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January 7, 2016
ITEMS OF NOTE
- Clements named AAPM Newsletter Editor
AAPM is pleased to announce that Jessica B. Clements has been named AAPM’s Newsletter Editor as of January 1, 2016. The Electronic Media Coordinating Committee, chaired by Martin Weinhous, lead the selection process and made the recommendation. Jessica succeeds Mahadevappa Mahesh who served as Newsletter Editor from January 2007 – December 2015. When asked about her vision for the Newsletter, Jessica commented that she would like to increase usage of the content across multiple platforms, including social media, and give readers the opportunity to interact with content in a timely manner. Stay tuned for the first Newsletter issue of 2016 to be released later this week.
- Low Dose CT Grand Challenge
Registration Deadline: January 15
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- AIP Seeks Applications for Congressional Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: January 15
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- 2016 AAPM Funding Opportunities
- AAPM/SNMMI Nuclear Medicine Residency Grant
- Research Seed Funding Grant
- AAPM Graduate Fellowship
- Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program
- Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program (DREAM)
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AAPM MEETINGS
- AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
Meeting Program Now Available
Early Registration Deadline: January 27
March 5-8, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT
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- AAPM Summer School
Medical Physics Leadership Academy
Registration & Housing Available Online: February 17
June 12–16, 2016; Chantilly, VA
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- AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Online Abstract Submission Opens: January 20
July 31–August 4, 2016; Washington, DC
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- Chapter Meetings
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- AAPM Southern California Chapter Midwinter Workshop
When: January 29, 2016
Where: Sheraton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles
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- 2016 SEAAPM Meeting
When: March 10-12, 20165
Where: Hilton Knoxville Hotel, 501 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
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- Southwest Chapter 2016 Annual Meeting
When: March 31 - April 2, 2016
Where: InterContinental New Orleans
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ENDORSED/SPONSORED MEETINGS
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction Meeting: February 1, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- 7th Annual Canadian Winter School : February 7 - 11, 2016; Quebec, Canada
- Winter Institute of Medical Physics (WIMP) : February 20 - 24, 2016; Breckenridge, CO
- SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2016: February 28 - March 3, 2016; San Diego, CA
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: February 29 - March 2, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA:
March 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- 2016 SEAAPM Educational Symposium "Innovations and Emerging Applications in Radionuclide Imaging With the Expanding Role of Medical Physicists": March 10 - 11, 2016; Knoxville, TN
- 14th Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics: March 16 - 21, 2016; Mexico City, Mexico
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction Meeting: April 11, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- ESTRO 35: April 29 - May 3, 2016; Turin, Italy
- EPI2k16: May 7 - 10, 2016; St. Louis, MO
- Precision Medicine in Radiation Oncology:Personalizing Radiation Treatment: June 16 - 17, 2016; Bethesda, MD
MEETINGS OF INTEREST
AHRQ
CODING
- New Code Edit for 3-D Treatment Planning and Basic Dosimetry Effective January 1st
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- New Code Edit Prohibiting the Reporting of 77300 With 77295
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CONGRESS
- Congress Freezes Radiation Oncology Payments Under Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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JOINT COMMISSION
MEDICARE
- AAPM Submits Comments to CMS on 2016 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Final Rule Proceedings Series
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