Program

(Times listed below are in AEDT)

Thursday 10th February

9.00am	Varian Brachytherapy Forum
11:30am	Break
12.30pm	10th Elekta Brachytherapy User Group Meeting
4:00pm	Break
4.45pm	Welcome & Opening Address Dr Andrej Bece
5:00pm	Interventional Session What is the role for rectal brachytherapy in your practice? A/Prof Mitchell Kamrava Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy for liver tumours Dr Stefanie Corradini The role of surgery and brachytherapy in paediatric patients Dr Andreas Schmidt
6:30pm	Welcome Reception Head over to the lounge to continue the discussion with our speakers & network with other attendees

Friday 11th February

8:00am	Elekta Wellness Session Corinne Blight from Limitless Fitness & Nutrition
8:30am	Gynae Session 1 – Cervix Innovations Novel Advances and Updates in the Management of Cervical Cancer Prof Akila Viswanathan How to perform an optimal implant for gynae brachytherapy: emphasis on 3D printing A/Prof Primoz Petric
9.30am	Break
10:00am	H&N / Skin Session Radiating Eyes: The MD Anderson Experience Dr Amy Moreno All targets great and small: A review of surface applicator Brachytherapy (SABT) to cover a wide range of complex superficial clinical targets A/Prof Phillip Devlin Proffered Paper High dose rate customised surface mould brachytherapy to the hemi-face and neck for mycosis fungoides Ms Rania Shams
11:30pm	Breast Session How does accelerated partial breast brachytherapy fit in your practice? A/Prof Mitchell Kamrava Role of Intra Operative Radiation Therapy (IORT) in the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer Dr Anil Kumar Sharma Proffered Papers Dosimetric comparison of 1.0 mm vs 2.5mm source step size in treatment plan quality of Breast brachytherapy Mr Kunal Prajapati Hypofractionated interstitial APBI dose verification using TLDs Mr Andrew Howie
1:00pm	Lunch Break
2.00pm	Elekta Sponsored Speaker From Point A—Moving Forward Amid COVID Era Dr Anna Maria Fineza-Dela Cruz
2:30pm	Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Brachytherapy Group All members welcome
3:00pm	Break
3.30pm	Watch it grow – Education and Expansion Brachytherapy training for low-middle income countries A/Prof Claire Dempsey Proffered Papers Role Expansion- A Radiation Therapist Unique Experience Mrs Huong Ho Planting the seed of brachytherapy during RANZCR radiation oncology training–survey of brachytherapy training experience among current trainees and fellows A/Prof Wee Ong Performing under pressure: A credentialing program for brachytherapy plan quality control Mr Tom Kupfer Annual Quality assurance of brachytherapy applicators Dr Hema Vaithianathan
5.00pm	Speed Networking Head over to the lounge for the opportunity to network

Saturday 12th February

8.00am	Prostate Session Sprouting Innovation – Harvesting the Past to Plan the Future: Focal Brachytherapy & Gel Spacing A/Prof Peter Orio Proffered Paper Feasibility of multi-parametric MRI and PSMA PET image guided dominant intra-prostatic lesions boost during TRUS-based HDR prostate brachytherapy planning Dr Joel Poder
9:00am	Break
9.30am	Plant the seed – Prostate Proffered Papers Effect of rectal dosimetry on gastrointestinal toxicity outcomes in low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy with rectal spacing Dr Yuan-Hong (Perry) Lin Impact of hydrogel and hyaluronic acid rectal spacer on rectal dosimetry and toxicity outcomes in low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy Dr Yuan-Hong (Perry) Lin Feasibility of Real-time Adaptive High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy Mr Dylan Koprivec Trends in the use of Low Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Australia over the past 20 year Dr William Yaxley
10.30am	Break
11.00am	Gynae Session 2 – Global issues Treating Gynecologic Cancer Patients using radiation in the COVID era Prof Akila Viswanathan HPV vaccination and impact on cervical cancer incidence Dr Simon Hyde Proffered Papers Implementation of image-guided adaptive brachytherapy evidence-based planning aims, whilst changing brachytherapy systems: a retrospective dosimetric plan quality review Miss Emily Flower To Fill or Not to Fill: Designing an Adaptive Bladder Filling Procedure during Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer Mrs Sharon Oultram
1.00pm	Lunch Break
2.00pm	Elekta Wellness Session Corinne Blight from Limitless Fitness & Nutrition
2.30pm	Physics Session Multi-criteria Optimization in Brachytherapy Dr Luc Beaulieu Automation for brachytherapy treatment planning and QA Dr Christopher Deufel Status of physics resident brachytherapy training in the US – where do we go from here? Dr Susan Richardson Radiation accidents and safety in brachytherapy. Practicing brachytherapy in a safer way! Dr Tharmar Ganesh Electromagnetic tracking in prostate and cervix HDR brachytherapy: from phantom experiments to first in patient measurements Dr Inger-Karine Kolkman-Deurloo	Patient Care Session The psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis and treatment Ms Elise Wald Sexual quality of life management and recovery for oncology patients; survivor and clinical perspectives Tess Deveze Supporting prostate cancer patients who undergo brachytherapy during COVID pandemic Ms Elizabeth Pu Our Superhero: The role of multidisciplinary care and inpatient unit support in the management of a cervical brachytherapy patient Ms Michelle Beecher
5.00pm	Closing Address

Program is subject to change.

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