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childhood cancer care system for children, youth, survivors, and their families in Ontario and beyond. POGO secures Ministry of Health funding to support clinical activities at our partner hospitals and system-wide coordination of childhood cancer care in Ontario. As a licensed charity, we continually identify key support programs that are out of the scope of government and raise private dollars to deliver these programs.
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Our Stories & News
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2024 POGO Symposium Speakers Share Insights from their Sessions
The 2024 POGO Multidisciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer headed to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where Ontario’s pediatric oncology community, which included representatives from POGO partner hospitals, gathered to learn, collaborate and connect. Over…
February 21, 2025
How Jules’s Stomachache Led to Childhood Cancer Care at a POGO Satellite Clinic
Our daughter Juliana, or Jules as we call her, seemed perfectly fine until one day at the park, she…
February 21, 2025
Victoria Hagens Joins POGO Team as Director of Strategy
Victoria Hagens brings extensive experience in healthcare to the new and pivotal role of…
February 11, 2025
POGO Welcomes Dr. Donna Johnston as New Medical Director
After a comprehensive recruitment, POGO welcomes Dr. Donna…
February 5, 2025
Bruce Power and supplier partners donate $100,000 to Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
Originally published on the Bruce Power website, September 25, 2024
January 21, 2025
Paid Summer Internship for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Are you a childhood cancer survivor who is looking to gain valuable work experience in the financial or real estate industry? The First Avenue & EMBLEM Internship Program is open to young adults who have survived childhood cancer and are…
January 3, 2025
Spotlight on Tanya Hobson: A Dedicated Advocate for Pediatric Oncology Families in Northern Ontario
Introducing Tanya For Tanya Hobson, a POGO nurse based at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, caring for young patients with cancer goes far beyond clinical responsibilities. As both a pediatric oncology Satellite Clinic nurse and AfterCare Clinic…
December 16, 2024
Reflective Practice IS Nursing Practice
By: Arvinder Aulakh, Jessica Brooks “Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses…we must be learning all of our lives.” Clearly, Florence Nightingale had early insights into the importance of continual professional growth and development.…
December 16, 2024
Highlights from the 2024 POGO Symposium: Through a Nurse’s Lens
By Denise Mills This year, the POGO Multidisciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer took an exciting road trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where Ontario’s pediatric oncology community gathered to connect, collaborate, and learn. POGO partner hospitals…
December 16, 2024
2024 POGO Symposium Speakers Share Insights from their Sessions
February 21, 2025
The 2024 POGO Multidisciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer headed…
Bruce Power and supplier partners donate $100,000 to Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
January 21, 2025
Originally published on the Bruce Power website, September 25, 2024……
Paid Summer Internship for Childhood Cancer Survivors
January 3, 2025
Are you a childhood cancer survivor who is looking to gain…
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