Series date: 
07/01/2025 - 7:00am CDT to 06/30/2026 - 8:30am CDT
Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  


Frequency

Weekly


Series Director

Nmazuo Ozuah, MD


Target Audience
This activity is intended for pediatric hematology-oncology faculty, residents, fellows, medical officers, clinical officers, nurses, pharmacists, medical students, and other healthcare professionals in the Global HOPE network in Africa and in Houston, Texas, who help manage children with pediatric hematological malignancies.
 
Needs Statement
While there are evidence-based protocols for pediatric hematological malignancies and blood disorders, healthcare professionals in resource-limited settings often face significant barriers to implementation, including systemic constraints, limited resources, and misalignment with high-resource setting models of care.  The Global HOPE Problem Case Conference aims to address these gaps by fostering collaborative, context-sensitive discussions that bridge the divide between high-resource setting standards and resource-limited setting realities.  It will provide a platform to explore how adapted protocols can be effectively implemented to enhance the quality of care for children with blood disorders and hematological malignancies and how local innovations and constraints shape clinical decision-making.  By incorporating quality improvement strategies and feedback into interactive, case-based learning and decision-making exercises, the series will enable participants to apply knowledge in realistic scenarios and support the development of sustainable, context-sensitive solutions that lead to meaningful improvements in care.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, and literature review.


Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the standard of care for pediatric malignancies and blood disorders and explain how these standards can be effectively adapted for resource-limited settings.
  • Analyze complex pediatric hematologic malignancy and blood disorder cases, identifying clinical, logistical, and ethical challenges across diverse resource-limited contexts.
  • Evaluate and adapt evidence-based protocols to address specific clinical needs by aligning them with the local resources, infrastructure, and cultural considerations at various practice sites.
  • Identify and reflect on the ethical implications of managing pediatric malignancies and blood disorders in resource-limited settings, including issues of equity, sustainability, and power dynamics in international collaborations.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.


Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Series Coordinator 
Nicole Kemei, MSc
nicole.kemei@bcm.edu
832-824-7880
Series location: 
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Sessions

Session Date
Medulloblastoma in Infants 07/01/2025 - 8:00am to 9:30am CDT
Decreasing Extravasation in Children Receiving Cancer Treatment 07/08/2025 - 8:00am to 9:30am CDT
Myelodysplastic Neoplasms 07/15/2025 - 8:00am to 9:30am CDT