Organised by Childhood Cancer International (CCI) & International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)
News@SIOP – July 2017 – Advocacy
The SIOP Advocacy Task Force is delighted to announce that a Cancer Resolution was adopted at the 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, May 2017. For those unfamiliar with the World Health Assembly, it is a chance for Ministers of Health from the 194 WHO members (countries) to assemble in Geneva at the Palace […]
News@SIOP – July 2017 – North America
SIOP North America has been focusing on ways in which to increase the North American membership and engagement in SIOP. Currently, there are 291 SIOP-NA members, 238 in the US and 53 in Canada. This still remains a low percentage of pediatric oncologists in our two countries! How can we get more North American […]
News@SIOP – July 2017 – Scientific Committee
We are very excited about the upcoming 49th SIOP Congress in Washington, D.C. that will take place October 12-15, 2017. There will be 8 Keynote Talks, 10 Symposia, and 6 Meet-the-Expert sessions, along with more than two dozen oral free paper sessions in which the highest scored abstracts will be presented. The best of the […]
Jun
26
Integrating clinical and research interests
Today I am posting on behalf of Jack Brzezinski, who today is writing about integrating clinical and research interests. Take it away Jack!
It can be tough to be a successful scientist at the same time as you carry on a clinical practice. On one end, you have the same responsibilities to your patients as any other clinician. On the other end, you are trying to compete for the same grant money as pure scientists who can focus on their science and don’t have a clinical practice to worry about. However, there are also distinct advantages to being a mixed clinician-scientist and with a little bit of time management you can use the job mix to your advantage.
Jun
19
Top Tips on writing your thesis
There are many ways of writing your thesis, depending on the subject matter, the regulations of your institution, and your own writing style (and that of your supervisors). So I’m not going to talk about the fine detail of sentence structure and whether you use active or passive voice.
Jun
12
Getting Involved in the YI Network
Over the last three years, the SIOP Young Investigator Network has been constantly growing thanks to the hard work of Young Investigators, the SIOP board and many enthusiastic senior SIOP members who supported us on our way to establish a platform made by and for Young Investigators. I am writing these lines to encourage Young Investigators reading this to become active in our network and to take away the doubts about the work load the active membership brings with it.
Jun
04
Top Five Reasons to Attend the SIOP YI Educational Day
So you’re coming to the SIOP Congress this year and you’re excited to hear the lectures, see Washington DC, and maybe get a nice pair of Ivanka Trump shoes. But should you come one day early to attend the YI Educational Day? The short answer is “yes”. For the long answer, see below.
May
29
My Experience with Grant Writing
Hi again, this is Anna from the Netherlands. As a PhD student, my experience in grant writing is not extensive but I think it is enough for sharing in this post what has been a very interesting and learning experience during my PhD journey.
