Full Course PROGRAMME
Please see the full course programme below. Please be aware that all programmes have been grouped together as follows:
- Monday 8th December - Main Course Only
- Tuesday 9th December - Main Course and Functional Outcomes Programmes
- Wednesday 10th December - Main Course and Functional Outcomes Programmes
- Thursday 11th December - Thyroid Cancer Course Only
Monday 8th December - Main Course Only
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration | |
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| Session 1 Chair - Paul Nankivell | ||
| Time | Fry Suite | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome Sat Parmar, Paul Pracy, René Leemans, Wojciech Golusiński | |
| 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 Chair - Hannah Nieto | ||
| Time | Fry Suite | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Advances in radiation oncology Sarah Hargreaves | |
| 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
Chair - Paul Pracy | ||
| Time | Fry Suite | |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Robotics in head and neck cancer Laura Warner | |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | Management of the unknown primary René Leemans | |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| Session 4: Oropharynx cancer Chair - René Leemans | ||
| Time | Fry Suite | |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Contemporary management of the oropharynx cancer Sarah Hargreaves | |
| 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, Christian Simon, Sarah Hargreaves | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Summary and future perspectives Kevin Harrington | |
| 17:30 | Close | |
Tuesday 9th December - Main Course and Functional Outcomes
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Refreshments and Exhibition | ||
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| Session 5 Chair - Sat Parmar |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Contemporary management of oral cancer Gouri Pantvaidya |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 | Current challenges in oral cancer manager Clare Schilling |
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| 9:15 - 10:45 | Case Discussions: Oral Cancer Brett Miles (Chair), Camilla Dawson, Gouri Pantvaidya, Clare Schilling, Kevin Harrington |
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| 10:45 - 11:00 | Summary and future perspectives Brett Miles |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Refreshments and Exhibition | ||
| Session 6 |
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| Time | Fry Suite - Main Course Chair - Wojciech Golusiński |
Pevsner Room - Functional Outcomes | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Head and Neck Pararganglioma Paul Nankivell |
Keynote Speaker: What good looks like, oral cavity cancer care TBC |
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| 11:50 - 12:20 | Keynote Speaker: Treatment with re-irradiation Vincent Gregoire |
Improving function following CRT and managing late effects Jo Patterson |
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| 12:20 - 12:40 | Management of lateral skull base cancers Hannah Nieto |
Cultural competence in head and neck practice Nazrana Munsif |
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| 12:40 - 13:40 | Lunch and Exhibition | ||
| Session 7: Larynx & Hypopharynx Cancer Chair - Hannah Nieto |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 13:40 - 14:00 | Contemporary Management of Larynx & Hypopharynx Cancer Ralph Gilbert |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 | Current challenges in larynx & hypopharynx cancer management Jonathan Fussey |
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| 14:15 - 15:45 | Case Discussions: Larynx & Hypopharynx Cancer Christian Simon (Chair), Brett Miles, Laura Warner, Cesare Piazza, Georgina Casswell |
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| 15:45 - 16:00 | Summary and future perspectives Christian Simon |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Refreshments and Exhibition | ||
| Session 8: Nasopharynx and skull base Chair - Jonathan Fussey |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | Nasopharyngeal Cancer Georgina Casswell |
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| 17:00 - 17:30 | Keynote Speaker: Contemporary management of anterior skull base tumours Piero Nicolai |
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| 17:30 | Close |
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Wednesday 10th December - Main Course and Functional Outcomes
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Refreshments and Exhibition | ||
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| Session 9 |
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| Time | Fry Suite - Main Course Chair - René Leemans |
Pevsner Room - Functional Outcomes | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Speaker: Contemporary management of salivary gland cancer Cesare Piazza |
Keynote Speaker: Contemporary management of surgical voice restoration Julia MacLean |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | Current challenges in salivary gland cancer management Laura Warner |
Current challenges in surgical voice restoration management Margaret Coffey |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 | Case discussions: Salivary Gland Cancer Ralph Gilbert (Chair), Laura Warner, Robert Metcalf, Vincent Gregoire, Piero Nicolai, Paweł Golusiński |
Research update in surgical voice restoration-where next? Freya Sparks |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 | Summary and future perspectives Ralph Gilbert |
Case discussions: Surgical voice restoration Camilla Dawson (Chair) Julia Maclean, Margaret Coffey, Jo Wheeler, Freya Sparks, Paul Pracy |
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| 11:55 - 12:00 | Summary and future perspectives Camilla Dawson |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and Exhibition | ||
| Session 10 Chair - Wojciech Golusiński |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 13:00 - 13:30 | Complex reconstruction and principles in the salvage setting Sat Parmar |
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| 13:30 - 13:45 | State of the art prosthetics Birmingham prosthetics team |
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| 13:45 - 14:15 | Keynote Speaker: AI and machine learning in HNC Christian Simon |
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| 14:15 - 14:45 | Refreshments and Exhibition | ||
| Session 11 Chair - Paul Nankivell |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 14:45 - 15:05 | Frailty in head and neck cancer - Selection and functional impact Camilla Dawson |
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| 15:05 - 15:35 | Palliative care - What every clinician should consider John Speakman |
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| 15:35 - 16:00 | A look to the future of HNC treatment Brett Miles |
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| 16:00 | Closing Comments and Course End | ||
Thursday 11th December - Thyroid Cancer Course Only
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | |
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| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 9:00 - 9:05 | Introduction to the course Neil Sharma |
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| 9:05 - 9:25 | Management of thyroid cancer and lower risk cancers TBC |
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| 9:25 - 9:45 | Follow up for low-risk thyroid cancer/active surveillance/new guidelines TBC |
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| Session 1: Avdanced Thyroid Cancer | ||
| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 9:45 - 10:05 | Extended Surgery TBC |
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| 10:05 - 10:25 | Neo Adjuvant Treatment TBC |
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| 10:25 - 10:45 | Post Surgery Treatment – Implications of trials (HiLo/IoN), when to use RI TBC |
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| 10:45 - 11:15 | Panel Discussion: TBC Chair - Neil Sharma |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| Session 2: Recurrent Thyroid Cancer | ||
| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 11:30 - 11:50 | Surgical Management of Recurrence including Investigations TBC |
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| 11:50 - 12:10 | TKIs and Trials Update TBC |
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| 12:10 - 12:30 | Panel Discussion TBC |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| Session 3: Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Genetics | ||
| Time | Fry Suite |
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| 13:30 - 13:50 | Genetic Syndromes associated with Thyroid Cancer TBC |
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| 13:50 - 14:10 | Decision making in treatment for MTC and surgical approaches for advanced disease TBC |
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| 14:10 - 14:30 | Drug Options TBC |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Panel Discussion: TBC Chair - Kristien Boealert |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Random Cases Panel: TBC Chair - Neil Sharma |
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| 16:30 | Close |
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