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 |