The 54th Annual Radiation Oncology Research Seminar

The 54th Annual Radiation Oncology Research Seminar is organized by the University of Florida Health (UF Health) and will be held on Feb 23, 2024, at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.

Seminar Overview:
The one-day seminar will feature two concurrent programs: the Radiation Therapists’ and Oncology Nursing Seminar and the Radiation Oncology Research Seminar. Presentations will feature clinical research by UF faculty, staff, and residents in the treatment of head and neck cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, gynaecological cancer, and pediatric cancer.

The event will also offer a special multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Panel Discussion on “HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer: The impact of NavDx, state of data, current and future diagnoses, and treatment approaches” with renowned experts Steven J. Frank, MD; William Mendenhall, MD; Peter T Dziegielewski, MD, FRCSC, FACS; Glenn J. Hanna, MD: Robert Amdur, MD; and Mihir R. Patel, MD.

Breakfast and lunch for all attendees will be included. A recreational outing in conjunction with the seminar is also planned for Saturday, February 24, 2024.

Our annual Research Seminar is an important venue that allows participants to define optimal treatment approaches, produce the best plans, employ first-rate techniques, provide healing experiences for our patients, assess outcomes, and develop new treatment approaches, providing invaluable information to faculty and residents from several educational institutions as well as professionals in private practice.

Learning Objectives:
After this activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe techniques and results of treatment of head and neck cancers, pediatric cancers, lung cancer, breast cancer, and other tumours at the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute.
• Explain treatment methods to manage treatment side effects and reduce the occurrence of treatment complications.
• Recognize and interpret the success radiation oncologists are experiencing with definitive and adjuvant radiation therapy techniques.