Don’t miss the SIOP Educational Day and Networking Events for Young Investigators
The SIOP Board and the SIOP YI-NET (SIOP Young Investigators Committee) have put together a programme specifically designed for Young Investigators.
Whether you are a clinician or a researcher, these sessions will enable you to interact with experts and fellow Young Investigators. Plan ahead to make sure you register for this day!
Educational Day Lectures and Workshops (Wednesday 23rd October 2019; 08:15 – 17:15)
To register for the Educational Day lectures and workshops, please go to the registration congress page here
See featured lectures:
- How I built a successful research career_ learning from my failures
- How to give a successful Academic Interview
- Peer review- from the Editor and Deputy Editor of Pediatric Blood and Cancer
- Predatory journals and the pressure to publish
- Ethical aspects of trials_ lessons learned from Precision Medicine
- Harnessing YI contributions to the WHO initiative
- Five years Collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project – mission, vision and lessons learned
- Joint YI/ PODC/ Nurses session on mentorship
Meet the Expert Lunch (Wednesday 23rd October 2019; 12:00 to 13:30)
- Brain tumour– Eric Bouffet (Canada)
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma– Christophe Bergeron (France)
- Psychooncology– Martha Grootenhuis (Netherlands)
- Leukaemia– Scott Howard (USA)
- Palliative Care– Matthias Schell (France)
- Supportive Care– Marianne Van de Wetering (Netherlands)
- Surgery– Sabine Sarnacki (France)
- Neuroblastoma– Akira Nakagawara (japan)
- PODC– Alan Davidson (South Africa)
- NHL in LMICs– Peter Hesseling (South Africa)
REGISTRATION is now open and available following the LINK.
*Please note that pre- registration is required for the Meet the Expert Lunch and space is limited! We recommend you register at your earliest convenience to guarantee your participation.
YI Lunch Session: How To Work Toward Receiving Excellent Academic Product-Related Mentorship (Saturday, October 26th, 12:10-13:10)
Please join us on for a YI session on how to work toward receiving excellent academic product-related mentorship.
This session will be led by Dr. Justin Baker and will provide each attendee with the unique opportunity to learn more about grant writing, QI/QA project development, manuscript preparation and mentorship of academic outputs. Lunch will be provided.
REGISTRATION is now open and available following the LINK.
*Please note that pre- registration is required for the Meet the Mentorship Lunch and space is limited! We recommend you register at your earliest convenience to guarantee your participation.
Junior Investigator Collaborative Event, Thursday, 24 October
Sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital’s Global HOPE Program, hosted at L’Embarcadère Lyon (19:00 – 22:00) this event will provide an informal setting for young investigators to network, establish collaborations with peers, and form relationships with investigators.
To register for the (free) collaborative event*, click here
*Space is limited and will be allocated on a ‘first-come first-serve’ basis.