Items of Note

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

• Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System® (RO-ILS)
  RO-ILS Releases New Themed Report on Rushing: The latest RO-ILS education is a detailed exploration of where rushing and/or scheduling contributed to events being reported to the program since 2014. The new RO-ILS Themed Report contains aggregate analysis comparing rushing and non-rushing cohorts in the database, four case examples, and mitigation strategies. The findings related to problem type, treatment techniques, contributing factors, and more can inform areas requiring additional focus and improvement activities so don’t miss reading this report!
  View the Report


• AAPM Publications
  • AAPM Task Group Report 325: MRI static magnetic field homogeneity measurement and evaluation procedures – Guidance and resources
    View Report 325
  • AAPM Task Group Report 299: Quality control in multi-energy computed tomography
    View Report 299
  • AAPM Report No. 377.B - AAPM BTSC Report 377.B: Physicist brachytherapy training in 2022 – A survey of therapeutic medical physics residents
    View Report 377.B
  • AAPM Report No. 288 - AAPM task group report 288: Recommendations for guiding radiotherapy event narratives
    View Report 288
• AAPM Webinars
  Missed any of our previous webinars? Archived webinars can be found here.
  
  • Empowering Women in Leadership
    Topic: Strategies for Overcoming Barriers and Building a Supportive Network
    Synopsis: In the field of medical physics, women professionals face enduring challenges in attaining leadership positions despite strides toward gender equality. This webinar aims to explore these obstacles, offering insights and strategies for women to excel in leadership roles.
    Speakers: Covington, Glide-Hurst, Martel, Al-Hallaq
    Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
    Register for Empowering Women in Leadership
    
  • AAPM Webinar | Understanding 2025 Medicare Reimbursement
    Synopsis: This 60-minute webinar will provide an overview of the Medicare final rules which impact policy and payments to hospital outpatient departments, freestanding cancer centers, physicians and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Bring your questions to be addressed during the Q&A following the presentation.
    Speaker: Fuss
    Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
    Register for AAPM Webinar | Understanding 2025 Medicare Reimbursement
    
  • Identifying Research Opportunities for Early Career and Busy Clinical Physicists (2024)
    Topic: Webinar #2: How to Fund a Research Idea
    Speaker: Jeraj
    Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
    Register for Identifying Research Opportunities for Early Career and Busy Clinical Physicists (2024)
    
  • Innovations in Medical Physics Education
    Synopsis: The Arthur Boyer Innovations in Medical Physics Education Award is given for an innovative program in the medical physics education of physicists, physicians, ancillary personnel and the public presented at the AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Among many excellent submissions and presentations showcasing innovations in education in our field, top presentations will be shared as an encore Webinar presentation. Speakers: Kisling, Hyun
    Thursday, January 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
    Register for Innovations in Medical Physics Education
    
• AAPM Global Needs Assessment Survey for Medical Physicists
  If you are a medical physicist working in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country (LMIC), the AAPM Global Needs Assessment Committee would appreciate your help in responding to this confidential survey. Responding to this survey is estimated to take about 15 minutes or less.
  Take the Survey
• AAPM Member Profile
  Global Volunteer Information Section added.
  Update Your Member Profile 
• AAPM Mentorship Program
  Sign-up as a mentee or mentor at any time, as the program is an on-demand service.
  Become a Mentor or a Mentee 
• Confex
  Confex, an abstract system, is 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.
• 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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