AHNS 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
“Survivorship through Quality and Innovation”
July 18-22, 2020
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
*Program Subject to Change
Saturday, July 18Sunday, July 19Monday, July 20Tuesday, July 21Wednesday, July 22
| 8:00 – 4:30 pm | Pre-Conference Course: AHNS Transoral Surgery Course: Updates and the Future Didactic Only (AM Only) or Didactic AND Hands On (All Day) – Additional Registration Fees |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Instructional Courses |
| IC01 – The Thyroid Nodule in 2020 | |
| IC02 – Advances in Management of Melanoma | |
| IC03 – Tracheal Resection and Repair | |
| IC04 – Novel Surgical Imaging Strategies | |
| IC05 – Management of the Neck in Oral Cavity Tumors | |
| IC06 – Local and Regional Flaps for Oral Cavity Reconstruction | |
| IC07 – Trends in Management of HPV Positive Cancers | |
| IC08 – How to Establish a Survivorship Program | |
| 8:30 – 11:30 am | Pre-Conference Course: Current Concepts in Speech and Swallow Management in Head and Neck Cancer (Additional Registration Fee) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Instructional Courses |
| IC09 – 8th Ed Thyroid AJCC Guidelines | |
| IC10 – Basics of Immunotherapy | |
| IC11 – Genetic Drivers of Resistance | |
| IC12 – Optical Technologies in Surgery | |
| IC13 – Selection of Patients for Salvage Surgery | |
| IC14 – Beyond EGFR – New Strategies | |
| IC15 – Update in Nasopharynx Management | |
| IC16 – Measuring Quality | |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Break in Foyer |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Instructional Courses |
| IC17 – Management of Buccal Cancers: Lessons from India’s Experience | |
| IC18 – Predictors of Immunotherapy Response | |
| IC19 – Genetic Alterations in Head and Neck Cancers | |
| IC20 – PET Imaging for Surveillance | |
| IC21 – Current and Future Management of Margins in the Oral Cavity | |
| IC22 – The Head and Neck Microenvironment | |
| IC23 – Biology of HPV | |
| IC24 – NCI Cooperative Group Portfolio – New Agents and Targets | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | Lunch On Own |
| 12:30 – 4:15 am | Pre-Conference Course: AHNS International Primer Course on Thyroid Cancer |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Instructional Courses |
| IC25 – Sialendoscopy | |
| IC26 – New Systematic Treatments for Advanced Skin Cancer | |
| IC27 – Chemoprevention | |
| IC28 – Endoscopic Versus Open Skull Base Surgery | |
| IC29 – Current Management of Advanced Laryngeal Cancers | |
| IC30 – How to Improve the Patient Experience | |
| IC31 – Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancers | |
| IC32 – Accelerate Your Clinical Research Part I: Where Can I Get the Money? | |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Instructional Courses |
| IC33 – Management of Salivary Malignancy | |
| IC34 – Intersection of Radiation and Immunotherapy | |
| IC35 – Biomarkers in Immunotherapy | |
| IC36 – Innovations in Surgical Technique | |
| IC37 – Sentinel Node Mapping – Indications and Contraindications | |
| IC38 – Midface and Maxilla Reconstruction | |
| IC39 – Advances in Radiation for Oropharynx Cancers | |
| IC40 – Accelerate your Clinical Research Part II: Running Clinical Trials | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break in Foyer |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Instructional Courses |
| IC41 – Management of Paraphyarngeal Space Tumors | |
| IC42 – New Horizons in Targeted Therapy | |
| IC43 – Big Data in Head and Neck Cancer | |
| IC44 – Innovations in Mandibular Reconstruction | |
| IC45 – Advances in Skull Base Surgery | |
| IC46 – Management of Osteoradionecrosis | |
| IC47 – Introduction to Immunotherapy | |
| IC48 – Accelerate your Clinical Research Part III: Grantsmanship |
| 8:00 – 9:30 am | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:30 – 10:15 am | John J. Conley Lecture – Margaret Foti, MD, PhD |
| 10:15 – 4:00 pm | AHNS Advanced Practice Provider Symposium |
| 10:15 – 10:45 am | Break in Foyer |
| 10:45- 12:15 pm | Panels & Proffered Papers |
| Controversial Topics in Thyroid Management | |
| Management of Margins in Oral Cavity Caner | |
| Controversies in Robotic and Transoral Laser Surgery for Oropharynx Tumors | |
| Proffered Paper Session 01: Cancer Biology I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 02: Education / Care Delivery I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 03: Functional Outcomes / Quality of Life I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 04: Hypopharynx / Larynx I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 05: Immunotherapy / Systematic Therapy | |
| 12:15 – 1:45 pm | Lunch on Own |
| 1:45 – 3:15 pm | Panels & Proffered Papers |
| Update in Clinical Trials | |
| Management of Late Stage Oral Cavity Tumors | |
| Controversies in N0 Neck | |
| Proffered Paper Session 06: Cancer Biology II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 07: Education / Care Delivery II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 08: Imaging and Screening I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 09: Hypopharynx / Larynx II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 10: Salivary Gland I | |
| 3:15 – 3:45 pm | Break in Foyer |
| 3:45 – 5:15 pm | Panels & Proffered Papers |
| Moving Immunotherapy Into New Directions and Earlier Stages of Disease | |
| Quality Improvement that Makes a Difference | |
| Controversies in Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Management | |
| Integrative Oncology: Current Practice and Supporting Evidence in Head and Neck Cancer | |
| Proffered Paper Session 11: Oral Cavity I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 12: Imaging and Screening II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 13: Reconstruction / Microvascular Surgery I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 14: Oropharynx / HPV I | |
| 5:15 – 6:45 pm | International Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Jatin Shah Symposium – De-escalation Therapy: What it Means for Patient Care Today |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Keynote Address – Otis Brawley, MD |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | AHNS Presidential Address & Honors |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Keynote Address |
| 10:30 – 11:00 am | Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 – 12:30 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Video Session: Endocrine, Salivary Gland, and Mucosal Sections | |
| New Modalities in Surgical Imaging | |
| Controversies in Reconstructive Surgery | |
| Proffered Paper Session 15: Cancer Biology III | |
| Proffered Paper Session 16: Education / Care Delivery III | |
| Proffered Paper Session 17: Oropharynx / HPV II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 18: Radiation / Adjuvant Treatment | |
| Proffered Paper Session 19: Skin Cancer I | |
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Lunch on Own |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Laryngeal Cancer – Early Stage Controversies | |
| The Current Management of Melanoma: A Multidisciplinary Approach | |
| NPC and Skull Base Surgery: Complex Case Discussion | |
| Oropharynx Cancer Debate | |
| Proffered Paper Session 20: Cancer Biology IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 21: Endocrine Surgery I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 22: Functional Outcomes / Quality of Life II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 23: Imaging and Screening III | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Laryngeal Cancer – Late Stage Controversies | |
| Advanced Salivary Gland Tumors | |
| HPV: Epidemiology, Behavior, Prevention and Clinical Implications | |
| Innovation in Approaches to the Thyroid | |
| Proffered Paper Session 24: Functional Outcomes / Quality of Life III | |
| Proffered Paper Session 25: Nasopharynx / Paranasal Sinus / Skull Base I | |
| Proffered Paper Session 26: Oral Cavity II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 27: Reconstruction / Microvascular Surgery II | |
| 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Poster Tours Reception in Exhibit/Poster Hall |
| TBD | Past Presidents’ Dinner – Invitation Only |
| 6:30 – 7:30 am | New Member & Non-Member Breakfast |
| 7:30 – 9:00 am | Milton J. Dance Symposium: Survivorship and Late Effects |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | Hayes Martin Lecture – James Netterville, MD |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 – 12:00 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Video Session: Reconstructive, Skull Base, and Skin Cancer Sections | |
| Concurrent Therapy: New Approaches | |
| Salvage Surgery in the Oropharynx | |
| Salivary Gland Tumor Board: Challenging Cases | |
| Proffered Paper Session 28: Cancer Biology V | |
| Proffered Paper Session 29: Education / Care Delivery IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 30: Endocrine Surgery II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 31: Oral Cavity III | |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch on Own |
| 12:15 – 1:15 pm | AHNS Business Meeting (Members Only) |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Controversies in Early Stage Thyroid Cancer | |
| Opportunities and Barriers in Global Surgery (Women in AHNS) | |
| Difficulty Decisions in Head and Neck Cancer | |
| Managing Patients in Survivorship: Survivorship in the European Union | |
| Proffered Paper Session 32: Reconstruction / Microvascular Surgery III | |
| Proffered Paper Session 33: Functional Outcomes / Quality of Life IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 34: Oral Cavity IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 35: Oropharynx / HPV III | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Management of the N0 Neck Sentinal Node Lymphoscintigraphy | |
| Layrnx/Hypopharynx Tumor Board | |
| Advanced Stage Thyroid Disease: Tumor Board | |
| How Would You Reconstruct this Defect? Controversies Regional and Free Flap Options | |
| Proffered Paper Session 36: Education / Care Delivery V | |
| Proffered Paper Session 37: Nasopharynx / Paranasal Sinus / Skull Base II | |
| Porffered Paper Session 38: Salivary Gland II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 39: Oropharynx / HPV IV | |
| 7:00 – 10:00 pm | AHNS President’s Reception at the Adler Planetarium |
| 7:45 – 8:15 am | AHNS Awards Ceremony |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Closing Comments |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Christopher O’Brien Lecture – Suzanne Topalian, MD |
| 9:15 – 9:30 am | Break in Foyer |
| 9:30 – 11:00 am | Panels & Proffered Paper Sessions |
| Management of Complex Parathyroid Diseases | |
| New Horizons in Head & Neck Surgery Through Innovative Technology | |
| Management of Margins in Head & Neck Cancer | |
| Proffered Paper Session 40: Skin Cancer II | |
| Proffered Paper Session 41: Endocrine Surgery III | |
| Proffered Paper Session 42: Education / Care Delivery VI | |
| Proffered Paper Session 43: Cancer Biology VI | |
| Proffered Paper Session 44: Hypopharynx / Larynx III | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 pm | Panels & Proffered Papers |
| Controversies in Pre-treatment and Post-treatment Imaging | |
| Reducing the Burden | |
| Proffered Paper Session 45: Reconstruction / Microvascular Surgery IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 46: Education / Care Delivery VII | |
| Proffered Paper Session 47: Cancer Biology VII | |
| Proffered Paper Session 48:Endocrine Surgery IV | |
| Proffered Paper Session 49: Potpourri |