Courses
Lina Silva Salinas2023-03-30T18:03:10+02:00In collaboration with its partners, SIOG, organises annual educational events in geriatric oncology in Europe, India, Australia and Switzerland. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to events@siog.org to receive further information. More information More Information More information
Public Policy
Lina Silva Salinas2022-11-24T14:24:22+01:00As the leading global platform for geriatric oncology, SIOG promotes geriatric oncology in global health and international development agendas. The SIOG network provides action-oriented framework to support decision makers for the translation of research results, products and knowledge into better oncology treatments and related clinical practices for the ageing populations with cancer. Countries are integral to implementing lasting solutions and have the national capacity to govern, stimulate, use and translate research into innovation to strengthen the capacity of their health workforce for the optimisation of treatment of older adults with cancer. Our advocacy and policy professionals combine SIOG’s tools, resources, knowledge and services in a complex process of communication and cooperation. SIOG’s advocacy programmes also address the embedding of clinical opinions from geriatric oncologist and health practitioners for the uptake and innovation of research and clinical practices, including the promotion of multidisciplinary and strengthening of the workforce development. [...]
SIOG Tumour Task Forces
Lina Silva Salinas2023-04-05T11:25:15+02:00Older individuals make up a large part of the cancer population, and there are important specific considerations for this population. The SIOG Task Forces assess available evidence on various cancer types in older individuals, and provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment in such individuals. This page provides information on SIOG Task Forces and the related position papers and consensus statements. These are intended to provide the user with a set of recommendations for the best standards of cancer care in the elderly, based on the findings of evidence-based medicine. Published SIOG Guidelines are available on the following topics:
Education
Lina Silva Salinas2021-10-18T13:56:11+02:00According to the World Health Organisation, the number of people over 60 years is set to double by 2050. Whilst cancer care for elderly patients features prominently on the international agenda, geriatric oncology guidelines are still scare including an under representation of elderly in cancer trials. In the years to come, this may be exacerbated by unprepared health systems characterised by a shortage of skilled personnel to address geriatric care in oncology resulting in under treatment or over treatment of aged populations with cancer.A major impediment to health systems in many countries is the insufficient investment and consequently meagre availability of educational resources and trainings in the strengthening of human resources for health (HRH).SIOG ensures that we support the highest standards of care by providing specialised comprehensive scientific information and rigorous continuing education, trainings and courses.Geriatric Oncology is a multidisciplinary area of the public health environment, and it is developing [...]