RTi3 2022 Schedule

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

• Inquire Keynote Address
• Session 1: Quality and Safety
• Session 2: Treatment Delivery Innovations
• Connecting Through the Power of Storytelling
• Session 3: Patient Support and Treatment Outcomes
• Rapid-fire Poster Session
• Top Ranked Abstracts of 2022
• Inter-professional Keynote
• Friday Night Social

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM EDT

• Innovate Keynote Address
• Session 4: Enhancing Clinical Operations
• Student Session
• National Innovation Snapshot (NIS)
• Session 5: Treatment Planning Considerations
• Student Rapid-fire Poster Presentation
• Inspire Keynote Address

CONCURRENT - STREAM A

Proffered Session 1 | Quality & Safety

Moderated by Kitty Chan

• State Diagrams to Understand Failure Pathways in Radiation Therapy: A Case Study of ‘Failure to Hold Treatment' - Zaynab Muraj, BSc, MRT(T)

• The Radiation Incident Safety Committee Incident Report Guidance Tree: A Tool to Support Provincial and National Incident Sharing - Brian Liszewski, BSc, MRT(T)

• Educating During a Pandemic: Novel Educational Training for Incident Reporting via eLearning in the Radiation Therapy Department - Erika Hammer, MRT(T)
• Developing Radiation Treatment Protocols to Support the Transition to a Quality Based Procedure - Farzana McCallum, MSc., HBHSc.

CONCURRENT - STREAM B

Proffered Session 2 | Treatment Delivery Innovations

Moderated by Shaziya Malam

• Considerations for the Clinical Implementation of MR-guided ART for Lung Cancer - Abigael Clough, on behalf of Eleanor Pitt, BSc
• Building a Head and Neck SBRT Program on a Strong Foundation: Harmonizing IGRT Practice - Madette Galapin, B.Sc.(Hons), MRT(T) 
• Remote Online Image Review for Stereotactic CBCT Treatment Images - Shayne Allum, MRT(T)
• Eliminating Tattoos for Short Course Palliative Radiation Therapy: Set-up Error, Satisfaction and Cost - Joanna Javor, MHSc., CMD, APRT(T)
• Implementing On-Line MR-Linac Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck: Learning from What We Can See - Susana Sabaratnam, BSc, MRT(T)

CONCURRENT - STREAM A

Proffered Session 3 | Patient Support & Treatment Outcomes

Moderated by Nawroz Fatima

• Learning in 360 Degrees: The Use of Virtual Reality for Radiation Therapy Patient Education, Merrylee McGuffin, BSc, MRT(T)
• Developing a Framework Addressing the Sexual Health Needs of Patients Treated with Head and Neck Radiation Treatment, Karen Tse, MRT(T)
• Virtually, Anything is Possible: Implementation of an Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Platform Across A Multi-Center Radiation Oncology Department, Natasha McMaster, MRT(T), BSc, MSc.
• The Impact of Dose on Treatment Outcomes in Patients Treated for Brain Metastases with a Hypofractionated Technique on Gamma Knife, Lori Holden, BSc, MRT(T), APRT(T)
• A Review of the Issues Associated with Imaging and Treating Patients with a Larger Body Habitus, Amanda Bolderston, MRT(T) FCAMRT EdD

CONCURRENT - STREAM B

Rapid-Fire Poster Session 

Moderated by Mike Velec

• Breast Cancer Survivorship Experiences Among Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Women: A Simple Literature Review - Shaziya Malam, MHS, MRT(T), CMD
• Reducing Treatment Scheduling Errors in a Radiation Therapy Department - Erika Hammer, MRT(T)
• Considerations for the Clinical Implementation of MR-guided ART for H&N Cancer - Abigael Clough, BSc
• Usage of Regular Safety Surveys to Assess and Improve Safety Culture in the Radiation Treatment Department - Patrick Quinn, HBSc, MRT(T)
• Literature Review: The Effects of Dietary and Pharmaceutical Interventions on Bowel Preparation for Prostate Cancer Irradiation - Paige Lau, BSc, MRT(T)
• The Radiation Incident Safety Committee: Supporting Cancer Programs in the Delivery of High Quality Radiation Treatment - Brian Liszewski, MRT(T), BSc
• Quantifying Distortion on MR Images of Patients with Metallic Hip Prosthesis – Will it Exclude Treatment on an MR Linac? - Lisa McDaid, MClinRes, BSc
• (Almost) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cannabis Science, But Were Afraid to Ask! - Tara Rosewall, PhD, fCAMRT(T)
• An Artificial Intelligence Framework to Predict Breast Cancer Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Response - Mateusz Bielecki, CAMPEP Medical Physics Graduate Student

CONCURRENT - STREAM A

Proffered Session 4 | Enhancing Clinical Operations

Moderated by Ruvette Coelho

• Bringing Care Closer to Home: The Completion of Alberta's Radiation Therapy Corridor Project - Winter Spence, MRT(T)
• Better Care Through Hypofractionation - Christian Boisvert-Huneault, BSc, t.r.o.
• Capturing Patients’ Radiation Therapy Appointment Time Preferences for Incorporation into an AI Auto-Scheduling Program - Anita Vloet, BSc, MRT(T)
• Reimagining Radiation Review Clinics using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach - Darby Erler, presenting on behalf of Mikki Campbell, MRT(T), MHE
• The Rapid Pivot to Sustainable Remote Work in a Large Urban Radiation Therapy Centre: The Covid Silver Lining - Christine Hill, MHM, MRT(T)

CONCURRENT - STREAM B

Student Session 

Moderated by Caitlyn Lazar

• From Michener to Middle Earth: a Canadian RT’s Experience Working in New Zealand - Laura Ross, MRT 
• General hiring process for MRT[T]’s in Canada - Melissa Diffey, MRT(T)(R) 
• Working internationally and MR - Amanda Moreira, MRT(T)(MR) 
• MR-integrated Radiation Therapy Training Program - Laura D'Alimonte, MRT(T), BSc, MHSc

CONCURRENT - STREAM A

Proffered Session 5 | Treatment Planning Considerations

Moderated by Madette Galapin

• Quantifying the Geometric and Dosimetric Impact of Inter-Observer Variability for Radiation Oncologists and Radiation Therapists When Contouring the Organs at Risk Within the Upper Abdomen - Andrea Shessel, MSc, BSc, MRT(T), MRT(MR)
• MRI-Guided Intraluminal HDR Brachytherapy for Inoperable Malignant Biliary Tract Obstruction - Saher Ali, BSc(Hons), MRT(T)
• An Evidence-based Approach to the Application of Bladder Filling Criteria at CT Simulation - Jennifer Dang, BSc, MRT(T) (MR)
• The Role of MR Guided Radiotherapy in Rapid Response Palliative Treatment - Rebecca Benson, MPH, BSc
• Dosimetry Between CBCT-guided Translational Correction vs MR-guided Online Adaptation for Prostate Ultra-Hypofractionated Radiotherapy - Vickie Kong, MSc, MRT(T)

CONCURRENT - STREAM B

Student Rapid-fire Poster Session

Moderated by Martin Chai

• An Analysis of Patient-Reported Side Effects for Palliative Patients Treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) versus Conventional Radiotherapy (CRT) to the Spine - Asvena Sriharan
• Determining Clinical Incidence of Radionecrosis (RN) and The Clinical Factors Associated with it at our Institution - Mauli Shah
• Retrospective Analysis of Bladder Filling vs. Rectum and Bladder Dose Distributions for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Patient’s Receiving EBRT - Caitlyn Lazar
• The Use of Virtual Reality Hypnosis for Prostate Cancer Patients During Transperineal Biopsy and/or Gold Seed Implantation Prior to Radiation Therapy Treatment: A Needs Assessment Study - Jane Wong
• A 5-month Retrospective Repeat Image Analysis on Rescan Rates and Reasons for the Imaging Modalities in The Ottawa Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Department - Daniella Chee
• What are the Perspectives of Radiation Therapists in Alberta on the Continuing Education needed to support the Introduction of MRgRT to Clinical Practice? - Michael Piva
• How Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact the Establishment of Diagnosis in HPV-associated Oropharyngeal Cancer? - Yashi Ballal
• Virtual Integration of Patient Education in Radiotherapy (VIPER) Pilot Study - Matthew Magliozzi
• Evaluating Adaptive Indicators in the Daily Head & Neck Imaging Assessment Form - Jugdip Aulakh