The SIOP Nursing Network CARE Working Group presents a webinar on the evaluation of home intravenous therapy for children and adolescents with cancer.
“Evaluation of Home Intravenous Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Cancer”
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 15:00 CEST
Format: Virtual, open to SIOP members (SIOP Connect login required)
Hosted by: SIOP Nursing Network CARE Working Group
Presented by:
Rikke Thenning Michelsen
Nurse Specialist with special responsibility for intravenous home treatment for children and adolescents with cancer at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Since 2018, she has been involved in the development and quality assurance of intravenous home treatment services, with a focus on home-based care, education, and research supporting safe, family-centered, and effective treatment at home.
Helena Hansson
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Senior Researcher in the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Rigshospitalet since 1997, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Her clinical work and research focus on hospital care at home for children, with a child- and family-centered approach, and a special interest in implementation research to sustain new care strategies that benefit children, families, healthcare systems, and society.
Session description:
Intravenous therapy for children and adolescents with cancer at home has been implemented in many pediatric cancer centers. At the Department for Children and Adolescents with Cancer at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, children and adolescents receive intravenous therapy via portable pump or injection administered by parents, and in rare cases by a community nurse, at home. This presentation shares the results of an evaluation of the use and clinical outcomes of outpatient intravenous therapy at home from 2018–2024.
