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March 30, 2017
ITEMS OF NOTE
- AAPM Urges Congress to Oppose Cuts in NIH Funding
AAPM requests that Congress reverse President Trump’s proposed 18.3 percent cut of approximately $5.8 billion from the NIH budget for fiscal year (FY) 2018 — an extraordinarily steep cut that would reduce NIH’s budget below the 2003 level and threaten the United States’ preeminence in the medical research arena, resulting in the loss of life saving discoveries that otherwise would benefit Americans.
Read More - The Annual AAPM Professional Information Survey is going on now.
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You will receive an e-mail from Geoffrey West, who chairs the subcommittee that oversees this important project. The e-mail will state that the AIP Statistical Research Center is conducting this year’s survey for us as they have done for more than 2 decades. Their work for us has been consistently at the highest professional standards. If you have any concerns or comments, please contact either Geoffrey West or Julius Dollison. Their contact information is in the e-mail you will receive.
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March/April 2017 Issue
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- Research Seed Funding Grant
Deadline: April 5, 2017 - AAPM Graduate Fellowship
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- Quality, Safety and TG 100
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CEC Online Evaluation System Closes April 18th
- AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
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CEC Online Evaluation System Closes April 18th
- 2017 AAPM Summer School: Clinical Brachytherapy Physics
June 10 – 14, 2017; Portland, OR
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Deadline to receive early registration fees: May 3
- 59th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Connecting our Pathways. Unifying our Profession.
July 30–August 3, 2017; Denver, CO
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- Chapter Meetings
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- Florida AAPM Spring Chapter Meeting
When: March 30 - April 1, 2017
Where: Sheraton Hotel Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL
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- Improving Value in Clinical Care
When: March 31, 2017
Where: OHSU--Portland, OR
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- NEAAPM Winter Meeting/Young Investigators Symposium
When: March 31, 2017
Where: Boston Marriott Newton
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- North Central Chapter (NCCAAPM) Spring Meeting
When: April 7, 2017
Where: Wisconsin Dells, WI
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- 2017 Penn-Ohio Chapter Spring Dinner Meeting
When: April 7, 2017
Where: Johnny’s Fine Food & Spirits, 7807 Market St., Boardman, Ohio
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- CAMPS Spring 2017 Meeting
When: April 12, 2017
Where: Hartford Hospital, Heublein Hall
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- 2017 Ohio River Valley Chapter Spring Symposium
When: April 14-15, 2017
Where: Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington, KY
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- 2017 Great Lakes Chapter Young Investigators Symposium
When: April 20, 2017
Where: Beaumont Room, PNC Financial Building, 755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI 48084
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- Upstate New York Chapter Spring 2017 Meeting
When: April 21, 2017
Where: SWIFT Auditorium, Buffalo General Hospital, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
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- 5th Annual AzAAPM Chapter Meeting
When: April 22, 2017
Where: Banner UMC-Phoenix, Sandstone Conference Room, Phoenix, AZ 85006
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- Missouri River Valley Chapter 2017 Meeting
When: April 28-29, 2017
Where: Kansas City
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- 2017 Delaware Valley Chapter Spring Symposium
When: May 2, 2017
Where: Philadelphia, PA
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- Norm Baily 2017 Awards Meeting
When: May 9, 2017
Where: UCLA J.D. Morgan Athletic Center
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- Rocky Mountain Chapter 2017 Annual Meeting
When: May 20, 2017
Where: Grand Junction, CO
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- Florida AAPM Spring Chapter Meeting
- ICTP School of Medical Physics for Radiation Therapy: Dosimetry and Treatment Planning for Basic and Advanced Applications: March 27 - April 7, 2017; Trieste, Italy
- Monaco 5.1 Physics: April 11 - 12, 2017; Atlanta, GA
- Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Radiation Shielding:
May 2 - 4, 2017; Webinar - ESTRO 36: May 5 - 9, 2017;Vienna, Austria
- MTMI CT Update: Optimizing Image Quality and Dose:
May 6 - 7, 2017; Chicago, IL - Innovations in Immobilization and Patient Setup Symposium: May 19 - 20, 2017; Columbus, OH
- International Society for Computed Tomography "ISCT" Enhancing the Value of CT: June 4 - 7, 2017; San Francisco, CA
- LANDAUER Second Annual Clinical Dose Symposium:
June 5 - 6, 2017; Oak Brook, IL - Hands-On Ultrasound Physics Workshop: June 9 - 10, 2017; Ann Arbor, MI
- International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO2): June 20 - 23, 2017; Vienna, Austria
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