Network

The Provincial Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Network is an integrated, multidisciplinary organization of health care professionals including parent advocates, under the guidance of BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency. The network supports community hospitals and practitioners, and develops partnerships with other health care facilities to enable seamless and integrated care for patients and families on treatment and off treatment.

Mission

To reduce the burden of cancer and blood disorders in children and adolescents living in BC.

Objectives

To ensure all children and adolescents with cancer or blood disorders in BC have access to state-of-the-art comprehensive, interdisciplinary care, achieved through appropriate diagnosis, management, follow-up and end-of-life care.
To facilitate greater involvement of community care for children and families with cancer and blood disorders.
To implement a comprehensive pediatric cancer control strategy.
To further develop and enhance research programs into the causes, treatment and prevention of cancers in children and adolescents.

Administrative structure and reporting mechanism

It is a working group of the Provincial Health Services Authority Child Health Network.
It forms a link with non-governmental organizations and forms a network with patients, families and health care professionals.

Reporting structure

Steering Committee Members

Barbara Poole (co-chair), Paul Rogers (co-chair), Anne Carrelli, Barb Fitzsimmons, Beverly Sieker, Carolyn Baba, Cathy Massey, Charlene Iverson, Chris Fryer, Dan Mornar, Derek Prevost, Frank Jagdis, Geoff Blair, Gwen Faschoway, Hal Siden, Karen Goddard, Mary McBride, Patti Byron, Paulina Chen, Shannon Mercer, Sheila Pritchard, Simon Earl

Page updated February 2009

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PHSA improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners. For more information, visit http://www.phsa.ca

PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.