» Program | Friday 28.03.2025
Registration desk open 07.00h
Plenary
Main Conference Hall (Grote Zaal)
08.00-08.30h Keynote lecture by Chris Holsinger “AI for H&N Oncologists: Arriving in the Operating Room and Clinic in 2025
Session 3.0 New Diagnosis, Treatments and Technology
08.30-08.50h Lecture by Paolo Bossi “The current Landscape of Systemic Treatments of Sinonasal Malignancies”
08.50-09.10h Lecture by Hans Langendijk “Has Proton Therapy Fulfilled its Promise?”
09.10-09.15h Change to paralell
Parallel Sessions
Grote Zaal
09.15-10.25h Session 3.1
New Diagnosis, Treatments and Technology
09.15 – 09.25h: paper #1
09.25 – 09.35h: paper #2
09.35 – 09.45h: paper #3
09.45 – 09.55h: paper#4
09.55 – 10.05h: paper#5
10.05 – 10.15h: paper#6
10.15 – 10.25h: paper #7
Selected papers will be published January 2025
Veilingzaal
09.15 – 10.25h Session 3.2
Tumors of the parapharyngeal space
“One anatomical space, a variety of tumors: how radiology can guide the diagnosis”: Marco Ravanelli
“Surgical corridors to a deeply located region: how to choose and combine different approaches”: Davide Mattavelli
“Surgical corridors to a deeply located region: how to choose and combine different approaches”: Olindo Massarelli
“The management of unresectable primary and recurrent parotid/parapharyngeal salivary gland cancer”: Sara Ronchi –
“Beyond chemotherapy: future perspectives of novel systemic agents and molecular profiling in salivary gland cancer”: Salvatore Alfieri –
Administratiezaal
09.15-10.25h Session 3.3
EHNS Tumor Board
“Case 1”: Erim Pamuk
“Case 2”: Joke van Nuffel
“Case 3”: Claudio Sampieri
Panel discussion with: Wojciech Golusinski, Patrick Shenan, Jan Clozar, Silke Tribus (RT), Åse Bratland (MO)–
Berlagezaal
09.15 – 10.25h Session 3.4
Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society Symposium
“Management of head and neck cancer in resource-constrained areas”
“Establishing region-specific guidelines for head and neck cancer care”: Leandro Matos
“Challenges faced in treating head and neck cancer in resource-scarce centers”: Izabella Costa
Luiz P. Kowalski – “The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in treating head and neck cancer“
“Strategies to prioritize and optimize head and neck cancer care in low- and middle-income countries”: Claudio R. Cernea
“Beyond chemotherapy: future perspectives of novel systemic agents and molecular profiling in salivary gland cancer”: Salvatore Alfieri
10.25 – 11.00h Morning break
Plenary
Grote Zaal
11.00-12.30h Round table 3
Planning of Head and Neck Reconstruction
11.00-11.20h Lecture by Sat Parmar “Virtual and 3D Planning of Oral Cavity Defects”
11.20-11.40h Lecture by Christian von Buchwald “Complex Reconstruction of the Anterior Skull Base
11.40-12.00h Lecture by Vincent Vanderpoorten “Reconstructing the Oropharynx after TORS”
12.00-12.20h Lecture by Ralph Gilbert “Planning of Complex Post-laryngectomy Defects”
12.20-12.30h Discussions and Q&A
12.30 – 13.30h Lunch
12.30-13.30h Symposium sponsored by MERCK
Plenary
Grote Zaal
13.30-14.00h Keynote lecture by Paolo Dotto “Sex Dimorphism in Head and Neck Cancer and beyond”
Round table 4
Embracing Diversity, Equity and inclusion
14.00-14.20h Lecture by Cecilia Pompili “Challenges Facing Underrepresented Surgeons in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology”
14.20-14.40h Lecture by Bengü Cobanoglu “Principles for Guiding Gender Equity in Faculty Hiring and Promotion Supporting Diversity and Inclusion”
14.40-15.00h Lecture by Lisa Licitra “Framework for Advancing Equity in Academic Medicine and Science: Challenges Faced and how to Overcome”
15.00-15.15h Discussion and Q&A
15.15 – 15.45h Afternoon Break
Plenary
Grote Zaal
Session 4.0 Empower & Making Sense: from prehabilitation to palliative care
15.45-16.05h Lecture by Camilla Dawson“Speech and swallow prehabilitation“
16.05-16.25h Lecture by Marinella Offerman “Futureproof palliative care in- and outside the consultation room“
16.25-16.30h Change to paralell
Parallel Sessions
Grote Zaal
16.30-17.50h Session 4.1
Empower & Making Sense: from prehabilitation to palliative care
16.30 – 16.40h: paper#1
16.40 – 16.50h: paper#2
16.50 – 17.00h: paper#3
17.00 – 17.10h: paper#4
17.10 – 17.20h: paper#5
17.20 – 17.30h: paper#6
17.30 – 17.40h: paper#7
17.40 – 17.50h: paper#8
17.50 – 18.00h: paper#9
Selected papers will be published January 2025
Veilingzaal
16.30-17.50h Session 4.2
IHNS: Update and innovation in parathyroid disease and thyroid management
“The importance of Pre-operative sonographic evaluation for thyroid surgery”: Oded Cohen
“Surgical planning using thyroid nodules molecular analysis”: Galit Avior
“Recurrent regional lymphatic spread – what can be done?”: Limor Muallem Kalmovich –
“Preoperative Imaging in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Optimizing Parathyroid Surgery Outcomes”: Joshua Ben-Zion
“Preoperative 99mTc-MIBI Scan in Parathyroid Surgery among Chronic Renal Disease Patients”: Nir Hirshoren
Administratiezaal
16.30-17.50h Session 4.3
“Enlisting the immune system to treat HPV-associated cancers: virally induced neoantigens as potential targets”: Jens.P. Klussmann
“Neoadjuvant immunotherapy prior to surgery: biological rationale, potential biomarkers, and clinical response”: Stephan Lang
“The promise of immunotherapy in the induction setting prior to chemoradiation”: Markus Hecht
“Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: investigation of the HNSCC tumor microenvironment”: Cornelius Kürten
Berlagezaal
16.30-17.50h Session 4.4
Make Sense Campaign
Introduction to Make Sense: René Leemans
Introduction to Young Tongues: Barbara Fountain
Panel discussion: René Leemans, Wojciech Golusinski, Lisa Licitra;
The need for equal access to head and neck cancer care: An overview
The need for equal access to head and neck cancer care: A discussion
Working together to achieve the same goal
Questions and close
18.00 End of Day
Effectenbeurszaal
19.30 – 22.00h
Festive evening with music, drinks & food!
Ticket mandatory