The SIOP Education and Training Committee is glad to announce the launch of the “Childhood Cancer Early Diagnosis and Appropriate Referral (CEDAR) project”, in collaboration with the International Pediatric Association (IPA). The main objective of the CEDAR Project is to improve the knowledge and understanding of general health care providers, including paediatricians, family practitioners, and community nurses, involved in the initial care, diagnostic workup, and referral of paediatric patients suspected of having cancer.

PRACTICAL ADVICE IN MONTHLY WEBINARS

By providing practical advice from oncology experts from around the world, we aim to improve the outcomes of children with cancer in resource-limited settings where delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and underdiagnosis significantly impact cancer-related morbidity and mortality. In the first phase of the CEDAR project, SIOP and IPA are organizing a series of monthly webinars (September 2022 to March 2023) to highlight the importance of early diagnosis, with a focus on the six WHO index cancers (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, Wilms tumour, retinoblastoma, and low-grade glioma). There will also be a discussion session with an international expert panel in each of these webinars.

SAVE THE DATE AND REGISTER

FREE, CME-ACCREDITED WEBINARS OPEN TO EVERYONE

These webinars are free to attend and open to everyone. Each webinar is CME-accredited with EACCME and worth 1 CME credit. The recordings of these meetings will be published on SIOP’s Knowledge Centre and on SIOP’s YouTube Channel. For questions or further information, please email info@siop-online.org.

American Medical Association (AMA)
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at https://www.ama-assn.org/education/ama-pra-credit-system/agreement-european-union-medical-specialties-uems.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME for ECMEC credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. For more information, visit: http://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/cpd/providers/international-accreditation-agreements-e.

• SIOP Childhood Cancer Early Diagnosis & Appropriate Referral (CEDAR) Project 
• CEDAR Webinar #3 “Diagnosis and Referral of Retinoblastoma”
• CEDAR Webinar # 4 “Diagnosis and referral of Pediatric Brain Tumor” (Focus on Low-Grade Glioma)
• CEDAR Webinar # 5 “DIAGNOSIS AND REFERRAL OF HODGKIN LYMPHOMA”