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July 14, 2016
ITEMS OF NOTE
- World Health Organization
WHO seeks input on global survey on the use of computed tomography (CT) in asymptomatic individuals for individual health assessment (IHA)
Take the Survey - New Resource Available to Medical Physicists in Developing Countries
AAPM/IOMP Equipment Donation Program - AAPM Newsletter
July/August Edition Now Available - New Online ICRU Publication Available
Report 089 - Prescribing, Recording, and Reporting Brachytherapy for Cancer of the Cervix (2016)
- AAPM Education & Research Fund
2015 Annual Report Available - AAPM Governance Documents
2016 Proposed Amendments - 2016 AAPM Funding Opportunities
- AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant
Deadline: September 1, 2016
- AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant
- AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
Selected Presentations Available in the Virtual Library
Watch Now - AAPM Summer School
Medical Physics Leadership Academy
June 12–16, 2016; Chantilly, VA
CEC Online Evaluation System Deadline:
July 15, 11:59 PM Eastern time
View Website - AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
July 31–August 4, 2016; Washington, DC
Meeting Program Now Available Online
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- RSNA 2016
November 27 – December 2, 2016; Chicago, IL
Registration & Housing Open for AAPM and RSNA Members
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- Chapter Meetings
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- CAMPS Summer 2016 Meeting
When: July 19, 2016
Where: Connecticut Science Center, 250 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103
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- MRV Chapter 2016 Fall Meeting
When: October 15, 2016
Where: DoubleTree St. Louis Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, MO
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- North Central Chapter - AAPM - Fall 2016 Meeting
When: October 21, 2016
Where: St. Paul, MN
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- CAMPS Summer 2016 Meeting
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: August 1 - 5, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Monaco 5.1 Physics: August 11 - 12, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- GE SenoClaire Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Hands-on Workshop for Physicists: August 19, 2016; Milwaukee, WI
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: August 23 - 25, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA: August 26, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Hands On Nuclear Medicine Physics Workshop: August 27 - 28, 2016; Iowa City, IA
- 7th ALFIM Congress and the 13th Argentinean Meeting of Medical Physics: September 4 - 7, 2016; Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina
- Hands-On Fluoroscopy Testing Workshop MTMI: September 17 - 18, 2016; Wichita, KS
- 20th Annual Mammography Update for Physicists Fall Meeting: October 1 - 2, 2016; Alexandria, VA
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: October 3 - 7, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Hands On MRI Workshop for Physicists: October 14 - 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH
- MTMI Hands-on SBRT Workshop: October 14 - 16, 2016; Seattle, WA
- Monaco 5.1 Physics: October 18 - 19, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- PTCOG North American 3rd Annual Conference: October 23 - 26, 2016; Memphis, TN
- AHRQ Electronic Newsletter
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- EHC News and Announcements
View Here - MEPS
What’s New - National Guideline Clearinghouse
New This Week - National Quality Forum
News and Events - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
New This Week - PSNet
What’s New
- House GOP Leader To Detail Health Reform Plan
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- Radiation Protection of Patients (RPOP)
Latest News and Upcoming Events
- Joint Commission Online
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- Medicare Trustees Shorten Lifespan Of Hospital Trust Fund, Predict Part B
Premium Hikes
Read More - CMS Fact Sheet: 2017 Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rule
Read More - CMS Fact Sheet: CMS Releases 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Read More - Hospitals Unhappy With Site-Neutral Provisions In Outpatient Proposed Rule
Read More - Proposed Physician Payment Rule Focuses On Primary Providers
Read More - Physician Groups Selected for Initiative Promoting Better Cancer Care
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- AAPM Statement on VA Advanced Practice Nurses Proposed Rule
- Updated Diagnostic Radiology Residents Physics Curriculum
- The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management
- 2017 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting (New Orleans, LA) - Request for Proposals (RFP)
- 2016 AAPM Training at CRCPD - CT: A Refresher - Presentations Available
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