The 52nd Annual Research Seminar

The 52nd Annual Radiation Oncology Research Seminar took place February 18-19, 2022 at the Best Western Gateway Grand, Gainesville, Florida. 

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.

The 2022 Keynote Speaker was Shannon MacDonald, MD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School.

View the seminar agenda here.

Highlights included:

• Outcomes in head and neck cancer, breast cancer, pediatric cancers, and more
• Biomarkers of radiation toxicity
• Proton therapy planning techniques
• Clinical trials in radiation oncology
• Radiation oncology quality assurance

Seminar Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should:

1. 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.
2. Explain treatment methods to manage treatment side effects and reduce the occurrence of treatment complications.
3. Recognize and interpret the success radiation oncologists are experiencing with definitive and adjuvant radiation therapy techniques.

Disclosure Statement

Target Audience
Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Physician Assistants, Oncology Nurses, Research Coordinators, and Medical Students.

CME Advisory Committee Disclosure Statement
Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/

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 a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.