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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 SIOG 2019 Annual Conference in Geneva, Switzerland (November 2019)
University Certificate will be provided to participants at the end of phase II on the proviso of attendance to Phase I and Phase II of the course.
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
Articles
November 16, 2017 – the following article “Tumour boards in geriatric oncology” was published in Age and Ageing (Bristish Geriatrics Society) and was based on contributions of several faculty members of the SIOG 2017 Advanced Course.
November 02, 2017 – an article on “A contribution to the future of geriatric oncology training: The SIOG Treviso advanced course” was published in the JGO. The article was written by Giuseppe Colloca and Silvio Monfardini.
October 05 , 2017 – an article on “The SIOG Treviso course: Students’ perspective” was published in JGO. This article was written by two students who participated in this course in 2016.
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