Special Session for Nurses – 2026-09-18
Preliminary program
[Presentations and discussion to be held in English]
08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome and introduction by Clinical Nurse Specialist Ane Sløttet
Session 1: Young AML patients – treatment, coping and quality of life
[Chair: Cecilia De Carvalho]
09:00 – 09:30 | Ida Wiktorsson and Malin Olausson: Rehabilitation in young hematology/cancer patients (Teams presentation)
[Chair: Liv Unni Kjørvik]
09:30 – 10:15 | Cecilie Thorsen interviewing Marius Omland from The Youth Council (Ungdomsrådet) in Helse Bergen: Quality of life in young cancer patients
10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee break
Session 2: Home-based care – what services are available for young patients?
[Chair: Emilie Peterson]
10:45 – 11:30 | Kristina Holmegaard Nørkov: National interdisciplinary research program (Treat@Home), Denmark
11:30 – 12:15 | Iben Husted Nielsen: Home transfusion therapy for patients with AML
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch break
Session 3: Norwegian Bone Marrow Donor Registry – selecting donors for allogeneic transplantation
[Chair: Marie Brandt-Hansen]
13:15 – 13:45 | Alice Gustafsen: Selecting donors for allogeneic transplantation
Session 4: Sexuality and intimacy in young cancer patients
[Chair: Amina Kahler Thommesen]
13:45 – 14:30 | Siri Skeie Dervo: Sexuality and intimacy in young cancer patients
[Chair: Ane Sløttet]
14:30 – 15:15 | Panel discussion with summary and closing: How can we better meet the needs of young AML patients?