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ArticleEcancermedicalscience2022

Conference report on the 14th International Society of Paediatric Oncology African Continental Meeting, 16-18 March 2022, Kampala, Uganda.

Jaques van Heerden, Lisa Christine Irumba, Karim Assani, Julia Downing, Alan Davidson, Laila Hessissen, Judy Schoeman, Trijn Israels, Sharon Cox, Hafeez Abdelhafeez and 4 more

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Article in Ecancermedicalscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Jaques van HeerdenPaediatric Haematology and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp 2650, Belgium.
Lisa Christine IrumbaPalliative Care Association of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Karim AssaniInternational Children's Palliative Care Network, Bristol BS1 2NT, United Kingdom.
Julia DowningInternational Children's Palliative Care Network, Bristol BS1 2NT, United Kingdom.
Alan DavidsonPaediatric Haematology-Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
Laila HessissenPaediatric Oncology Department, Children's Hospital, University Mohamed V Rabat, 6533, Morocco.
Judy SchoemanPaediatric Haematology and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics University of Pretoria, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Trijn IsraelsQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Sharon CoxDivision of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
Hafeez AbdelhafeezDepartment of Surgery, St Jude Children Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Shauna Odongo AraoDepartment of Paediatric Oncology, Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Jeannette ParkesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, 7701, South Africa.
Joyce Balagadde-KambuguDepartment of Paediatric Oncology, Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Jennifer GeelUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Division of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, 2000, South Africa.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Together with the Africa Continental Branch of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Africa), the Uganda Cancer Institute, a tertiary governmental institution for specialised cancer care services, research and training, hosted the 14th continental meeting of SIOP Africa from the 16-18 March 2022. Under the conference theme, 'Innovate for Africa', the hybrid conference brought together close to 400 international delegates to discuss innovations and experiences, as well as share the latest research in the field of paediatric oncology. The World Health Organisation 2030 Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer provided the main starting point for the conference with a comprehensive pre-conference workshop programme, from multiple stakeholders and organisations and the themes for the plenaries towards improving survival to the main breakout sessions. Delegates discussed various ways of improving outcomes in Africa, despite the challenges faced individually and collectively ranging from education, management systems and treatment guidelines to future governmental and NGO involvement in African cancer care. The main achievements of the conference were various commitments for collaboration, investing in junior investigators, development of registries and systems for improved childhood care on the African continent, while working towards greater access to advanced management options such as targeted therapies and bone marrow transplant services.

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AfricachildrenconferenceinnovationSIOPsix index cancersUgandaWHOworkshops

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PMCPMC9458268

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