Organisation & Societies
Geriatric Oncology Consortium is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the age based disparities in research, education and treatment in the older adult cancer population. It is leader in developing and conducting research in older adults and providing older adult cancer education to medical professionals, patients, caregivers and the general public.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has started a geriatric oncology subspeciality. A webpage didicated to article and resources about geriatric oncology is available.
World oncology network has established a directory for geriatric oncology to promote this subspeciality.
The International Society of Geriatric Oncology or Société Internationale d’Oncologie Gériatrique in French, hence the acronym SIOG, was founded in 2000 and was officially registered as a Not-for-profit organisation under the Swiss law in October 2012. SIOG is a multidisciplinary society, including physicians in the fields of oncology and geriatrics, and allied health professionals and has over 1000 members in more than 40 countries around the world. The major risk factor for cancer is age, and with the aging of the world population, a major epidemiologic challenge is before us. The goal of SIOG is to foster the development of health professionals in the field of geriatric oncology, in order to optimize treatment of older adults with cancer. SIOG promotes efforts in 3 strategic directions:
1. Education - Disseminate knowledge in order to maintain a high common standard of healthcare in older cancer patients - Integrate geriatric oncology in the curricula for medical and nursing education to ensure a high standard of qualification for healthcare professionals - Address the shortage of specialist oncologists/geriatricians & allied health staff in geriatric oncology - Increase public awareness of the worldwide cancer in the elderly epidemic
2. Clinical practice - Integrate geriatric evaluation (including co morbidities) into oncology decision-making and guidelines - Improve the quality of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of older patients with malignancies - Address issues of access to care, including the needs of the caregiver - Develop interdisciplinary geriatric oncology clinics
3. Research - Develop, test and disseminate easy screening tools - Create a clear and operational definition of vulnerability/frailty applicable to oncology - Increase the relevance of clinical trials for older patients - Improve research in the field of geriatric oncology - Promote multidisciplinary, basic/translational research on the interface of aging and cancer
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