2015 Head and Neck Tumor Imaging: A Multi-disciplinary Approach
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OVERVIEW
2015 Head and Neck Tumor Imaging: A Multi-disciplinary Approach is organized by docmedED.com - Educational Symposia (ESI) ON-DEMAND and will be held during Oct 15, 2015 - Oct 14, 2018.
The target audience for this medical event is 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. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
This CME activity provides 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.
Conference Objectives are :
• 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 complication.
• Evaluate the role of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer, including recent advances and prevention of treatment-associated toxicity.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
The target audience for this medical event is 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. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
This CME activity provides 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.
Conference Objectives are :
• 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 complication.
• Evaluate the role of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer, including recent advances and prevention of treatment-associated toxicity.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
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