Management of Salivary Malignancy

Instructional Course: Management of Salivary Malignancy Case Based Panel Discussion

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Time: 4:00 PM Pacific /6:00 PM Central / 7:00 PM Eastern
Session is an hour long

Complimentary to all attendees

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Learning Objective:

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize common areas of controversy in the management of salivary malignancy
2. Prioritize therapeutic options for salivary malignancy that maximizes benefit and minimizes harm
3. Plan appropriate reconstruction after ablative surgery for salivary malignancy

Faculty:

Moderator: David Cognetti, MD, Thomas Jefferson University

Panelists:
Cecelia Schmalbach, MD MSc FACS, Temple University
Kiran Kakarala, MD, University of Kansas
William Ryan, MD, University of California, San Francisco

1. AHNS.AAO-HNSF Young Investigator Combined Award – Open to fellows and assistant professors. Must be AHNS member (may be candidate member). To support research in neoplastic disease of the head and neck. Up to two years, $20,000 per year. One award available per year.
2. AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Award – Applicants must have completed residency or fellowship training in seven years or less prior to submitting application. Candidates need to have demonstrated the capacity or potential for a highly productive independent research career with an emphasis in head and neck surgical oncology. Two years, non-renewable, $80,000 maximum ($40,000 per year), one available annually.
3. AHNS Pilot Grant – Open to Medical Students, residents, PhD, and Junior Faculty residing in the U.S. or Canada to support basic, translational, or clinical research projects in head and neck oncology. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
4. AHNS Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant – for best grant application by a resident, this award utilizes the same forms and guidelines as the pilot grant (above). One year, non-renewable, $10,000 maximum total costs. One award available per year. The top ranked pilot award will be honored as the Ballantyne Award.
5. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section Eisai Research Award – Open to medical students focusing in otolaryngology, otolaryngology residents, PhDs or faculty members in otolaryngology departments. Research topics must relate to endocrine surgery or disease. Preference will be given to early-stage investigators (10 years or less from a terminal degree or fellowship training) or more experienced researchers pursuing a new line of inquiry for which pilot data are needed. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
6. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section Stryker Research Grant – Open to medical students focusing in otolaryngology, otolaryngology residents, PhDs or faculty members in otolaryngology departments. Research topics must relate to endocrine surgery or disease. Preference will be given to early-stage investigators (10 years or less from a terminal degree or fellowship training) or more experienced researchers pursuing a new line of inquiry for which pilot data are needed. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
7. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Mucosal Head and Neck Cancer Research – Open to all otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents, fellows, and faculty. Previous AHNS or AAO-HNS Foundation research grant recipients are eligible to compete for this grant. However, candidates who have successfully obtained funding from a private, institutional, or federal funding agency for the same research are ineligible. Candidates who have applied for support of the same research from other funding sources, and who are notified of an award from both another agency and from AHNS must choose only one of the awards. One year, $10,000. One award available.
8. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Salivary Gland Cancer Research – Open to active AHNS members, or trainees (ACGME-accredited otolaryngology residents or AHNS-accredited head and neck surgery fellows) sponsored by an AHNS member can apply. Previous AHNS or AAO-HNS Foundation research grant recipients are eligible to compete for this grant. However, candidates who have successfully obtained funding from a private, institutional, or federal funding agency for the same research are ineligible. Candidates who have applied for support of the same research from other funding sources, and who are notified of an award from both another agency and from AHNS must choose only one of the awards. One year, $10,000. One award available.
9. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Basic and Translational Research – This high risk, high reward grant is open to early or mid-career investigators who are AHNS members in good standing. Previous AHNS or AAO-HNS Foundation research grant recipients are eligible to compete for this grant. However, candidates who have successfully obtained funding from a private, institutional, or federal funding agency for the same research are ineligible. Candidates who have applied for support of the same research from other funding sources, and who are notified of an award from both another agency and from AHNS must choose only one of the awards. One year, $10,000. One award available.

AHNS Call For Abstracts

 Submission Deadline:

December 4, 2020 – 5:00 PM PT

You are invited to submit abstracts to the AHNS 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer: “Survivorship through Quality and Innovation” taking place on July 22-25, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

All abstracts, even if previously submitted and accepted will undergo the standard peer review process. Please submit new or previously submitted abstracts for the conference next summer, as long as it complies with the following paragraph. 

• No Previously Published/Presented Submissions (Encore Abstracts):The abstract submitted must present original work that has not and will not be published or presented prior to the AHNS 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, and shall not be under review for publication prior to the AHNS 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer except by permission from the AHNS Program Chair. The exception to this rule is that a manuscript may be submitted to JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery for special meeting related consideration only after the abstract has been accepted by AHNS for presentation. 

To submit your abstracts, please visit the following web page:

 Submit Your Abstract Here Now 

• NOTE: ALL content authors are required to disclose any financial relationship(s) with an ACCME-defined commercial interest (“industry”). AHNS considers the presenter of a proffered paper to be in control of the content. Thus, employees of commercial interests may not be the presenter for abstracts submitted to AHNS meetings.

If you have any questions, please contact the AHNS office at 310-437-0559 x 118 or by email at [email protected]. 

Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award

The American Head and Neck Society and the Women in Head and Neck Surgery Service is soliciting nominations for the Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award.

Dr. Margaret Butler was the first female otolaryngology chair in the United States. In 1906, she was appointed Chair of Ear, Nose, and Throat at Women’s Medical College of Medicine. As a respected otolaryngologist and an ambassador of the specialty, Dr. Butler provided a blueprint for generations of future female otolaryngologists. The purpose of this Award is to recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership in promoting gender diversity in the field of Head and Neck Surgery and its related endeavors. A secondary goal is to encourage the training and mentorship of future women leaders in our specialty.

Individuals nominated for this award will have the following qualities:

1. Has demonstrated leadership and a consistent track record of promoting gender diversity and equity in head and neck surgery, and its related fields.

2. Has consistently supported and promoted women in head and neck surgery and its related endeavors, as well as mentoring individuals through career advancements and promotions.

3. Has measurable impact in the promotion of women in head and neck surgery and its related fields, i.e. career advancement of mentees, mentorship in publications and research, etc.

4. Present or past member of the AHNS is preferred but not required.

Submission requires a nomination letter with a second supporting letter from an AHNS member and the nominee’s CV/Resume, to be uploaded with the application.

Nominations will be accepted until November 15, 2020 5:00PM EST. Only one application will be accepted per nominee.

Please click here to submit a nominee.