FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES PROGRAMME
For the programme and further details regarding the Thyroid Cancer Course taking place on 11th December, please see here.
Monday 8th December
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration | |
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| Session 1 | ||
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome | Sat Parmar, Paul Pracy |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Keynote Speaker:
General concepts in the management of head and neck cancer |
Gouri Pantvaidya |
| 9:45 - 10:05 | State of the art imaging for head and neck cancer | Steve Colley |
| 10:05 - 10:35 | Keynote Speaker:
Optimising functional outcomes |
Julia MacLean |
| 10:35 - 11:00 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Advances in radiation oncology | TBC |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Advances in systemic therapies and future developments | Kevin Harrington |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Keynote Speaker:
State of the art surgical reconstruction |
Brett Miles |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch and exhibition | |
| Session 3: Robotics | ||
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Robotics in HNC | Laura Warner |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | Management of the unknown primary | René Leemans |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| Session 4: Oropharynx Chair - René Leemans |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Contemporary management of the oropharynx cancer | TBC |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Current challenges in the oropharyngeal cancer management | Gouri Pantvaidya |
| 15:15 - 17:15 | Case discussions: Oropharyngeal Cancer |
Kevin Harrington (Chair), Gouri Pantvaidya,
Brett Miles, Julia MacLean |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Summary and future perspectives | Kevin Harrington |
| 17:30 | Close | |
Tuesday 9th December
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
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| Session 5: Oral cavity cancer
Chair - Sat Parmar |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Contemporary management of oral cancer | Gouri Pantvaidya |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Current challenges in oral cancer management | Clare Schilling |
| 9:15 - 10:45 | Case discussions: Oral cancer |
Brett Miles (Chair), Camilla Dawson, Gouri Pantvaidya, Clare Schilling, Prav Praveen, Kevin Harrington |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Summary and future perspectives | Brett Miles |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Keynote Speaker:
What good looks like, oral cavity cancer care |
TBC |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Improving function following CRT and managing late effects | Jo Patterson |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Cultural competence in head and neck practice | Nazrana Munsif |
| 12:40 - 13:40 | Lunch and exhibition | |
| Session 6: Larynx & hypopharynx cancer
Chair - Paul Pracy |
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| 13:40 - 14:00 | Contemporary management of larynx & hypopharynx cancer | Ralph Gilbert |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Current challenges in larynx & hypopharynx cancer management | Jonathan Fussey |
| 14:15 - 15:45 | Case discussions: Larynx & hypopharynx cancer |
Christian Simon (Chair), Brett Miles,
Cesare Piazza, Laura Warner, Jo Patterson |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Summary and future perspectives | Christian Simon |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| Session 7 | ||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Nasopharyngeal cancer | TBC |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Keynote Speaker:
Contemporary management of anterior skull base tumours |
Piero Nicolai |
| 17:30 | Close | |
| Course Dinner | ||
Wednesday 10th December
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
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| Session 8: Surgical voice restoration
Chair - Camilla Dawson |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Speaker:
Contemporary management of surgical voice restoration |
Julia MacLean |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Current challenges in surgical voice restoration management | Margaret Coffey |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Research update in surgical voice restoration-where next? | Freya Sparks |
| 10:45 - 11:55 | Case discussions: Surgical voice restoration |
Camilla Dawson (Chair) Julia Maclean, Margaret Coffey, Jo Wheeler, Freya Sparkes, Paul Pracy |
| 11:55 - 12:00 | Summary and future perspectives | Camilla Dawson |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and exhibition | |
| Session 9 | ||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Complex reconstruction and principles in the salvage setting | Prav Praveen |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | State of the art prosthetics | Birmingham prosthetics team |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Keynote Speaker:
AI and machine learning in HNC |
Christian Simon |
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| Session 10 | ||
| 14:45 - 15:05 | Frailty in head and neck cancer - Selection and functional impact | Camilla Dawson |
| 15:05 - 15:35 | Palliative care - What every clinician should consider | John Speakman |
| 15:35 - 16:00 | A look to the future of HNC treatment | Brett Miles |
| 16:00 | Closing comments and course end | |
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