2016 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Update is organized by Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Medical Education and would be held during Pelican Grand Beach Resort - Fort Lauderdale, FL.
This CME conference has been approved with 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
This medical conference 2016 aims at to provide practicing physicians, residents, fellows, and nurses in medical oncology, otolaryngology, radiation oncology, and head and neck surgery with a contemporary update of management strategies of head and neck cancer using a multidisciplinary approach. Lecture and panels will provide a forum for discussion of updated therapies and new treatment innovations.
Objectives
As a result of attending this conference, the participant should be able to:
• Highlight the importance and necessity of the multidisciplinary approach in treatment of head and neck cancer.
• Update his/her knowledge regarding modern surgical techniques including transoral robotic surgery approach.
• Discuss state-of-the-art IMRT, IGRT, and adaptive radiation therapy planning.
• Identify appropriate patient selection for chemoradiation in definitive and adjuvant settings.
• Discuss the predictive and prognostic information of detecting HPV-associated cancer.
• Manage appropriate referral decisions.