Oakstone Clinical Update (SA-CME)

This CME program details the latest developments and emerging trends in curative and palliative radiotherapy techniques, along with expert advice to optimize patient outcomes.

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Featuring experts in the practice of Radiation Oncology, this CME program focuses on core concepts and emerging trends. Radiation Oncology – A Comprehensive Review includes case-based lectures on topics like proton radiation therapy in adults, radiation therapy for prostate cancer, spine stereotactic body radiation therapy, soft tissue sarcomas, skin cancer, and more. It will help you to better:

• Recognize the importance of clinical evaluation of cancer patients during various treatment phases
• Outline effective curative and palliative treatment goals
• Explain the potential outcomes of combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy
• Discuss the efficacy of stereotactic body radiation for spinal tumors
• Evaluate and overcome challenges encountered in radiation oncology

• Newer Modalities: Proton Radiation Therapy in Adults – Thomas F. Delaney, MD

• New Modalities: Thermal Therapies and Nanotechnology – Mark W. Dewhirst, DVM, PhD, FASTRO

• Imaging Applications in Radiation Therapy – Fang-Fang Yin, PhD

• Practical Radiotherapy Management of Brain Metastases – Scott Floyd, MD, PhD
  

• Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Adult Primary Brain Tumors – John P. Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD

• Head and Neck Tumors: Trials and PET-CT – David S. Yoo, MD, PhD

• Head and Neck Tumors: HPV, Postop, Planning, Progression, Palliation – David S. Yoo, MD, PhD

• Thoracic Tumors: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Joseph K. Salama, MD

• Thoracic Tumors: Small Cell Lung Cancer and Pleural Mesothelioma – Christopher Ryan Kelsey, MD

• Radiation Therapy for Upper GI Malignancies – Christopher G. Willett, MD

• Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases and Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Brian G. Czito, MD

• Lower Gastrointestinal Tumors: Colon, Rectum, Anus – Manisha Palta, MD

• Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer – W. Robert Lee, MD, MS, MEd, FASTRO, FABS
  

• Treatment for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer – Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH

• Evidence Based Management of Testicular, Renal, and Penile Cancers – Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, Dphil

• Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Decision-Making after Mastectomy and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy – Janet K. Horton, MD

• Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Decision-Making After Breast Conservation – Rachel C. Blitzblau, MD, PhD

• Soft Tissue Sarcomas – David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD

• Lymphomas: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Andrea K. Ng, MD, MPH

• Hematologic Malignancies Hodgkin Lymphoma and Plasma Cell Neoplasms – Christopher Ryan Kelsey, MD

• Gynecologic Tumors: Cervix and Vagina – Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, MPH

• Gynecologic Tumors: Uterus and Vulva – Junzo P. Chino, MD

• The Experimental and Historical Development of Total Body Irradiation for Bone Marrow Transplantation – Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA

• Pediatric Malignancies I – CNS Tumors – Torunn I. Yock, MD, MCH

• Pediatric Malignancies II – Non-CNS Tumors – Torunn I. Yock, MD, MCH

• Skin Cancer – Paul M. Busse, MD, PhD

• Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy – Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD
  

• Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy – Jordan Torok, MD

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Define the initial clinical evaluation of a cancer patient – using the physical exam, history, relevant diagnostic studies, and communication with the referring and other physicians involved
• Formulate effective curative and palliative treatment goals
• Describe and manage informed consent
• Organize patient education
• Apply treatment planning
• Use clinically appropriate treatment aids
• Formulate appropriate dosages
• Discuss effective delivery of treatment
• Perform patient evaluation during treatment
• Perform follow-up evaluation of the patient
• Describe the potential outcomes of combination therapy of radiotherapy and immunotherapy
• Discuss the efficacy of stereotactic body radiation for spinal tumors

Intended Audience

The activity was planned for Radiation Oncologists in practice, Radiation Oncology Residents and Fellows.