Head and Neck-BOA2018

This Head & Neck Cancer session will highlight findings from the 2018 Annual Meeting of ASTRO, focusing on the educational and scientific sessions. Pivotal changes in the field since the prior year, including integration of AJCC 8th edition staging and new contouring guidelines will be discussed. In addition, the top scoring and most influential abstracts from the 2018 Annual Meeting of ASTRO will be discussed. Finally, case scenarios will be discussed, to highlight integration of staging, multimodality treatment, contouring, and toxicity mitigation.

This activity is available from March 15, 2019, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on March 14, 2022.

This activity was originally recorded at ASTRO’s 2018 Best of ASTRO, November 30 - December 1, 2018  in San Francisco.
 

Target Audience

The meeting is designed to meet the interests radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, physicists, nurses, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists and radiation oncology residents.

Learning Objectives

  • Accurately stage head/neck cancers using AJCC 8th edition
  • Design multimodality treatment plans for patients with head/neck cancer
  • Discuss ongoing clinical trials and research findings presented at ASTRO 2018 regarding head/neck cancer
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
  • 1.00 SA-CME

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    This activity meets the American Board of Radiology's criteria for a self-assessment activity in the ABR's Maintenance of Certification program. Participation in this course in combination with the successful completion of the corresponding assessment and course evaluation adheres to the guidelines established by the ABR for 1.00 self-assessment credits.

Course opens: 
03/15/2019
Course expires: 
03/14/2022
Cost:
$105.00
Rating: 
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Beth Beadle, MD, PhD is employed by Stanford and receives compensation/remuneration/funding from the NIHInstitute of Texas. She holds a leadership position with the American Radium Society.

Additionally, the SA-CME Task Force and CME/MOC Committee had control over the content of this activity.
 

Disclosure link: 
Committee Disclosures

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

ASTRO is awarded Deemed Status by the American Board of Radiology to provide SA-CME as part of Part II Maintenance of Certification. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
  • 1.00 SA-CME

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    This activity meets the American Board of Radiology's criteria for a self-assessment activity in the ABR's Maintenance of Certification program. Participation in this course in combination with the successful completion of the corresponding assessment and course evaluation adheres to the guidelines established by the ABR for 1.00 self-assessment credits.

Price

Cost:
$105.00
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Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the discounted member rate.

  • Nonmember: $105
  • Member: $55

Policies: 

  • No refunds, extensions or substitutions will be made for those registrants who, for any reason, were unable to attend or were tardy for the session.
  • No credits will be granted and no refunds, exchanges or transfers will be given to those who do not pass.
  • ASTRO staff cannot make modifications to your submitted materials.
     

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