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Pamela Kearns: Leading SIOP Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Published Online: May 20th 2022

touchONCOLOGY spoke to Professor Pamela Kearns (University of Birmingham, UK) to discuss her experience as President of SIOP Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the biggest achievements of the European paediatric oncology community during that time.

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  1. How would you describe your experience as the SIOP Europe President (2019–21) and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced it? (00:21-01:37)
  2. What were the biggest achievements of the European paediatric oncology community during that time? (01:37-02:51)

Disclosure:  Pamela Kearns has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

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