HNHCP Educational Conference 2025

Friday & Saturday 7th & 8th November 2025
The 9th HNHCP Educational Conference
Zürich, Switzerland

Register here

Join us for an invaluable two-day hybrid meeting. This event is designed for nurses and healthcare professionals working in both specialist and non-specialist settings.

100.00

Programme

Friday, 7th November 2025
Time
Topic
Speaker
10.00-10.15
Introduction & Opening
Erik Aerts (Zürich, CH)
10.15-10.20
Welcome University Hospital Zürich
Markus Manz (Zürich, CH)
Chair
Mairead Ni Chonghaile
10.20-10.45
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Markus Manz (Zürich, CH)
10.45-11.10
Nursing management of leukemia patients
Geke Ong (London, UK)
11.10-11.30
Patient experience
11.30-11.55
Emergencies in AML patients
Eva Jans (Rotterdam, NL)
11.55-12.00
HNHCP update Acute Leukemia Learning Program
12.00-13.00
Lunch and networking
Chair
Mairéad Ní Chonghaile (Dublin, IRL)
13.00-14.00
Optimizing outcomes in Multiple Myeloma: An interdisciplinary perspective. This medical education event is organized and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline AG
14.05-14.30
Shared decision making
Silène ten Seldam
14.30-14.50
Patient involvement in research
Andreas Wicki (Zürich, CH)
14.50-15.10
Patient/Patient organisation perspective
Rosmarie Pfau (Aesch BL, CH)
15.10-15.15
Presentation of Distinguished Merit Award
15.15-15.35
Coffee and Networking
Chair
Martina Spalt (Vienna, AT)
15.40-16.00
Pain management in haematology patients
Monika Kirsch (Karlsruhe, DE)
16.00-16.30
Cardiac toxicity post treatment
Priya Reehal (London, UK)
16.30-16.50
The nurse’s role in the management of nausea
Simone Jarim Abdel Gawad (Bellinzona, CH)
16.50-17.00
Chairperson’s closing remarks
Saturday, 8th November 2025
Time
Topic
Speaker
Chair
Claudio Wunderli (Zürich, CH)
09.00-09.05
Introduction & opening
Erik Aerts (Zürich, CH)
09.05-09.25
CAR T Medical Update – role of CAR T
Stefanie Kreutmair (Zürich, CH)
09.25-09.45
CAR T Nursing update
Martina Spalt (Vienna, AT)
09.45-10.05
Patient experience
Manuel Schibli (Zürich, CH)
10.05-10.25
BiSpecific antibody Therapy – where does it fit
Jaap van Doesum (Groningen, NL)
10.25-10.30
Launch of HNHCP update CAR T Learning Program
10.30-11.00
Morning refreshments and networking
Chair
Liz O’Connell
11.00-11.20
Update on pathophysiology & treatment on Sickle Cell Disease
Lucia De Franceschi (Verona, IT)
11.20-11.40
Nursing challenges with Sickle Cell Disease
Nowell Ngwenya (Dublin, IRL)
11.40-11.55
Patient experience
11.55-12.00
Launch of 2025 Learning programme
12.00-13.00
Lunch and networking
13.00-14.00
Enhancing Patient Outcomes: The Role of Nurses Practitioners in Managing Novel Immunotherapies for Multiple Myeloma
This medical education event is organized and sponsored by Janssen-Cilag AG, a Johnson & Johnson company
Chair
Sarah Liptrott (Bellinzona, CH)
14.05-14.30
Relevance of vascular access societies
Katharina Bosshart NEVAM
Sandra Schönfeld
14.30-15.10
Sexuality
Kristina Holmgaard Norskov (Copenhagen, DK)
15.10-15.50
Fear of relapse
Sonya Collier (Dublin, IE)
15.50-16.00
Chairperson’s closing remarks
EN

Introduction

Dear Colleague,
The Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group invites you to attend its Educational Conference for nurses and other allied health care professionals, in order to optimize the treatment and care of patients and their families.

The Educational Conference will be held on
Friday, 7 th and Saturday 8 th November 2025
at the University Hospital Zürich,
Zürich, Switzerland
www.usz.ch

During this Educational Conference an attractive mixed educational programme will be offered. A panel of European experts will provide updates on recent
developments and on the management of haematological / oncological disorders as well as on topics surrounding haematological / oncological clinical practice today.
We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting as a Hybrid event with virtual attendance available (the translation will only be available onsite and not online).

Accessibility is the key to our success in this endeavour, so we will be running simultaneous translation in one language (German). This will ensure that nurses and other allied health care professionals can benefit at the meeting venue. We look forward to welcoming you in Zürich or online for an outstanding Educational Conference!

Kind regards,

The Board of the Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

Erik Aerts, President, Zürich (CH)
Mairéad Ní Chonghaile, Vice-President, Dublin (IRL)
Sarah Liptrott, Secretary/Treasurer, Bellinzona (CH)
Liz O’Connell, Board Member, Dublin (IRL)

About Us

The Haematology Nurses and Healthcare Allied Professionals Group (HNHCP) is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to educational and scientific purposes, which hopes to enable nurses and healthcare professionals to deliver optimal care to patients and support their families and caregivers.

The group is dedicated to spreading and sharing the latest news in haematology and nursing, by developing educational programmes, promoting & performing research, and collaborative working with national and international working groups and related associations.

Additional information

Target audience

Nurses and other health care professionals who are involved in the treatment of patients and their families with haemato logical / oncological blood disorders in specialist and non specialist inpatient and outpatient settings

Course language

English
Simultaneously translated in German.

Registration fee:

CHF 100.– EURO 100.–


The course fee includes

course documents, lunch and refreshments.

Registration deadline

31st of October 2025

Confirmation of participation

Following receipt of your registration you will receive the registration confirmation and invoice.

Conditions of withdrawal

Cancellations must be carried out in writing. Upon withdrawal up to 4 weeks prior to the start of the course, participation fees are refunded to 100 %; up to 7 days before the start of the course, 50% of participation fees will be refunded. For later cancellations or absences from the course the full participation fees will be charged.

For Further Information

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Venue

University Hospital Zürich
NORD 1 D
Frauenklinikstr. 10
CH-8091 Zürich
Switzerland
www.usz.ch

Trains run every 30 min. from Zürich International Airport to Zurich main station. From there tram Nr. 4 until «Sportweg».

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