How to Respond to a Ransomware Attack? One Radiation Oncology Department’s Response to a Cyber-attack on Their Record and Verify System

This journal activity provides practitioners with the knowledge about ransomware preparedness.

Please visit https://www.practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-8500(21)00275-7/fulltext to read the related journal article online. 

This activity is available from March 2, 2022, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on March 1, 2024.

Target Audience

This course is designed to meet the interest of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, nurses and radiation oncology administrators.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Summarize the vulnerabilities that a high-tech radiation oncology department has to ransomware attacks.
  • Design preparedness plans for such ransomware attacks.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Journal-based CME activity 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: 
03/02/2022
Course expires: 
03/01/2024
Cost:
$30.00
Rating: 
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Robert Amdur, MD is employed by the University of Florida and has no financial relationships with a commercial interest.

Ashesh Jani, MD is employed by Emory University and has no financial relationships with a commercial interest.

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, Education Committee had control over the content of this activity.

All relevant relationships have been mitigated.

 

Disclosure link: 
Committee Disclosure

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 Journal-based CME activity 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:
$30.00
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Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the discounted member rate.

  • Nonmember: $30
  • Member: $25


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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.

 

 

 

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