The ASTRO Annual Meeting gives you the opportunity to earn continuing education credits. Certificates of credit are only available to participants who have completed the meeting credit evaluation which will be available in the ASTRO Academy.
Credit totals are subject to change with changes in the program.
Physicians
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Live Meeting (In person/Virtual): ASTRO designates this live course activity for a maximum of 35.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicists
An application will be submitted to the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credits (MPCEC).
Dosimetrists
An application will be submitted to the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) for dosimetrist credits. MDCB credits will only be available for the in-person meeting in San Francisco; credits will not be available for sessions watched onDemand or via the livestream.
Nurses, Therapists and Other Professionals
This activity is not approved for nursing and/or therapist CEUs. A certificate of attendance will be available.
The scientific program will continue to be an ideal platform to bring together radiation oncologists, physicists, radiation therapists, as well as clinicians, scientists and researchers from all oncologic disciplines to exchange ideas, promote multidisciplinary care and address the educational and professional development interests of our attendees. The program will highlight advances in radiation therapy planning and delivery systems, as well as in digital health care, patient reported outcomes and value driven quality care, among other key issues. The innovations in technology and biology that drive the field will also be featured. Scientific and educational sessions will cover the standard clinical areas important to the field, including breast, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecological, head and neck, lymphoma, musculoskeletal, pediatric, sarcoma and thoracic cancers as well as fundamentals and applications of radiation biology and physics.
The theme for the 2025 ASTRO Annual Meeting is “Rediscovering Radiation Medicine and Exploring New Indications.” The meeting will focus on the patient perspective and engagement to develop and advance research by elevating clinical trials, addressing the integral role of research in patient care, and providing a diverse education program featuring clinical and scientific advancements. The program will also feature learning paths that focus on professional development and strategies to strengthen patient-centered care while empowering radiation oncology professionals across the cancer care community.
The Annual Meeting, a live five-day interactive meeting, will emphasize patient quality and safety issues in the delivery of radiation therapy, especially advanced radiation techniques such as stereotactic body radiation therapy. The program will address the disease sites most commonly treated in radiation oncology, the equipment and software used, terminology and professional roles and multidisciplinary care team responsibilities. Program content has been designed to address specific documented and clinically important practice gaps in physician knowledge and competence including disparities and inequities in radiation oncology. There also will be increased involvement of patients and patient advocates who will provide valuable input in all aspects of the meeting design.
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
The Annual Meeting program has been designed to narrow the competency gaps of patient care, medical knowledge, evidence-based practice, interpersonal skills and communication, practice-based learning and improvement, work in interdisciplinary teams, quality improvement, professionalism, professional standing, commitment to lifelong learning, cognitive expertise, utilize informatics and systems based practice, thirteen of the fifteen core competencies embraced by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Institute of Medicine.
ASTRO is an accredited provider of continuing medical education. Since our accreditation is important to us, we plan activities that are compliant with the ACCME, and the content or format of CME activities and related materials will promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest or commercial bias. Planning Committee members and speakers are required to disclose the existence of any financial or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or provider(s) of any commercial services discussed in an educational presentation.
All relevant financial relationships were mitigated. In addition to written disclosure, presenters will disclose any vested interest or their intention to discuss off-label use of pharmaceuticals or devices, if applicable, to the audience at the beginning of their presentation and in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education standards and the Food and Drug Administration requirements.
Disclaimer
ASTRO is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in this program, including presentations of off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by ASTRO of the uses, products or techniques presented.
In an effort to increase transparency and easy access to all disclosures, faculty, committee and planner disclosure information will be available online for the 2025 Annual Meeting. In addition, disclosure slides will be shown at the beginning of each session and in the Annual Meeting Portal. Disclosure information will not be printed in paper versions of the meeting materials.
