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Title: PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT


1
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE
REPORT
  • AZIZA SHAD, MD
  • LOMBARDI CANCER CENTER
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
  • WASHINGTON DC

2
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • Pediatric Oncology Workshops
  • Training Program for Iraq
  • Fellowship Program
  • Visiting Experts Program
  • Collaborative Efforts with other Oncology Groups
  • Development of Educational Material
  • Telemedicine
  • Funding
  • Future Plans

3
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2005
  • Overview of Pediatric Oncology
  • Hematological malignancies
  • Solid tumors and Bone tumors
  • Supportive care Infections, Transfusion
    medicine
  • Palliative care
  • Introduction to translational research, clinical
    trials and research methodology
  • Faculty came from USA, UK, Asia, Middle East
  • Funding Office of International Affairs, NCI
    and parent institutions

4
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2005
  • Katmandu, Nepal January 2005
  • In collaboration with INCTR, Nepal
  • INCTR Workshop on Cancer Care in Nepal
  • Lahore, Pakistan March 2005
  • In collaboration with Shaukat Khanum Memorial
    Cancer Center, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Participated in Research methodology and
    Pediatric Oncology workshop

5
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2005
  • Karachi, Pakistan July 2005
  • 1st International Conference on Pediatric
    Oncology
  • In collaboration with Cancer Society of Pakistan
    and Pakistan Society of Pediatric Oncology
  • Pre-conference workshops on Research Methodology
    and Oncology Nursing
  • 150 participants from Pakistan
  • 60 participants from India, Nepal, Afghanistan,
    Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, Germany,
    Switzerland, Canada, UK and USA
  • New topics introduced Meet the Experts session,
    Role of NGOs and Cancer Care, Adolescent
    Cancers, Regional Collaborative efforts in Cancer
    Care
  • Largely funded by the Office of international
    Affairs, NCI

6
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2005
  • Amman, Jordan September 2005
  • Participated in International Conference on
    Pediatric Oncology at King Hussain Cancer Center
  • Tianjin, China September 2005
  • 5th National Congress in Pediatric Oncology
  • In collaboration with Chinese Society of
    Pediatric Oncology
  • Shared participation with Childrens Oncology
    Group (COG)

7
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2005
  • Larnaca, Cyprus November 2005
  • Workshop on Palliative Care for the Cancer
    Patient
  • In collaboration with MECC
  • 80 participants from Jordan, Israel, Palestine,
    Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, India,
    Canada, USA
  • Palliative Care Steering Committee formed
  • MECC and INCTR joint participation
  • 1st meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 2006
  • Palliative care guidelines

8
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IRAQ
  • Training has continued through 2004-2005
  • Amman, Jordan April 2004
  • King Hussain Cancer Center
  • Cairo, Egypt September 2004
  • INCTR Annual meeting
  • Karachi, Pakistan July 2005
  • 1st International Conference on Pediatric
    Oncology
  • Chennai, India November 2005
  • Focus Hematological malignancies, supportive
    care, transfusion medicine, palliative care
  • Preliminary results improvement in supportive
    care

9
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
  • Pediatric Oncology Visiting Fellowship
  • King Hussain Cancer Center, Jordan and Lombardi
    Cancer Center, USA
  • 4 month program at Lombardi
  • Rotations in molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics,
    pathology, transfusion medicine, radiation
    oncology, hematology and oncology clinic
  • Active participation in all educational
    activities, including presentations at Tumor
    Board
  • 3 senior fellows from KHCC at Lombardi this year
  • Nepal- in planning phase

10
VISITING EXPERTS PROGRAM 2005
  • Dr Aziza Shad Pediatric Oncologist, Lombardi
    Cancer Center, USA
  • Katmandu, Nepal January 2005
  • Kanti Children's Hospital

11
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ONCOLOGY GROUPS
  • Working Group to Explore Collaborative Efforts in
    Pediatric Oncology
  • LCC, Washington DC August 2005
  • COG, INCTR, NCI, CURE, ST JUDES
  • Share resources, avoid duplication of work in
    same country, apply for joint funding, joint
    educational activities
  • Global Alliance for the Cure of Children's Cancer
  • MECC and INCTR
  • Joint Palliative Care initiative for the Middle
    East
  • Expand to Pediatric Oncology educational
    activities in Middle East and North Africa

12
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
  • INCTR Tumor Board
  • Introduced at last meeting
  • Proceedings published in Newsletter
  • Guidelines for Standard of Care
  • Palliative care with MECC
  • Supportive Care and Transfusion Medicine
  • Working groups to be formed soon

13
TELEMEDICINE
  • Still pursuing opportunities
  • Global Alliance for the Cure of Children with
    Cancer
  • St Francis University, Altoona, PA, USA
  • Education, joint conferences, case presentations
    and consultations

14
FUNDING
  • Office of International Affairs, NCI
  • Collaborating Institutions
  • Plan to increase funding through joint grant
    applications

15
FUTURE PLANS FOR 2006
  • Palliative Care Initiative with MECC
  • Pediatric Oncology Workshop with MECC in Turkey,
    North Africa
  • Work on Supportive Care and Transfusion Medicine
    Guidelines
  • Pursue Telemedicine education
  • Build Fellowship Programs with participating
    countries
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