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Head and Neck Oncology in Wine Country: Multi-disciplinary Approach and Tumor Boards
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - Saturday, April 26, 2014

CME Provider:
Educational Symposia (ESI) ›
5620 W. Sligh Avenue
Tampa, Florida (FL) 33634-4490
United States

Toll Free: (800) 338-5901
Phone: (813) 806-1000
Fax: (800) 344-0668

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Conference Center:
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel ›
3425 Solano Avenue
Napa, California (CA) 94558
United States

Phone: (707) 253-8600
Fax: (707) 258-1320

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Description:
About The Meeting
This course is designed to provide a practical yet detailed insight into the modern diagnosis, treatment and management of head and neck cancer. Faculty will review the fundamentals of head and neck cancers including; anatomy, epidemiology and imaging characteristics. Pearls and pitfalls on how to best image various head and neck cancers will be presented. Multi-disciplinary Tumor Boards will take an in-depth look at management decision making, treatment options and the emergence of HPV-related head and neck cancers.

Target Audience
This CME activity is primarily intended and designed to educate general radiologists and neuroradiologists who wish to enhance their knowledge of imaging and treatment of head and neck cancer. This activity should also benefit ENT physicians, head and neck surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, and general surgeons who are interested in head and neck cancer therapy and diagnosis.

Educational Objectives
Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

Recognize the etiologic and risk factors in the development of head and neck malignancies.

Describe the fundamental strategies for therapy of head and neck cancer, including the role of the radiologist in treatment planning.

Determine the optimal imaging techniques for imaging the head and neck utilizing CT, MRI, and PET/CT.

Recognize the surgeon's approach to cancers of the head and neck.

Illustrate the complexity of post-treatment imaging in head and neck cancer, including efficacy, and recognition of treatment-related complications.

Evaluate the role of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer, including recent advances and prevention of treatment-associated toxicity.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

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Instructors:
Program Co-Directors
Lawrence E. Ginsberg, M.D.
Jeffrey N. Myers, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

Lawrence E. Ginsberg, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Head & Neck Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jeffrey N. Myers, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Hubert L. and Olive Stringer
Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research
Professor and Director of Research
Deputy Chair for Academic Programs
Department of Head & Neck Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

C. Douglas Phillips, M.D., FACR
Professor of Radiology
Director of Head and Neck Imaging
Weill Cornell Medical College
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
President
American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

David I. Rosenthal, M.D.
Section Chief, Head and Neck, Division of Radiation Oncology
Director, Head and Neck Translational Research
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Professor, Department of Head & Neck Surgery
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Deborah R. Shatzkes, M.D.
Director of Head and Neck Imaging
Lenox Hill Hospital
North Shore - LIJ Health Systems

Randal S. Weber, M.D., FACS
Professor and Chair
Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Richard H. Wiggins, III, M.D., CIIP, FSIIM
Director of Imaging Informatics
Director of Head and Neck Imaging
Professor, Departments of Radiology, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics
University of Utah Health Sciences Center

CME Credit:
Physicians: 17.25 Hours

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Specialty Audience:
Otolaryngology Pathology Radiology Surgery

CME Sam Course #7039

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