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2021: Virtual - Survivorship After Cancer of The Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Symposium (August 4/11/18/25)
The purpose of this symposium is to provide fundamental information necessary for a comprehensive approach to survivorship care of head and neck cancer patients. This symposium is intended to improve healthcare providers’ ability to provide high-quality survivorship care to the growing population of head and neck cancer survivors.
Target Audience
Professional providers, cancer survivors, primary care physicians, nurses, residents, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dentists and other interested healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
Objectives
At the completion of the course, the participant should be able to:
1. Recognize the components of high-quality head and neck cancer survivorship care.
2. Identify prevailing late and long-term effects head and neck cancer survivors’ experience.
3. Describe strategies and interventions to address the complex needs of head and neck
cancer survivors.
4. Recognize new systemic therapies for head and neck cancer and potential side effects.
Additional Information
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SCHEDULE
Day 1 of 4: Wednesday, August 4, 2021: Clinical Science Advances Survivorship Care
Location: Virtual
Moderator: Jonas Johnson, MD
12:00 – 12:15 pm Breaking Science on the Late and Long-term Effects of Treatment After Head and Neck Cancer
Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN
12:15 – 12:30 pm How Health Literacy Impacts Patient and Caregiver Outcomes
Jymirah Morris, BS
12:30 – 12:45 pm Understanding the Relationship Between Neck Disability and Dysphagia in Head and Neck Survivors
Alexandria Harris, MS, MD
12:45 – 1:00 pm Q & A
1:00 pm Adjournment Day 1 of 4
Day 2 of 4: Wednesday, August 11, 2021: Current Standards and Innovations in Dysphagia Management for Head & Neck Cancer
Location: Virtual
Moderator: Audrey Hayward, PA-C
12:00 – 12:15 pm Current Standards in Dysphagia Management
Kate Hutcheson, PhD
12:15 – 12:30 pm Integrating Biofeedback into Post-Glossectomy Dysphagia Management
Carly Barbon, PhD, SLP(C), Reg.CASLPO
12:30 – 12:45 pm Integrating Manual Therapy into Dysphagia Management in HNC Survivors
Holly McMillan, MCD, CCC-SLP, LMP, CLT
12:45 – 1:00 pm Q & A
1:00 pm Adjournment Day 2 of 4
Day 3 of 4: Wednesday, August 18, 2021: Psychosocial Interventions for the Mental Health of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Location: Virtual
Moderator: Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN
12:00 – 12:15 pm Mental Health of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Danielle MacNeil, MD, MSc
12:15 – 12:30 pm Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Liz Cash, PhD
12:30 – 12:45 pm Anxiety and Depression in Head and Neck Survivorship
Daniel McFarland, DO
12:45 -- 1:00 pm Coping with Body Image Distress After Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
Amy Williams, PhD, LP
1:00 pm Adjournment Day 3 of 4
Day 4 of 4: Wednesday, August 25, 2021: Defining the Value of Survivorship
Location: Virtual
Moderator: Jonas Johnson, MD/ Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN
12:00 – 1:00 pm Defining the Value of Survivorship
David Cognetti, MD; Brooke Worster, MD, David Neu
1:00 pm Adjournment Day 4 of 4
COURSE DIRECTORS
Audrey Hayward, PA-C
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jonas Johnson, MD
Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN
Assistant Professor
Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
School of Nursing
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Guest Faculty
Carly Barbon, PhD, SLP(C), Reg.CASLPO
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Cash, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Health Psychologist
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery & Communicative Disorders
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY
David Cognetti, MD
Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Kate Hutcheson, PhD
Professor
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Danielle MacNeil, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
Daniel McFarland, DO
Assistant Attending
Head and Neck/Thoracic Malignancies
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
Manhattan Ear Eye Throat Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
Holly McMillan, MCD, CCC-SLP, LMP, CLT
Senior Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Co-Director, Trismus Clinic
Oncologic Speech Pathology Pre-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Speech Pathology & Audiology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
David Neu
Executive Chairman, AnandaHealth
Co Founder
Neu Center for Supportive Medicine and Cancer Survivorship
Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA
Amy Williams, PhD, LP
Senior Staff Clinical Health Psychologist,
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Henry Ford Health System,
Detroit, MI
Brooke Worster, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Neu Center for Supportive Medicine and Cancer Survivorship
Program Director, Medical Cannabis Science and Business, IEHP
JeffersonHealth.org/SKCC
Local Faculty
Alexandria Harris, MS, MD
Research Fellow
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jymirah Morris, BS
Research Fellow
Medical Degree Candidate, Class of 2022 Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.
The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
Kate Hutcheson, PhD
Grant/Research Support: Charles and Daneen Stiefel Oropharynx Fund, NIH, THRIVE Foundation, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant Program. Personal Fees: Medbridge Inc., America Speech Language and Hearing Association, Atos Medical; Salary: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
David Cognetti, MD
Consultant: AD Board-Rakuten Medical
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
ASHA CEUs
This event is offered for:
Day 1 - 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)
Day 2 - 0.1 CEU (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)
Day 3 - 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)
Day 4 - 0.1 CEU (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)
Attendees participating in both days will earn 0.40 CEUs
Following Day 1 of this event participants will be able to:
1.) Define the components of high-quality head and neck cancer survivorship care.
2.) Identify prevailing late and long-term effects in head and neck cancer survivors’ experience.
3.) Recognize new systemic therapies for head and neck cancer and potential side effects.
4.) Discuss the psychological impact that head and neck cancer and its treatment-related effects have on survivors
Following Day 2 of this event participants will be able to:
1.) Describe strategies and interventions to address the complex needs of head and neck cancer survivors.
2.) Discuss the prevalence of dysphagia after treatment for head and neck cancer survivors.
3.) Explain innovative treatments for head and neck cancer survivors with dysphagia.
4.) Identify key strategies to maintain good oral hygiene during phases of treatment and survivorship
Available Credit
- 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 Attendance
For Online Registration (Individual Registration is Required for each Date):
Wednesday, August 4, 2021: Clinical Science Advances Survivorship Care
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z8rHjAddQC-eIqBfvj6GUA
Wednesday, August 11, 2021: Current Standards and Innovations in Dysphagia Management for Head & Neck Cancer
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2EfeL37STGWN7ZK9BewfFg
Wednesday, August 18, 2021: Psychosocial Interventions for the Mental Health of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ldIvhK6fS4WwEaYb7bpafg
Wednesday, August 25, 2021: Defining the Value of Survivorship