In-Person Access Only | 5.50 CE/CME Credits & MOC Points
All programs remain free. Registrations will require a credit card as a cancellation hold. A fee of $25 will only be incurred in the event of a no-show or cancellation within 5 days without written confirmation to the Total Health Program Team.
This is the inaugural Northwell Health Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium held in Long Island, featuring interactive and multidisciplinary educational sessions on current and novel diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive strategies for patients with head and neck cancer. Attendees will learn about novel systemic therapies, advances in radiation oncology technologies, and surgical advances in the treatment of head and neck cancers. The accredited meeting will be hosted in-person only.
Program Chairs
Douglas Frank, MD | Northwell Health
Brett A. Miles, DDS, MD | Northwell Health
Bhupesh Parashar, MD, DrPH| Northwell Health
Nagashree Seetharamu, MD | Northwell Health
Conference Agenda
Saturday, November 16, 2024
7:00 AM
Coffee and Exhibits
7:30 AM
Program Chair Welcome
7:40 AM
Non-CME Breakfast - Surgical
8:25 AM
Break and Exhibits
8:55 AM
Keynote Session - Thyroid Surgery
Thomas Fahey, MD | Weill Cornell Medicine
9:15 AM
Q&A Discussion
Thomas Fahey, MD | Weill Cornell Medicine
9:20 AM
Endoscopic Sinus and Skull-Based Surgery for Sinonasal Malignancies
Judd Fastenberg, MD | Northwell Health
9:35 AM
TORS in Head and Neck
Dev Kamdar, MD | Northwell Health
9:50 AM
Changing Paradigms in Laryngeal Malignancies - Role of Total Laryngectomy
Speaker TBD
10:05 AM
Principles of Reconstruction After Ablative Head and Neck Surgery
Speaker TBD
10:20 AM
Q&A Panel Discussion
Brett Miles, MD - Moderator | Northwell Health Judd Fastenberg, MD | Northwell
Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD, FACS Health Dev Kamdar, MD | Northwell Health
10:35 AM
Break with Exhibits
10:45 AM
Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Nancy Lee, MD, FASTRO | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
11:05 AM
RT in the Era of HPV Related Cancers
Speaker TBD
11:20 AM
Evolving Role of SBRT in Primary Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers
Maged Ghaly, MD | Northwell Health
11:35 AM
Re-Irradiation in Head and Neck Cancers- Role or Brachytherapy and SBRT
Bhupesh Parashar, MD | Northwell Health
11:50 AM
Q&A Panel Discussion
Brianna Jones, MD | Northwell Health Nancy Lee, MD, FASTRO | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Wesley Talcott, MD, MBA | Northwell Health Maged Ghaly, MD | Northwell Health Bhupesh Parashar, MD | Northwell Health
Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD, FACS
12:05 PM
De-Escalation Strategies in Head and Neck Cancer
Marshall Posner, MD | Mount Sinai
12:25 PM
Innovation and Breakthroughs in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
Alexander Barbaro, MD | Northwell Health
12:40 PM
Window of Opportunity Trials
Rajarsi Mandal, MD | Northwell Health
12:55 PM
Q&A Panel Discussion
Kevin Sullivan, MD | Northwell Health Marshall Posner, MD | Mount Sinai Alexander Barbaro, MD | Northwell Health Rajarsi Mandal, MD | Northwell Health
1:10 PM
Lunch and Exhibits
1:40 PM
Non-CME Lunch
2:25 PM
Break and Exhibits
2:55 PM
Preserving Vital Functions: Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Management
Susan Maltser, DO | Northwell Health
3:10 PM
Maintaining Quality of Life: The Vital Role of Palliative and Supportive Care in Head and Neck Cancer
Diana Martins-Welch, MD | Northwell Health
3:25 PM
Q&A Panel Discussion
Regina Jacob, MD - Moderator | Northwell Health Susan Maltser, DO | Northwell Health Diana Martins-Welch, MD | Northwell Health
3:40 PM
Salivary Gland Cancers - Past, Present, and Future
Alan Ho, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:00 PM
Thyroid Cancer-State of the Art
Lori Wirth, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital
4:15 PM
Q&A Panel Discussion
Nagashree Seetharamu, MD - Moderator | Northwell Health Lori Wirth, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital Alan Ho, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
4:40 PM
Adjourn
Agenda Subject To Change. All times are EST.
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Identify novel systemic therapies for the treatment of head and neck cancers.
Identify advances in radiation oncology technologies for the treatment of head and neck cancers.
Identify surgical advances in treatment of head and neck cancers.
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Total Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 5.50 ANCC contact hours.
Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 5.50 knowledge-based CPE contact hours.
NOTE to Pharmacists: The only official Statement of Credit is the one you pull from CPE Monitor. You must request your certificate within 30 days of your participation in the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE Monitor.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.40 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. You must request your certificate within 30 days of the activity to meet the deadline for submission to PARS.
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Free registration for all healthcare providers
Expert sessions that present the most clinically relevant data, research, and clinical strategies
Real-time discussion and debate
Networking with peers, colleagues, and medical professionals
Access to the latest industry information and resources
Catered meals through-out the program