2021
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Day 1 • Thursday, April 15, 2021
Agenda is preliminary only and subject to change.
PROGRAM TRACKS
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakfast Briefings
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Meet the Partners in the Innovation Hall
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Presentation and Opening Remarks from Award Winner, Yves Jongen
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
Break
11:05 AM – 12:35 PM
Session 1A: Hot Clinical Topics in Proton Therapy
Moderator: Matt Ladra, MD, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital
Session 1B: Considerations in Design and Construction for Proton Therapy Development
a) Integrating Proton Therapy into a Larger Healthcare Facility
Speakers: Stantec Architecture and Tsoi Kobus Design
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM
Lunch Break / Innovation Hall
1:35 PM – 2:50 PM
Session 2A: Messaging in a Virtual World
Session 2B: Proton Therapy Clinical Research: The Path Forged, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions
Speakers: Curt Deville, MD, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital / Minesh Mehta, MD, Emory Proton Therapy Center / Jason Efstathiou, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital / Isabelle Choi, MD, New York Proton Center / Moderator: Charles Simone, MD, New York Proton Center
Session 2C: Innovative Solutions to Advance the Proton Therapy Insurance Appeal Process
Pranshu Mohindra, MD, Maryland Proton Treatment Center / Samantha Hedrick, Provision CARES Proton Therapy
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
Break / Innovation Hall
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM
Session 3A: Proton Radiation Oncology Coding/Reimbursement and Insurance Coverage
Matt Palmer, Legion Healthcare / Ron DiGiaimo, RC Billing
Session 3B: Evolution of Single Room Proton Therapy Development
Jim Metz, MD, UPenn Roberts Proton Therapy Center / Chris Chandler, Proton International at UAB
Session 3C: Addressing Inequitable Access to Proton Therapy
Elizabeth Nichols, Maryland Proton Treatment Center
4:20 PM – 4:25 PM
Break
4:25 PM – 5:55 PM
Session 4A: Flash Therapy Research Update
Anthony Mascia, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s – UC Health Proton Therapy Center / Jim Metz, MD, UPenn Roberts Proton Therapy Center
Session 4B: Update from National Comprehensive Cancer Network a) Guideline Based Authorization Programs to Increase Patient Access to Quality Cancer Care / NCCN process for evidence development
Session 4C: Innovative Approaches for Developing a Strong Physician Referral Network
Kimberly Simmons-Lee, Maryland Proton Treatment Center / Megan Lawless, UPenn Roberts Proton Therapy Center / David Raubach, Oklahoma Proton Center / Moderator: Fern Nibauer-Cohen, UPenn Roberts Proton Therapy Center
5:55 PM – 6:55 PM
Meet the Experts
Day 2 • Friday, April 16, 2021
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast Briefings
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Meet the Partners in the Innovation Hall
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 5A: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Speakers: Raymond B. Mailhot, MD, MPH, Florida Proton / Julianne Pollard-Larkin, PhD, MD Anderson/ Steven Holan, Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health / Moderator: Brad Robbert, University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Insititute
Session 5B: Financing Options for Developing Proton Centers and Expansion Projects
Session 5C: Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model – 3 Things to Do Now
Lynda Mischel, Veralon / Scott Stuecher, Veralon / Kurt Morath, Veralon
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
Break
11:05 AM – 12:35 PM
Session 6A: Improving Patient Access to Proton Therapy Through Value-Based Initiatives
Steve Frank, MD, MD Anderson / Minesh Mehta, MD, Miami Cancer Institue at Baptist Health / Brian Baumann, MD, S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center at the Siteman Cancer Center
Session 6B: Emerging Roles of Proton Therapy
Speakers: Pranshu Mohindra, MD, Maryland Proton Treatment Center / Charles Simone, MD, New York Proton Center / Brian Baumann, MD, S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center at the Siteman Cancer Center / Tom Delaney, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital / Moderator: Arpit Chhabra, MD, New York Proton Center
12:35 PM – 1:05 PM
Lunch Break / Meet the Partners in the Innovation Hall
1:05 PM – 2:05 PM
Presenting Sponsor / Mevion
2:05 PM – 2:10 PM
Break
2:10 PM – 3:10 PM
Keynote Speaker – Grace Eline
3:10 PM – 3:40 PM
Meet the Partners in the Innovation Hall and Networking Lounge
3:40 PM – 5:10 PM
Session 7A: Future Advances in Proton Therapy
Speakers: Kevin Teo, PhD, Upenn / Radhe Mohan, MD Anderson / Bill Hartsell, MD, Northwestern / Charles Simone, MD, New York Proton Center / Moderator: Isabelle Choi, MD, New York Proton Center
Session 7B: Key Considerations When Developing a Proton Therapy Center
5:10 PM – 5:20 PM
Closing Remarks and Prize Announcements
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM
Happy Hour with Nicole Zuraitis
Day 1 • Thursday, April 15, 2021
Agenda is preliminary only and subject to change.
PROGRAM TRACKS