Course Schedule

The 2024 ASTRO Annual Refresher Course will be held Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, April 19, 2024, in a virtual conference format.

View the disclosures of all presenters (potential conflicts of interests have been reviewed and managed).

All times listed below are Eastern time.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
 

8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Welcome and Program Introduction
Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Lung
Speaker: Raymond H. Mak, MD, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Gynecologic: Endometrial and Cervical Cancer
Speaker: Joanne W. Jang, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.Break
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Physics: Clinical Applications of AI: Contouring and Patient-Specific QA
Speaker: Emily Hirata, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Moderator: Sonja Dieterich, PhD, MBA, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Head and Neck
Speaker: Lachlan McDowell, MBBS, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
eContouring for Head and Neck
Speaker: Richard Bakst, MD, Mount Sinai Health System and New York Proton Center
Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco

 

Thursday, April 18, 2024
 

8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Day Two Welcome
Kathryn E. Huber, MD, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Gastrointestinal: Upper and Lower GI
Speaker: William A. Hall, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Moderator: Kathryn E. Huber, MD, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Breast
Speaker: Rachel Jimenez, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Moderator: Kathryn E. Huber, MD, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.Break
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Radiobiology: ctDNA as a Precision Medicine Tool for the Radiation Oncologist
Speaker: Scott Bratman, MD, PhD, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto
Moderator: Kathryn E. Huber, MD, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Central Nervous System
Speaker: Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
eContouring for Central Nervous System
Speaker: Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD, University of California, San Diego
Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco

 

Friday, April 19, 2024
 

8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Day Three Welcome
Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Genitourinary
Speaker: Karen E. Hoffman, MD, MHSc, MPH, FASTRO, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Oligometastatic Cancers and SBRT
Speaker: 
C. Jillian Tsai, MD, MS, PhD, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Moderator: Sonja Dieterich, PhD, MBA, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Lymphomas
Speaker: Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
Sarcomas
Speaker: Safia K. Ahmed, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(includes 15 min Q&A)
eContouring for Sarcomas
Speaker: 
B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPH, FASTRO, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School

Special onDemand Session

Pediatrics: John T. Lucas Jr., MS, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital


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