American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

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Join Us for the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium

Calling all Head and Neck specialists!

There’s still time to join us in person in Phoenix or virtually for the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium.

View the schedule and learn about the exhibitors and our IET and ISS offerings. The abstract embargo lifts Thursday, February 29, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time — then you can find the full text of the abstracts on the Conference Planner, meeting website and virtual poster library. Posters will be accessible at digital poster viewing stations and online.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and collaborate with your peers.

 Register now!

#HNCS24

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Sinonasal Cancer Collaborative Virtual Multidisciplinary Tumor Board

 

Sinonasal Cancer Collaborative – Virtual Multidisciplinary Tumor Board

Hosted by the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS), American Rhinologic Society (ARS),

and the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7:00 PM Eastern Time

 

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AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Middle East “Nasal and Mid Face

AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Middle East
“Nasal and Mid Face Reconstruction”

Presented by the AHNS Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery Section

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
5 AM Pacific/ 8 AM Eastern USA / 4PM Saudi Arabia / 5PM Abu Dhabi

Moderator:
Marianne Abouyared, MD – University California Davis

Panelists:
Elizabeth Nicolli, MD – University of Miami
Sami Melki, MD – Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi
Hani Marzouki, MD, MSc, FRCSC – King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Eran Alon, MD – Sheba Medical Center, Israel

Session Description:
Experts focused in the Middle East will present complex mid-face defects and discuss the complexities in approaching this defect subsite. We will discuss various techniques including when staged reconstructions may be necessary, when local flaps may be preferred, and when to consider free tissue transfer. Difficulties with maintaining form and function when dealing with large nasal defects will also be considered.

Session Objectives:

  1. Discuss a systematic approach to evaluating nasal and mid-face defects, particularly when multiple subsites (upper lip, premaxilla, nose, for example) are involved.
  2. Address when local flaps may be utilized and sometimes preferred for ideal cosmetic and functional outcomes.
  3. Evaluate examples when staged reconstruction may be necessary.

This one-hour session is free to all registrants!

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AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Middle East “Nasal and Mid Face

AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Middle East
“Nasal and Mid Face Reconstruction”

Presented by the AHNS Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery Section

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
5 AM Pacific/ 8 AM Eastern USA / 4PM Saudi Arabia / 5PM Abu Dhabi

Moderator:
Marianne Abouyared, MD – University California Davis

Panelists:
Elizabeth Nicolli, MD – University of Miami
Sami Melki, MD – Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi
Hani Marzouki, MD, MSc, FRCSC – King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Eran Alon, MD – Sheba Medical Center, Israel

Session Description:
Experts focused in the Middle East will present complex mid-face defects and discuss the complexities in approaching this defect subsite. We will discuss various techniques including when staged reconstructions may be necessary, when local flaps may be preferred, and when to consider free tissue transfer. Difficulties with maintaining form and function when dealing with large nasal defects will also be considered.

Session Objectives:

  1. Discuss a systematic approach to evaluating nasal and mid-face defects, particularly when multiple subsites (upper lip, premaxilla, nose, for example) are involved.
  2. Address when local flaps may be utilized and sometimes preferred for ideal cosmetic and functional outcomes.
  3. Evaluate examples when staged reconstruction may be necessary.

This one-hour session is free to all registrants!

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AHNS Members Don’t Miss Out Check Your Email: Survey on palliative care utilization for patients with Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs)

Dear AHNS Members,

We are writing to request your participation in a survey on palliative care utilization for patients with Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs). With this study, our goal is to better understand the indications and situations for which practitioners use palliative care services for their patients with HNCs. Please see your email to submit answers on the survey. The survey contains 10 short questions and should take no more than 5 minutes.

Your participation is voluntary, and all responses will be anonymous. No personally identifiable information will be associated with your responses or to any reports of these data. We do not anticipate any risks from participating in this study. Your participation in this study infers informed consent. We greatly appreciate your input.

Thank you in advance for your time,

Avanti Verma, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Otolaryngology
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Hemali Shah, MD
Resident Physician, Otolaryngology
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C.