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ANZCHOG

8th Biennial Paediatric Radiation Oncology Teaching Programme

The 8th Biennial Paediatric Radiation Oncology Teaching Programme will be held as a satellite symposium of the SIOP Congress in Auckland on Wednesday October 26th 2011 (day minus 2). Radiation Oncology Trainees and Junior Fellows, Paediatric Oncology Trainees and Junior Fellows, and Radiation Therapists with an interest in Paediatrics are invited to attend. Nurses with an interest in paediatric oncology are also welcome.

 

The day will commence 8:20am. Following talks and case discussions, punctuated by morning tea, and lunch, the group will walk to the Radiation Oncology Department for the afternoon. The paediatric oncology trainees and fellows will be introduced to the principles of radiation oncology, then tour the department. After the tea break they will have the opportunity to join the small group tutorial sessions. The radiation therapists will tour the department before holding their ANZCHOG subgroup meeting. It is envisaged that the day will finish by 6pm. The small group tutorials will be capped at 60 participants in total. There will be a dinner arranged for that evening.

On the next day (27th October) there will be a SIOP CNS Paediatric Oncology Symposium. This is regarded as complementing the teaching programme, so it is highly recommended that participants stay on for this day. The remaining conference should prove of great interest with its focus on adolescents and young adults, as well as indigenous health.

ALL intending participants MUST register via the registration page. Day registration will be an option. The conference organiser will send the registration details to the Course Convenor to ensure that the pre-reading list and final course details can be sent to you. If you have already registered for the conference, please confirm your attendance at this symposium by emailing the Course Convenor.

It is intended that this course will be accredited as part of the RANZCR radiation oncology curriculum. An evaluation at the day's end forms part of that accreditation.

For further details please contact the Course Convenor:

Dr Mary Dwyer
DROCI, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,
Email: Mary.Dwyer@PeterMac.org

 

ICCCPO

The experience of a child undergoing cancer treatment can be traumatic, distressing and isolating for parents and siblings as well as the patient. The impact on the whole family has been well understood by health professionals for many years, as has, the medical needs of the child, but also the necessity to provide services which look after the emotional and social needs of the family of the child. Parent support groups have been formed over the past thirty years to provide information and practical, emotional and financial support for families to enable them to cope with the difficulties associated with lengthy treatment - often many miles from home.

The International Confederation of Child Cancer Parent Organisations – ICCCPO – was set up in 1994 and is an umbrella organisation currently representing 138 parent organisations in 81 countries.

 

ICCCPO’s vision is to be recognised world-wide as the body representing families of children with cancer. ICCCPO wants to see a world where the issues faced by children with cancer and their families, both in the short and long-term, are understood by families, healthcare professionals and the wider community to ensure that children receive the best possible care wherever they are in the world at the time of diagnosis and beyond.

ICCCPO’s mission is to share information and experiences in order to improve access to the best possible treatment & care for children with cancer everywhere in the world. It does this through an international network of parent support groups and survivor networks with the common goal of providing a voice for the needs of children with cancer and their families and advocating for increased awareness of childhood cancer at both a local and international level. By working in partnership with other child cancer organisations, the need for psycho-social care for the children and their families and the long term issues faced by survivors will be promoted.

ICCCPO’s objectives are:

  • To develop an international network of parent support groups throughout the world by recruiting established groups to the network.
  • To provide assistance and guidance in the establishment of new groups, particularly in low and middle income countries
  • To provide parent organisations with information about the disease, treatment and effects in understandable, non-medical language.
  • To provide forums, events and opportunities for members to meet and share information, experiences and knowledge with other members so that all can benefit from best practise and new ideas including information on, for example:
    - How to lobby governments and advocate on behalf of children with cancer - How to create an awareness of childhood cancer regionally
    - Development of parent mentoring and assistance programmes - Developing and growing parent support groups
    - Forming a therapeutic alliance with the medical team on improving conditions and services in the ward
  • To encourage the development of survivor group networks around the world and provide opportunities for these groups to meet and share experiences.

  • To be a powerful advocate for the issues and effects of childhood cancer at an international level including:
    - Long-term impact on survivors – medically, financially and socially. - Access to drugs and treatment
  • To operate through World Child Cancer, to improve childhood cancer care in low and middle income countries.

 

IPSO

IPSO is an international society of surgeons who specialise in the surgical care of children with cancer.

IPSO's aims are:

  • to set a global standard for surgical care of children with cancer
  • to provide a forum and enhance communication between surgeons who specialise in children's cancer
  • to promote and support clinical trials aimed at improving the outcome in the treatment of children's cancer
  • to encourage co-operation with other organisations concerned with children's cancer

 

IPSO is a truly global organisation, with an expanding membership from more than 30 countries, representing all parts of the world. Membership is open to all surgeons who have a demonstrable commitment to paediatric surgical oncology, and we are always keen to attract new members.

IPSO meets once a year in conjunction with our sister organisation SIOP (The International Society of Paediatric Oncology), and has regular joint meetings with other international organisations who represent specialist children's surgery.

IPSO strongly supports the continuing professional development of surgeons who care for children who have cancer, and to this end IPSO runs an annual course in paediatric surgical oncology, in collaboration with EUPSA (the European Paediatric Surgeon's Association).

The day-to day affairs of IPSO, as well as the organisation of international conferences, are managed by an elected Executive Council, who are guided by IPSO's Statutes and By-laws. We are always keen to recruit new members from the pool of specialists around the world who have a particular commitment to the surgical care of children with cancer

 

Nurses

Hi Everyone, It's great to know that there will be such a good nursing turn out in Auckland for SIOP 2011 and we are looking forward to welcoming all of you. In this update you will see some important information for Nurses who are attending

Registration
It is not too late to register and there is still accommodation available at the very favourable congress rate. Please let your colleagues know it will be a fantastic congress held in a beautiful city.

 

Programme at a Glance: October 28th - 30th October, 2011
From now, you should be able to see detailed SIOP programme information through the ‘Programme' link on the website. We appreciate that there is a lot of information in the programme, but that gives you some idea of just how big this congress is. Two weeks out from the congress we will introduce an option to the website that will make it possible for you to plan your own congress attendance and then you can print off an individual schedule. We also expect to have computers on site so that you can access your own programme if you need to once you are here in Auckland.

Additional Education Days for Nurses
A number of specialised education days are available to nurses on the 27th of October. If you want to register for any of these days email siop2011@tcc.co.nz and clearly state which day you wish to attend.

  • CNS Day: - This programme has a focus on Central Nervous System tumours.
  • Advanced Practice Day: - This programme is available for nurses who are experienced in Paediatric Haematology Oncology Nursing and who want to improve their knowledge of new treatments and advanced practice. Nurse must be registered for the day to attend. More Information
  • Pacific Island and Regional or Shared Care Nurses Update: - This education update is ideal for nurses from developing countries (26th October). Shared Care Nurses, Regional Nurses and nurses for whom oncology is only part of their practice are able to enrol for Day 2 of the Program on the 27th of October. More Information

Hospital Tour
A tour of Starship Hospital will be run on Friday the 28th of October from 5pm to 7pm. The focus of the tour is the Starship Blood and Cancer Centre, but there will also be an opportunity to see some of Starship Hospital and the services offered here. Local staff will be facilitating the tours and will be happy to answer any practice questions that you may have. You will only be able to come on the tour if you register, do this by emailing siop2011@tcc.co.nz. Places are limited and you can only join the tour if you have a ticket.

SIOP Dinner
We are keen for as many people as possible to attend the dinner on the Saturday Night. It will be a fun night out in a venue that promises to be a little different to the SIOP norm. The venue is close to the conference hotels and to the Viaduct which is part of Auckland's entertainment district. Even if you didn't indicate that you wanted to attend the dinner when you registered it is not to late you can still book in the next few weeks leading up to SIOP. 

 

PODC

Although SIOP has been involved in the development of paediatric oncology in the less affluent countries for a long time, the Committee on Developing Countries (PODC Committee) was officially structured in 1998 and has the goal to further develop paediatric oncology in the developing countries.

The PODC Committee consists of 12 core committee members elected by the Board, over 60 consultants and the continental presidents. All members of SIOP interested in PODC can become consultants (send applications to the chairman of the PODC Committee). The PODC Committee meets once a year, at the Annual SIOP congress. The meeting is open to all congress participants.

 

The activities carried out by SIOP under the co-ordination of the PODC Committee are:

  • Twinning
  • Collaborative Research Projects
  • Clinical Trials
  • Exchange Programmes
  • Scholarships
  • Educational Programmes
  • Sponsoring of Local Meetings
  • Symposia and Workshops
  • Contacts and Interactions with national and international, governmental and non-governmental agencies

 

SIOP

SIOP (Société Internationale d'Oncologie Pédiatrique) was established in the late 1960s. Under the name of International Society of Paediatric Oncology there exists an association governed by the present statutes and by the provisions of articles 60ff. of the Swiss Civil Code. Its registered office is in Zürich, Switzerland. The first annual general meeting was held in Madrid (Spain) in 1969 and was devoted to neuroblastoma, nephroblastoma, lymphosarcoma and immunology. Beginning with a few members in the late 1960s, the Society has now grown to ± 1,150 members living and working all over the world.

Each year the Society runs a scientific meeting on all aspects of paediatric oncology. Besides the annual meetings, SIOP sponsors regional and continental meetings to promote the exchange of information and good practice in paediatric oncology all over the world.

 

To keep in touch with all its members, the Society publishes a newsletter twice a year, has its Annual General Assembly once a year and has set up this web site of which parts are for members only.

From a few enthusiastic Founding members to more than 1,450 active members, SIOP remains a friendly Society in which all the challenges of treating patients with malignancies are discussed in depth.