The 2024 ASTRO Annual Refresher Course will be held Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, April 19, 2024, in a virtual conference format.
All times listed below are Eastern time.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pediatrics: John T. Lucas Jr., MS, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital