UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Symposium

May 8, 2020 to May 9, 2020

Due to COVID-19, the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Symposium is being postponed for a later date. All paid registrations will be refunded. For more information, contact Brittni Prosdocimo at bittnerb@upmc.edu or 412-623-3671.

Target Audience

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals working with head and neck cancer patients.

Learning Objectives

1. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx.
2. HPV associated oropharyngeal cancer.
3. Recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer.
4. Thyroid and salivary gland malignancies.
5. The role of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

Additional Information

AttachmentSize
PDF icon CANC514053_HeadNeckSymposium_v5.pdf229.26 KB
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 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.
  • 0.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/30/2020
Course expires: 
12/31/2020
Event starts: 
05/08/2020 - 6:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/09/2020 - 6:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
Add to calendar: 
Herberman Conference Center at UPMC Cancer Pavilion UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Dan P. Zandberg, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer Disease Sections
Medical Oncology Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer Program
Division of Hematology/Oncology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center


Heath Skinner, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Basic/Translational Research Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer
Program
Hillman Fellow for Innovative Cancer Research
Department of Radiation Oncology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center


Seungwon Kim, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Interim Director, Head and Neck Division
Department of Otolaryngology
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh


Umamaheswar Duvvuri, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Director of Robotic Surgery
Surgical Oncology Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer Program
Director, Pittsburgh CREATES
VA Pittsburgh Health System

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.  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.

Available Credit

  • 0.25 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.
  • 0.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.25 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Due to COVID-19, the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Symposium is being postponed for a later date. All paid registrations will be refunded. For more information, contact Brittni Prosdocimo at bittnerb@upmc.edu or 412-623-3671.