The second Business Meeting was held in Dubai, UAE on April 2014. Dr. Sima Jeha was present from SJCRH.
The below main points were discussed and agreed on during the meeting:
- Launching of the group’s website www.poemgroup.org
- Case Discussions were divided into two Forums: Leukemia/Lymphoma and Solid Tumors
- Executive Committee was formed that included: Dr. Sima Jeha, Dr. Amani Al Kofide, Dr. Hassan El Solh, Dr. Husain Al-Mukharraq and Dr. Raya Saab
- Nomination of members of BOD of newly joining countries was completed
- Members of the BOD can be in up to two Working Groups instead of one
- Each year, two Business Meetings will be held. One in a host country and the other in conjunction with an International Conference.
- St. Jude committed to cover the Infrastructure cost of the Group however, funding of conferences, business meetings and workshops will mainly be obtained through Pharmaceutical Companies.
- Third Business Meeting will be held with the SIOP Meeting in October 2014
