2024-11-13T11:51:45-06:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2023-01-01 953237981 AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY AMER 7032344078 11921 FREEDOM DRIVE 550 RESTON VA 20190 KRISTIN BRADLEY MD VICE PRESIDENT 7032344078 2024-11-13 1 0 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2024-11-10 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X MELISSA POMERENE 11921 FREEDOM DRIVE 550 RESTON VA 20190 1051253 0 X AMERICANBRACHYTHERAPY.ORG X 1978 CA TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS BY ADVANCING THE FIELD OF BRACHYTHERAPY, BY PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND BY REPRESENTING BRACHYTHERAPY SPECIALISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS. 11 11 0 78 0 0 665 800 785550 961434 35598 33221 50238 55798 872051 1051253 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 717267 937918 717267 937918 154784 113335 1500464 1802878 166285 266567 1334179 1536311 X THE PURPOSE OF THE ABS IS TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS BY ADVANCING THE FIELD OF BRACHYTHERAPY, BY PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND BY REPRESENTING BRACHYTHERAPY SPECIALISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS. 0 0 CONFERENCES THE SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETINGS AT WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF BRACHYTHERAPY. OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING INCLUDE DISCUSSING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING INDICATIONS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR CANCER, REVIEWING THE CURRENT SOCIETY'S GUIDELINES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY AND THE LITERATURE SUPPORTING THESE MODALITIES, CONTROVERSIES, AVAILABLE METHODS, AND TOXICITIES, AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRACHYTHERAPY.ANNUAL MEETING LEARNING OBJECTIVES:1. DISCUSS ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING INDICATIONS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR CANCER2. REVIEW TECHNICAL APPROACHES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCE AND APPLICATOR INSERTION3. REVIEW THE CURRENT AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY'S GUIDELINES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY AND THE LITERATURE SUPPORTING THOSE MODALITIES, CONTROVERSIES, AVAILABLE METHODS AND TOXICITIES4. UNDERSTAND NEW IMAGING MODALITIES AND HOW THESE CAN IMPACT BRACHYTHERAPY PROCEDURES AND TREATMENT PLANNING5. DESCRIBE THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A MODERN BRACHYTHERAPY PRACTICE6. LEARN ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING PEER REVIEW INTO A BRACHYTHERAPY PRACTICE7. UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRACHYTHERAPY8. OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN ANATOMY AND ORGAN SEGMENTATION IN BOTH PROSTATE AND GYNECOLOGIC CARCINOMA AS WELL AS APPLICATION OF BRACHYTHERAPY FOR SKIN CANCERS9. LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT CAPABILITIES OF BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS.10. UNDERSTAND MODERN BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT DEVICES AND HOW THESE CAN IMPACT PATIENT CARE.11. UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT DATA REGARDING DIFFERENT FRACTIONATION SCHEDULES AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES SCHOOL PROGRAMS THE SCHOOL PROGRAM'S VISION IS TO INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY. THEIR GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HDR/LDR BRACHYTHERAPY, TO FACILITATE A MORE RAPID TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION, TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY BRACHYTHERAPY DELIVERY, AND TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF BRACHYTHERAPY.GOALS:- TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HDR/LDR BRACHYTHERAPY- TO FACILITATE A MORE RAPID TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION- TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY BRACHYTHERAPY DELIVERY- TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF BRACHYTHERAPY PUBLICATIONS THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL "BRACHYTHERAPY", AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL. "BRACHYTHERAPY" PUBLISHES ORIGINAL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CLINICAL PRACTICE. 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