Miami Cancer Institute Multispecialty Grand Rounds – Transforming radiation oncology using real-time MR guidance: Improving survival and reducing toxicity even for the most challenging cancers

January 10, 2022

Radiation therapy (RT) is an essential component of effective cancer care and is used with nearly all cancer types. The delivery of RT is becoming more precise through rapid advances in both computing and imaging. The direct integration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with linear accelerators represents an exciting development with the potential to dramatically impact cancer research and treatment. During this conference Michael Chuong, M.D. will demonstrate abilities of MRI guidance and illustrate improvements in clinical outcomes of MRI-guided radiation therapy.  

Target Audience

Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Hematology Oncologists, Radiation Therapists, General Surgeons, General Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nurses,  Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists, Patient Navigators and all other interested healthcare professionals.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify and explain limitations in radiation therapy using conventional image guidance. 
  • Demonstrate technical abilities of MRI guidance.
  • Illustrate improvements in clinical outcomes of MRI-guided radiation therapy. 
     
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
10/17/2021
Course expires: 
03/25/2022
Event starts: 
01/10/2022 - 7:30am EST
Event ends: 
01/10/2022 - 8:30am EST
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United States

Michael Chuong, M.D. 
Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Alliance
Medical Director & Clinical Research Director
Miami Cancer Institute, Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Miami, Florida

Michael Chuong, M.D., faculty for this educational event, is a researcher for ViewRay, Novocure and AstraZeneca.  He is also a consultant with ViewRay and he is an advisor with ViewRay, Elekta and Sirtex and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not  include off-label or unapproved product usage. All relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Guilherme Rabinowits, M.D., conference series director, has indicated that he is a consultant with Sanofi and Regeneron.  

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-680158, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Techs and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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