Date & Location
Monday, January 12, 2026, 12:00 AM - Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM

Credits
Non-Accredited (0.00 hours)

Overview

The 2026 MD Anderson Head and Neck Collaborative webinar series offers 3 live webinars this year. Your registration also gives you access to on-demand recordings of the 3 live webinars throughout the year + 18 previously recorded on-demand lectures. This series is designed for speech pathologists and other oncology professionals caring for individuals with head and neck cancer. This series will bring together interdisciplinary world leaders in head and neck oncology to discuss practice dilemmas and forward thinking, evidence-based care models. The live webinar content will focus on bridging recent clinical trials reporting out of MD Anderson this year to real-world clinical practice of speech pathologists. Clinical ethics will be emphasized in the final live webinar. All live webinars will include a panel discussion with live Q&A and will be available on-demand after the live recording. Each live session will last 1.5 hours, from 11:30 am-1pm central time. For your $99 registration, you can access over 20 hours of content (live and on-demand). Your subscription will provide unlimited access to on-demand recorded webinars as they become available.

How to Navigate this website:
To view different courses and information on each course select "view content". Here you will see the different courses currently offered. By clicking the link in each course box you will see a pdf with more information about the course including: course description, objectives, biographies, disclosures, and completion requirements. If it is an upcoming live course, you will see information on how to attend the live event. 

Audience information:
This series is designed for speech pathologists and other professionals working in head and neck cancer. A basic knowledge of this population is recommended, but not required as this is an intermediate course. The offering will require access to the internet and a computer with the capability to play video and sound.   

To receive ASHA CEUs, the following steps must be completed: 

  • Read the written manual in full.

  • Complete the pre/post-test for the manual with a post-test score of at least 90% (you have unlimited attempts).

  • Watch each webinar in full, as tracked by the computer system.

  • Submit a post-course survey for the course.

ASHA CE's are submitted 45 days after the close of the reporting period (which is the end of the month the course was completed). 

2026 SERIES

Topics and Dates for Live Webinars:

  1. March 25, 2026 - Out of the Gate: Surgical and SLP collaborations in acute postoperative care to optimize function

  2. May 27, 2026 - Every patient, Every time: Fundamentals of HN exam - multidisciplinary perspective

  3. August 26, 2026 - But I don't want a feeding tube: Ethical decisions about eating as an aspirator

Topics for On-Demand Webinars: 
Each session is 1.5 hours.

  1. Protocols for Intensive Dysphagia Therapy 

  2. Interdisciplinary Protocols for Complete Stricture 

  3. Radiation Innovations to Optimize Swallow Function 

  4. Pathways and Protocols to Manage Trismus 

  5. Clinical Algorithms for Management of Enlarged Puncture 

  6. Surgical Techniques to Optimize Total Laryngectomy Function 

  7. Implementing DIGEST in Videofluoroscopy and Endoscopy 

  8. Late Radiation Associated Dysphagia to Elective Laryngectomy 

  9. Optimizing Outcomes After Glossectomy 

  10. Stoma Structure to Function 

  11. Complexity of Care and Ethical Decision Making in H&N Cancer 

  12. Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in H&N Cancer: Nobody Nose

  13. Mind the Gap: Prehab and Early Post-Surgical Rehab

  14. But They Can't Aspirate - Dysphagia After Total Laryngectomy

  15. What's the Goal - Achieving Goal Concordant Rehab in H&N Cancer

  16. Hands On The MANTLE Trial Results: What Does This Mean For My Dysphagia Practice? 

  17. MD Anderson Proton Trial Results: What Do They Mean for RT Swallow Protocols?

  18. PRO-ACTIVE Trial Results: What Does This Mean for My Dysphagia Practice? 

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Cancellation and refunds will not be offered for this course as content will be available for a prolonged period of time. Refunds will be offered if MD Anderson cancels the course. 

Accommodations: Submit any accommodation needs via email to [email protected]. 14 days prior to scheduled live event. For on-demand content submit at least 30 days in advance of plans to participate. Reasonable accommodation will be made.  

Complaint policy: email [email protected] within 30 days of completing the webinar. 


Additional Information

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