“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- 163 submitted abstracts (126 accepted, 11 withdrawn and 37 rejected)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 Shabbir Alibhai (CA) – Effects of long-term androgen deprivation therapy on cognitive function at 36 months in men with prostate cancer.
The SIOG 2015 Nursing & Allied Health investigator award was given to Doris Lisbeth van Abbema (NL) – Functional decline in cancer patients one year after diagnosis: an observational prospective study. Read More
The SIOG 2015 Young investigator award was given to Cindy Kenis (BE) – Implementation of geriatric assessment: based recommendations in older patients with cancer: a multicenter prospective study. Read More
SIOG 2015 Session slides
The session presentations are available only for SIOG members and SIOG 2015 participants. If you are a SIOG member or you have attended the SIOG 2015 Annual conference, please contact SIOG Head Office to obtain the access code.
SIOG 2015 Scientific programme
The final programme is available (pdf, 1.86MB).
SIOG 2015 Photos
Have a glance at what happened in Prague by viewing selected photos taken during the SIOG 2015 Annual conference.
SIOG 2015 In the media
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Articles and reports on the SIOG 2015 Annual Conference were published in various journals:
2016 March – Cancer & Biology Medicine journal (China) – Advances in caring for the older cancer patient: a report from the 2015 conference of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology – Read more
2016 Spring – 2016 PragueONCO Journal – Assessment and supportive care key in helping diverse older cancer patients and a priority at the 15th Annual Conference of SIOG, Prague, Czech Republic –
2016 February – MASCC Newsletter – SIOG 2015 Annual Conference: Geriatric Oncology & Supportive Care –
2016 – Ecancer website – Drug-drug interactions in older patients with cancer: a report from the 15th Conference of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology, Prague, Czech Republic, November 2015 – Read more
2015 12 25 – ASCO Post – SIOG Annual Conference Explores Global Perspectives on Geriatric Oncology and Supportive Care – Read more
SIOG 2015 Online abstract book
To access the online book, simply click here.
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