The Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) is honored to host the XIIIth Congress of SIOP-Asia from 27th to 29th March 2020 at Hotel Taj Land’s End, Mumbai, India. Find out more
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Option 1: Joining via laptop/cellphone using data (internet) Click: https://zoom.us/j/93180618586 Meeting ID: 931 8061 8586 Meeting Password: 553395 Register for the session (Mandatory) https://forms.gle/4VD5P5fxzSbAME3NA Paediatric Neuro Oncology Video Linked Lecture Series by International Faculty A close up of a logo Description automatically generated Tuesday, 20, October, 2020 (05:00pm – 06:00pm) (Pakistan Time) Via Zoom ================================================================== Topic : “Palliative Care for Children with Brain Tumors” International Faculty Speaker: Dr Justin Baker MD, FAAP, FAAHPM Chief, Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care Attending Physician, QoLA Team (Quality of Life for All) Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program Full Member, Department of Oncology St Jude Children's Research Hospital www.stjude.org/hemoncfellowship Moderator: Dr. Shahzadi Resham Assistant Professor Paediatric Palliative Care Physician Paediatric Hematologist & Oncologist Department of Paediatrics & Child Health ================================================================== Organized by: Pediatric Oncology Section / Department of Oncology The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
Honoring Tim Eden with the 2020 SIOP Lifetime Achievement Award
Rachel Hollis has been honored with Nursing Lifetime Achievement Award from SIOP. Rachel Hollis is the Honorary Nurse Adviser Children’s Cancer in the Children’s Hospital at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in the UK. She has more than thirty years working in paediatric oncology and haematology in Leeds, and has been involved in developing services for children and young people with cancer at the local and national level. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. Rachel is a long standing nurse member of SIOP, having served on both the Nursing Committee, and the Scientific Committee. She is a former Chair of the PODC Nursing Working Group, and was one of the co-authors of the baseline standards for paediatric oncology nursing care in low and middle-income countries. Rachel works alongside international nursing colleagues, to ensure that nursing is integrated into the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer.
SIOP is pleased to announce its first patron, HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan. HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is a mother of a cancer survivor and a well-known and respected advocate for Cancer Control and Non-Communicable Diseases. She is SIOP’s first Patron and in this role, will be working with the Board to support us in our advocacy work and delivery of our new strategy.
Pediatric Oncology nurses from all over the world have shared their stories throughout this video series, entitled “20 Stories for 2020: Pediatric Oncology Nurses in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife”. This video series is presented by the SIOP PODC Nursing working group in celebration of pediatric oncology nurses worldwide. The entire 5 video series can be found at https://siop-online.org/nursing-working-group/