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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #MidAutumnFestival to everyone celebrating! May your future be filled with peace and prosperity, and may your festivities lead to a bountiful harvest in the year to come.

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 7d

For those who honor this day, wishing you a meaningful, peaceful Yom Kippur and an easy fast. #YomKippur

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 7d

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗 A time to raise awareness, support education & screening, and honor those living with or treated for breast cancer. One woman is diagnosed every 2 minutes in the U.S.—early detection saves lives. #BCAM #EarlyDetection

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 8d

ASTRO25 days 2 & 3 ✅
📊 Posters by Drs. Libbey, Rebernick & Covington
🌟 Celebrating Dr. Lori Pierce
🙌 Annual MROQC at ASTRO photo at our department reception

Proud moments all around-and more to come!
#ASTRO25 #MROQC @bcbsm.bsky.social @michigancqis.bsky.social

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 8d

Proud to see Dr. Dan Chang highlight MROQC at #ASTRO25 🌟 in the session “Raising the Floor of Oncology Care in the US.” Our statewide collaboration continues to show what’s possible when we work together to improve care for patients. 💡✨
#RadOnc #QI @bcbsm.bsky.social @michigancqis.bsky.social

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 9d

Day 1 at #ASTRO25 ✅
So proud to present at MROQC’s education session 🌟 and see our team’s work highlighted in 3 amazing lung posters 🫁✨
Excited for what’s ahead!
#MROQC #RadiationOncology #QualityImprovement @bcbsm.bsky.social @michigancqis.bsky.social

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #NationalCoffeeDay (or as we call it at the MROQC Coordinating Center, a day that ends in "y")

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 10d

ASTRO25 is here! 🌟 Excited for MROQC’s education session this afternoon-sharing how collaboration drives real-time, real-world impact in radiation oncology. 💡✨ #ASTRO25 #MROQC @bcbsm.bsky.social @michigancqis.bsky.social

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 12d

📣Hot off the press! New from MROQC Prostate! Androgen Deprivation Therapy Practice Patterns in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Treated With Definitive Radiotherapy: Prospective Results From a Statewide Quality Consortium | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

ASCO Publications

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 16d

🍎✨ Rosh Hashanah begins tonight. Wishing all who celebrate a joyful New Year filled with peace, health, and renewal. Shanah Tovah!

#RoshHashanah #ShanahTovah

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 16d

Happy Fall!!! 🍁 🍂

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 21d

🌟 MROQC @ ASTRO 2025 🌟
Catch us in San Francisco Sept 28–30!
✅ Education session on collaborative impact (Sun 9/28, 4:45–6 PM, Room 152)
✅ Posters on NSCLC, breast, prostate & more

#MROQCASTRO25 #ASTRO25

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · 28d

📢 Registration OPEN!
MROQC CWM → Oct 10 in Frankenmuth 🥨🍗

Theme: Quality Through Precision: Advancing Radiation Oncology Together
Keynotes: Dr. Hunter Boggs & Dr. Richard Popple

👉 Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Sep 7

Today we join the world in celebrating the 1st World Radiotherapy Awareness Day!

Radiotherapy saves lives, eases symptoms & improves quality of life-yet too many still lack access. Together, we can change that.

🌍 One Voice for Radiotherapy.
🔗 worldradiotherapy.org

#WRAD #OneVoiceForRadiotherapy

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Sep 6

📅 Coming up this Sunday, Sept 7: the 1st World Radiotherapy Awareness Day!

Radiotherapy saves lives every day — but not everyone has equal access.

This year’s theme: One Voice for Radiotherapy. Together, we can make sure more patients benefit.
🔗 worldradiotherapy.org
#WorldRTDay #WRAD

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’re proud that MROQC’s Education Session is featured as a Session of Interest at #ASTRO25!

EDU 06 – Real-Time, Real-World Impact: How MROQC is Shaping the Future of Radiation Oncology
📅 Sun, Sept 28 | ⏰ 4:45pm

Details: www.astro.org/news-and-pub... @bcbsm.bsky.social @michigancqis.bsky.social

Sessions of Interest - ASTROnews - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

www.astro.org

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Sep 1

💙 September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

MROQC works with radiation oncology teams statewide to improve prostate cancer care through evidence-based, patient-focused quality measures.

#ProstateCancerAwareness #MensHealth #MROQC

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Sep 1

MROQC wishes everyone a Happy Labor Day! We appreciate ALL of your hard work and we hope everyone gets to enjoy some time off. #LaborDay2025 #WeAppreciateYourHardWork

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy National Medical Dosimetrist's Day! Today we celebrate the hard work and dedication of all the @MROQC1 dosimetrists that help plan treatments for our #patients across #Michigan everyday! #NationalMedicalDosimetristsDay #RadOnc #ROQCstars

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Aug 18

The 18th day of the 8th month of the year is indicative of the 1 in 8 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes. This day is meant to show how far research has come, and how far it still needs to go. #WorldBreastCancerResearchDay

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Aug 1

#WorldLungCancerDay raises awareness about lung cancer & its global impact. The day aims to create a movement of understanding lung cancer risks as well as early treatment around the world.

Reposted by Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC)

Univ. of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation @um-ihpi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our member Erin Bonar, PhD, will discuss cannabis use across the lifespan, and treatment for cannabis use disorder, on July 30 as part of a series for health professionals run by two county health departments: www.washtenaw.org/3207/Cannabi... @addictioncaremi.bsky.social #medsky

Cannabis in Practice Webinar Series | Washtenaw County, MI - Official Website

Cannabis in Practice is a virtual web series for healthcare providers. Featuring multiple speakers on multiple topics.

www.washtenaw.org

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Big thanks to Dr. Shruti Jolly for leading a relaxing (and fun!) watercolor session today. Great to paint, laugh, and connect with folks from MROQC, MARCQI, and MOQC! 🎨💙 #CQILife #CreativeBreak #WatercolorsWithShruti

Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy Fourth of July!

Our office is closed today as we celebrate Independence Day. We wish everyone a safe, restful, and joyful holiday. We'll be back on Monday! 🗽