News from SIOPE Education

22/04/2024

The SIOP Europe Educational Committee has some exciting educational opportunities planned for 2024 and we hope to see many of you at the upcoming virtual and live events!

 

SIOP Europe Educational Committee - Call for 2 Steering Committee Members
Are you interested in shaping the future of education in paediatric oncology in SIOP Europe? If you would like to play an active role, do not hesitate to apply for a position of Steering Committee Member. The call for nominations is now open and the deadline for submitting your application is 23 June 2024. For more information, visit the website or contact edu@siope.eu.

 

Young SIOPE and ERN PaedCan Interactive Webinar Series on Most Challenging cases in Paediatric Oncology
The 2024 series kicked off earlier this year, with cases presented in January, February and March and the next webinar is scheduled on 22 May on the topic of An infant SHH medulloblastoma with MYCN amplification showing early and aggressive relapse despite high intensity treatment. To register for this and upcoming webinars and to view the recordings of past webinars, visit here.


5th SIOP Europe Annual Meeting

The SIOP Europe Educational Committee will organise a series of educational sessions that the upcoming SIOP Europe Annual Meeting. Topics are:

  • State-of-the-art treatment of febrile neutropenia
  • Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease – a challenging situation in PHO
  • Evolving Standards of care in neuroblastoma
  • How I treat low- and intermediate risk neuroblastoma of childhood

For more information and to register, visit here.


SIOP Europe Course in Paediatric Oncology

The 3rd Module of the SIOPE Course will take place in June in San Sebastiano da Po, Italy. As the first group of fellows graduate, we will open applications for the next edition of the Course (2025-2027) in June 2024. Send an e-mail to edu@siope.eu to be added to the education mailing list so you don’t miss the full announcement!

 

First SIOP Europe Student Summer School for Paediatric Oncology
We were delighted to receive so many applications to participate in this new initiative designed for European medical students, offering them an opportunity to delve into the complexities of paediatric cancer. The first edition will take place in July 2024 in Vienna, Austria and we look forward to meeting the next generation of paediatric oncologists!

For more information about the Summer School visit here or contact edu@siope.eu


Other opportunities for education:
ESCP Webinars, in which we explain the new European clinical recommendations for best practice for each childhood cancer. Webinars and recordings are available here.  

ESO-SIOP Europe e-Learning pathways covering topics in paediatric oncology. Each 45-minute e-Session is presented by leading oncology experts. Recordings remain freely available on demand for further visits here.

For more SIOPE educational opportunities, visit our Education Webpage or subscribe to the newsletter by emailing edu@siope.eu