Objectives & Outline
Objectives:
- Provide a general overview of accreditation programs.
- Explain the process and timeline for attaining accreditation.
- Describe specific responsibilities of physicists in accredited facilities.
- Provide practical tips for physicists such as writing or updating policies and procedures.
- Program-specific guidance from program personnel, reviewers, site surveyors, or those with significant experience.
- Present best practices for preparing for accreditation site visits.
- Financial preparation including budgeting and impact on reimbursement.
- Prepare the physicist to serve as a team leader and coordinate the efforts of radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists to meet initial and ongoing accreditation requirements.
Program Outline
All sessions take place in the Texas Health Resources University Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
Friday, February 8 | ||
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6:50am - 7:50am DoubleTree provides shuttle to the Texas Health Resources University building | ||
7:00am - 8:00am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Time | ||
8:00am - 8:05am | Welcome and Housekeeping - Jessica Clements, MS | |
8:05am - 8:15am | Introduction of the Program and Keynote Speaker - Russell Tarver, MS | |
8:15am - 9:40am | Keynote Address - Per Halvorsen, MS | |
9:40am - 10:10am Coffee Break in Room 112-113 | ||
10:10am - 10:50am | ACRO Accreditation Program: Overview - Michael Kuettel, MD, MBA, PhD | |
10:50am - 11:30am | Overview of the ACRO Accreditation Program: Physics Issues - Claudio Sibata, PhD | |
11:30am - Noon | Doctors Demand ACRO Accreditation…What is Expected of the Physicist? - Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS | |
12:00 Noon - 1:30pm Lunch / Vendor Time in Room 112-113 | ||
1:30pm - 2:10pm | Preparing the Department for ACR accreditation - Role of the Radiation Oncologist - Peter Hulick, MD, FACR | |
2:10pm - 2:50pm | Radiation Therapy Physics ACR 101: Prepping for your Accreditation Survey - Michael Rutstein, MS | |
2:50pm - 3:20pm | Undertaking ACR's Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation: a Physicist's Perspective - Jennifer Johnson, MS | |
3:20pm - 3:50pm Coffee Break in Room 112-113 | ||
3:50pm - 4:50pm | Breakout Workshops | |
Room 104 - Top Three ACR Failures and How to Address Them - Michael Rutstein, MS and Jennifer Johnson, MS | ||
Room 109 - Top Three ACRO Failures and How to Address Them - Claudio Sibata, PhD and Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS | ||
Room 111 - Policies and QA Documents - Frederick Hager, MS | ||
Room 117 Completing ACR and ACRO Applications - Brian Monzon and Rachael Spencer | ||
4:50pm - 5:30pm | End of Day Digest, Open Q&A with Speakers | |
5:30pm - 5:45pm DoubleTree provides return shuttle to the hotel | ||
Dinner on Your Own | ||
Saturday, February 9 | ||
6:50am - 7:50am DoubleTree provides shuttle to the Texas Health Resources University building | ||
7:00am - 8:00am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Time | ||
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakout Workshops | |
Room 104 - Top Three ACR Failures and How to Address Them - Michael Rutstein, MS and Jennifer Johnson, MS | ||
Room 109 - Top Three ACRO Failures and How to Address Them - Claudio Sibata, PhD and Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS | ||
Room 111 - Policies and QA Documents - Frederick Hager, MS | ||
Room 117 Completing ACR and ACRO Applications - Brian Monzon and Rachael Spencer | ||
9:00am - 10:00am | Breakout Workshops | |
Room 104 - Top Three ACR Failures and How to Address Them - Michael Rutstein, MS and Jennifer Johnson, MS | ||
Room 109 - Top Three ACRO Failures and How to Address Them - Claudio Sibata, PhD and Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS | ||
Room 111 - Policies and QA Documents - Frederick Hager, MS | ||
Room 117 Completing ACR and ACRO Applications - Brian Monzon and Rachael Spencer | ||
10:00am - 10:15am Coffee Break in Room 112-113 | ||
10:15am - 11:15am | Breakout Workshops | |
Room 104 - Top Three ACR Failures and How to Address Them - Michael Rutstein, MS and Jennifer Johnson, MS | ||
Room 109 - Top Three ACRO Failures and How to Address Them - Claudio Sibata, PhD and Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS | ||
Room 111 - Policies and QA Documents - Frederick Hager, MS | ||
Room 117 Completing ACR and ACRO Applications - Brian Monzon and Rachael Spencer | ||
11:15am - 12:15pm Working Lunch | ||
12:15pm - 1:30pm | Group Q&A and Feedback | |
1:30pm - 1:45pm DoubleTree provides return shuttle to the hotel |
Program Directors
Jessica Clements, MS, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and Russell Tarver, MS, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Invited Speakers
Jessica Clements, MS, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital | Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
Robert Duerkes, Jr., MS, 21st Century Onocology | Brian Monzon, American College of Radiology |
Frederick Hager, MS, |
Michael Rutstein, MS, Advanced Technology Physics |
Per Halvorsen, MSc, Alliance Imaging/Alliance Oncology | Claudio Sibata, Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. |
Peter Hulick, MD, Shields Oncology Services | Rachael Spencer, American College of Radiation Oncology |
Jennifer Johnson, MS, |
Russell Tarver, MS, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders |