The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies together with The Netherlands Cancer Institute is proud to present

you the Global Continuing Education Symposium on "Current Concepts in Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology"

IFHNOSWORLD TOUR 2012

4 - 6 October, 2012 Novotel Amsterdam City

E H N SEuropean Head

&Neck Society

• BerndKremer,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,MaastrichtUniversityMedicalCenter,MaastrichtHansLangendijk,DepartmentofRadiotherapy,UniversityMedicalCenterGroningen,Groningen

• RenéLeemans,DepartmentofOtolaryngology/Head&NeckSurgery,VUUniversityMedicalCenter,Amsterdam

• PeterLohuis,DepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&Surgery,NKI-AVLAmsterdam•HenriMarres,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,RadboudUniversityNijmegenMedicalCentre,Nijmegen

• JanRoodenburg,DepartmentofOral&MaxillofacialSurgery,UniversityMedicalCenterGroningen,Groningen

• JanSmit,DepartmentofEndocrinologyandMetabolism,LeidenUniversityMedicalCenter,Leiden

• RobertTakes,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,RadboudUniversityNijmegenMedicalCentre,Nijmegen

•ChrisTerhaard,DepartmentofRadiotherapy,UniversityMedicalCentreUtrecht,Utrecht

• VincentvanderPoorten,DepartmentofOtolaryngology/Head&NeckSurgery,UniversityHospitalsLeuven,Leuven,Belgium

• Lilly-AnnvanderVelden,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgery,LeidenUniversityMedicalCenter,Leiden

•MennoVriens,DepartmentofSurgery,UniversityMedicalCentreUtrecht,Utrecht

ScientificProgram:

Regionalleadersinthespecialtywilljointhetravelingfacultyforeachscientificsessiontopermitintellectualexchangeandabalancedviewwithregionalvariancesincurrentpracticesinthemanagementofheadandnecktumors.Eachtopicwillincludeseveralvitalandprovocativeissuesfordiscussion.Multidisciplinaryinvolvementwillbeemphasized,includingtheimportanceofadjuvanttherapiesandoutcomesoftherapy.

Issuespertainingtodiagnosticwork-up,anatomicandfunctionalimaging,biomarkers,andtheroleofsurgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapyandrehabilitation,etc.willbecoveredwhereappropriatewithinthecontextoftheselectedtopics.

Thisprogramhasbeenconstructedtocovermajortopicsinheadandneck;forthefullprogrampleaserefertoAppendixII.Aimedmainlyatphysiciansinvolvedinheadandneckcancercare,itwillattractthefollowingexperts:

•Otolaryngologists,•MaxillofacialSurgeons• Radiotherapists•MedicalOncologists•GeneralSurgeons

TheWorldTourismeanttospreadknowledgearoundtheworld.Leadingexpertsinthefieldsofheadandnecksurgery,radiotherapyandmedicaloncologytraveltodifferentplacesaroundtheglobetosharetheirknowledge.

AfteraverysuccessfulWorldTourProgramin2008and2010,theIFHNOSisofferingagainaglobalcontinuingmedicaleducationprogramfeaturingthemostrespectedleadersinthefieldofheadnecksurgery,radiotherapyandoncology.

Theprogramwillprovidestate-of-the-artknowledgeandexplorethefrontiersofheadandneckcancerdiagnosisandtreatmentthroughintroductorylectures;intenseinteractivediscussionswithregionalspecialiststhroughcasepresentationsanddemonstrationofoperativetechniquesthroughvideosessions.Ampleopportunityforinteractivediscussionsbetweenthelocalfaculty,attendeesandthetravelingfacultywillbeprovided.OrganizingCommittee:

• FonsBalm,DepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&Surgery,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam• JanPauldeBoer,DepartmentofMedicalOncology,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam•MichielvandenBrekel,DepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&Surgery,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam

•CoenRasch,DepartmentofRadiotherapy,AcademicMedicalCenter,Amsterdam• LudiSmeele,DepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&Surgery,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam• Secretary:MarionvanZuilen,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam•Conferenceagency:EvelineShpitzer,KaleidoscopeRegionalScientificCommittee:

• RobertBaatenburgdeJong,DepartmentofOtolaryngology,ErasmusMedicalCenter,Rotterdam

•RemcodeBree,DepartmentofOtolaryngology/Head&NeckSurgery,VUUniversityMedicalCenter,Amsterdam

• FritsvanCoevorden,DepartmentofSurgicalOncology,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam•ChristosGeorgalas,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,AcademicMedicalCenter,Amsterdam

• JohnHaanen,DepartmentofMedicalOncology,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam•OlgaHamming,DepartmentofRadiotherapy,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam•CarlavanHerpen,MedicalOncologist,RadboudUniversityNijmegenMedicalCentre,Nijmegen

• FrankHoebers,DepartmentofRadiotherapy,MaastrichtUniversityMedicalCenter,Maastricht

• JobKievit,DepartmentofMedicalDecisionMaking,LeidenUniversityMedicalCenter,Leiden

•MartinKlop,DepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&Surgery,NKI-AVL,Amsterdam

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-12:30OrganPreservation-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Ashok Shaha

10:30-10:50EndoscopicSurgeryforLaryngealFunctionPreservationLecturer: Piero Nicolai

10:50-11:10RadiationTherapyforLaryngealFunctionPreservation Lecturer: Brian O'Sullivan

11:10-11:30ChemotherapyforLaryngealFunctionPreservation Lecturer: Jan Vermorken

11:30-12:30PanelDiscussion(Panelists: Jatin Shah, Regional Experts)

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:30StumptheFaculty-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Ashok Shaha

(Panelists:JatinShah,AlexanderRapidis*/DanielFliss*,PieroNicolai,JanVermorken,BrianO'Sullivan,

RegionalExperts)

3:30-3:50 Coffee break

3:50-5:00ReconstructiveSurgery-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Alexander

Rapidis*/Daniel Fliss*

3:50-4:20ReconstructiveTechniquesLecturer:JatinShah

4:20-5:00PanelDiscussion(Panelists:AlexanderRapidis*/DanielFliss*,PieroNicolai,RegionalExperts)

5:00-6:30OperativeTechniquesinHeadandNeckSurgeryII Jatin Shah, Ashok Shaha,

Alexander Rapidis*/

Daniel Fliss*, Piero Nicolai

Day3

8:00-9:30ParapharyngealTumors-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Alexander

Rapidis*/Daniel Fliss*

8:00-8:30ParapharyngealSpaceTumors Lecturer: Jatin Shah

8:30-9:30PanelDiscussion(Panelists:PieroNicolai,AshokShaha,RegionalExperts)

9:30-10:00 Coffee break

10:00-10:30Melanoma-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Piero Nicolai

CutaneousMelanomas Lecturer: Ashok Shaha

10:30-12:30SkullBaseSurgery-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Piero Nicolai

10:30-11:00SkullBaseSurgery Lecturer: Daniel Fliss*/

Jatin Shah

11:00-12:30PanelDiscussion(Panelists:JatinShah,BrianO’Sullivan,RegionalExperts)

AlexanderRapidis(Oct1-10)

DailySchedule

Day1

7:30to8:00Introduction Jatin Shah

8:00-9:30OralCancer-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Ashok Shaha

8:00-8:30OralCancer Lecturer: Jatin Shah

8:30-9:30PanelDiscussion(Panelists:AlexanderRapidis,DanielFliss,BrianO'Sullivan,RegionalExperts)

9:30-10:00 Coffee break

10:00-12:30ThyroidCancer-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Piero Nicolai

10:00-10:30TreatmentofPrimaryCancers Lecturer: Jatin Shah

10:30-11:00TreatmentoftheNeck Lecturer: Ashok Shaha

11:00-12:30PanelDiscussion(Panelists:BrianO'Sullivan,JanVermorken,RegionalExperts)

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-4:00MultidisciplinaryTherapy-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Jatin Shah

1:30-2:00Chemotherapy Lecturer: Jan Vermorken

2:00-2:30RadiationTherapy Lecturer: Brian O'Sullivan

2:30-3:00ComplicationsfromRadiationTherapy Lecturer: Alexander

Rapidis*/DanielFliss*

3:00-4:00PanelDiscussion(Panelists:AshokShaha,RegionalExperts)

4:00-4:20 Coffee break

4:20-5:40SalivaryTumors-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Brian O'Sullivan

4:20-4:50SalivaryTumors Lecturer: Ashok Shaha

4:50-5:40PanelDiscussion(Panelists:JatinShah,AlexanderRapidis*/DanielFliss*,RegionalExperts)

5:40-7:00OperativeTechniquesinHeadandNeckSurgeryI Jatin Shah,

Ashok Shaha, Piero

Nicolai, Alexander

Rapidis*Daniel Fliss*

Day2

8:00-10:00MinimallyInvasiveSurgery-Chair:RegionalExpert Moderator: Jatin Shah

8:00-8:30MinimallyInvasiveSinusSurgery Lecturer: Piero Nicolai

8:30-9:30MinimallyInvasiveThyroidSurgery Lecturer: Ashok Shaha

9:00-10:00PanelDiscussion(Panelists:AlexanderRapidis*/DanielFliss*,RegionalExperts)

OnlineregistrationwillopenonJune1st,2011

EarlybirdregistrationuntilApril30th,2012:€450

RegularregistrationafterMay1st,2012:€550

Paramedicalstaff&Residents:€300

CMEAccreditationswillbeappliedforthisEducationalProgram.

LocalOrganizingCommittee:

MichielvandenBrekel,FonsBalm,LudiSmeele,JanPauldeBoer,CoenRasch

ConferenceOrganization:

MarionvanZuilen-SecretaryDepartmentofHead&NeckOncology&SurgeryNKI-AVLPlesmanlaan121,1066CXAmsterdam,TheNetherlandsTel.+31205122550,Fax+31205122554,Email:kno@nki.nl

ConferenceManagement:

EvelineShpitzerGotlib-InternationalConferenceManagerKaleidoscopeLtd,www.kldldt.com,Email:Eveline@kldltd.comTel:+972-3-6041777,Fax:+972-3-6048473

Maintopicswillincludediagnosisandmanagementofcancerofthe:

• oralcavity• pharynx• arynx• salivaryglands• parapharyngealspace• thyroid• paranasalsinusesandskullbase• cutaneousmalignanciesoftheheadandneckandmetastaticcancerinthehead• neckaswellasreconstructivesurgery

Venue:

Novotel,theNewConferenceHotel,Europaboulevard10;NL-1083ADAmsterdam,theNetherlands

Formoreinformationontheprogramandaccommodationpleaseentertheofficialwebsite: www.ifhnosamsterdam2012.org

This leaflet is sponsored by Platon Medical Ltd. www.platonmedical.co.uk