2021-11-12T10:38:35-06:00 2020-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2020-01-01 953237981 AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY AMER 7032344096 11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE NO 350 RESTON VA 20191 BRETT COX TREASURER 7032344096 2021-11-11 1 BRETT COX 999009999 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MELISSA POMERENE 11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE NO 350 RESTON VA 20191 409734 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 75 0 0 0 4265 1041420 393214 15850 8800 97511 3455 1154781 409734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 989348 435258 989348 435258 165433 -25524 1338045 1303340 185199 128749 1152846 1174591 X TO BENEFIT PATIENTS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER, BY PROMOTING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF BRACHYTHERAPY, AND TO BENEFIT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS BY ENCOURAGING IMPROVED AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER. ADDITIONALLY, THE AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY SEEKS TO PROMOTE CLINICAL AND LABORATORY RESEARCH INTO THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPECIALTY AND TO STUDY THE SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE PRACTICE OF BRACHYTHERAPY. 0 0 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: DESIGNED TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF 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 THESE 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' VISION: TO INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPYGOALS:- 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 JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTER: JOINING THE ABS OFFERS RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, MEDICAL PHYSICISTS, DOSIMETRISTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ACCESS TO COLLEAGUES FOR NETWORKING, RESEARCH UPDATES, AND ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE MANY SUBSPECIALTY AREAS OF BRACHYTHERAPY (GYN, PROSTATE, BREAST). MEMBERSHIP ALSO INCLUDES:- A SUBSCRIPTION TO BRACHYTHERAPY, THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ABS -- NOW 6 ISSUES PER YEAR- A BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER- ACCESS TO THE ABS MEMBERS-ONLY SITE - DISCOUNTS TO ALL ABS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS- NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LEADING BRACHYTHERAPY PRACTITIONERS - CME AND CAMPEP CREDITS FOR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - MONTHLY BRACHYBLAST WITH INDUSTRY AND ASSOCIATION NEWS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X MARGARET BAUMAN 7032344096 11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DR STE 350 RESTON VA 20191 X FIRAS MOURTADA PHD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN KLOPP MD PHD PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ROSSI MD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL PETEREIT MD CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ORIO III DO MS PAST CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DEUFEL PHD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRETT COX MD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY SHOWALTER MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN BRADLEY MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRA KEYES MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL KAMRAVA MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA POMERENE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VIRTUAL INC 11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DR STE 350 RESTON VA 20191 FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES 189628 1 4265 4265 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 167171 167171 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 561920 117913 117913 JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTER 511120 108130 108130 393214 8800 8800 3455 3455 3455 409734 393214 0 12255 X 189628 5110 145177 15875 16721 10966 3129 6000 2337 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 32767 HONORARIA 1050 6498 435258 168813 52517 277039 361032 97091 10001 33965 52935 752637 824355 8500 2500 1338045 1303340 36231 27255 148968 101494 185199 128749 X 672421 1174591 480425 0 1152846 1174591 1338045 1303340 -25524 63269 -16000 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 VIRTUAL, INC. 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