Back to the Future: Therapy and Care in the Next Century of ARS
May 5-8, 2018
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando
Orlando, Florida
President: Ben Slotman, MD, PhD
VU University Medical Center
Program Chair: Beth Beadle, MD, PhD
Stanford University
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EDUCATIONAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the increasing role of cancer in global health, mechanisms to increase detection
and treatment, and novel radiation technologies being used to increase availability
of radiation therapy throughout the world.
- Identify the emerging role of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer, including in
the concurrent setting, and explain the potential side effects that may develop and
how to manage them.
- Compare the different management strategies of HPV-associated oropharynx cancer,
including the relative risks and benefits of surgical vs. non-surgical based approaches.
- Describe the risks and benefits of advanced technologies in radiation therapy, including
particle therapy, MRI-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation, and advanced
brachytherapy, in the treatment of various malignancies, including lung, GI, breast, CNS,
GU, and H&N.
- Explain the 2018 ARS-ACR Appropriate Use Criteria updates on best practice
for treatment of breast, bone, brain, GI, GU, GYN, H&N, lymphoma, and
thoracic malignancies.
AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITSTM
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
SELF-ASSESSMENT CME MODULES (SA-CME)
“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.” ARS is proud to offer SAMs for the 2018 Meeting in a robust quantity on many topics. Self-Assessment Modules count toward the SAM requirement for the ABR and some other specialty boards.
The American Radium Society would like to thank our exhibitors:
- Accuray
- Best Medical International
- Brainlab, Inc.
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
- Elekta
- Gold Anchor
- Hitachi American Ltd.
- IBA, Inc.
- Mevion
- Orfit Industries America
- PreludeDx
- Qfix
- Siemens Healthineers
- Varian
- ViewRay
The American Radium Society would like to thank our sponsors:
Platinum Level
Varian Medical Systems
Silver Level
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Bronze Level
AstraZeneca
Elekta
ViewRay
Resident Jeopardy
Varian Medical Systems
Janeway Lecture Speaker Support
Varian Medical Systems
General Educational Support
Novartis
