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Prostate Session I: Individualizing the Approach to Localized Prostate Cancer
Moderators:
Lara Hathout, MD, Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ
Martin King, MD, PhD., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Panelists:
Robert Dess, MD, University of Michigan
Incorporating Genomic Data into Decision Making
Mira Keyes, MD, FABS, BC Cancer Agency
Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Optimizing Patient Selection
Peter Rossi, MD, FABS, Calaway Young Cancer Center at Valley View Hospital
Monotherapy vs. Combined Approach
Scientific Session: GYN Proffered Papers I
Moderators:
Shari Damast, Yale School of Medicine
Lucas Mendez, MD, London Health Science Center
Scientific Session: Prostate Proffered Papers I | Colorado Ballroom B
Moderators:
Alan Lee, MD, UCLA
Daniel Krauss, MD, Beaumont Health
Scientific Session: Prostate Proffered Papers I | Colorado Ballroom B
Moderators:
Alan Lee, MD, UCLA
Daniel Krauss, MD, Beaumont Health
GYN Session I: Brachytherapy is a Team Sport: How to Build the Ultimate Team
Moderator:
Jenna Kahn, MD, OHSU Radiation Medicine
Panelists:
David Gaffney, MD, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Scott Glaser, MD, City of Hope
Melissa Joyner, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dorin Todor, PhD, VCU Health System
Skin Session I: Innovating Skin Brachytherapy Delivery and Treatment Planning
Moderator:
Parag Sanghvi, MD, UC San Diego Health System
Panelists:
Gina Mansy, MD, UC San Diego Health System
Jennifer Steers, PhD, Cedars-Sinai
Amandeep Taggar, MD, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
Breast Session I: APBI Treatment Approaches - Choosing Wisely for Your Individual Patients
Moderator:
Siddharth Saraiya, MD, University of North Carolina
Panelists:
Bethany Anderson, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
ABS APBI Consensus Update
Catheryn Yashar, MD, FABS, University of California, San Diego
Intracavitary
Bob Kuske, MD, FABS, Arizona Breast Cancer Specialists
Multicatheter Interstitial
Shayna Showalter, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
IORT with HDR Brachytherapy
Miscellaneous Session I: Growing a New Brachytherapy Program; Tips & Tricks
Moderators:
Andrew Farach, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Pranshu Mohindra, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Panelists:
Akila Viswanathan, MD, FABS, John Hopkins Medicine
Budget Considerations and Generating Support from Hospital Leadership
Kristin Bradley, MD, University of Wisconsin
Planning a Brachytherapy Suite
Andrew Farach, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Efficient Clinical Operations for an Integrated Brachytherapy Program
Pranshu Mohindra, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Planning for Emergencies During Brachytherapy
Scientific Session: Physics Snap Oral
Moderator:
Bruce Libby, PhD, Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Miscellaneous Session II: Brachytherapy in 2030, Shark Tank Edition
Moderators:
Martin King, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Pranshu Mohindra, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Shark Tank Teams
Socioeconomic Session I: Radiation Oncology Payment Policy – Anticipated Changes and the Role of Brachy in Value-Based Care
Panelists:
Albert Chang, MD, UCLA
Scott Glaser, MD, City of Hope
Anne Hubbard, MBA, ASTRO
Melissa Joyner, MD, MBA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Special Edition Session I: Barriers to Utilization of Cancer Treatments
Moderator:
Mitchell Kamrava, MD, UCLA
Panelists:
Gita Suneja, MD, Duke University
Health Disparities of Cancer Treatment
James Bates, MD, Winship Cancer Institute - Emory University School of Medicine
Geographic Access Disparities
Fumiko Chino, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Financial Toxicities
Catheryn Yashar, MD, FABS, University of California, San Diego
Reimbursement Considerations
Scientific Session: Physics Proffered Papers I
Moderator:
Dorin Todor, PhD, VCU Health System
Scientific Session: Miscellaneous Proffered Papers I
Moderators:
Naru Lamichhane, PhD, University of Maryland Medical Center
Bansi Savla, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center
Special Edition Session II: The Most Important Next Trial in Prostate Brachytherapy
Moderator:
Timothy Showalter, MD, The University of Virginia
Teams:
Albert Chang, MD, & Yonatan Weiss, MD, UCLA
Trial Concept 1
Marisa Kollmeier, MD, & Assaf Moore, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Trial Concept 2
Gerard Morton, MD, FABS, & Aishah Alqaderi, MD, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
Trial Concept 3
Peter Orio, DO, MS, Martin King, MD & David Yang, MD, Dana-Farber Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
Trial Concept 4
Physics Session I: Let's Get Practical Advice for the Brachytherapy Physicist
Moderator:
Christopher Tien, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Panelists:
Firas Mourtada, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Eye Plaque Brachytherapy
Ivan Buzurovic, PhD, Dana Farber Brigham Women’s Cancer Center, HMS
Surface Brachytherapy
Mark Rivard, PhD, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Intraoperative Mesh Brachytherapy
Beyond Brachytherapy: The Dawn of Interventional Radiotherapy presented by Maartin ter Mors
Sponsored by Elekta 
Prostate Session II: Advanced Techniques for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Moderators:
Manuj Agarwal, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Marisa Kollmeier, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Panelists:
Abhisehek Solanki, MD, MS, Loyola University Chicago/Edward Hines VA
Incorporating Advanced Imaging (PSMA) into Patient Selection
Juanita Crook, MD, FABS, BC Cancer Agency
LDR Salvage Brachytherapy – Technique/Toxicity
Gerard Morton, MD, FABS, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
HDR Salvage Brachytherapy – Technique Toxicity
GYN Session II: How to Select the Best Hybrid Applicator
Panelists:
Emma Fields, MD, VCU Cancer Center
Varian Free Hand
Jill Remick, Emory University
Elekta
Elizabeth Kidd, MD, Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto
3D Printed
Physics Session II: Good Catch! Improving Patient Safety in Brachytherapy
Moderators:
Laura Doyle, PhD, Christiana Care Health System
Elaine Dziemianowicz, MS, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Panelists:
Y. Jessica Huang, PhD, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center
Susan Richardson, PhD, Swedish Cancer Institute
Jacqueline Zoberi, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
Scientific Session: GYN Proffered Papers II
Moderators:
Christine Fisher, MD, MPH, University of Colorado
Lilie Lin, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Presidential Address
Ann Klopp, MD, PhD, President, American Brachytherapy Society
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Keynote Address: Beyond the Needle: Seeds of Leadership and Team | Colorado Ballroom C&D
Gregory Merrick, MD, FACR, FABS
Urologic Research Institute, Ohio University Medical School
A Focus on the Future Lunch Symposium
Sponsored by Theragenics 
Attendees will join the keynote speaker and panelists to discuss the real-world challenges faced by brachytherapy teams in clinical practice. The discussion will cover topics including avoiding burnout, building a high-functioning team, and leadership. Attendees will be invited to ask questions and participate in the discussion.
Plenary Session: Top Four Abstracts | Colorado Ballroom C&D
Judith Stitt Awards
Miscellaneous: Kinetic Antigen-specific T-cell Receptor Profiling in Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Standard-of-care Chemoradiation and Brachytherapy
Gohar Manzar, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Breast: Protocol-based re-lumpectomy and salvage brachytherapy as partial breast re-irradiation for in-breast tumor recurrence after whole breast irradiation: long-term results
Vratislav Strnad, University Hospital Erlangen
Physics: A Deep Learning-based Self-adapting Ensemble Method for Segmentation in Gynecological Brachytherapy
Zhen Li, Shanghai, China
Prostate: A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Health-related Quality of Life After Low Dose Rate or High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy Boost Combined with External Beam Pelvic Radiotherapy
Nikitha Moideen, BC Cancer; University of British Columbia
2022 ABS Henschke Award | Colorado Ballroom C&D
Sponsored by Best Medical 
Presented to Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, FABS
Physics Session III: Innovations in Brachytherapy Physics
Moderator:
Matt Giles, MSc, Emory University
Panelists:
Xiaofeng Yang, PhD, Emory University
Artificial Intelligence in Brachytherapy
Cedric Belanger, MSc, Université Laval
MCO Efficiency, and Innovation
William Song, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Direction Modulated Brachytherapy
Scientific Session: Miscellaneous Snap Orals
Moderators:
Arjit Baghwala, MSc, DABR, Houston Methodist Hospital
Andrew Farach, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Socioeconomic Session II: Top Ten Radiation Oncology Payment Policy Challenges
Moderator:
Melissa Joyner, MD, MBA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Panelist:
Anne Hubbard, MBA, ASTRO
SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel: Improving Outcomes and Efficiencies with a Hydrogel Spacer
Sponsored by Boston Scientific 
Speaker:
Neil Taunk, MD, MSCTS
Miscellaneous III: Brachytherapy on the Frontier
Moderators:
Subhakar Mutyala, MD, Arizona Oncology
Puja Venkat, MD, UCLA
Panelists:
William Morrison, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Update on Brachytherapy in HN Cancers
Puja Venkat, MD, UCLA
Update on Brachytherapy in Sarcoma
Gordon McLennan, MD, UC Health University of Colorado Hospital
Techniques in Interventional Radiology
Phillip Devlin, MD, FABS, Harvard Medical School
Head to Toe: There’s No Place Brachy Won’t Go
Breast Session II: The Great Debate - Why Choose Breast Brachytherapy in 2022
Moderator:
Kara Romano, MD, University of Virginia
Panelists:
Douglas Arthur, MD, FABS, Virginia Commonwealth University
The Case of Brachytherapy
Sarah Sittenfeld, MD, University of Cincinnati
The Case for EBRT
Imran Zoberi, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Breaking the Tie
Scientific Session: GYN Snap Oral I
Moderators:
Mustafa, Al Balushi, MD, University of Alberta
Martin King, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Prostate Session III: Optimizing Patient Outcomes with Practical Management Strategies
Moderator:
Andrew Farach, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelists:
Brian Moran, MD, FABS, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago
Techniques to Improve Efficiency for Workflow
Chad Tang, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Techniques to Improve Efficiency in Planning/AI
Manuj Agarwal, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Management of Urinary Risks/Complications – Reduction Strategies
Scientific Session: Prostate Proffered Papers II
Moderators:
Michael Folkert, MD, PhD, Northwell Health
Daniel Song, MD, John Hopkins University
GYN Session III: Which Imaging is Best for Image-Guided Brachytherapy? Pros and Cons of CT, MRI and TRUS
Moderators:
Jessica Huang, PhD, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center
Mitchell Kamrava, MD, UCLA
Panelists:
Lilie Lin, MD Anderson Cancer Center CT
Shari Damast, MD, Yale School of Medicine MRI
Neil Taunk, MD, MS, University of Pennsylvania Ultrasound
Scientific Session: Prostate Snap Oral I
Moderators:
Arun Goel, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Marisa Kollmeier, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Scientific Session: GYN Snap Oral II
Moderators:
Sushil Beriwal, MD, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Samantha Simiele, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
