Nurses

Nursing Update: Monday the 26th of September 2011

Hi Everyone,
It's great to know that there will be such a good nursing turn out in Auckland for SIOP 2011 and we are looking forward to welcoming all of you. In this update you will see some important information for Nurses who are attending

Registration
It is not too late to register and there is still accommodation available at the very favourable congress rate. Please let your colleagues know it will be a fantastic congress held in a beautiful city.

Programme at a Glance: October 28th - 30th October, 2011
From now, you should be able to see detailed SIOP programme information through the ‘Programme' link on the website. We appreciate that there is a lot of information in the programme, but that gives you some idea of just how big this congress is. Two weeks out from the congress we will introduce an option to the website that will make it possible for you to plan your own congress attendance and then you can print off an individual schedule. We also expect to have computers on site so that you can access your own programme if you need to once you are here in Auckland.

Additional Education Days for Nurses
A number of specialised education days are available to nurses on the 27th of October. If you want to register for any of these days email siop2011@tcc.co.nz and clearly state which day you wish to attend.

• CNS Day: - This programme has a focus on Central Nervous System tumours.
• Advanced Practice Day: - This programme is available for nurses who are experienced in Paediatric Haematology Oncology Nursing and who want to improve their knowledge of new treatments and advanced practice. Nurse must be registered for the day to attend. More Information
• Pacific Island and Regional or Shared Care Nurses Update: - This education update is ideal for nurses from developing countries (26th October). Shared Care Nurses, Regional Nurses and nurses for whom oncology is only part of their practice are able to enrol for Day 2 of the Program on the 27th of October. More Information

Hospital Tour
A tour of Starship Hospital will be run on Friday the 28th of October from 5pm to 7pm. The focus of the tour is the Starship Blood and Cancer Centre, but there will also be an opportunity to see some of Starship Hospital and the services offered here. Local staff will be facilitating the tours and will be happy to answer any practice questions that you may have. You will only be able to come on the tour if you register, do this by emailing siop2011@tcc.co.nz. Places are limited and you can only join the tour if you have a ticket.

SIOP Dinner
We are keen for as many people as possible to attend the dinner on the Saturday Night. It will be a fun night out in a venue that promises to be a little different to the SIOP norm. The venue is close to the conference hotels and to the Viaduct which is part of Auckland's entertainment district. Even if you didn't indicate that you wanted to attend the dinner when you registered it is not to late you can still book in the next few weeks leading up to SIOP.