Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

This proposal seeks to establish a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort to develop our clinical research capacity around novel applications of minimally invasive MR-HIFU and MR-Linac for cancer treatment. In order to reach this goal we intend to introduce a larger number of health care providers from different specialties into this field and strengthen the network of researchers and health providers in this area. This will be achieved through participation on lectures and collaborative, interdisciplinary training and dissemination. Three activities are proposed around this new technology: a lecture series, planning meetings with practical sessions for physicians, and workshops for physicians, learners, researchers and health care providers. This capacity building exercises and activities will jump start participation in clinical trials and the generation of research projects that will also advance patient care by validating and using these minimally invasive procedures.