Schedule of Events

11:00 a.m.

Registration opens

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Networking Luncheon and Welcome – Yuhchyau Chen MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of Rochester 
Buffet Lunch Provided

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

ROCR and the Impact of Hypofractionation on Hospital Technical Revenue
Moderator: Dave Adler, Vice-President for Advocacy, ASTRO
Panelists: Connie Mantz, MD, Chief Policy Officer for GenesisCare; Anne Hubbard, Director of Health Policy, ASTRO

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Low-Dose Radiation for Osteoarthritis
Moderator: Yuhchyau Chen, MD, PhD, University of Rochester
Panelists: Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Brian Marples, PhD, University of Rochester

2024 Financial Survey – Preview of Key Findings
Brian Kavanagh, MD, University of Colorado

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Networking Coffee Break

Pearls for an Academic Chair When Considering Development of a Proton Center
Moderator: Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD, University of Washington
Panelists:  Nadia Laack, MD, Mayo – Rochester; Jim Metz, MD, UPenn; Ken Rosensweig, MD; Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil; Ron Chen, MD, MPH, KUMC

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Things I Wish Someone Told Me: Tips for New Chairs
Moderator: Rich Zellars, MD, University of Indiana
Adam Dicker, MD, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University; Cathy Park, MD, PhD, UCSF; Chris Schultz, MD, MCW; Stephanie Terezakis, MD, University of Minnesota

• Yuhchyau Chen, PhD, FASTRO, University of Rochester
• Nadia Laack, MD, Mayo