By The Numbers

The American College of Medical Physics (ACMP) was established in 1982 with the help of the AAPM. In 2011, the Society was transitioned into the AAPM. In the transition, the ACMP Annual Meeting became the AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting (SCM). The first SCM was held in 2012, in Dallas, Texas. Several key characteristics of the ACMP Annual Meeting have been preserved in the SCM such as:

• A focus on clinical and professional issues
• Providing the required annual amount of CEUs on specific topics such as mammography and stereotactic breast biopsy
• Including several self-assessment module (SAM) sessions
• Scheduling over the weekend and the first two days of the week to minimize time away from the clinic
• Including nice lunches with adequate time to catch up with colleagues and technical exhibitors

Over the past seven years, the meeting has grown with more than double the attendance in 2018 compared to 2012.

Other meeting details:

• 51 posters were submitted
• 38 technical exhibitors
• 3 sponsorships
• 6 vendor education sessions
• 34 SAM
  • 8 diagnostic
  • 2 joint diagnostic-therapy
  • 5 mammography
  • 8 professional SAM
  • 11 therapy SAM
• 12 young investigator presentations

Next year, the Spring Clinical Meeting will be held in Kissimmee, FL. The Gaylord Palms is an ideal meeting location with premiere meeting space and resort amenities, all while being a short distance from Disney World. Please mark your calendars for March 30, 2019. Next year's meeting promises to be the best yet.