Recognition awards deadlines, SRT sign-on letter, Red Journal special issue
March 20, 2024
| Reminder! Recognition awards deadlines approaching |
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| The ASTRO Mentorship Awards recognize outstanding role models in radiation oncology who have excelled as mentors. Nominations are due Wednesday, April 3. ASTRO Gold Medal nominations are due Friday, April 12, and ASTRO Fellows applications are due May 3. Award recipients will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony during the Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. |
| Supervision Town Hall scheduled for Friday, April 5 |
| Thank you for the ongoing feedback regarding direct supervision. We continue to gather your feedback and invite ASTRO members to a Supervision Town Hall on Friday, April 5. Register to attend. Please continue to share your perspectives and comments via the ROhub or by emailing Health Policy. |
| ASTRO sends SRT sign-on letter to CMS |
| With over 250 signatures, ASTRO's comment letter opposing the billing of image guidance codes with superficial radiation therapy (SRT) has been sent to CMS. We appreciate everyone who signed on to support the letter, and we will keep membership updated on our continued dialogue with CMS officials on this issue. For more, go to What's Happening in Washington. |
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New Red Journal special issue: Combinatorial Therapies The latest Red Journal special issue is live! Edited by Salma Jabbour, MD, FASTRO, and Sue Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, this special edition explores imaging, systematic radiosensitization, integrating targeted therapy with radiation and more. Explore this special issue and listen to the podcast. |
| 2024 Virtual Annual Refresher Course: Who couldn't use a comprehensive review? |
| The Virtual Annual Refresher Course has it all from offering the latest practices and up-and-coming trends for the major disease sites presented by experts along with the ability to earn up to 22 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Registration provides a virtual conference with live sessions and interactive Q&A; hands-on practice with three eContouring sessions; the ability to rewatch sessions for two years with Refresher onDemand; a special onDemand offering on Pediatrics; and discounted pricing on four add-on courses. Register now! |
| Last days to apply: Task force applicants for guideline on bladder cancer |
| ASTRO is assembling a task force to develop a guideline on radiation therapy for bladder cancer. In addition to general applicants, we are hoping to include a task force member with health equity expertise. If you or a colleague are interested in participating or have this content expertise, please apply for consideration by Thursday, March 21. |
| APEx welcomes new facilities | |
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Congratulations to the following facilities for achieving accreditation through ASTRO’s APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®:
View a list of accredited facilities and contact ASTRO staff to learn about the new options for accreditation and why APEx is The Right Choice™ to accredit your radiation oncology practice. If you are at the AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting in St. Louis, March 23-26, be sure to stop by the ASTRO Booth #304 to talk with Sr. Practice Accreditation Manager, Rebecca Geiger RT (T)(R), about ASTRO and APEx! |
| Look to RTAnswers for patient support resources |
| Direct your patients and their caregivers to ASTRO's RTAnswers website. Content is written and updated on a continuous basis by the ASTRO Communications Committee. The site offers patient testimonials, plus information on different kinds of treatments, possible side effects, self-care tips, what to expect before, during and after treatment and more! Encourage patients to read and view the ASTRO-developed brochures and videos, including the newly released update to Introduction to Radiation Therapy, to learn more about their treatment options. |
