Agenda

6:30 am

Registration

7:00 am – 7:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Prostate Session I: Updates in Prostate Brachytherapy

Moderator: Peter J. Rossi, MD

• A Brachytherapist’s Guide to the Management of Prostate Cancer in 2020
  Speaker: Timothy N. Showalter, MD
• Debate: LDR or HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer?
  Speakers:
  Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD
  Mitchell Kamrava, MD
• Mitigating Side Effects After Prostate Brachytherapy
  Speakers:
  John Pattaras, MD
  Peter J. Rossi, MD

8:30 am – 9:30 am

GYN Session I: Updates in Radiation for Gynecologic Cancers

Moderator: Mitchell Kamrava, MD

• Optimal Dose/Fractionation in Cervical Cancer
  Speaker: Junzo P. Chino, MD
• Optimal Dose Fractionation in Post-op Endometrial Cancer
  Speaker: Catheryn M. Yashar, MD
• Updates in Reirradiation for Recurrent Gynecologic Cancers
  Speaker: Mitchell Kamrava, MD

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Socioeconomic Session I: Is Brachytherapy Cost Effective?

Moderator: Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

• GYN
  Speaker: Timothy N. Showalter, MD
• Prostate
  Speaker: Mira Keyes, MD
• Impact on APM on Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Physics Session I: Technological Advances for Brachytherapy

Moderator: Firas Mourtada, PhD

• EM Tracking
  Speaker: Adam M. Cunha, PhD
• 3D Printing Applicators for Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Adam M. Cunha, PhD
• Critical Review of Machine Learning in Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Bruce Libby, PhD

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Miscellaneous Session I: Expanding Your Brachytherapy Practice; How Can You Start Doing This?

Moderator: Mitchell Kamrava, MD

• Brachytherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers
  Speaker: Michael G. Haddock, MD
• Intraoperative Radiation
  Speaker: Michael G. Haddock, MD
• Brachytherapy for Skin Cancer
  Speaker: Mitchell Kamrava, MD

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Prostate Session II: Innovative Prostate Brachytherapy

Moderator: Brian J. Davis MD, PhD

• Why I Treat the Entire Prostate
  Speaker: Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD
• Why I Like Focal Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Brian J. Moran, MD
• My Issues with Focal Therapy
  Speaker: Mitchell Kamrava, MD
• My Approach to Salvage Therapy
  Speaker: Peter Rossi, MD

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome Reception

6:30 am

Registration

7:00 am – 7:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breast Session I: Comparing Quality of Life Outcomes After Breast Radiation

Moderator: Simona F. Shaitelman, MD

• Brachytherapy Based APBI
  Speaker: Mitchell Kamrava, MD
• External Beam Based APBI
  Speaker: Simona F. Shaitelman, MD
• Hypofractionated Whole Breast Radiation
  Speaker: Bethany M. Anderson, MD

8:30 am – 9:30 am

GYN Session II: Procedural Aspects of Image-guided Brachytherapy

Moderator: Kristin A. Bradley, MD

• Integration of MRI into Brachytherapy Planning
  Speaker: Kristin A. Bradley, MD
• Tips on Incorporating Intracavitary/Interstitial Hybrid Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Scott M. Glaser, MD
• Pre-planning Needles vs. Real-time Needle Evaluation for Cervix Hybrid/Interstitial
  Speaker: Junzo P. Chino, MD

9:30 am – 9:45 am

Presidential Address: Daniel G. Petereit, MD

9:45 am – 10:30 am

Physician Burnout: Causes, Research and Solutions

Speaker: Mira Keyes, MD

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Prostate Session III: Techniques and Trials

Moderator: Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH

• A Comparison of Radiotherapy Techniques for Prostate Cancer
  Speaker: Mira Keyes, MD
• Best of GU Radiation Oncology
  Speakers:
  Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

President’s Forum Reception

6:30 am

Registration

7:00 am – 7:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breast Session II: Updates in Radiation for Breast Cancer

Moderator: Bethany M. Anderson, MD

• Technical Considerations for Creating the Lumpectomy Cavity and APBI Device Selection
  Speaker: Julie Raymond, MD
• Updates on APBI for ASTRO Cautionary/Unsuitable Patients
  Speaker: Simona F. Shaitelman, MD
• Dose Constraints and Management of Long-Term Side Effects of APBI
  Speaker: Bethany M. Anderson, MD

8:30 am – 9:30 am

GYN Session III: Brachytherapy Complications: How to Decrease and How to Manage

Moderator: Pranshu Mohindra, MD

• Management of Brachytherapy Complications and Other Factors that Complicate Brachytherapy
  Speaker: Scott M. Glaser, MD
• Avoidance of Late Brachytherapy Toxicities: Updates on Dose Recommendations for Normal Tissues & Data on Complication Reduction
  Speaker: Pranshu Mohindra, MD
• Approaches to Improving Hormonal/Sexual Health After Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancers
  Speaker: Pranshu Mohindra, MD

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Prostate Session IV: A Team Approach to GU Malignancies

Moderators:
Bill A. Hall, MD
Peter J. Rossi, MD

• Update on the Clinical Utility of Genomic Classifiers and Molecular Imaging in Cancer Patients
  Speaker: Robert Den, MD, PhD
• Journal Club: Practice Changing Clinical Trials Publications of the Last Year
  Speaker: Bill A. Hall, MD
• NRG Update: Pipeline of GU Studies
  Speaker: Bill Hall, MD
• Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Managing Intermediate and High Risk Prostate Cancer
  Speakers:
  Bill A. Hall, MD
  Gerard C. Morton, MD
  John Pattaras, MD
  Peter J. Rossi, MD

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Physics Session II: Establishing and Improving Your Brachytherapy Practice from a Physics Perspective

Moderator: Firas Mourtada, PhD

• How to Set Your MRI Program for HDR: Recommendations From the AAPM-ABS TG303
  Speaker: Firas Mourtada, PhD
• Improving a Brachy Practice: A Physicist’s Perspective
  Speaker: Susan Richardson, PhD
• Radiopharma Principles and New Modalities
  Speaker: Susan Richardson, PhD

11:30 am

Summit Adjourns