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37 A EUROPEAN CANCER PLAN FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Communication
The SIOPE Strategic Plan relies on timely,
relevant and tailored communication to
target stakeholders Based on its expertise
of information-sharing with members
and leading EU projects’ dissemination,
SIOPE has set up a communication
strategy, encompassing the pan-European
haematology-oncology community,
decision-makers and the general public.
The communication objectives are:
1. Uniting the community: further
increasing the profile of SIOPE as the
main reference point for paediatric
haematology-oncology in Europe, to
stimulate cross-border exchange of
best practices, to strengthen existing
collaborations and to develop new ones;
2. Raising awareness: by fostering the
well-informed involvement and
commitment of target stakeholders and
by raising awareness of paediatric cancers
across Europe in partnership with parents
and survivors.
3. Generating action: translating the needs
of the Strategic Plan as well as the SIOPE
position and requests into legislative,
funding, advocacy, partnership-building
and further communication initiatives.
As part of the work of the European
Academy of Paediatrics, SIOPE revised its
previous syllabus with the aim of having a
comprehensive document for the whole
of the EU that details the requirements
expected from a trainee in paediatric
haematology-oncology. The new version
of the syllabus proposes a programme
containing core knowledge and practical
aspects related to approaches for diagnosis
and treatment that are essential for all
trainees in paediatric haematology-oncology
(available on the SIOPE website: www.
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From AIEOP. Credit Attilio Rossetti photographer, Italy
“Europe should have a European Paediatric Cancer
Plan addressing both care and research.”
(Participants at the SIOPE-ENCCA Conference, 18-19
September 2014)