Mission

ASPHO is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting optimal care of children and adolescents with blood disorders and cancer by advancing research, education, treatment and professional practice.

ASPHO offers a forum for the exchange of ideas on issues of special interest and concern to people in the specialty, as well as a means for facilitating communication among members. ASPHO is the only society dedicated solely to the professional development and interests of subspecialists in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Annual Meeting

23rd Annual Meeting
       April 7-10, 2010
       Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Early bird registration ends February 23rd!
Register for the 2010 Annual Meeting!
ASPHO is now offering discounts for SIOP members and those from developing countries   More information
List of accepted Papers
List of accepted Posters

Membership

Member Community

Visit ASPHO's resource center to find eGroups like the Clinical Forum, the Practice Management Forum, and the Fellows Corner
Member Community
New! Announce clinical trials through ASPHO
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Review Course

Online Review Course

The 2009 Online Review Course in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is now available to assist those preparing for Part III of the ABP Program for Maintenance of Certification in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Consisting of twenty-three authoritative lectures presented at the recent course, each presentation includes a set of self assessment questions. Read More

News and Announcements

Earthquake Assistance

Urgent! Please consider a donation to relief organizations working to aid earthquake survivors in Haiti
Doctors without Borders
American Red Cross
World Food Program
Oxfam
Traveling to Haiti
National Nurses United

Time Limited Eligibility for Initial Certification Examinations; New Policy from the ABP

In June 2009, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) established a new policy that places a time limit on acceptance for a certifying examination in general pediatrics and its subspecialties.
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Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation 2010 Awards

The Larry & Helen Hoag Foundation are currently accepting grant applications for the 2010 Clinical Translational Research Career Development Awards in Pediatric Cancer.
Recipients will receive a maximum of $105,000 ($100,000 direct costs and $5,000 for institutional overhead expenses).
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Sickle Cell Disease News

Global Sickle Cell Disease Network
The newly formed Global Sickle Cell Disease Network is bringing together SCD clinicians and researchers from around the globe to share information and expertise through North-South and South-South partnerships.
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Sickle Cell Disease Summit Proceedings (June 2007)
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