ASTRO elections and member survey, #ASTRO24 abstract notifications sent, Prior auth reform bill
June 12, 2024
| Cast your vote in ASTRO’s 2024 Elections |
| ASTRO's 2024 official elections are open! Voting began on June 5, and will remain open until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, July 5. View the nominees and access the ballot and then log in with your email address and password. The ballot and instructions will appear once you log in. If you need assistance with your login information, please email Membership. Voting is conducted through a secure, online system that ensures the authenticity and secrecy of your ballot. |
| RPT curriculum series buy now and save |
| The seventh session of Beyond the Beam: A Radiation Oncology Curriculum for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy will take place this Friday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. This session will focus on therapy-specific considerations for RAI and liver-directed RPT. All sessions are being recorded and will be available onDemand when the series concludes. Registering now gives you the opportunity to participate in the remainder of the series live and access to all the recorded sessions at a rate lower than the onDemand offering alone. Register now and save. |
| Register now: 2024 eContouring for GI Cancer Webinar – Free to Members-in-Training |
| Don’t miss the next eContouring for Gastrointestinal Cancer Webinar, taking place June 18 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This ASTRO Academy webinar, led by Ann Raldow, MD, offers access to hands-on contouring practice on real cases in addition to a live webinar with time for Q&A. ASTRO members receive a discount and members-in-training and international members-in-training can register for free. |
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ASTRO 2024 abstract notifications sent June 7 More than 2,000 abstracts were accepted for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place in Washington DC, September 29 – October 2. Notifications to Annual Meeting abstract submitters were emailed Friday, June 7, to the presenting author. Check your email for a notice from [email protected] with the next steps for accepted abstracts. Thank you to all who submitted to present at ASTRO 2024. |
| ROCR Act picks up first House cosponsor |
| The Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value-Based Payment Program Act (ROCR Act; S. 4330/H.R. 8404) has attracted a new cosponsor, Rep. Donald Davis (D-NC). A growing list of cosponsors is critical for the ROCR Act to garner congressional consideration, so please join your colleagues in helping us reach our grassroots advocacy goal of sending Congress 1,000 messages by July 31. Contact your member of Congress today with just a few clicks and add your organization to the growing list of ROCR Act supporters. |
| ASTRO-supported prior auth reform bill is back |
| The bipartisan Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act to reform prior authorization under Medicare Advantage will be reintroduced today with improved prospects for passage.The ASTRO-backed bill has been updated to overcome a procedural hurdle related to the cost of the bill. For more, go to What's Happening in Washington and contact your member of Congress to cosponsor the bill. |
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New RO-ILS Case Study: Wrong vertebral body alignment using auto-registration RO-ILS Case Study 19 discusses a recent near miss in which an attentive radiation oncologist caught a treatment setup error for a patient ready to receive SBRT to the lumbar spine. Consider the lessons learned from this event and discuss the safety check questions at a future team meeting. Over the last 10 years of operations, RO-ILS has released numerous educational reports; don’t miss out on the timeless learning opportunities from previous case studies, themed reports and educational resources. |
| Reminder! Submit feedback on Rectal Cancer Guideline update |
| The public comment period on the draft guideline on Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer closes next Monday, June 17. With the results of several recently published clinical trials, this guideline update provides new, evidence-based recommendations for the indications and dose-fractionation regimens for neoadjuvant radiation therapy (RT), optimal sequencing of RT and systemic therapy in the context of total neoadjuvant therapy, and considerations for selective omission of RT and surgery for rectal cancer. You can review the update and submit comments through the webform by Monday, June 17. |
| Feedback requested on draft key questions |
| The Evidence-based Practice Center Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has posted the draft key questions for the systematic review on Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. Your feedback on these key clinical questions will help to improve the systematic evidence review which will be used as the foundation for developing a guideline on hypofractionated RT for localized prostate cancer. Feedback is due June 26. |
