Technology, Innovation, and Personalized Care in Head and Neck Cancer 2018

Technology, Innovation, and Personalized Care in Head and Neck Cancer 2018 is a conference dedicated to new technologies and clinical advances in head and neck cancer treatment and head and neck endocrine surgery.

Topics

• New staging system and how that integrates with each subsite in the head and neck
• The delivery of cancer care, future of clinical trials and quality metrics in the US
• The relevant mechanisms in immunotherapy as well as the role of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer treatment
• Up-to-date, guideline-specific cancer care and surveillance
• HPV-related oropharynx and unknown primary cancers and counsel patients on this disease
• Common benign and malignant salivary gland pathology, how to surgically approach complex salivary cancers, and specifically adenoid cystic carcinoma and metastatic salivary cancer
• Oral lesions
• Minimally-invasive surgical and non-surgical treatment options for oropharynx and larynx cancers, including immunotherapy
• Options for early laryngeal cancer management as well as salvage laryngectomy and voice rehabilitation
• Dental care and reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients
• The evaluation and treatment of benign and malignant thyroid diseases and large goiters, including the use of ultrasound in the clinic and novel robotic approaches
• The approach, decision-making, reconstruction, and outcomes in skull base surgery
• The diagnosis and localization of parathyroid tumors in the reoperative setting
• The nuances of molecular testing in papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Skin cancers from the early non-surgical phase up to aggressive local or metastatic disease and when to add in sentinel node biopsy in the workup of cutaneous malignancy
• Management of early thyroid cancer
• The role of multidisciplinary care and education for patients and caregivers undergoing multimodality treatment

Who should Attend

• Endocrinologists
• General surgeons
• Radiation oncologists
• Medical oncologists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Advanced healthcare providers