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January 9, 2014
Announcing the 2014 AAPM/RSNA
Imaging Physics Residency Grant Recipients
2014 AAPM/RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grant
(Year 1 Funding of Resident 1)
• University of Chicago
Zhengfeng Lu, Ph.D., Program Director
• Duke University Medical Center
Ehsan Samei, Ph.D., Program Director
• Emory University
Jonathon A. Nye, Ph.D., Program Director
• Indiana University School of Medicine
Yun Liang, Ph.D., Program Director
• University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
Jagadeesh R. Sonnad, Ph.D., Program Director
2013 AAPM/RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grant
(Year 2 Funding of Resident 1)
• University of Alabama Birmingham
Sharon White, Ph.D., Program Director
• Memorial Sloan Kettering
Lawrence N. Rothenberg, Ph.D., Program Director
• University of Wisconsin
Frank N. Ranallo, Ph.D., Program Director
In order to encourage more programs to become CAMPEP-accredited, AAPM and RSNA have joined together to fund 50 percent of each trainee’s cost for 8 imaging physics residencies that are not currently CAMPEP accredited. Both organizations have committed $560,000 in support of this program. The awardee institutions will provide the other 50 percent support. After the period of the award is over, the intent is that the awardee institutions will continue to fully support the imaging physics residencies.
AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting: March 15 - 18, 2014
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended until January 14
The deadline date for proffered abstract submission for the 2014 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting for the YOUNG INVESTIGATORS SYMPOSIUM (YIS) and BEST POSTER COMPETITION is JANUARY 14, 2014 at 5pm Eastern Time. Submit an abstract.
Second MPPG Released
On January 6th, the second Medical Physics Practice Guideline (MPPG) titled: AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 2.a: Commissioning and quality assurance of X-ray-based image-guided radiotherapy systems was published in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP); Volume 15, Number 1 (2014).
The goal of the MPPGs is to help advance the practice of clinical medical physics in the United States by defining the minimum level of medical physics support that the AAPM would consider to be prudent in all practice settings for specific clinical services. Existing medical physics practice guidelines will be reviewed for the purpose of revision or renewal, as appropriate, on their fifth anniversary or sooner.
Each medical physics practice guideline has undergone a thorough consensus process in which it has been subjected to extensive review, and requires the approval of the AAPM’s Professional Council. The medical physics practice guidelines recognize that the safe and effective use of radiation for diagnostic and therapeutic applications requires specific training, appropriate processes and sufficient resources, as described in each document. Further information is available on the AAPM website.
This Issue
AAPM FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
• The Research Seed Funding Grant
• AAPM Fellowship for the Training of a Doctoral Candidate in the Field of Medical Physics
• Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program
• Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program (DREAM)
CONGRESS
• President Obama Signs the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013
JOINT COMMISSION
• New in 2014: Complimentary manuals to be delivered vie E-dition
• Joint Commission’s Weekly Newsletter
MEETINGS
• Radiation Oncology Program Accreditation Meeting : March 14, 2014; Denver, CO - Registration and Housing Open
• AAPM Summer School: June 22 - 26, 2014; Burlington, VT
• AAPM Annual Meeting: July 20 - 24, 2014; Austin, TX
• Chapter Meetings
ENDORSED/SPONSORED MEETINGS
• 5th Annual Canadian Winter School-Quality and Safety in Radiation Oncology: January 26 - 30, 2014; Quebec, CANADA
• The Physics of Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: The Role of Medical Images: January 28 - 31, 2014; Santiago, Chile
• SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2014: February 15 - 20, 2014; San Diego, CA
• Image Gently/ALARA CT Summit: February 21 - 22, 2014; Orlando, FL
• ESTRO 33: April 4 - 8, 2014; Vienna, Austria
• RSS 2014 SRS/SBRT Scientific Meeting: May 8 - 10, 2014; Minneapolis, MN
WEBSITE UPDATES
• IOMP eMPW: December 2013 Issue
• AAPM Newsletter - New Edition Now Available
• Continuing Medical Physics Code Increases by 62% for 2014 
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CONGRESS
President Obama Signs the
Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013
--New Law Includes Physician Update Fix through March 2014--
On December 26, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013. This new law prevents a scheduled payment reduction for physicians and other practitioners who treat Medicare patients from taking effect on January 1, 2014. The new law provides for a 0.5 percent update for such services through March 31, 2014. President Obama remains committed to a permanent solution to eliminating the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reductions that result from the existing statutory methodology. The Administration will continue to work with Congress to achieve this goal. The 2014 conversion factor is $35.8228.
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