ASTRO Academy education proposals, 2025 IPPS proposed rule, RO-ILS Patient Safety webinar
April 24, 2024
| Beyond the Beam – RPT curriculum series begins this Friday |
Don't miss the first session of the new nine-part curriculum series on radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) that kicks off this Friday, April 26, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Ana Kiess, MD, PhD, and Freddy Escorcia, MD, PhD, will present the first session, Introduction, Radiobiology I and Chemistry, which will cover:
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| Call for ASTRO Academy education proposals |
| Do you have a great educational content idea that could benefit the radiation oncology community? ASTRO offers a variety of continuing medical education content through the ASTRO Academy. If you are interested in developing an educational activity for the ASTRO Academy, please complete this brief form. |
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2024 EAGL Awardees announced for Advocacy Day 2024 ASTRO has awarded 15 radiation oncology residents EAGL awards to attend Advocacy Day 2024 in Washington, DC, May 20-21. This “Emerging Advocacy Grassroots Leadership” award, which helps defray travel costs, recognizes radiation oncology residents and nurses passionate about advocating for the specialty and our patients. Advocacy Day provides ASTRO members the best opportunity to engage with U.S. senators, representatives and respective staff members on critical radiation oncology policy issues. The two-day event features expert panels, policy issue briefs, Hill meeting training and more. Join us — there's still time to register! The deadline for making hotel reservations is this Friday, April 26. For the list of EAGL award grantees, see What's Happening in Washington. |
| 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule released |
| On April 10, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the IPPS proposed rule, which would provide a 2.6% increase to reimbursements under IPPS. Read What's Happening in Washington for more information. |
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Register for a Patient Safety Conversation Hour Join us for a one-hour interactive forum about patient safety on Thursday, May 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. This event is brought to you by RO-ILS to celebrate 10 years of operation! During this virtual conversation hour, attendees will discuss curated RO-ILS events in a small group and then debrief with safety experts. Registration is open to all clinical staff, but space is limited so register today. |
| Stock up! Patient brochures available |
| Don't forget to restock your patient education materials! ASTRO has many brochures available to help your patients and their caregivers learn more about available treatment options. You can view the full-color brochures online and purchase in packs of 50, with bulk pricing available for orders of 10 packs or more. Covering broad topics, such as radiation therapy for cancer, as well as specific disease sites, the brochures provide information in layman's terms and a new graphic featuring short and long-term side effects. Additionally, the brochures on radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy and radiation therapy for breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer are available in Spanish. See all patient education products. |
