SIOP Europe, the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)
http://www.siope.eu/
SIOP Europe is a European organisation promoting optimal standards of care for children and young people with cancer. It is the only multidisciplinary, pan-European organization dedicated to childhood cancer.
SIOPE focuses on making a difference and improving the quality of life of young cancer patients. To do this, SIOPE supports the pooling of initiatives and expertise of multidisciplinary stakeholders in paediatric oncology, building their common experience into a positive force and creating a brighter future for young people with cancer.
SIOPE aims to:
- Support and facilitate professional medical, scientific and educational co-operation and training across Europe;
- Integrate patients and parents and bridge the gap between family groups, professionals and policymakers in Europe;
- Optimise access to information and promote multi-centre and multinational clinical trials, forming a common platform for best practice guidelines in clinical research;
- Promote better policies for children with cancer and raise awareness of the numerous challenges faced by paediatric oncology professionals to EU policymakers;
- Elevate standards for training and care in paediatric oncology and develop European guidelines.
Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones
Professor Pritchard Jones is President of SIOP Europe and is currently Professor of Childhood Cancer Biology, Institute of Cancer Research & Honorary Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital. She is also Deputy Dean (Clinical) Institute of Cancer Research.