Please join us for our special milestone 55th Annual Radiation Oncology Research Seminar, which will take place Friday, February 28, 2025 , 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the beautiful Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida.
Special Room Rate Available for Attendees
The Hilton University of Florida Conference Center is offering a special room block rate for seminar attendees – make your reservation online now using the Hilton UF Radiation Oncology Research Seminar hotel reservation landing page.
Register here for physicians, non-physicians, or UF Radiation Oncology staff who wish to attend the 55th Radiation Oncology Research Seminar physician’s program (you will need to create a new account within the UF CME system – follow login instructions here). View the preliminary agenda here. Please contact us with any registration questions.
Register here for nurses, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and research coordinators – as well as nursing, radiation therapy, medical physics, or medical students – who wish to attend the Radiation Therapists’ and Oncology Nursing Seminar (you will need to create a new account within the UF CME system – follow login instructions here). View the preliminary agenda here. Please contact us with any registration questions.
Register here to participate as an exhibitor in support of the 55th Annual Radiation Oncology Research seminar (you will need to create a new account within the UF CME system – follow login instructions here). Sponsorship opportunities and details are outlined here. For more information, please contact Liza Grammel.
Seminar Details
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker will be Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD, FASTRO, Professor and Chair in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington, and Senior Vice President and Director of the Radiation Oncology Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Dr. Rengan specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, ocular tumors, renal cell carcinoma, and prostate cancer.
Dr. Rengan’s research interests include immunologic mediators of the immunorad or abscopal effect, preclinical models of radiation and immune modulation, functional imaging to enhance the therapeutic ration in non-small cell lung cancer and improving radiation treatment delivery in resource constrained nations.
Two Concurrent Programs
This year’s event will again feature two concurrent programs: a Physician’s Seminar and the Radiation Therapists’ and Oncology Nursing Seminar. Presentations by UF faculty, staff, residents, and other health professionals will address the treatment of a variety of cancers as well as clinical research outcomes, with several reflecting this year’s lung cancer focus. Breakfast and lunch for all attendees will be included. Our alumni, professionals in private practice, and faculty and residents from other educational institutions are expected to attend.
Multidisciplinary Panel Presentation
Back by popular demand, the 2025 event will feature a special “From Consult to Cure: The Patient 360” panel presentation for all attendees focusing on the importance of local control in lung cancer. Our keynote speaker will be joined on the panel by Dr. Hiren Mehta, Professor, UF Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; Romaine Charles Nichols, Jr., MD, Associate Professor, UF Health Proton Therapy Insitute; Sarah Graciani, RN, BSN, Oncology Nurse Navigator; Derly C Munoz, PT, physical therapist; and other special participants.
Our annual Research Seminar is an important venue that allows participants to define optimal treatment approaches, produce the best plans, employ first-rate techniques, provide healing experiences for our patients, assess outcomes, and develop new treatment approaches, providing invaluable information to faculty and residents from several educational institutions as well as professionals in private practice.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe techniques and results of treatment of head and neck cancers, pediatric cancers, lung cancer, breast cancer, and other tumors at the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute.
- Explain treatment methods to manage treatment side effects and reduce the occurrence of treatment complications.
- Recognize and interpret the success radiation oncologists are experiencing with definitive and adjuvant radiation therapy techniques.
Accreditation and Credit Statements
Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit Statement:
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, Inc. (SRAHEC) is a Florida Board of Nursing and Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling approved provider of continuing education. SRAHEC, American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Bureau of Radiation Control, and Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) pending approval.
Credit information and program agendas will be updated as planning progresses. Contact Liza Grammel, for further details.
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