The SIOP Psycho-Oncology (PPO) Network has compiled a summary of pediatric psycho-oncology and related sessions taking place at SIOP 2026 in San Antonio, September 15–18. The PPO Steering Group encourages members to attend these sessions covering psychosocial care, survivorship, symptom management, and family-centered support in pediatric oncology.
Tuesday, September 15
- Room 303 (07:30–18:45): PPO Education Day and Networking Event
- Room 304 (15:45–17:00): Nursing: Applying Standards to Pediatric Oncology Care Globally — Round Table Discussions and Q&A by Dr. Lori Wiener
Wednesday, September 16
- Room 303 (16:00–17:30): FPS 04 — PPO: Family Cancer Experience
- Exhibition Area (18:30–19:30): Poster Walk
Thursday, September 17
- Room 303 (10:20–11:50): FPS 09 — PPO: Navigating Survivorship
- Room 304 (10:20–11:35): Nursing Abstract Session #4 — Caregiver Support Interventions
- Room 221 (14:00–15:30): Symposium 06 — PPO and Nursing Network Joint Symposium: Beyond the Symptom
- Room 225D (14:00–15:30): CCI Session 6 — Life After Childhood Cancer: Challenges Faced by AYA Survivors
- Room 304 (14:00–14:30): Nursing Abstract Session #5 — Advancing Psychosocial and Symptom-Focused Care
- Exhibition Area (18:30–19:30): Poster Walk
Friday, September 18
- Room 303 (07:30–08:30): Meet the Expert — Dr. Leanne Embry, Psychosocial Challenges for AYAs with Cancer
- Room 221 (13:40–14:10): Keynote 7 — Fatigue in Children with Cancer, Dr. Valerie Crabtree
- Room 221 (15:30–17:00): SIOP Award Session — The Role of Fatigue and Social Motivation in Peer Relationships among Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors, Dr. Matthew Hocking
