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Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Center for Spine Health and Taussig Cancer Institute present the
 

Fifth Annual
International Symposium on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery

February 24-26, 2012

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

 

 

Description

The 2012 International Symposium on Cranial and Spine Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, will bring together world leaders in brain-, spine- and body-targeted stereotactic radiation modalities and techniques.

Faculty and participants will have 3 days to discuss advances in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors involving multiple organ sites. A broad range of organ-specific technical and clinical experience will be presented with opportunities to interact with faculty and system vendors.

Scientific abstracts will be solicited from attendees for poster presentation sessions.

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Target Audience

Radiation Oncologists, Neurosurgeons, Medical Physicists, Neuro-Oncologists, Medical Oncologists, Spine Surgeons and Neurologists.

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Objectives

After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Identify and discuss stereotactic radiation treatments for benign and malignant tumors
• Describe novel targeting and imaging advances as they relate to CNS Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
• Integrate these advances in clinical practice

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstract Requirements Deadline date: February 1, 2012. One entry per presenter. Electronic submissions only through symposium web site at: www.ccfcme.org/AbstractsSBRT12 250 word limit

 

Directors

Lilyana Angelov, MD Head, Section of Spine Tumors Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center Cleveland Clinic Gene Barnett, MD, MBA Director, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Cleveland Clinic Edward Benzel, MD Chairman, Neurological Surgery Cleveland Clinic

Samuel Chao, MD Associate Staff, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic John Suh, MD Chairman, Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic

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Guest Faculty

Karyn A. Goodman, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Joseph Herman, MD, MSc Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Sciences Johns Hopkins Medical Institution Baltimore, MD Brian D. Kavanagh, MD, MPH Department of Radiation Oncology University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center Aurora, CO John P. Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Clinical Director - Radiation Oncology Duke Cancer Institute Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Andrew K. Lee, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology Director of The Proton Therapy Center Division of Radiation Oncology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Daniel Letourneau, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada L. Dade Lunsford , MD Lars Leksell Professor of Neurological Surgery Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery The University of Pittsburgh Director, Center for Image Guided Neurosurgery Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program Chair, Technology and Innovative Practice Committee Pittsburgh, PA Ronald McGarry, MD, PhD Clinical Associate Professor Department of Radiation Medicine University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

Paul Medin , PhD Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX Samuel Ryu, MD Professor, Director of Radiosurgery Department of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI Arjun Sahgal, MD Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada Michael Schwart z, MD, MSc Professor of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada John H. Shin, MD Director, Metastic Spine Tumor Center Department of Neurosurgery Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Ben Slotman, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman Department of Radiation Oncology VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands Timothy Solberg, PhD Professor, Radiation Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX Minoru Uematsu, MD, PhD President UAS Oncology Center Terukuni, Kagoshima, Japan Reinhard Wurm, MD Chairman, Radiation Oncology Service Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

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Cleveland Clinic Faculty

Jay Ciezki, MD Staff, Radiation Oncology Todd Emch, MD Staff, Neuroradiology Sudish Murthy, MD, PhD Staff, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Richard Schlenk, MD Staff, Center for Spine Health

Allan Siperstein, MD Department Chair Center for Endocrine Surgery Kevin Stephans, MD Associates Staff, Radiation Oncology Ping Xia, PhD Staff, Radiation Oncology and Biomedical Engineering

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Agenda

Thursday, February 23   |   Friday, February 24   |   Saturday, February 25   |   Sunday, February 26

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
6:00 - 7:30 pm	Early Registration and Welcome Reception – Summerhouse
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
6:30 am	Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits / Posters
7:30 am	Welcome – Lilyana Angelov
	Brain SRS Moderated by Gene Barnett
7:45 am	Radiosurgery for Metastatic Brain Tumors: Gains Made and Challenges We Still Face - L. Dade Lunsford
8:10 am	Acoustic Neuromas and Hearing Preservation - Gene Barnett
8:35 am	Contemporary Role of Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery for Pituitary Tumors - John Suh
9:00 am	Radiosurgery for AVMs: Factors that Influence Outcome - Michael Schwartz
9:25 am	Current Radiosurgical Approaches in the Management of Meningiomas
9:50 am	Questions & Answers
10:15 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Spine SRS Moderated by Lilyana Angelov
10:35 am	Radiographic Changes in Spine Metastases - Todd Emch
11:00 am	21st Century Spine Surgery Decision Making - Richard Schlenk
11:25 am	Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Spinal Metastases - Lilyana Angelov
11:50 am	Spinal Cord Decompression with SRS: Pearls and Pitfalls - Samuel Ryu
12:15 pm	Human Spinal Cord Dose Limits for Spine SBRT - Arjun Sahgal
12:40 pm	Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Benign Spinal Tumors - John H. Shin
1:05 pm	Questions & Answers
1:30 pm	Adjourn
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012
7:30 am	Continental Breakfast / Exhibits / Posters
	Plenary Session I: Foundations from the Past Moderated by John Suh
7:45 am	Enabling Clinical Advances: Technology Evolution in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy - Timothy Solberg
8:10 am	Physics Aspects of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy - Ping Xia
8:35 am	Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Update for Extracranial SBRT - Daniel Letourneau
9:00 am	Radiobiology of Radiosurgery: Response and Radiation Necrosis - Samuel Chao
9:25 am	Humans versus Animals: A Spinal Cord Tolerance Comparison - Paul Medin
9:50 am	Questions & Answers
10:15 am	Refreshment Break / Exhibits / Posters
	Plenary Session II: Debates Moderated by Edward Benzel
10:30 am	Open Surgery vs. Radiosurgery for Spine Metastases – Edward Benzel vs. John Shin
11:00 am	Resection vs. Radiosurgery for Lung Cancer – Sudish Murthy vs. Kevin Stephans
11:30 am	Radiosurgery vs. Whole Brain Radiation for Multiple Brain Metastases – Samuel Chao vs. John Suh
12:00 pm	Brachytherapy vs. Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer – Jay Ciezki vs. Andrew Lee
12:30 pm	Radio Frequency Ablation vs. SBRT for Liver Metastases – Allan Siperstein vs. Karyn Goodman
1:00 pm	Adjourn
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
7:30 am	Continental Breakfast / Exhibits / Posters
	Abdomen, Pelvis, and Extremity SBRT Moderated by Samuel Chao
8:00 am	SBRT for Prostate Cancer - Brian Kavanagh
8:25 am	Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: Implications of Fractionation and Patient Selection - Joseph Herman
8:50 am	Normal Tissue Effects in Radiosurgery: Lessons from QUANTEC - John P. Kirkpatrick
9:15 am	Questions & Answers
9:50 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Lung SBRT Moderated by Kevin Stephans
10:15 am	Long-term Results of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancers - Minoru Uematsu
10:40 am	Radiotherapy Dose Escalation for Stage III Lung Cancer - Is SBRT the Way Forward? - Ronald McGarry
11:05 am	Updates in Stereotactic Radiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Kevin Stephans
11:30 am	SABR for Stage I NSCLC: The Dutch Experience - Ben Slotman
11:55 am	SABR for Lung Metastases - Reinhard Wurm
12:20 pm	Questions & Answers
12:50 pm	Wrap Up & Evaluation
1:00 pm	Adjourn
	*Agenda is subject to change

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Symposium Social Activities Your registration fee includes two social functions—a welcome reception and a reception at Disney.  Please plan to join your colleagues and the symposium faculty at both of these activities. Thursday, February 23, 6:00 - 7:30 pm      Welcome Reception - Summerhouse Saturday, February 25, 7:00 - 9:30 pm      Reception - The Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion at Epcot® Discount Tickets to All Disney Attractions The Walt Disney World® Resort offers exclusive Magic Your Way Meeting/Convention tickets to attendees, their guests and family members that are not available at the Theme Park entrances. The Park Hopper® Option lets you come and go as you please through all four Disney Theme Parks each day, and include one visit to your choice of the following: DisneyQuest® Indoor Interactive Theme Park, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, or Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course for one round of golf. With their “After 2pm” or “After 4pm” tickets, you can choose to spend your free time in any Walt Disney World® Theme Park after 2:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. (one Park per day). Choose the Ticket that’s right for you! Save up to 10% by purchasing your Tickets in advance through the Walt Disney World® Resort link at http://disneytickets.disney.go.com/store/ccf212  or by calling 407-566-5600.

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Location

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
4401 Floridian Way
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Telephone: 407-824-3000
Fax: 407-824-3186

Walt Disney World^® Resort is located approximately 25 miles from the Orlando airport and 75 miles from the Tampa airport.

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Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms has been reserved at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. To make a reservation, contact the hotel directly at 407-824-1383 and ask for the Group Reservations department. Mention the “Cleveland Clinic SBRT/SRS Symposium” to receive the special symposium rate of $235 per night, plus tax. Reservations must be made by 5:00 pm (EST) on January 27, 2012 to receive this rate. For online reservations go to http://www.disneyurl.com/2012ClevelandClinicSBRTSRS

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Area Attractions

Conveniently located in the heart of the Walt Disney World® Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is connected by monorail to the Magic Kingdom® and Epcot®, and offers complimentary transportation to the nearby Disney ‘s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Park, Downtown Disney®, two water parks, and four championship golf courses. The Resort also features a Florida-inspired pool and courtyard pool, marina with watercraft rental, and gourmet dining at the five-diamond Victoria & Albert’s Restaurant.

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Climate

In February, the average daily high temperature is 75°F.

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Additional Information

For further information about this activity, contact Brigid Ring at:

Local: 216-445-0754
Toll Free: 800-223-2273 x50754
Email: ringb@ccf.org

For questions about registering online, call 216.448.0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.

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Faculty Disclosure

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Brigid Ring at 216.445.0754 at least two weeks prior to the activity.

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Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

CAMPEP has approved the activity for 12.49 MPCEC hours approved by CAMPEP.

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Online Registration/Fees

Symposium fee includes registration materials, continental breakfasts, welcome reception and 1 ticket to Epcot® reception on Saturday.

Category	Event Registration
Physician / Surgeon	$500.00
International Physician / Surgeon (practice outside USA)	$350.00
Physicist / Resident / Fellow / Nurse / PhD / Allied Health Professional	$300.00
Cleveland Clinic Comprecare	$325.00
Cleveland Clinic Alumni	$300.00
Corporate	$2000.00
CCHS Physician	$500.00
CCHS Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Other	complimentary
CCF Physician	complimentary
CCF Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Other	complimentary

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Registration deadline is 5:00 pm (EST) on Monday, February 20, 2012. To register after February 20, you must do so on-site. A request for a refund must be received in writing by February 6, 2012. No refunds will be given after February 6, but registration is transferable for this symposium through February 26, 2012. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund for all cancellations.

If you register by mail, please allow up to three weeks for your registration to be processed.

For questions about registration, please call 216-448-0777 or email cmeregistration@ccf.org.