Tim O B Eden

TL;DR: This document outlines general principles for helping siblings throughout phases of treatment: at diagnosis, during treatment, in the event of relapse, during bone marrow transplantation, after completion of therapy, during palliative care and the terminal phase.

TL;DR: The SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology as mentioned in this paper has published guidelines to encourage physicians to share with the child developmentally relevant medical information specific to that particular child's health status, in the context of the child's own culture, so that the child can actively participate in the decision-making process regarding his or her own health.

TL;DR: This document develops another topic discussed and approved by the SIOP Committee: "communication of the diagnosis" is addressed to the pediatric oncology community as guidelines that could be followed.

TL;DR: This is the eighth official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology and outlines the general definition of burnout as mental and physical exhaustion, indifference, sense of failures as a professional, and sense of failure as a person.