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Commission on Cancer

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University of California San Francisco

Updates in the Management of Head and Neck Disease 2022

November 10-12, 2022

Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Join us in San Francisco for a conference on the advanced management of head and neck disease.  We have curated a multi-faceted program so that each learner can choose the training that suits their needs.  All sessions will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the heart of San Francisco.

November 10th Intensives:

• Nuts and Bolts Behind Maximizing Communication and Swallowing Outcomes After Oncologic Treatments
• Sialendoscopy and Surgery for Salivary Obstruction (featuring didactic lectures and a hands-on lab)

November 11-12th General Session:

Updates in the Management of Head and Neck Disease can be taken on its own or in conjunction with a workshop above, for a discounted fee.  The goal of this conference is to outline practical treatment strategies for patients with early and advanced head and neck cancers. The multidisciplinary approach to care will be featured along this spectrum. We will address topics relevant to practitioners involved in the diagnosis, management, surveillance, and supportive care of these patients. The teaching faculty represent some of the best and brightest at UCSF and from across the country.  These courses are suitable for physicians, nurses, NPs, speech language pathologists, physician assistants, physicians in training, and all others involved in the care of patients with head and neck disease.

Course Information and Registration: https://virtualce.ucsf.edu/head-and-neck-disease

 

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November 18-19, 2022 | Live Virtual | Register Today

Dear Colleague,

This course, started in 1996, is a 2-day course focused on surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Preoperative workup of both thyroid and parathyroid surgical disease will be discussed, with an emphasis on FNA and molecular analysis and preoperative parathyroid localization imaging options. Surgical techniques will be reviewed including recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, parathyroid auto florescence and new surgical minimally invasive approaches will be discussed. Molecular genetic analysis for differentiated and medullary thyroid carcinoma and neoadjuvant advances will also be presented. Surgical philosophy regarding bilateral thyroid surgery, its risks, surgical treatment of the neck will be presented. A new Faculty Immersive Learning section will be included to provide close audience – faculty interaction.

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Who Should Attend: Specialty Physicians, Physicians (MD/DO), Residents/Fellows, Nurses (RN/APRN) and Allied Health Professionals.

 

Credits and Faculty The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. View All Credits >> Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands features Harvard Medical School faculty and prominent experts and leaders in their field. The course is led by: Gregory W. Randolph, MD, FACS, FACE Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH View Faculty List >> We are excited to offer this learning activity and hope you’ll join us online for Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands on November 18, 2022. REGISTER TODAY

 

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