Draft Program for 3rd meeting of the Irish Head and Neck Society, April 19-20, 2024
IHNS-2024-draft-program-outlineProgram
Friday 19 April
8.45-9.00 Welcome: Prof Patrick Sheahan
9.00-10.30 Diagnostic symposium.
Justin Bishop: Diagnostic challenges in HPV-associated OPSCC
Nishant Agrawal: Circulating tumor DNA as biomarker in H&N SCC
Cesare Piazza: AI in videoendoscopic evaluation of UADT SCC
10.45-11.15: Coffee break
11.15-1.00 Plenary session 1. Oropharynx SCC
Vincente Gregoire: De-escalation of RT-based treatment for HPV-associated OPSCC
Robert Ferris: Role of surgery in the management of OPSCC
Kevin Harrington: Future directions
12.45-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Survivorship symposium
Rebekah Smith: Preoperative nutritional optimization
Kate Hutcheson: Late effects of chemoradiotherapy and impact of cranial neuropathy
15.10-15.40 Coffee break
15.40-17.00 Plenary session 2: Recurrent disease and reconstruction
Vin Paleri: Surgery for recurrent head and neck cancer
Cesare Piazza: Reconstruction of total laryngectomy defect
Sat Parmar: Free tissue transfer in the Vessel depleted neck
17.00-17.30 Stump the professors
17.30-18.30 Poster viewing + reception
20.00- late Conference dinner
Saturday 20 April
8.30-10.45 Free papers
10.45-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-11.45 Kate Hutcheson, Justin Roe – Outcomes measurement in HNSCC
11.45-13.00 Salivary symposium
Julie McCarthy: Milan system for salivary cytology
Justin Bishop: Salivary gland pathology: challenges and evolution
Damien Broderick: Extracapsular dissection vs superficial parotidectomy for PA
13.15 Award of prizes and close of meeting
13.20 General Assembly of IHNS
13.30-14.30 Lunch in restaurant