The Inaugural meeting of the India Pediatric Oncology Initiative was held in New Delhi in January of 2009. Attended by over 40 delegates, this 2 day meeting was well received and supported by oncologists from all over the country. The meeting was a forum for current strategies to be reviewed and new ideas for Jiv Daya Foundation to become involved in pediatric oncology efforts in India. Areas of need presented themselves with potential projects for the Foundation to support. Participants were able to network with one another and learn how others in the field have overcome the same challenges that are prevalent in pediatric oncology today. Success stories, patient data, infrastructure needs and methods for providing treatment and attaining positive results were shared among the group. The second day was filled with individual reporting sessions from current grant projects as well as potential grant recipients. The ‘Practical Handbook for Nurses in Pediatric Oncology’ written by Dr. Gauri Kapoor, was distributed to all delegates, as the Foundation had provided a grant to pay publishing a majority of these manuals. IPOI 2009 brought together faculty and delegates from the USA and India to address common challenges in pediatric oncology and learn from one another. The meeting was a great success and established new firsts for the partnership with Jiv Daya Foundation and institutions in India to work towards the improvement of pediatric oncology. Several projects for nurse training, salary support for staff and textbooks were brought to light for future projects that can be supported by the Foundation.
Click here to read the a breif of the minutes and the Executive Summary from the meeting:
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