The SIOG Advanced Course in Geriatric Oncology is designed for professionals who want to stay at the peak of their expertise. The course is a CME accredited training programme led by international experts in the field of geriatrics and oncology designed to provide specific skills in assessment, care pathways and therapeutic choices for older patients with cancer. This advanced course covers the general principles of cancer treatment using case-based discussions in geriatrics for clinical oncologists as well as in clinical oncology for geriatricians.
Course Dates
Phase 1: A 3 day- course in Treviso, Italy (June 25-27, 2025)
Phase 2: Treviso Meet-Up at the SIOG Annual Conference 2025 in Ghent, Belgium (November 20 – November 22, 2025)
Educational Objectives
- Master aspects of cancer medicine for geriatricians
- Access insights and applications of geriatric principles to clinical oncology
- Gain a solid understanding of collaboration models between medical oncologists and geriatricians
Programme
- A common module addressed to clinical oncologists and geriatricians
- Two separate modules each for clinical oncologists and geriatricians
- Common case presentations and discussions
- Case selections and their presentations by the course faculty
- Subdivision of the participants in groups for internal anaylsis of cases for presentations of conclusions and general discussion
The faculty remains present and available for individual discussions and guidance as well as for general supervision for the development of multidisciplinary treatment teams in each participant’s institution within one year of completion of the course. It also performs an assessment of the level of activity of the teams within 5 years after the end of the course.
Scientific Committee
DETAILS
Start: June 25, 2025
End: June 27, 2025
Venue: Centro Studi Achille e Linda Lorenzon – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Treviso, Italy
Deadline: April 5, 2025
