Add to Calendar 2025 Oral Oncology Symposium 4/10/2025 7:00:00 AM 4/12/2025 5:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://mdanderson.cloud-cme.com/OralOncology2025 Description: The symposium aims to improve the recognition of the presenting signs of head and neck cancer and encourage timely referrals for evaluation and treatment. It will also teach the dentist to improve the management of oral symptoms related to multiple cancer therapies and be aware to the oral morbidities of cancer treatment. The symposium will offer the healthcare provider an update on multidisciplinary care of hea... MD Anderson - Duncan Building (CPB) false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7:00 AM - Saturday, April 12, 2025, 5:30 PM, MD Anderson - Duncan Building (CPB), Houston, TX

Target Audience
Specialties - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck, Surgery
Professions - Dentist, Nurse - APRN, Nurse - LVN, Nurse - RN, Other, Physician (MD or DO), Student or Trainee

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.00 hours), ANCC - Nursing Contact Hour(s) (16.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (16.00 hours)

Overview

The symposium aims to improve the recognition of the presenting signs of head and neck cancer and encourage timely referrals for evaluation and treatment. It will also teach the dentist to improve the management of oral symptoms related to multiple cancer therapies and be aware to the oral morbidities of cancer treatment. The symposium will offer the healthcare provider an update on multidisciplinary care of head and neck cancer patients and the sequela of oncologic treatment. Multiple topics will be presented: fundamentals of major cancer and biologic therapies, head and neck surgery techniques and reconstruction, management of oral complications related to cancer therapies, pain and symptom management, nutritional and psychological counseling, speech and swallowing rehabilitation, and prosthetic rehabilitation of the head and neck cancer patient. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the fundamentals of major therapies for head and neck cancer and the management of treatment-induced complications.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Discuss the recognition of the presenting signs of head and neck cancer .
  2. Identify methods that increase timely referrals for biopsy and treatment.
  3. Develop improvement of management of oral symptoms related to multiple cancer therapies and be aware of the difficulties that treatment may create.

Registration

Location:
MD Anderson Cancer Center Duncan Building (CPB)
Floor 8, Conference Center
1155 Pressler Street
Houston, Texas  77030

Activity Directors
Theresa M. Hofstede, DDS, FACP, Director
Mark S. Chambers, DMD, MS, Co-Director
Ruth Aponte Wesson, DDS, Co-Director


Registration and Continental breakfast opens at 7:00 AM.  The symposium Welcome and Opening Remarks will begin at 8:00 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2025, and will adjourn at 11:30 AM on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (EXTENDED)

Deadline for abstract submissions extended to Friday, March 21, 2025.

Oral Oncology, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Oral Medicine, and Oral Cancer Research are acceptable. All abstract submitters should be prepared to present their work as a poster.

Abstract Formatting Instructions
Limit poster abstracts to one page, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, single spaced with one-inch margins, and left justified. Organize the abstract into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. All abbreviations or acronyms should be spelled out the first time they are used. Provide three to five keywords describing the nature and content of the abstract. Please include the name of the conference, title of your presentation, author’s full name, highest degree, and institutional affiliation. Also please include author’s telephone, fax, and email information.

Abstract Submission Instructions
Abstracts will only be accepted electronically and should be uploaded to: https://bit.ly/42mnJ4d.  (Note: The link is case sensitive).

Abstract and Poster Notification Dates
The conference committee will select abstracts for presentations based on the scientific merit and the quality of the content. Abstracts that are not submitted in the format above will not be accepted. Abstracts will not be edited.

Accepted abstract first authors will be invited to create a Poster of their research for display. Freestanding 4 ft. x 8 ft. display boards and pushpins will be provided for the poster session.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts extended to Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT. The first author of the abstract will receive an automated submission email confirming that the abstract has been received. Notification of acceptance for poster presentations with directives will be acknowledged by Wednesday, March 28, 2025 via email.

Note: In addition to submitting an abstract, conference registration must be completed. Contact Felisha Estelle at festelle@mdanderson for registration details.

Registration Fee

Telephone registrations are not accepted.

When registering online a receipt (confirmation letter) will be automatically emailed to the e-mail address you list on the registration form.  Once your payment has been made, a receipt can be found in the MyCE tab of your PEP@MD Anderson account. 

Evaluation
A course evaluation tool will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.  The survey link will be provided during the review course.

Refund/Cancellation Policy
The registration fee, minus a $50.00 administration-handling fee, is refundable if a written request is received on or before Monday, March 10, 2025.  No refunds will be granted after these dates. The request for a registration refund must include the tax identification number of the company or institution if registration was paid by a company or institution check.

The Department of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary.  Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or at the phone or fax numbers given on the registration form.  In case of activity cancellation, the liability of the Department of Continuing Professional Education, is limited to the registration fee. CPE will refund the full registration fee.

The Department of Continuing Professional Education, reserves the right to limit the number of participants in a program and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available.

Ground Transportation
Houston is served by two airports, George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and William P. Hobby (HOU). The following ground transportations are available to and from the airports to the Medical Center.

  • Uber and Lyft

  • Taxicabs: Yellow Cab 713-236-1111; Fiesta Cab 713-225-2666

  • Super Shuttle: For more information, call toll free at 800-258-3826, or on-line at www.supershuttle.com. 


Parking Information and Directions


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 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.

Credit Designation
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity will award 16.00 Nursing Contact Hours.

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between The American College of Prosthodontists and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of CME/Conference Management.


The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp

The American College of Prosthodontists designates this activity for 16.50 CE hours.


American College of Prosthodontists (ACP)
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
11/1/2024 to 10/31/2027
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