2023 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium (Attendee Information)
This site is intended for registered participants of the 2023 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium (Aug. 18-19).
Welcome! Thank you for joining us.

The 2023 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium will provide all members of the interdisciplinary oncology team with education and training on recent advances in radiation oncology, physics, and biology.
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General Information
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Rm 0.12.103 (NEW LOCATION!)
505 S 45th Street, Omaha, NE 68105
Parking
- Complimentary parking for campus visitors is available on the top level of Lot 50. Download map
- If you are an employee/student of UNMC/Nebraska Medicine, please park in your regularly assigned parking area.
- UNMC CCE is not liable for any parking ticket that a participant may incur when attending this symposium.
- The Zoom link for the live stream will be sent via email a few days prior to the symposium. If you do not see this email in your Inbox, please check your junk email folder. If you still do not see the message, please send an email to Brenda Ram.
- To join the symposium, sign in to Zoom using your first and last name.
- Once you are in the webinar, go to the chat box and type in your first and last name so your attendance may be recorded.
Read the UNMC CCE Disclosure Declaration Policy
Disclosures
The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.
FACULTY
The following have disclosed relevant financial relationships:
Christopher R. D'Angelo, MD
- Advisory Board: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Seagen Inc.
- Consultant: AbbVie, Inc.
- Researcher: AbbVie, Inc.; Beigene; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Fate Therapeutics
Megan Hyun, PhD, DABR*
- Researcher: Standard Imaging, Inc.
- Speaker: Radformation, Inc; Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD
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Grant Reviewer: American Institute of Biological Sciences; Cariplo Foundation, Italy; New Jersey Department of Health
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Research funding: Edna Ittner Pediatric Research Fund; FPBCC/PCRG Pilot Project Grant; Team Jack Foundation
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INVESTIGATIONAL/OFF-LABEL USE OF DRUGS DISCLOSURE: Nortriptylline, Simvastatin, Fluoxetine, Sertraline for Anti-neoplastic effects in group 3 medulloblastoma
Jessica Maxwell, MD, MSc
- Advisor: Dilon Technologies, Inc.
Benjamin A. Teply, MD
- Advisory Board: Exelixis, Inc.; Lilly; Sanofi; Seagen Inc.
- Consultant: ONVIV/Cancer Expert Now
- INVESTIGATIONAL/OFF-LABEL USE OF DRUGS DISCLOSURE: Off-label drug discussion of Immunotherapy (Pembrolizumab/Nivolumab) in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Chi (Kevin) Zhang, MD, PhD*
- Research Grant: AstraZeneca
- Travel Support: GT Medical Technologies, Inc.
The following have nothing to disclose:
- Omar K. M. Abughanimeh, MBBS
- Ellie Bacon, MS
- Michael Baine, MD, PhD
- Christopher M. Bingcang, MD
- Charles A. Enke, MD, FASTRO, FACR*
- Eric Ford, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FASTRO
- Kyle J. Gallagher, PhD, DABR
- Samuel Hendley, PhD
- Miki Katzir, MD
- Mridula Krishnan, MBBS
- Sean Langenfield, MD, FACS, FASCRS
- Chi Lin, MD, PhD*
- Jeff M. Michalski, MD, MBA, FASTRO
- Kyuhak Oh, PhD
- Jared P. Schober, MD
- Diane Schott, PhD
- Andrew Wahl, MD
- Sarah Wisnoskie, MS
- Shannon L. Wong, MD
- Ying Yan, PhD
- Weining (Ken) Zhen, MD, FACR, FASTRO
- Su-min Zhou, PhD
*Faculty and planning committee member
PLANNING COMMITTEE
The following have nothing to disclose:
- Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
- Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
- Brenda Ram, CMP, CHCP
- Hongmei Ren, RN
- Charlene Rhodd, MS, CMD, RT (R)(T), CT
- Courtney Smith
- Ann L. Yager, MHA, BS, RT, (R)(T)
Requirements for Successful Completion
In order to receive continuing education credits, you must:
- Check in and attend the live activity.
- In-person: Check in at the registration desk.
- Live stream: Type in your first and last name in the Zoom chat.
- Complete the online evaluation via the UNMC MyCCE portal.
- On your dashboard, click Evaluate an Activity.
- Use the appropriate activity code below to evaluate the symposium and claim your credit:
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58975 – if you attended both days
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57928 – if you attended Day 1 only
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58974 – if you attended Day 2 only
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You have until Sept. 8, 2023, to claim credit for this activity. You will need to complete the evaluation and attest to the time you spent participating in the activity. Your certificate will be saved in your UNMC MyCCE account under Certificates & Transcripts.
Need help managing your MyCCE account? Find answers to commonly asked questions about signing in to the portal, completing the online evaluation, retrieving your certificate, and more. Go to Manage MyCCE Account
Symposium Director
Chi Lin, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, UNMC
Supporter
We gratefully acknowledge the following for educational grant support of this symposium:
- Varian Medical Systems
Exhibitors
- Astellas Pharma Inc.
- GammaTile Medical Technologies Inc.
- Nebraska Medicine
- Novartis
- Servier Pharma
- Varian Medical Systems
Questions?
Brenda Ram, CMP, CHCP
Director, Educational Programs
UNMC Center for Continuing Education
