Registration for attendees will be FREE, and vendor sponsorship rates will REDUCED.
Please join us for the annual Young Investigators Symposium to encourage and promote promising student research, and engage with colleagues and vendor representatives
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The 2019 Fall Meeting will be held Thursday, December 5th at the Beaumont Service Center in Southfield.
We invite all GLC members and friends to join us for the annual Fall Meeting! This year's theme is Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology and Radiology.
Speakers will include Issam El Naqa from the University of Michigan, Lei Xing from Stanford University, and Kenny Cha from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Our moderator will be Indrin Chetty from Henry Ford Health System.
Issam El Naqa, Lei Xing, and Kenny Cha
Indrin Chetty (moderator)
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26901 Beaumont Blvd, Southfield, MI 48033
(See it in Google Maps)
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The 2019 Young Investigators Symposium will be held Monday May 13th in Conference Room F_30 at the Beaumont Service Center in Southfield.
Please join us for the annual Young Investigators Symposium to encourage and promote promising student research, and engage with colleagues and vendor representatives
26901 Beaumont Blvd, Southfield, MI 48033
(See it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
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Left to Right: Rocky Owen, Eric Morris, and Crystal Green
Thanks to all the Students and Residents who participated in this year's symposium
The 2018 Young Investigators Symposium will be held Tuesday April 24th at the PNC Financial Building in Troy.
Please join us for the annual Young Investigators Symposium to encourage and promote promising student research, and engage with colleauges and vendor representatives
Beaumont Room at the PNC
Financial Building,
Troy, 755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI 48084 (See
it in Google Maps)
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_______________________________________________________
The 2017 Fall Meeting will be held Thursday November 2nd Beaumont Hospital- Royal Oak Campus:
*New location* Heart and Vascular Center 1st Floor Conference Room – Located at Junction of Central and East Towers.
We invite all GLC members and friends to join us for the fall meeting to revisit the clinical and physics aspects of proton therapy. This will include guest speakers, dinner, and a Beaumont Health Proton facility tour.
Royal Oak Beaumont 3601 W. 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073 (See
it in Google Maps)
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The GLC Spring Meeting and YIS was held last Thursday in Troy, MI. Despite some torrential downpours throughout the afternoon, the meeting was a really enjoyable time for the attendees - great research presentations from the local young investigators, an engaging talk on the proposed AAPM governance structure from Dr. Pawlicki, and a nice meal among colleagues.
We would like to congratulate all of the presenters (the overall quality of the talks was quite remarkable), and give special recognition to the award winners:
First Place (co-recipients):
Lianli Liu - "Accelerated Diffusion-weighted imaging in support of higher-order diffusion analysis"
Alexander Moncion - "Controlled release of encapsulated basic fibroblast growth factor for wound healing applications using acoustically-responsive scaffolds"
Runners-Up (co-recipients):
Eric Morris - "Performance of Synthetic CT for Partial Brain IGRT"
Shupeng Chen - Dose-painting by number using a Dose Prescription Function
Thanks to all attendees, and special thanks to the young investigators - great job!
Left to right: Alexander Moncion, Eric Morris, Lianli Liu, and Shupeng Chen
_______________________________________________________The 2017 will be held Thursday April 20th at the PNC Financial Building in Troy.
Please join us the annual Young Investigators Symposium to encourage and promote promising student research. We are also honored to host special guest Dr. Todd Pawlicki, the current AAPM Secretary, to give an update on topics related to AAPM governance
Beaumont Room at the PNC
Financial Building,
Troy, 755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI 48084 (See
it in Google Maps)
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The 2016 Fall Meeting will be held Thursday November 17th at Henry Ford - West Bloomfield.
Please join us for a Fall Meeting on the emerging use of MRI in radiation oncology for simulation and treatment verification. Featuring guest speaker, Dr Olga Green
Henry Ford West Bloomfield,
Troy, 6777 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (See
it in Google Maps)
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The Young Investigators Symposium will be held Thursday May 12th, 2016 at the PNC Financial Building in Troy.
Please join us to encourage and promote promising students and residents as they present their latest research
Beaumont Room at the PNC
Financial Building,
Troy, 755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI 48084 (See
it in Google Maps)
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The Winter Meeting will be held Thursday March 24th, 2016 at Henry Ford-West Bloomfield Hospital.
Please join us for a great afternoon of local speakers discussing FMEA and RCA techniques and how you can apply them in your clinic. Also an update on the RO-ILS effort by guest speaker Dr Gary Ezzell. The meeting will be followed by dinner and dessert.
The
meeting will be held in the Demonstration Kitchen at Henry Ford-West
Bloomfield Hospital,
6777 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (See
it in Google Maps)
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Please save the date for the GLC AAPM Winter Meeting: Thursday, March 24. The meeting is scheduled to be held at Henry Ford-West Bloomfield Hospital.
The meeting is scheduled to focus on a topic that may be of interest to many of you: applying Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to the clinical medical physics environment. The meeting agenda is being finalized, and the tentative registration time is 3 PM with invited speakers and dinner to follow.
More details soon...
_______________________________________________________The offices of President-Elect and Secretary have been filled by chapter vote. See the 2016 Officers here
_______________________________________________________The Young Investigators Symposium, in conjunction with the Spring Meeting will be held Thursday June 11th, 2014 at the PNC Financial Building, Troy.
Please join us for a great afternoon of presentations of our chapter's best young researchers!
The
meeting will be held in the Beaumont Room at PNC Financial Building,
755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy MI 48084. (See
it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
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Please RSVP to the Secretary by June 8th
_______________________________________________________The Chapter officers are happy to announce the 2014 Fall meeting on Thursday December 11th from 2:30 until 7:30 pm hosted by the University of Michigan Radiation Oncology Department.
The meeting, titled "Is Adaptive Planning Ready for Clinical Use?" will feature invited guest speakers Sasa Mutic, Ph.D. and Taoran Li, Ph.D. as well as GLC member Kristy Brock, Ph.D.
Join us for three great talks as well as catered dinner and a tour of the UM Radiaiton Oncology Department. 2.25 MPCEC pending approval
The meeting will be held in the
Danto Center in the Frankel Cadiovasular Center
at University of Michigan Hospital 1500 Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor Mi
48109. (See
it in Google Maps)
How and where to park at UM for the meeting
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
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Please RSVP to the Secretary by December 5th
_______________________________________________________Our Chapter Board Representative, Joann Prisciandaro, took part in the recent AAPM board of directors meeting. She has prepared a great summary for the membership of the activity of the Board of Directors. Please take the time to read through her summary.
_______________________________________________________Thank you to all who participated in the recent election. Congratulations to Scott Hadley, Carri Glide-Hurst and Jun Zhou who will serve as President-Elect, Chapter Representative and Treasurer respectively in 2015.
_______________________________________________________The Young Investigators Symposium, in conjunction with the Spring Meeting will be held Friday June 6th, 2014 at the PNC Financial Building, Troy. Reigstration to start at 2:00, Beginning with an interactive presentation by AAPM President-Elect, John Boone
Please join us for a great afternoon of discussion about AAPM and our chapter's best student research!
The
meeting will be held in the Beaumont Room at PNC Financial Building,
755 W Big Beaver Rd Troy MI 48084. (See
it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
Download the YIS speaker list
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Please RSVP to the Secretary by June 3rd
_______________________________________________________The 17th Annual Great Debate will be held Thursday March 13th, 2014 at the Sheraton Detroit Novi. Reigstration and cocktails to start at 5:30, dinner will begin at 6:00. This years proposition is:
"This House Believes MR-Sim Will Replace CT-sim in the Next Generation of Radiation Oncology Clinics ."
Please join us for a great evening of dining and lively debate!
The
meeting will be held at the Sheraton Detroit Novi, 21111 Haggerty Rd
Novi, MI 48375. (See
it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
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Please RSVP to the Secretary by March 7th
_______________________________________________________The 2013 Fall Scientific meeting will begin at 9:30, and will include guest speakers, Dr David Jaffray from Princess Margaret Hospital and Dr Richard Popple from University of Alabama Birmingham. They will be joined by GLC members Dr Martha Matuszak and Dr Scott Hadley from University of Michigan, to discuss Emerging Technologies in radiation therapy.
All attendees will enjoy lunch and 3 CAMPEP CE credits will be available for those eligible
The
meeting will be held at the Sheraton Detroit Novi, 21111 Haggerty Rd
Novi, MI 48375. (See
it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement and Program for full details
Thanks to our meeting sponsors!
Our Chapter Board Representative, Joann Prisciandaro, took part in the AAPM board of directors meeting held during RSNA. She has prepared a great summary for the membership of the activity of the Board of Directors. Please take the time to read through her summary.
_______________________________________________________Thank you to all who participated in the recent election. Congratulations to Lisa Benedetti and Michael Huberts who will serve as President-Elect and Secretary respectively in 2014.
_______________________________________________________It's that time again. Time for nominations to the GLC officer positions of President-Elect and Secretary. Please consider becoming involved in our Chapter by running for office. If you have an interest or would like to recommend a member of the Chapter, please contact the Secretary . We ask that no member be nominated without his or her consent. With all of this in mind, nominations must be submitted by ***Tuesday, June 25th, at 11:59 p.m.***.
_______________________________________________________The Great Lakes Chapter Great Debate and YIS will begin at 4:30 pm with registration at 4:15 pm. Following the Young Investigators presentations a full Dinner will be served. The Great Debate with moderator, Dr Colin Orton and guest speakers, Dr Jean Moran and Dr Tim Nurushev will complete the evening.
The
meeting will be held at the Ann Arbor Holiday Inn, at 3600 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arobor. (See
it in Google Maps)
Download the Meeting Announcement for full details
Thanks to IsoAid, LLC for sponsoring the 16th Annual Great Debate!
Our Chapter Board Representative, Joann Prisciandaro, took part in the AAPM board of directors meeting held during RSNA. She has prepared a great summary for the membership of the activity of the Board of Directors. Please take the time to read through her summary.
_______________________________________________________The Great Lakes Chapter of the Health Physics Society has extended invitation to GLC AAPM members to attend it's upcoming meeting:
"Improvements in Radiological Protection in the Nuclear Power Industry Since the Formation of INPO" with guest speaker Dane Williams, CHP
If GLC AAPM Members are interested please download the announcment
_______________________________________________________The Fall Scientific Meeting was a great success! Thank you to Dr Park and the McLaren Proton team for hosting and participating in the meeting. We had nearly 50 members in attendance, and received very positive feedback. Printouts of the presentations can be found in Media
We look forward to our next chapter meeting, next year's Great Debate.
_______________________________________________________The Great Lakes Chapter Fall Scientific Meeting, Titled "Starting a Proton Therapy Program" is scheduled for Friday, Nov 9th starting at 10:00 am.
A sponsored lunch will be provided and 3.5 MPCEC credits will be available for Certified Physicists
The
meeting is hosted by the
McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint, MI, but will
be held at McLaren Flint (See
it in Google Maps)
Please view the Attendee Arrival Instructions
Download the Meeting Announcement for full details
Program
Outline
9:30
am
Registration
9:55
am
Welcome and Opening Remarks...................................Brett
Miller
10:00
am
Comm. a Proton Therapy Machine and TPS.................Sung Park
10:50
am
Treatment
Planning for Proton Therapy....................Stephan Both
11:40 am **Sponsored Lunch** - Protom International
12:40
pm
An Evidenced Based Review of Proton Therapy......Andre Konski
1:30 pm Quality and Safety Issues.................................................Indra Das
3:00
pm
Coffee, Discussion and Closing Remarks
Thanks to Protom for its generous sponsorship of the Fall Meeting
Our Chapter Board Representative, Joann Prisciandaro, took part in the recent AAPM board of directors meeting in Charlotte. She has prepared a great summary for the membership of the activity of the Board of Directors. Please take the time to read through her summary.
_______________________________________________________Thank you to all who participated in the recent election. Congratulations to Rick Shaw and Choonik Lee who will serve as President-Elect and Treasurer respectively in 2013. Also, in a great step forward for our chapter all of the proposed bylaws amendments were overwhelmingly approved by the voting membership.
The bylaws have been updated and are available for viewing or download on the Bylaws page.
_______________________________________________________All GLC Members should have recieved an official Ballot. Please cast your vote to elect the next Treasurer and President-elect.
If you have difficulty voting please contact the Secretary. Voting will close on ***Monday, July 16th, at 11:59 p.m.***.
_______________________________________________________Now that summer has unoficially started, it's time for nominations to the GLC officer positions of President-Elect and Treasurer. Please consider becoming involved in our Chapter by running for office. If you have an interest or would like to recommend a member of the Chapter, please contact the Secretary. We ask that no member be nominated without his or her consent. With all of this in mind, nominations must be submitted by ***Monday, June 18th, at 11:59 p.m.***.
_______________________________________________________The Spring Meeting and Young Investigators Symposium featured presentations on implementing EMR into ARIA and MOSAIQ clinics, a review of the MOC process, and some great research from local physics residents. Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting and made it a great success!
The presenters from the Spring Meeting and YIS that have made their presentations available for members can be accessed in Media.
_______________________________________________________The Great Lakes Chapter Spring Meeting and Young Investigators Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, May 3rd starting at 3pm.
The meeting will be held at the
PNC Financial Building in Troy (See
it in Google Maps)
Enter
through the beaumont
entrance (southwest corner) and proceed to the 2nd floor, classroom #1.
Program
Outline
2:30
pm
Registration
3:00
pm
Welcoming
remarks........................................................Brett
Miller
3:05
pm Young
Investigators Symposium..............................................TBA
3:45
pm
A
Review of the MOC Process.........................Joann
Prisciandaro
4:15 pm Implementation of EMR with ARIA.............................Tim Nurushev
5:30 pm **Dinner**
6:20
pm
Implementation of EMR with MOSAIC and HDR.......Lisa Benedetti
6:50 pm Presentation of YIS Awards
7:15
pm
Adjournment
Thanks to Elekta for its generous sponsorship of the Spring Meeting
“This House Believes the DMP will become the standard of practice for the Clinical Medical Physicist”
The Great Lakes Chapter is pleased to announce the 15th annual Great Debate, scheduled for Thursday, March 8th starting at 5:50 pm.
The meeting will be held
at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel (See
it in Google Maps) 21111
Haggerty Road, Novi, MI 48375
Program
Outline
5:30
pm
Registration and Cocktails
5:50
pm
Welcoming
remarks........................................................Brett
Miller
6:00
pm
Dinner
6:30
pm
Introduction of Speakers -
Moderator.........................James Balter
6:52 pm Against the Proposition............................................Jay Burmeister
7:05 pm
Rebuttals
- 8 minutes each
7:25
pm
Final
Remarks
and Closing.............................................Brett Miller
The Medical Physicist Registry has been established as a central location to confirm the qualifications of board certified medical physicists. This registry provides independent verification to state radiation control program staff and employers of written documentation presented with applications for employment or to the radiation control program upon application for a radioactive material license or machine license or registration.Go to the Registry.
_______________________________________________________Patient Safety Focused Quality Assurance
The Great Lakes Chapter Fall Scientific Meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nevember 11th starting at 9:00 am.
The meeting will be held
at the Providence Park Hospital (See
it in Google Maps)
Attendees should follow signs to the Heart Institute Entrance once they
are on
Hospital grounds. See
Campus Map
Program
Outline
8:30
am
Registration
8:55
am
Welcoming
remarks................................................Bryan Tollenaar
9:00
am
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy...........................Tim
Solberg
9:30
pm
Patient
Safety...................................................................Brett
Miller
10:00
am **
Coffee
break **
11:00 am Efforts by the AAPM / Practice Guidelines........Joann Prisciandaro
11:30 am Patient
Safety in Computed Tomography................Mark Supanich
1:00
pm Low
Dose Rate Brachytherapy..............................Vrinda Narayana
1:30 pm High Dose Rate Brachytherapy...............................Bryan Tollenaar
2:00 pm Challenges of Implementing TG-142........................................Panel
2:30
pm Discussion
and Closing..........................................Invited Speakers
The GLC Officer Elections were held in July for the positions of President-elect, Secretary, and Chapter Board Representative to the AAPM.
Congratulations to Chadd Smith, Michael Huberts, and Joan Prisciandaro. Starting in January they will join the new chapter president, Brett Miller, and returning treasurer, Rick Shaw.
_______________________________________________________At the AAPM Annual Meeting in Vancouver, three members of our Great Lakes Chapter were awarded the title of AAPM Fellow. We would like to congratulate Jay Burmeister, Donald Peck, and E. Ishmael Parsai on this achievement and on their many years of service and dedication to both the AAPM and the GLC.
See our new Members page for more GLC members' information!
_______________________________________________________The officer positions of President-elect, Secretary, and Chapter Board Representative will be vacated at the completion of the current term. Thank you to all out going officers for your volunteering your time and expertise!
The voting site will be open until Friday July 25th.
_______________________________________________________The presenters from the Spring Meeting YIS that have made their presentations available for members can be accessed in Media.
Also please take a moment to read the newest issue of the president's column
The Great Lakes Chapter Spring Meeting and Young Investigators Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, June 16th starting at 1pm.
The meeting will be held at the
PNC Financial Building in Troy (See
it in Google Maps)
Enter
through the beaumont
entrance (southwest corner) and proceed to the 2nd floor, classroom #1.
Program
Outline
12:30
pm
Registration
1:00
pm
Welcoming
remarks................................................Bryan Tollenaar
1:05
pm Young
Investigators Symposium..............................................TBA
3:15
pm
** Coffee
break **
3:45
pm
"Speed Mentoring"
6:20 pm Presentation of YIS Award
6:30
pm AAPM2011
and Beyond................................................Gary Ezzell
7:30
pm
Adjournment
The Great Lakes Chapter President has a message for you.
Elections for President-elect and Treasurer were held in February, and the results are in.
Congratulations to Brett Miller, M.S. who has been elected President-elect and Richard Shaw, Ph.D. elected Treasurer.
Thanks to all candidates, for their contribution to the Chapter, and to the members who took part in the election casting votes.Wayne State University will hold its annual WSU ABR oral exam review on Thursday, April 21 at the Gershenson ROC within the Karmanos Cancer Center. The registration form is attached. Registration will be on a first-come first-served basis, and they can accommodate roughly 25 attendees.
Download the registration form here
This is an advanced registration available to GLC-AAPM members only.
Contact Jay Burmeister with any questions
The presenters from the December 10th GLC meeting have made their presentations available for members access here. These and other slideshows, video, and other media when created will be available on the Media page. This page can always be accessed in the links to the left.
Download the meeting Presentations
At PNC Center (formerly the National City Building) (755 W. Big Beaver Rd. in Troy, just off I-75) See it in Google Maps
Enter through the beaumont entrance (southwest corner) and proceed to the 2nd floor, classroom #1.
This event is completely free!
Program
Outline
12:30
pm
Registration
1:00
pm
Welcoming
remarks..................................................Tewfik Bichay
1:10
pm
CTDI
Verification with OSL Dosimeters..................Scott
Emerson
1:30
pm
MDCH
Ionizing Radiation Rules on CT Installations.....John
Ferris
2:30
pm
AAPM
National Board update........................................Jean Moran
2:45
pm
** Coffee
break **
3:00
pm
Reflections on Safety in Radiation Therapy..................Jean Moran
Update on National and Local Activities
4:00
pm
Direct
Segment
Optimization..................................Jennifer
Steers
Optimizing
Conformal Plans without IMRT
4:20
pm
Licensing
update and discussion..........................Janice Campbell
--Please RSVP to Chadd Smith (GLC.AAPM@gmail.com) by Thursday, Dec 9th, 2010
Download the official program outline here
The next meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter will be held on Thursday, February 25th, 2010, at the National City Building in Troy, just off I-75 (755 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084‑4900).
The featured topic will be:
“Licensure of Medical Physicists in Michigan. Are we ready?”
Distinguished Speakers include: Robert Pizzutiello, MS, FAAPM, FACMP, PMP, Joint Medical Physics Licensure Subcommittee (JMPLSC) Chairman, and Robert H. Smereka, MS, DABR, Michigan State Committee Captain, Joint Medical Physics Licensure Subcommittee (JMPLSC)
Their presentation, "Licensure in Michigan – Draft Bill, Current Status and Future Directions," will be followed by a panel discussion on Licensure to include the MDCH Radiation Safety Section.
Social hour will begin at 5:00 pm, with an optional light dinner (assorted sandwiches, salad, cookies, soda, water) available for purchase for $12 (pay on-site).
Presentations will begin at 6:00 pm
Please RSVP to Chadd Smith (GLC.AAPM@gmail.com) by Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010. Also, please indicate whether you would be interested in the optional light dinner.
The Great Lakes Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine is pleased to announce the Licensure and Young Investigators Symposium.
The speakers will include
Robert Pizzutiello, MS, FAAPM, FACMP, PMP, Joint Medical Physics Licensure Subcommittee (JMPLSC) Chairman, and Robert H. Smereka, MS, DABR, Michigan State Committee Captain, Joint Medical Physics Licensure Subcommittee (JMPLSC)
The symposium is scheduled for November 6, 2008 at the Genoa Woods Conference Center, 7707 Conference Center Dr., Brighton, MI 48114 (www.genoawoods.com). Members interested in participating in the Young Investigator Symposium should submit their abstract by October 15, 2008 (instructions are attached). Registration and the program will begin at 9:30 am and 10:00 am, respectively.
The program on licensure is aimed at providing the members of the Great Lakes Chapter more information about important initiatives of the national AAPM. The current proposed dues increase is partly needed to continue to support initiatives on licensure or registration in a number of states. The national AAPM is working to address the important issues of training and concern about setting national or state standards for our ability to practice medical physics.
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