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2020 Best of ASTRO onDemand
The 2020 Best of ASTRO meeting provided a review of the most relevant, highly-rated abstracts from the 2020 Annual Meeting that highlight recent technological advances and illustrate the importance of the clinical and non-clinical skills needed to provide patients with the full benefit of radiation oncology. The program encompassed specific disease sites including breast, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic, head and neck, hematological and lung cancers. Other areas such as palliative care, patient safety, biology, and physics will also be part of the program.
Course instructions can be accessed through the Program tab.
Target Audience
The course is designed to meet the interests of practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists, surgeons, physicists, nurses, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to do the following:
- Describe the most current data guiding cancer management decisions.
- Utilize the most up-to-date radiation technology and approaches appropriately to improve patient care.
- Implement quality and safety measures in the delivery of radiation therapy.
PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS:
Registration:
Click on the Register tab in the course navigation. Scroll down to add the On Demand Course to your cart. All sessions listed are included with your purchase.
Navigation:
To begin:
- Click on the Take Course tab in the course navigation to see the list of included sessions.
- Click on the title of the session you would like to view.
- Once in the session, review the overview, objectives, and faculty details before clicking Take Course to begin viewing the content.
- Use the left Course Progress bar to navigate the session or the green buttons in the course navigation bar at the bottom.
- You may view the sessions in any order and as many or as few as you wish to receive credit(s).
Once you have completed each session, you can return to the list of sessions available by clicking on Return to Best of ASTRO OnDemand course as seen in the example below.
Repeat the above steps to complete as many sessions as you wish to view. You may return later to complete or review any of the sessions.
To re-enter the On Demand course, you will find your Best of ASTRO OnDemand Course in your Completed Activities tab even if you have sessions that have not been viewed available.
Go to the Take Course tab to re-access. Sessions that have been viewed/completed will have a checked circle and unviewed sessions will say Enrolled. You can view sessions as many times as you would like.
Certificates/Credits
You may view and claim credit for some or all of the virtual sessions. Each time you complete the viewing and evaluation of a session, your CME certificate for the course will update with the new credit hours awarded.
The following individuals had control of content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
2020 Best of ASTRO Course | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Employment | Compensation/Remuneration/ Funding | Leadership Positions | Ownership or Investment Interests |
Suzanne Evans, MD | Yale University: Associate Professor | None | None | None |
Randall Kimple, MD, PhD | University of Wisconsin: Associate Professor | Galera therapeutics: Advisory board | None | None |
Rachel Blitzblau, MD, Phd | Duke University: Associate Professor | None | None | None |
Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD | University of California: Associate Professor | None | None | None |
Daniel Chang, MD | Stanford University: Professor | Varian Medical Systems: Honoraria, Research Grants, Travel Expenses | None | Viewray: Stock |
Gerard Morton, MD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: Radiation Oncologist | None | None | None |
Jyoti Mayadev, MD | University of California: Associate Professor Astra Zeneca: Consultant GOG Foundation: Member NRG Oncology: Cervical Cancer Co-Chair | AstraZeneca: Consultant Varian Medical Systems: Consultant: Relationship ended | None | None |
John Plastaras, MD, PhD | University of Pennsylvania: Associate Professor | None | None | None |
Andreas Rimner, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Associate Attending | Pfizer: Research Grants Cybrexa: Advisory Board Varian Medical Systems: Research Grants Boehringer Ingelheim: Research Grants AstraZeneca: Research Grants, Advisory Board Merck: Research Grants, Advisory Board | None | None |
Joshua Jones, MD | University of Pennsylvania: Assistant Professor | None | None | None |
Eric Ford, PhD | University of Washington: Professor | None | None | None |
Lei Dong, PhD | University of Pennsylvania: Director of Medical Physics | Varian Medical Systems: Speaker's Bureau | None | Varian Medical Systems: Patent/License fees/Copyright |
Alexander Lin, MD | University of Pennsylvania: Associate Professor Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Associate Professor | None | None | None |
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.
Available Credit
- 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 10.25 Certificate of AttendanceThis activity was designated for 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Price
Policies:
No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the course by the end of the qualification date. The qualification date for each course is listed in the course catalog on the ASTRO website under availability.
Participants using ASTRO's online courses to satisfy the requirement of a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program should verify the number, type and availability dates of any course before making a purchase. No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for participants who have purchased courses that do not align with their MOC requirement.
The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website for that 2 year period regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.
Required Hardware/software
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