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Penn Proton Course – Welcome Session
Thursday, December 3, 2020

7:30 – 8:30pm:             Dr. James Metz will kick off our 7th Annual Proton Course with a live intro from his home brewery! Engage with our course speakers, Educational Collaborators, and fellow course attendees. This is an excellent way to get warmed up before diving into a full day of Proton Therapy.

Penn Proton Course – Educational Sessions
Friday, December 4, 2020
** Please note, the session times may alter slightly. You will be notified of the schedule changes.

8:00am – 7:30pm:        EDUCATIONAL HUB, COURSE LOBBY, AND NETWORKING, LOUNGE – OPEN

9:00am – 9:30am:        INTRODUCTION TO THE ROBERTS PROTON THERAPY CENTER, James Metz, MD

9:30am – 9:45am:        Q&A WITH DR. JAMES METZ, Moderated by Neha Vapiwala, MD

9:45am – 9:50am:        VIRTUAL TOUR: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ROBERTS PROTON, THERAPY CENTER, Richard Maughan, PhD

9:50am – 10:20am:       PHYSICS OF PROTON THERAPY PRIMER, Richard Maughan, PhD 

10:20am – 10:50am:     THERAPISTS’ EXPERIENCE WITH PROTON THERAPY, Courtney Misher, MPH, BSRT(T), Laura Kendrick, MHA, BSRT(T) 

10:50am – 11:20am:     INTRODUCTION TO PROTON TREATMENT PLANNING, Brett Hartl, MMP, DABR, Brendan Burgdorf, MMP 

11:20am – 11:30am:      IBA SPONSORED VIDEO 

11:35am – 12:20pm:     BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Choose 1 of 4

1. Commissioning & Quality Assurance, Elizabeth Garver, MMP, Lingshu Yin, PhD

2. Demonstration of Patient Treatment and Imaging Workflow, Courtney Misher, MPH, BSRT(T), Laura Kendrick, MHA, BSRT(T), Kevin Teo, PhD

3. Treatment Planning Demonstration of Head & Neck, Central Nervous System, and Pediatric Cancers, Brett Hartl, MMP, DABR

4. Treatment Planning Demonstration of Breast, Thoracic, and GI/Lymphoma Cancers, Brendan Burgdorf, MMP 

12:20pm – 1:05pm:      BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Choose 1 of 4

1. Commissioning & Quality Assurance, Elizabeth Garver, MMP, Lingshu Yin, PhD

2. Demonstration of Patient Treatment and Imaging Workflow, Courtney Misher, MPH, BSRT(T), Laura Kendrick, MHA, BSRT(T), Kevin Teo, PhD

3. Treatment Planning Demonstration of Head & Neck, Central Nervous System, and Pediatric Cancers, Brett Hartl, MMP, DABR

4. Treatment Planning Demonstration of Breast, Thoracic, and GI/Lymphoma Cancers, Brendan Burgdorf, MMP

1:05pm – 1:15pm:       VARIAN SPONSORED VIDEO

1:15pm – 1:40pm:       BREAK

1:40pm – 1:50pm:       MEVION SPONSORED VIDEO

1:50pm – 2:05pm:       PRIMER ON HEAD & NECK CANCERS. Alexander Lin, MD

2:05pm – 2:20pm:       PRIMER ON PEDIATRIC CANCERS, Christine Hill-Kayser, MD

2:20pm – 2:35pm:       PRIMER ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CANCERS, Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD 

2:35pm – 2:55pm:       MEET THE EXPERTS ROUND 1: CHOOSE 1 OF 3

1. Head & Neck Cancers, Alexander Lin, MD

2. Pediatric Cancers, Christine Hill-Kayser, MD

3. Central Nervous System Cancers, Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD 

2:55pm – 3:15pm:       MEET THE EXPERTS ROUND 2: CHOOSE 1 OF 3

1. Head & Neck Cancers, Alexander Lin, MD

2. Pediatric Cancers, Christine Hill-Kayser, MD

3. Central Nervous System Cancers, Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD

3:15pm – 3:25pm:       BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SPONSORED VIDEO 

3:30pm – 3:45pm:       PRIMER ON BREAST, Neil Taunk, MD

3:45pm – 4:00pm:       PRIMER ON THORACIC CANCERS, Abigail Berman, MD, MSCE

4:00pm – 4:15pm:       PRIMER ON GI/LYMPHOMA CANCERS, John Plastaras, MD, PhD 

4:15pm – 4:35pm:       MEET THE EXPERTS ROUND 3: CHOOSE 1 OF 3

1. Breast Cancers, Neil Taunk, MD

2. Thoracic Cancers, Abigail Berman, MD, MSCE

3. GI/Lymphoma Cancers, John Plastaras, MD, PhD

4:35pm – 4:55pm:       MEET THE EXPERTS ROUND 4: CHOOSE 1 OF 3

1. Breast Cancers, Neil Taunk, MD

2. Thoracic Cancers, Abigail Berman, MD, MSCE

3. GI/Lymphoma Cancers, John Plastaras, MD, PhD 

4:55pm – 6:05pm:       INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL EXPERTS

1. Proton Center Operations, Fabian Marechal, Chief Operating Officer

2. Quality Management in your Center, Edna Volz, Director of Quality Management

3. Billing & Revenue Cycle, Danielle Hoffman, Director of Billing & Revue Cycle

4. Patient Engagement: Then & Now, Fern Nibauer-Cohen, Director of Patient Engagement & Business Development

      ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DISCUSSION WITH Q&A, Moderated by Neha Vapiwala, MD

6:05pm – 6:15pm:     CLOSING REMARKS BY OUR COURSE DIRECTORS, James Metz, MD, Neha Vapiwala, MD, Richard Maughan, PhD

      LEADER BOARD PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENTS from the Patient Engagement Team

      Fern Nibauer Cohen, Director

      Christina Marchesani, Manager

      Mary Callahan, Coordinator

      Shelley Saunders, Staff Assistant