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US vs HPV Prevention Week Free Webinars & Events January 22-26, 2024

Hello AHNS members,

Please take a moment to distribute information on the upcoming US vs HPV Awareness Week to your patients and colleagues. This joint initiative between the Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC), American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and Indiana University National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health will take place next week from January 22- January 26, 2024. There are several free events available during the week, and their registration links can be found below.

There will be a congressional hearing called “Preventing HPV-Related Cancers through Vaccination and Screening“ on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 12:00pm Eastern. The hearing will feature Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA).

The week will also include a session on Thursday, January 25th from 12:00-1:00pm entitled “HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer” and will include presentations from several AHNS members – details of the session are presented at the bottom of this page.

All offered webinars are designed to reach a broad audience, including oncologists treating HPV-related cancers, primary care physicians, allied health professionals, and patients. Please join us in fighting against HPV-related cancers.

The full week’s agenda as well as information and registration links for the congressional hearing and Thursday session can be accessed using the links below. Additionally, we have created a HPV Fact Sheet for members to download and share with their colleagues and patients – it is available on the Cancer Prevention Service’s web page.

We hope you can attend the 2024 USvsHPV events!

Sincerely,

The AHNS Cancer Prevention Service
Andrew Holcomb, MD, Chair
Heather Edwards, MD, Co-Chair

USvsHPV Session: HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer

Thursday, January 25th, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm Eastern

Moderator:
Alice Lin, MD – Assistant Professor and Phase 3 Director of Otolaryngology Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

Presenters:
Miriam O’Leary, MD – HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer: 2024 Update Chair and Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology Tufts University School of Medicine

Jason T. Mendelsohn – Superman HPV Survivor, HPV-related Tonsil Cancer Executive Board Member, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Board Member, HPV Cancer‘s Alliance

Heather Starmer, MA CCC-SLP, BCS-S – Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life After HPV Associated Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University

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US vs HPV Awareness Week from AHNS Cancer Prevention Service

Dear AHNS members,
 
Please take a moment to distribute information on the upcoming US vs HPV Awareness Week to your patients and colleagues.  This joint initiative between the Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC), American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and Indiana University National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health will take place next week from January 22- January 26, 2024.
 
During this week there will be a congressional hearing called “Preventing HPV-Related Cancers through Vaccination and Screening” on January 24, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET.  You can register to watch here.  This will feature Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA).
 
The week will also include a session on Thursday, January 25th from 12-1PM EST entitled “HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer” and will include presentations from several AHNS members.  Register here for free.
These webinars are designed to reach a broad audience, including oncologists treating HPV-related cancers, primary care physicians, allied health professionals, and patients.  Please join us in fighting against HPV-related cancers.
 
The full agenda for US vs HPV awareness week can be accessed here, and information on the congressional briefing can be found here.  The agenda for Thursday’s session is included below.  Also see the attached toolkit for providers provided by the AHNS Cancer Prevention Service.
 
Sincerely,
AHNS Cancer Prevention Service

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Free Webinar – Parenting Through A Head & Neck Cancer Diagnosis, January 22, 2024

PARENTING THROUGH
A HEAD & NECK CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Monday, January 22nd, beginning at 7:00pm Eastern

Dear AHNS Members, 

Parenting through a cancer journey impacts the whole family and can profoundly affect children. Parenting Through A Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and into Survivorship webinar will provide guidance on how to have simple and open communication with children.

You will learn from a Child Life Specialist and three parents on how to maintain a sense of connection and provide opportunities for sharing and self-expression to help your child throughout this experience. Children are resilient and can learn to cope with challenging situations when provided with individualized support.

MODERATOR:
Beverly Garber,NP, CORLN, Nurse Practitioner III, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UC Davis

FAMILY SYSTEMS AND COPING SPECIALIST:
Emily McDaniel, MA, CCLS Certified Child Life Specialist, Children of Adult Patients, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

ALLIANCE AMBASSADORS & SURVIVORS:
Jessica Dagley – Proud mom and loving wife, Case Manager for the Medicaid Waiver through Unity of Indiana, Greenwood, Indiana, Survivor of Salivary Duct Carcinoma (also an Alliance Ambassador)

Michael Murphy – Husband and Father, Neuroscientist and Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School, HPV-Attributed Tonsil Cancer Survivor; Boston, MA (also an Alliance Ambassador)

Willie Pelote – Husband and proud father of twin girls, Survivor of HPV-Attributed Tonsil Cancer, Sacramento, CA|

Click or Scan the QR code below to register

 

 

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AHNS Journal Club – Population Health & Clinical Research Service Edition

Volume 51
January 2024

Click the articles below to access this Journal Club Issue on the AHNS website.

AHNS Population Health & Clinical Research Service Edition

This Issue of the AHNS Journal Club has been compiled and reviewed by members of the AHNS Population Health & Clinical Research Service (Barry Wenig, Chair MD and Joseph Curry MD, Vice-Chair)

Contributing Members:
Sagar Kansara MD, Katelyn Stepan MD, Varun Vendra MD

Table of Contents

Page 2
Weekly Cisplatin Plus Radiation for Postoperative Head and Neck Cancer (JCOG 1008): A Multicenter, Noninferiority Phase II/III Randomized Controlled Trial

Page 3
Phase II Clinical Trial of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Local-Regionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Page 4
Unilateral Radiation Therapy for Tonsillar Cancer: Treatment Outcomes in the Era of Human Papillomavirus, Positron-Emission Tomography, and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

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AHNS Self-Nominations for Elected Positions – Don’t Wait See Your Email!

Dear AHNS Members,

Happy New Year! We have some exciting new opportunities that will be available to active members starting right after the 2024 AHNS Annual Meeting during COSM this spring. Please see your email for the description of each position. If you are interested in self-nominating for any of the positions, please submit a nomination using the link sent to your email this morning.

The deadline to self-nominate is Friday, January 19, 2024. After this date, the AHNS Nominating Service will put together the final slate of approved candidates to be voted upon by the membership at the business meeting.