Pediatric hematology and oncology
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol · May 1997
ReviewAcademic pediatrics in the Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
In 1988 the Emma Children's Hospital and the department of pediatrics of the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) merged. With the integration of the Emma Children's Hospital and the academic pediatric department, an academic children's hospital (ECH/ AMC) was established with all pediatric subspecialties including oncology, pediatric hematology/ hemostasis, and immunology. The research is organized in special research institutes. ⋯ Considerable effort is given to the care of patients with hemophilia and congenital clotting disorders. One of the special fields in immunology is the care for children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Emma Children's Hospital AMC participates in national and international programs for human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS research and immunological diseases, especially chronic granulomatous disease, in which an internationally appreciated know-how has been built up.
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The Manchester pediatric oncology unit is the third largest unit in the United Kingdom, with approximately 120 new referred cases per annum (10% of the U. K. total). Research activities include a gene therapy program, peripheral blood stem cell studies, the genetic epidemiology of childhood cancer, late-effects research (growth, body composition, pulmonary, quality of life), psychosocial studies, and clinical trial organization. ⋯ The unit contains the second largest children's hemophilia service in the United Kingdom, serving 200 patients with congenital blood disorders. Twenty-five bone marrow transplants are performed each year (allogeneic, unrelated donor, autologous, and peripheral stem cell) for malignant and nonmalignant disorders. These activities are closely related to local, national, and international research groups.