About the Course Academic year: 2015 Course dates: July 8-11, 2015 Location: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Centro Studi Achille e Linda Lorenzon - Viale G. Oberdan 5, 31100 Treviso, Italy. (website of the university) Contact: oncologia.geriatrica@gmail.com For further information, please click here. Purposes The advanced course in Geriatric Oncology aims to train professionals in the management of elderly cancer patients, providing specific skills in assessment, care pathways and therapeutic choices about the elderly patients with cancer. The aims are to develop the general principles of both geriatric and oncology medicine that are useful to treat elderly cancer patient. The oncological sessions will be focused on the principles of cancer treatment in the elderly, the geriatric ones will be focused on the assessment of the elderly patient, with particular emphasis about polypharmacy, multimorbidity and frailty. In a scenario where the "Target and Tailored Therapy" is the gold standard, the [...]

"Geriatric Oncology and supportive care: a global approach to advance the science" The 2015 edition of the SIOG Annual Conference took place in Prague, Czech Republic from November 12-14. We would like to thank all participants, faculty members and industry partners for their participation which contributed to the huge success of our conference. The SIOG 2015 Annual Conference in numbers 426 delegates from 40 countries 163 submitted abstracts (126 accepted, 11 withdrawn and 37 rejected) 115 presented abstracts (broken down as 26 oral and 115 poster presentations) 26 scientific sessions with 60 faculty members 3 industry sponsored satellite sessions 1'791 tweets from 186 people mentioning #SIOG15  SIOG 2015 Awards The SIOG 2015 Paul Calabresi award was given to Hans Wildiers (BE) Read More The SIOG 2015 National Representative of the year was given to Kwok-Leung Cheung (UK). Read More The 2015 BJ Kennedy award for best poster was given to [...]

The programme is an ESO recommended activity and is held with the support of The SIOG Advanced Course in Geriatric Oncology is our unique CME accredited training programme lead by international experts in the field of geriatrics AND oncology designed to provide specific skills in assessment, care pathways and therapeutic choices about the elderly patients with cancer in order to provide the basis of the assessment and the multi-dimensional approach that should be applied to elderly cancer patients. This 2-phase advanced course is addressed to professionals in the management of elderly cancer patients who will acquire knowledge on the general principles of cancer treatment as a multidisciplinarity with case based programmes, discussions and debates in geriatrics for clinical oncologists as well as in clinical oncology for geriatricians. Course dates Phase 1 - 4-day course in Treviso, Italy from June 29-July 2, 2016 Phase 2 - this phase consists in attending [...]

The 2016 edition of the SIOG Annual Conference took place in Milan, Italy from November 17-19. We would like to thank all participants, faculty members and industry partners for their participation which contributed to the huge success of our conference. The SIOG 2016 Annual Conference in numbers 457 delegates from 42 countries 29 scientific sessions with a total of 151 talks 76 faculty members from 24 countries 210 abstract submissions 164 accepted abstracts of which 9 were withdrawn 20 oral presentations and 135 posters presented at SIOG 2016 46 rejected abstracts 2 industry sponsored satellite sessions 2 sessions supported by an unrestricted educational grant 1'507 tweets from 255 people mentioning #SIOG16 SIOG 2016 Awards The SIOG 2016 Paul Calabresi award was given to Reinhard Stauder (AT) Read More The SIOG 2016 National Representative of the year was given to Lore Decoster (BE). Read More The 2016 BJ Kennedy award for [...]

The programme is an ESO recommended activity and is held with the support of About the SIOG Advanced Course The SIOG Advanced Course in Geriatric Oncology is our unique CME accredited training programme lead by international experts in the field of geriatrics AND oncology designed to provide specific skills in assessment, care pathways and therapeutic choices about the elderly patients with cancer in order to provide the basis of the assessment and the multi-dimensional approach that should be applied to elderly cancer patients. This 2-phase advanced course is addressed to professionals in the management of elderly cancer patients who will acquire knowledge on the general principles of cancer treatment as a multidisciplinarity with case based programmes, discussions and debates in geriatrics for clinical oncologists as well as in clinical oncology for geriatricians. Course dates Phase 1 - 3 1/2-day course in Treviso, Italy from June 28-July 1, 2017 Phase 2 [...]

The 2017 edition of the SIOG Annual Conference took place in Warsaw, Poland from November 9-11. We would like to thank all participants, faculty members and industry partners for their participation which contributed to the huge success of our conference. The SIOG 2017 Annual Conference in numbers 368 delegates from 41 countries 26 scientific sessions with a total of 143 talks 67 faculty members from 22 countries 185 abstract submissions 169 accepted abstracts of which 23 were withdrawn 29 oral presentations and 116 posters presented at SIOG 2017 16 rejected abstracts 1 industry sponsored satellite session 2 sessions supported by an unrestricted educational grant 525 tweets from 120 people, 114'124 reach* and 533'680 impressions** mentioning #SIOG17 and #SIOG2017. * Reach = the number of unique users who have seen posts containing the hashtag, keyword, url and/or @mention. ** Impressions : number of times that users have seen posts containing your hashtag, [...]

The programme is an ESO recommended activity and is held with the support of About the SIOG Advanced Course The SIOG Advanced Course in Geriatric Oncology is our unique CME accredited training programme lead by international experts in the field of geriatrics AND oncology designed to provide specific skills in assessment, care pathways and therapeutic choices about the elderly patients with cancer in order to provide the basis of the assessment and the multi-dimensional approach that should be applied to elderly cancer patients. This 2-phase advanced course is addressed to professionals in the management of elderly cancer patients who will acquire knowledge on the general principles of cancer treatment as a multidisciplinarity with case based programmes, discussions and debates in geriatrics for clinical oncologists as well as in clinical oncology for geriatricians. Please note that SIOG is implementing all the necessary measures to be compliant with the EU GDPR (General [...]

The 2018 edition of the SIOG Annual Conference took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from November 16-18. We would like to thank all participants, faculty members and industry partners for their participation which contributed to the huge success of our conference. The SIOG 2018 Annual Conference in numbers 523 delegates from 41 countries 28 scientific sessions with a total of 102 talks 81 faculty members from 17 countries 238 abstracts submissions 2 industry sponsored satellite sessions 1 session supported by an unrestricted educational grant 2'061 tweets from 336 people, 2 842 000 impressions* mentioning #SIOG18.* Impressions : number of times that users have seen posts containing your hashtag, keyword, url and/or @mention. A single user can deliver multiple impressions. SIOG 2018 Awards The SIOG 2018 awards were announced at the SIOG Presidential Session in Amsterdam. Delegates met to congratulate the winners. The SIOG 2018 Paul Calabresi award: Martine Puts (CA). Read More [...]

SIOG Advanced Lectures in Geriatric Oncology Asia Pacific is emerging as one of the key regions to witness significant growth of the elderly population with cancer. SIOG continues to push the boundaries worldwide, for better patient outcomes, for those in the aging population that are afflicted by cancer – both scientifically and through policy thought leadership. A Must-Attend Scientific Meeting The SIOG Asia Pacific 2019 is a must-attend CME/CPD accredited scientific event convening leading medical practitioners in Southeast Asia and a core faculty from Southeast Asia, Europe and North America to discuss numerous cancer-related areas predominant in older patients in Southeast Asia. This meeting is committed to promoting research and best clinical practices in support of highest standards of care for older patients with cancer. A Meeting of Thought Leadership The SIOG Policy 2019 will welcome decision makers and participants from all sectors of global health to discuss strategies to [...]

The programme is an ESO recommended activity and is hosted with the support of About the SIOG Advanced Course 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 lead 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 2-phase advanced course covers the general principles of cancer treament using case-based discussions in geriatrics for clinical oncologists as well as in clinical oncology for geriatricians.   Course Dates Academic year: 2019 Phase 1: A 4 day- course in Treviso, Italy from June 26-29, 2019 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Centro Studi Achille e Linda Lorenzon - Viale Guglielmo Oberdan 5, 31100 Treviso, Italy Phase 2: this phase consists in attending the [...]

The 2019 edition of the SIOG Annual Conference took place in Geneva, Switzerland from November 14-16. We would like to thank all participants, faculty members and industry partners for their participation which contributed to the huge success of our conference. The SIOG 2019 Annual Conference in numbers 420 delegates from 40 countries 15 scientific sessions with a total of 62 talks 61 faculty members from 19 countries 230 abstracts submissions 3’273 tweets from 326 people, 5 671 000 impressions* mentioning #SIOG19 & #SIOG2019. * Impressions : number of times that users have seen posts containing your hashtag, keyword, url and/or @mention. A single user can deliver multiple impressions. SIOG 2019 Awards The SIOG 2019 awards were announced at the SIOG Presidential Session in Geneva. Delegates met to congratulate the winners. The SIOG 2019 Paul Calabresi award: Marije Hamaker (NL).  Read More The 2019 BJ Kennedy award for best poster: Ruth Mary [...]