About SIOP

Vision

SIOP is the only global multidisciplinary society entirely devoted to paediatric and adolescent cancer.
The society has over 3,500 members worldwide including doctors, nurses, other health-care professionals, scientists and researchers. Our members are dedicated to increasing knowledge about all aspects of childhood cancer.

SIOP’s vision is that no child should die of cancer: cure for more, care for all.

Mission

Improve the lives of children and adolescents with cancer through global collaboration, education, training, research and advocacy.

STRATEGIC GOALS

Goal 1: Advocating Globally for Children and Adolescents with Cancer

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Develop and share advocacy and technical expertise to improve childhood cancer services
  • Promote enabling policies and arguments for resource allocation to childhood cancer
  • Foster international commitments and build SIOP’s visibility

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Facilitate childhood cancer research collaborations
  • Disseminate knowledge of key childhood cancer research findings and recognise research excellence through scholarships, prize lectures and awards
  • Identify gaps in current research and evidence base regarding childhood cancer incidence, biology and treatment in LMICs, and promote research to address these gaps

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Improve early detection with creation and dissemination of relevant guidance
  • Share educational and training opportunities
  • Create online educational material and repositories

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Understand trends in membership over time
  • Broaden membership to include more members from other disciplines and from every continent
  • Increase membership in the YI category
  • Create more opportunities for member engagement in SIOP’s work
  • Enhance communications, including in languages other than English

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Work in close partnership with WHO
  • Develop and consolidate strategic partner- ships with childhood cancer healthcare providers who have extensive outreach programmes
  • Strengthen partnership working with parents and survivors
  • Develop other strategic partnerships (e.g. donors, industry, academia)

For more information: Visit the SIOP website

STRATEGIC GOALS

Goal 1: Advocating Globally for Children and Adolescents with Cancer

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Develop and share advocacy and technical expertise to improve childhood cancer services
  • Promote enabling policies and arguments for resource allocation to childhood cancer
  • Foster international commitments and build SIOP’s visibility

Goal 2: Promoting Research to Improve Outcomes for Patients

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Facilitate childhood cancer research collaborations
  • Disseminate knowledge of key childhood cancer research findings and recognise research excellence through scholarships, prize lectures and awards
  • Identify gaps in current research and evidence base regarding childhood cancer incidence, biology and treatment in LMICs, and promote research to address these gaps

Goal 3: Providing Education and Training

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Improve early detection with creation and dissemination of relevant guidance
  • Share educational and training opportunities
  • Create online educational material and repositories

Goal 4: Increasing Membership and Engagement

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Understand trends in membership over time
  • Broaden membership to include more members from other disciplines and from every continent
  • Increase membership in the YI category
  • Create more opportunities for member engagement in SIOP’s work
  • Enhance communications, including in languages other than English

Goal 5: Strengthen and Expand Strategic Partnerships

To meet this goal, SIOP will:

  • Work in close partnership with WHO
  • Develop and consolidate strategic partner- ships with childhood cancer healthcare providers who have extensive outreach programmes
  • Strengthen partnership working with parents and survivors
  • Develop other strategic partnerships (e.g. donors, industry, academia)
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