Continuing Medical Education Programs and Self Assessment Modules
ASTRO continues to strive to meet the educational needs of its members. In addition to providing online courses approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, many of our online offerings are approved by the American Board of Radiology in meeting the criteria for self assessment credit toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program. These peer-reviewed modules are based upon previously distributed, peer-reviewed materials in a variety of subspecialty content areas.
Target Audience This program is designed to meet the interest of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiation biologists, radiation physicists, dosimetrists, oncologists working in related specialties, radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses, radiation oncology administrators and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
Continuing Medical Education The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation ASTRO designates this educational activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™and 1 SAM credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Qualified by the American Board of Radiology in meeting the criteria for self assessment toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program.
Approximate Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Format: Synchronized audio and PowerPoint Hardware/ Software Requirements: Windows 2000 or newer, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, free Flash plug-in, Internet connection (broadband recommended), speakers or soundcard.
(Please note that self assessment modules may not be compatible with Internet Explorer 7.0. We are working to remedy this problem and recommend using Internet Explorer 5.0 or 6.0.)
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49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Adult Brain Tumors
Presenters: Minesh P. Mehta, M.D., University of Wisconsin Hospital Medical School;
C. Leland Rogers, M.D., GammaWest Radiation Therapy
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Discuss the incidence, prevalence, mortality, morbidity and clinical impact of the major malignant and benign adult primary CNS tumors.
Recognize the substantial heterogeneity that exists within these tumor types and understand the prognostic and predictive variables allowing for appropriate selection of therapeutic choices, tailored for a specific patient.
Be familiar with the major levels of evidence for therapeutic decision-making.
Appreciate the role of various therapies, especially surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in managing these tumors.
Gain a preliminary understanding of the molecular biology of these diseases, especially in terms of how it might impact therapeutic decision-making.
Presenters: Welela Tereffe, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Tse-Kuan Yu, M.D., Ph.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cost: $50 member
Objectives:
Epidemiology of breast cancer in the US
Risk factors for breast cancer development
Screening and prevention
Diagnosis and staging
DCIS
Early stage breast cancer
Breast-conserved intermediate disease
To understand the prognostic factors for the local-regional recurrence in intermediate-stage and locally advanced breast cancer
To understand the treatment techniques for post-mastectomy radiation in locally advanced breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, and locally recurrent breast cancer
To understand important factors affecting radiation treatment in patients with post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Breast Cancer Management I: Early-stage Breast Cancer
Presenters: Douglas W. Arthur, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University; Bruce G. Haffty, M.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Realize technical aspects related to the delivery of radiation in patients with early-stage breast cancer, including use of a boost; IMRT techniques, management of the regional lymphatics and alternate fractionation schemes.
Discuss the selection factors, techniques, potential role and future directions of accelerated partial breast irradiation in the management of women with early-stage breast cancer.
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Cancer of the Esophagus, GE Junction and Stomach
Presenter(s): Brian Czito, M.D.,
Duke University Medical Center and
Christopher G. Willett, M.D.,
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Cost: $50 member
Objectives:
Review current epidemiological changes in esophageal cancer.
Discuss current treatment strategies of esophageal, GE junctional and gastric cancer; neoadjuvant treatment and surgery; surgery and adjuvant therapy; the role of surgery and definitive chemoradiation therapy.
Discuss future treatment strategies in these diseases.
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
External Beam Radiation Therapy for the Management of Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
Presenters: Andrew K. Lee, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Anthony V. D'Amico, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Describe how to use pretreatment clinical parameters and patient factors to optimize the radiotherapeutic treatment option(s) for patients with clinically localized diseaser.
Examine cancer control and potential complications and their actuarial occurrence following radiation therapy for patients with clinically localized disease.
Discuss how to sequence and administer androgen suppression therapy in conjunction with radiation therapy in men with high risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer.
Discuss the potential complications and their actuarial occurrence of combined androgen suppression and radiation therapy.
Discuss the complications and their actuarial incidence of salvage therapies for a rising PSA after primary therapy for localized and locally advanced prostate cancer.
Identify when to use salvage hormonal therapy following primary treatment failure for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer and when further local therapy may be appropriate.
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Brachytherapy for Gyn Neoplasms: (HDR and LDR)
Presenters: Patricia J. Eifel, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Akila N. Viswanathan, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Discuss the role of brachytherapy for treatment of gynecological malignancies.
Examine high-dose-rate and low-dose-rate systems and interstitial and intracavity techniques and treatment outcomes. Particular emphasis will be given to the use of this treatment modality for carcinoma of the cervix.
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Clinical Trials in Hodgkin's Lyphoma Favorable Early Stage
Presenters: Lena Specht, M.D., Ph.D., Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen University, Denmark; Richard T. Hoppe, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Standford University
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Review the epidemiology, etiology and new classification system.
Discuss the alternatives for treatment of early-stage Hodgkin's disease and results of recent clinical trials.
Determine the principles and techniques of radiation therapy that are relevant to the management of Hodgkin's disease.
ASTRO Spring Refresher 2008
Photon and Electron Dosimetry and Brachytherapy
Presenters: Indrid J. Chetty, Ph.D.,
Henry Ford Health System, Radiation Physics Division
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Review of particle interactions for photons and electrons: kerma and dose, charged particle equilibrium.
Discuss particle interactions in the accelerator treatment head; depth dose and profile characteristics for photon beams.
Discuss external beam dosimetry fundamentals for photon and electron beams: PDD, TAR, BSF, TPR, inverse square law, output factors; dose characteristics for electron beams.
49th ASTRO Annual Meeting 2007
Cancer Genetics and Genetic Testing for the Practicing Radiation Oncologist
Presenter: James S. Welsh, M.D., M.S., University of Wisconsin Cancer Center and University of Wisconsin
Cost: $50 member
Objectives
Become familiar with the inhertiance patterns, genetic mechanisms, and basic biology of cancer predisposition syndromes that are routinely encountered by practicing Radiation Oncologists.
Learn the general management recommendations for patients harboring deleterious mutations as well as potential radiotherapeutic management differences that might apply to such patients.
Become familiar iwth the practical, ethical, and legal issues surrounding cancer genetic testing and gain the fundamental knowledge necessary to carry our such testing on their own or create a formal genetics testing program at their institution.
