Items of Note

Important notices, upcoming deadlines, and events happening in the Medical Physics community.

• Important Announcement Regarding the AAPM Executive Director
  With tremendous gratitude and congratulations for an outstanding career in leading and serving the American Association of Physicists in Medicine for thirty years, we are announcing that Angela R. Keyser, AAPM Executive Director, has decided to retire at the end of December 2023.
  Read the Complete Announcement
• Connect with the Board
  The AAPM Board of Directors continues to explore ways for members of the Board and the association to connect and discuss topics of interest. New this year, the Board of Directors will hold two one-hour "Connect with the Board" events virtually via Zoom, which will be held outside of AAPM’s formal Board meetings.
  Monday, May 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET
  Register Now 
• New RO-ILS Case Study on Plan Sum
  The radiation oncology team, particularly radiation oncologists and treatment planners, are creating and referencing plan sums more often, however there are limitations that could impact clinical decision making. RO-ILS Case Study 14 describes an event in which the maximum dose of the plan sum was less than the two individual treatment plans. This educational resource provides an easy-to-understand technical explanation and 8 mitigation strategies. Previous RO-ILS reports and education are also on the RO-ILS website and ASTRO staff are available to help with enrollment, implementation, and other needs.
  View the Case Study
• AAPM President’s Monthly Minute
  Please take a moment to view the President’s Monthly Minute, Dr. Ehsan Samei’s brief video highlighting notable April events to members of the Association.
  View the Video
• New in the AAPM Member Profile
  Global Volunteer Information Section added.
  Update Your Member Profile 
• AAPM Webinars
  • Webinar #3 | AAPM Webinar Series on Non-Clinical Medical Physics Careers, Resources, Opportunities and Networking
    Topic: MPLA and EDIC Applied to Non-Clinical Careers
    Synopsis: Dr. Ashley Cetnar, assistant professor at the Ohio State University, will share resources available to non-clinical professionals through the Medical Physics Leadership Academy (MPLA). In particular, she will cover what the MPLA is and why leadership is important to medical physicists with non-clinical roles. Further, she will cover how to get involved with MPLA and how to grow as a leader. Two particular initiatives she will cover are the MPLA Leadership Club and the MPLA Cohorts. Lindsay Jones is a highly experienced medical physicist with more than fourteen years of professional experience. She serves as the Accessibility Subcommittee (ASC) Chair under the auspices of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDIC) Committee of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). In her upcoming presentation, Ms. Jones will expound on the intersection between disability projects and non-clinical physics duties, as well as her duties as the ASC Chair and disability advocate. Furthermore, she will share her experience as a disability advocate and impart knowledge on how physicists can create an inclusive environment that caters to the needs of all individuals.
    Speakers: Ashley Cetnar and Lindsay Jones
    Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
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  • Webinar #33 | AAPM Webinar Series on Advances in Medical Physics
    Topic: PULSAR - Optimizing Immuno-Radiotherapy based on Intra-fraction Immune Response
    Synopsis: Radiotherapy has been shown to provide both immunostimulator and immunosuppressive effects. The variable of time between radiation treatment has been “off limits” to exploit related fear of tumor accelerated proliferation particularly seen with conventional fractionation. However, this dogma should be challenged with SAbR-like treatment where literally months of control are observed with even single treatments. We show that PULSAR, a method inserting weeks/months between treatments can provide immunestimulation and other opportunities, particularly when combined with immuno-oncology drugs. We will review this experience and discuss trials of PULSAR in the clinic.
    Speakers: Robert D. Timmerman
    Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
    Register Now 
• Call for Task Group Proposals
  The AAPM Working Group on Task Group Creation (WGTGC) invites proposals for task groups related to adaptive radiation therapy (ART).
  Deadline: June 30, 2023
  Learn More & Submit a Proposal 
• AAPM Grand Challenges
  
  • Deep Generative Modeling for Learning Medical Image Statistics (DGM-Image Challenge)
    Learn More & Participate
  • Understanding Time-Activity Curve and Time Integrated Activity Variations in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Challenge (TACTIC) – An AAPM Grand Challenge
    Learn More & Participate
• AAPM Funding Opportunities
  • 2023 AAPM / RSNA Doctoral and Masters Graduate Fellowships
    Deadline: April 27, 2023
    Learn More & Apply
  • 2023 AAPM / RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grant
    Deadline: May 10, 2023
    Learn More & Apply
  • 2023 AAPM Best Award
    Deadline: May 17, 2023
    Learn More & Apply
• Confex
  AAPM is excited to announce Confex, an abstract system which will now be used for all AAPM meeting program development. If you’re an author or submitter for any AAPM meeting program, please watch for and whitelist the email address aapm@confex.com.
• AAPM Mentorship Program
  The AAPM Mentorship Program match process is now live! It is not too late to sign-up as a mentee or mentor, as the program is an on-demand service.
  Become a Mentor or a Mentee 
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC)
  AAPM members, please feel free to use this anonymous and confidential resource to inform the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) of any comments, questions or concerns you have regarding EDI within AAPM or your experience as a medical physicist.
  Learn More & Send Feedback 
• AAPM Website
  Is something on the website not working as it should? Please send an email to helpdesk@aapm.org - the AAPM IS Team

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