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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

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