SIOG COVID-19 Working Group
SIOG COVID-19 Working Group
The goal of the COVID-19 Working Group is to provide guidance for the management of cancer in older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to facilitate the conduct of research on this topic.
Activities and responsibilities
- To provide guidance to healthcare professionals on the management of older patients with cancer in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
- To issue advice on the prioritisation of anticancer treatments
- To raise awareness on the challenges of managing cancer in older adults in the context of the outbreak
- To generate opportunities for conducting research on these topics
July 2020 - The following guidelines "Adapting care for older cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) COVID-19 Working Group" was published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology (JGO).
Co-Chairs
Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, UK
Anna Mislang, Australia
Members
Riccardo Audisio (Sweden); Mahmood Alam (Australia); Etienne Brain (France); Clarito Cairo Jr (Philippines); Kwok Leung Cheung (UK); Giuseppe Colloca (Italy); Lisa Cooper (USA); Luiz Antonio Gil Jr (Brazil); Regina Gironés Sarrió (Spain); Michael Jaklitsch (USA); Kumud Kantilal (UK); Stuart Lichtman (USA); Anita O'Donovan (Ireland); Shane O'Hanlon (Ireland); Chiara Russo (France); Schroder Sattar (Canada); Enrique Soto (Mexico); Reinhard Stauder (Austria); Hans Wildiers (Belgium); Grant Williams (USA).