Nicole Saur, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, St Vincent’s Medical Center at Hartford HealthCare, shared on LinkedIn:
“Wonderful to reconnect with our SIOG – International Society of Geriatric Oncology Surgical and Perioperative Optimization Collaborative (SPOC) colleagues in Valencia and see our shared work represented across SIOG 2026.
A few highlights:
- Surgery Updates: Moving evidence into everyday practice through usable protocols, coordinated teams, technology, and geriatric surgical expertise.
- ‘From Eligibility to Opportunity’: Expanding access to curative-intent cancer treatment for older adults through thoughtful assessment and perioperative optimization.
- Our joint SIOG/ European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) session, ‘When Something Doesn’t Feel Right: Is the ‘Best’ Treatment Really the Right Treatment?’: Bringing clinical and patient perspectives together through interactive case discussion and live polling to explore uncertainty and shared decision-making.
Thank you to our chairs, speakers, panelists, and everyone who contributed to these conversations. It was a pleasure to learn from one another, exchange ideas, and spend time together beyond the meeting rooms.
SPOC brings together colleagues across disciplines and countries to improve surgical and perioperative care for older adults with cancer. With collaborative research, publications, and educational initiatives underway, we are looking forward to building on this work in 2027.
Interested in joining us? We welcome colleagues across disciplines and career stages.
Learn more here and use the QR code below to get involved. If you are not yet a SIOG member, you can join here.”
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Darren J. Walsh: What’s Next for Research in Geriatric Oncology?
