Last day to save on Refresher, Payment stability bill introduced, RPT Accreditation
February 5, 2025
| Last chance to save on the 2025 ASTRO Virtual Annual Refresher Course! |
| Join your colleagues online April 9-11 for a comprehensive review of the latest treatment methods and core competencies. The Annual Refresher Course offers a live virtual meeting led by expert presenters with up to 22.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available. Three eContouring sessions are included where you’ll experience hands-on practice cases in upper GI, breast and lymphomas. Refresher onDemand, with access to session recordings, is also included along with bonus onDemand sessions on pediatrics and vulvar and vaginal cancers. Registrants receive discounted pricing on five Academy Add-on courses. Learn more and make sure to register today to save! |
| Payment stability bill introduced, would reverse 2025 cuts |
| Last week, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR.879), which would reverse the current 2.83% cuts to Medicare physician payments and provide a 2% update for 2025. Encourage your members of Congress to support the bill by using ASTRO’s convenient grassroots tool. It takes just a few minutes to complete! More information is available at What’s Happening in Washington. |
| Action needed: ROCR Town Hall scheduling poll |
| ASTRO will host a virtual town hall on the Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Program in late February. We want as many members as possible to attend and therefore request your feedback on the best day and time to hold the one-hour event. Please use this two-question survey to let us know your scheduling preferences. The session will be recorded for those unable to attend the live meeting. |
| Application closing soon for the 2025 Medical Student Fellowship Award |
| Help us spread the word! Applications for the 2025 ASTRO Medical Student Fellowship (MSF) Award are being accepted through next Thursday, February 13. The MSF program provides support to medical students from diverse backgrounds to participate in collaborative research projects exploring clinical, basic and translational radiation oncology research questions. These medical students gain expert advice from dedicated mentors, build professional networks with peers and radiation oncology professionals, and acquire skills that will help them advance in their careers. Recipients receive a research stipend for eight weeks of training and travel support to attend the 2026 ASTRO Annual Meeting. Mentors of awardees will receive an ASTRO-BCRF Mentor Award. View the details and apply by February 13. |
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New issue of ASTROnews out now The Winter 2025 issue of ASTROnews is hot off the press! Explore the evolving role of biomarkers in cancer treatment decisions and current implications of biomarker assays in various disease sites, including prostate, breast, lung and bladder. Additional articles in this issue report the results of the 2024 ASTRO Member Survey, research highlights from NCI's Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN), the ASTRO Year in Review from ASTRO CEO Vivek Kavadi, and more. Explore the all new ASTROnews online. |
| New Radiopharmaceutical accreditation |
| APEx now offers a radiopharmaceutical designation to help recognize your practice for staying at the cutting edge of radiation oncology while maintaining alignment with national standards. Contact APEx support today to learn more. |
