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Jeremy Slone: Some highlights that stand out from SIOP 2023

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Oct 26, 2023, 09:04

Jeremy Slone: Some highlights that stand out from SIOP 2023

Jeremy Slone recently posted on LinkedIn:

“Last week, I attended the International Society of Paediatric Oncology – SIOP Congress for the 11th consecutive year (this time in Ottawa). Some highlights that stand out include: working in-person with colleagues on an ongoing systematic review; enlightening debate on USA vs. European approaches to rhabdomyosarcoma (great work Rajkumar Venkatramani M.D. et al); informative session on malnutrition in children with cancer; meeting up with so many dear friends (too many to list) from around the globe; reconnecting with Andries Gontshwanetse who I worked with for many years in Botswana; discussing project ideas for the SIOP-North America Global Health Committee (which I serve as Vice-Chair); seeing Bella Ehrlich present on treatment-related mortality in children with cancer in LMICs; exciting discussions about St. Jude global efforts; and running the 5k and getting slightly lost for the second consecutive year (plus the annual post-run pic with Neil Ranasinghe). The only negative is that the conference marked the end of Maya Prasad‘s term as my Co-Chair of the Nutrition Network. Join us in Honolulu for SIOP 2024!”

Source: Jeremy Slone/LinkedIn

Jeremy Slone is an Associate Member of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with the Hospitalist Medicine Program and the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine. His career has focused on pursuing equity in the diagnosis and treatment of all children with cancer and blood disorders, through program development, capacity building, and epidemiology research. For over a decade, Dr. Slone has engaged with local partners in multiple African countries including Botswana where he worked for nine years, living there for seven years, collaborating with the government and other stakeholders to develop a comprehensive national pediatric hematology-oncology program.