Day 1 | Monday, Feb. 6
Welcome 8:00am - Breakfast
8:30am - Welcome & Introduction
Current State of Particle therapyModerated by Minesh Mehta 8:50am - Proton Therapy Statistics | Aurelien Jongen, IBA
9:00am - CMMI Value Proposition, Health Economics, & Medigap vs Medicare Advantage | Steven Frank, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:20am - Proton Therapy Availability in the United States | Jason Efstathiou, Massachusetts General Hospital
9:40am - Insurance and Reimbursement | Raj Singla, Consultant
9:55am - Protecting Patient Access | Jennifer Maggiore, NAPT
10:10am - Q&A Discussion
10:40am - Coffee Break
Key Clinical Indications & Payor MixModerated by Jim Metz 11:00am - Prostate Cancer | Jason Efstathiou, Massachusetts General Hospital
11:15am - Pediatrics and AYA | Andrew Chang, California Protons
11:30am - CNS & Leptomeningeal Disease | Minesh Mehta, Miami Cancer Institute
11:45am - Head and Neck | Steven Frank, MD Anderson Cancer Center
12:00pm - Re-irradiation | Jing Zeng, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
12:15pm - Q&A Discussion
Lunch Symposium 12:35pm - Buffet Lunch Opens
12:50pm - Sponsor Presentation: RaySearch Updates | Erik Traneus
1:10pm - Break
Financing SuccessModerated by Steven Frank 1:30pm - PANEL 1: De-risking Your Proton Project to Make it Successful | Steve Hicks (Provident), John Styles (Legion), Jay Shiland (MTS Health Partners), David Raubach (Oklahoma Proton Center), Ali Onuralp (IBA)
2:45pm - PANEL 2: How to Build a PT Facility: From Project Planning to Clinical Operation | Chris Chandler (Proton International), Matt Palmer (Legion), Darrin Kistler (Kansas University), Jim Metz (UPENN), Jonathan Weinbach (New York Proton Center), Kevin Kriebel (Proton Therapy Partners), Fred Genin (IBA)
4:00pm - Coffee Break
Project ManagementModerated by Steven Frank 4:30pm - PANEL 3: Proton Access Expansion Through Business Development While Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls | Eric Brooks (UF), Darrin Kistler (Kansas University), David Raubach (Oklahoma Proton Center), Arie Dosoretz (Advocate RO)
5:45pm - Closing Remarks
Dinner7:00pm at Chica (inside the Venetian)