Top cancer treatment research will be presented at ASTRO’s Annual Meeting
Six webcast news briefings to highlight innovative studies
Fairfax, Va., September 19, 2013—The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host six news briefings highlighting innovative studies presented at its 55thAnnual Meeting, September 22-25, 2013, in Atlanta.
What: Six webcast news briefings from the 55th Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Audio recordings and slides will be available on ASTRO’s website: www.astro.org/News-and-Media/Media-Resources/Press-Kits/Annual-Meeting-2013/ASTRO-s-55th-Annual-Meeting-Press-Kit.aspx.
When: Sunday, September 22 – Wednesday, September 25, 2013
2013 News Briefings Schedule:
Sunday, September 22 at 4:45 p.m. Eastern time
“Patients: Hope • Guide • Heal” and ASTRO/AUA prostate guideline announcement
Colleen A. F. Lawton, MD, FASTRO, ASTRO president and chairman of the 2013 Annual Meeting Steering Committee
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/n8x34xz.
Monday, September 23 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
“Plenary Papers”
Moderator Bruce G. Haffty, MD, FASTRO, ASTRO 2014 president-elect
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/mkdaj22.
Monday, September 23 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time
“ASTRO announces Choosing Wisely list”
Michael L. Steinberg, MD, FASTRO, ASTRO chairman
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/krx673p.
Tuesday, September 24 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time
“Updates in Management of Women’s Cancers”
Moderated by Beth A. Erickson, MD, FASTRO
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/lhj4eqj.
Tuesday, September 24 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time
“New Developments in Pediatric and Adult CNS Malignancies”
Moderated by Daphne A. Haas-Kogan, MD
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/nykxojy.
Wednesday, September 25, at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time
“Improving Care for Prostate Cancer”
Moderated by Colleen A. F. Lawton, MD, FASTRO, ASTRO president and chairman of the 2013 Annual Meeting Steering Committee
How: Go to http://tinyurl.com/ljr9pb8.
ASTRO’s 55th Annual Meeting, held in Atlanta, September 22-25, 2013, is the premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology and brings together more than 11,000 attendees including oncologists from all disciplines, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses and nurse practitioners, biologists, physician assistants, practice administrators, industry representatives and other health care professionals from around the world. The theme of the 2013 meeting is “Patients: Hope • Guide • Heal” and will focus on patient-centered care and the importance of the physician’s role in improving patient-reported outcomes and the quality and safety of patient care. The four-day scientific meeting includes presentation of four plenary papers, 363 oral presentations, 1,460 posters and 144 digital posters in 70 educational sessions and scientific panels for 19 disease sites/tracks. Keynote and featured speakers include: William B. Munier, director of the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges; James Cosgrove, PhD, director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office; Otis W. Brawley, MD, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society; and Peter Friedl, MD, PhD, of St. Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre at the University of Nijmegen and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Michelle Kirkwood
703-286-1600
press@astro.org
Press Room in Atlanta
September 22-25
404-222-5303
404-222-5304
ABOUT ASTRO
ASTRO is the premier radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals that specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, the Society is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research, and advocacy. ASTRO publishes two medical journals, International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (www.redjournal.org) and Practical Radiation Oncology (www.practicalradonc.org); developed and maintains an extensive patient website, www.rtanswers.org; and created the Radiation Oncology Institute (www.roinstitute.org), a non-profit foundation to support research and education efforts around the world that enhance and confirm the critical role of radiation therapy in improving cancer treatment. To learn more about ASTRO, visit www.astro.org.
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