Program
This preliminary program is still subject to some minor changes including talk timing and order. However, the general topics are locked in.
Keynote Speakers
Friday 20th November
8:15 AM
Registration
(Coffee cart open)
Say good morning, grab a coffee and find a seat!
9:00 AM
Welcome Address
On behalf of the Organising Committee Profs Sandro Porceddu and Shankar Siva welcome you
9:10 AM
9:50 AM
Session 1
Prof David Palma "Oligometastatic Cancers – What We’ve Learned from 15 years of Clinical Trials"
Prof Melvin Chua "The biology of SABR in modern oncology"
10:30 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
11:40 AM
Session 2
Ms Patty Díez "Precision at scale: A blueprint for national SABR rollout"
Interactive session: "SABR QA: Plan Modulation or just nit picking?"
Facilitators: TBC
12:40 PM
Group Photo
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
2:40 PM
Session 3
Prof Stefanie Corradini "One and Done? Single-Fraction SABR for Liver Tumours"
Expert panel discussion: "How do we use SABR in a pre-treated patient"
Moderators: Dr Tomas Kron and Dr Shankar Siva (with our five International Speakers)
3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM
Session 4
Prof Houda Bahig"Risky Business of Safe SBRT in Ultracentral Tumours and Interstitial Lung Disease"
Symposium Debate: "Inside out or Outside in? The death of brachytherapy has been exaggerated"
Affirmative: Stefanie Corradini
Negative: David Palma
4:30 PM
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Level 13 Event Space @Peter Mac,
305 Grattan St, Parkville
Saturday 21st November
9:00 AM
9:40 AM
Session 5
Ms Patty Díez "From niche to nationwide: Technology's role in transforming SABR in the UK"
Prof Stefanie Corradini "Straight to the Heart: Pushing the Boundaries of SABR"
10:20 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
11:40 AM
12:20 PM
Session 6
Prof Houda Bahig "Thirty-Five Fractions Is a Lot of Parking, or the Case for Head and Neck SBRT"
Prof Melvin Chua "SABR in prostate cancer"
Expert panel discussion:
"Balancing Evidence, Innovation and Implementation in SABR"
Moderators: Dr Tomas Kron and Dr Shankar Siva (with our five International Speakers)
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:40 PM
Session 7
Interactive session: “What would you do? Managing difficult cases”
Facilitators: TBC
Prof David Palma "SABR in 2036: How Will We Be Practicing 10 Years from Now?"
Dr Shankar Siva - Symposium closing comments
4:00 PM