatric cancer research.
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