Haematology Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Group

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Friday 6th & Saturday 7th November 2026

HNHCP Educational Conference 2026

Join healthcare professionals for learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Programme

Conference agenda

Programme

Friday 6 November 2026

Introduction & Opening Erik Aerts (Zürich, CH)
Welcome University Hospital Zürich Cornelia Klüver (Zurich, CH)
Chair Liz O’Connell (Dublin, IRL)
Keynote: Haematology Nursing over the last 10 years Mairéad Ní Chonghail (Dublin, IRL)
MPN: medical update Alexandre Theocharides (Zurich, CH)
Nursing management MPN patients Syeda Ahmed, Emma Louise Shambrook (London, UK)
Patient experience Markus Renz (CH)
MPN Program Launch HNHCP
Lunch and networking
Chair Sarah Liptrott (Bellinzona, CH)
Satellite symposium: Integrative Patient Care: An outlook into the future of MF care This medical education event is organized and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline AG
Supporting hematology patients with complementary therapies Melissa Tyers (Nottingham, UK)
Palliative care in hematology patients Monica Fliedner (Bern, CH)
Patient Reported Outcomes in the haematology setting Sarah Liptrott (Bellinzona, CH)
Presentation of Distinguished Merit Award
Coffee and Networking
Chair Monika Betschart (Zürich, CH)
Hypnotic communication Andrea Di Ruvo (Nichelino, IT)
Compassion training for healthcare professionals Mary Prendergast (Cashel, Tipperary, IRL)
Chairperson’s closing remarks

Saturday 7 November 2026

Chair Geke Ong (London, UK)
Introduction & opening Erik Aerts (Zürich, CH)
Expanding indications for hematology treatments Antonia Müller (Vienna, AT)
Expanding indications for hematology treatments: challenges for nurses Andres S. Moya Davila (London, UK)
Patient experience Sascha Brändle (CH)
Where to Focus for Safer Care: Being Early Enough in Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Improvement Amanda van Vegten (Brugg, CH)
Morning refreshments and networking and Visit Exhibition
Chair Elaine Brown (Dublin, IRL)
Update on pathophysiology & treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) Nicola Gökbuget (Frankfurt, DE)
Nursing challenges with ALL Roel de Weijer, Utrecht (NL)
Patient experience Jaymz Goodman (UK)
Launch of HNHCP Update Acute Leukemia in Adults Learning Program
Lunch and networking
Chair Erik Aerts
Safeguarding Patients: Prevention and Control of Infections and Neuropathy Management in Hematology This medical education event is organized and sponsored by Janssen-Cilag AG, a Johnson & Johnson company
Adolescents and young adults (AYA) Kim Messelink (Nijmegen, NL)
Panel discussion: How Do You It? - Isolation Procedures - Venous Access Devices - Dietary Practices Elaine Brown (Dublin, IRL); Roel de Weijer, Utrecht (NL); Geke Ong (London, UK); Sara Ubovic (Zürich, CH)
The Future Is Here: Modernizing the Hematology Ward & Services Agnes Vissers (Utrecht, NL)
Chairperson’s closing remarks

Welcome message

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, 6th and Saturday 7th November 2026 at the University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

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)

Organisation

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 and performing research, and collaborative working with national and international working groups and related associations.

For more information about the Haematology Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Group, visit www.hemcare.org.

Practical details

Additional information

Target audience

Nurses and other health care professionals who are involved in the treatment of patients and their families with haematological / 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.

How to register

Registration online. The process is easy: go to http://www.hemcare.org and click on Register Now.

Registration deadline

31st of October 2026.

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 conference, participation fees are refunded to 100%; up to 7 days before the start of the conference, 50% of participation fees will be refunded. For later cancellations or absences from the conference the full participation fees will be charged.

Venue

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

Trains run from Zürich International Airport to Zürich main station. From there tram Nr. 6 or Nr. 10 until «Tramhaltestelle: ETH/Universitätsspital Zürich».
Venue map

Sponsors

Kindly supported by

Gold sponsors

Sandoz
Astrazeneca
Immedica
Vertex
GlaxoSmithKline AG
Janssen-Cilag AG / Johnson & Johnson

Silver sponsors

Jazz Pharmaceuticals
MSD
Roche
Menarini Stemline
AMGEN Oncology
Neovii
Sobi

Bronze sponsors

Gilead / Kite
AbbVie
Pfizer
B. Braun

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