Upcoming CPROG Virtual Event
SAVE THE DATE! The Canadian Palliative Radiation Oncology Group (CPROG), led by Dr. Kristopher Dennis and now formally under the umbrella of the new Supportive Care Committee of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO), will be hosting a virtual event on November 17th. Please email admin@spro.org if you would like to request the Zoom invitation. Topic: CTG SC.24 / TROG 17.06: A Randomized Phase II/III Study Comparing 24Gy in 2 Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Fractions Versus 20Gy in 5 Conventional Palliative Radiotherapy (CRT) Fractions for Patients with Painful Spinal Metastases Presenter: Dr. Sten Myrehaug, core SC.24 trial Committee Member and Radiation Oncologist from the Odette Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 Time: 1630-1730 Eastern Standard Time
2020 SPRO Annual Meeting
Mark Your Calendars! SPRO's 7th Annual Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 2-3:30pm EST If you would like to attend but have not yet received the Zoom link, please email admin@spro.org.
SPRO Awards: Accepting nominations!
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2020 Palliative Radiation Symposium at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Palliative Radiation Symposium is a one-day conference intended for all healthcare providers caring for advanced cancer patients, particularly in radiation oncology, medical oncology, and palliative medicine. The conference’s purpose is to highlight the latest evidence-based advances relevant to the care of advanced cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Date: Friday, May 8th, 2020 Location: Leon & Norma Hess Center for Science &Medicine, Davis Auditorium, 1470 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10029 Submit abstracts to kavita.dharmarajan@mountsinai.org by April 10th!
Seeking Nominations for SPRO Committees
We are now seeking nominations for volunteers to serve on one of five SPRO committees. To nominate either yourself or someone else, please email the SPRO Executive Committee at admin@spro.org and include a paragraph summarizing your interest in one or more of the committees, your relevant skills, and CV. More information on the structure and responsibilities of the committees is located under the membership tab and can also can be found: here.
Dr. Diana Shi, M.D. is originally from Morgantown, WV and is currently a PGY-3 resident in the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program. She has a specific interest in palliative radiation oncology, with prior work addressing patients with spine and bone metastases. She has conducted prospective quality of life studies in this population, with a current project in preparation to assess differences in pain response metrics among advanced cancer patients undergoing palliative radiation.