COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

The Miami Radiosurgery Conference is a series of selected topics of key interest to practicing radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons with the goal of providing an update on the current management of challenging radiosurgery cases with case examples. This conference will be hosted by the Miami Cancer Institute (MCI) and the Miami Neuroscience Institute (MNI) in a collaborative and educational effort. Practical tips, interesting cases, and workflow improvements will also be reviewed to help improve the practice of radiosurgery. 

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists and neuro-otolaryngologists.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Analyze and discuss recommendations from evidence-based literature reviews. 
• Implement practical principles demonstrating key pragmatic takeaway pearls. 
• Discuss practical tips, interesting cases and workflow improvements in the practice of radiosurgery.

SPONSOR
Elekta

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:
Directors

Michael McDermott, M.D. 
Chief Medical Executive, Miami Neuroscience Institute
Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience

Michael McDermott, M.D., director for this educational event, is a consultant with Deinde Medical, Stryker, Insightech, and Zap. He has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this/these individual(s) has/have been mitigated.

Rupesh Kotecha, M.D., director for this educational event, has received research support from Medtronic Inc., Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd., Novocure Inc., Exelixis, GT Medical Technologies, Astrazeneca, Viewray Inc., and Brainlab. He is a consultant for Accuray Inc., Elekta AB, Viewray Inc., Novocure Inc. Elsevier Inc., and Brainlab. He is also on the speakers bureau with Novocure Inc. and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. 

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this/these individual(s) has/have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships 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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ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ each. 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 each, CE Broker Course #20-850170, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Physician Assistants and Osteopathic Medicine.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit each for Nurse Practitioners. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - Complex General Surgical Oncology

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.