Where? Auditorium Kiekens (routenummer 1001), UZ Brussel – Laarbeeklaan 101 – 1090 Jette

When? Saturday December 10th 2016 from 9.00h to 13.00h

Program?

8.30 Registration – Coffee
9.00 Introduction (Paul Clement – UZ Leuven)
9.05 The changing role of the pathologist (Phil Sloan – University of Newcastle, UK)
9.25 The ECLYPS trial (Evaluating Cervical Lymph nodes with PET/CT Scan): results and clinical implications” (Laurens Carp and Nils Helsen – UZ Antwerpen)
9.45 Molecular imaging in head and neck cancer (Sjoukje Oosting – University of Groningen, NL)
10.05 Innovations in surgical procedures with main focus on TORS (Uma Duvvuri – Pittsburgh, USA)
10.35 Pause
11.05 New radiotherapy techniques (Hans Langendijk – University of Groningen, NL)
11.30 Immunotherapy indeed a breakthrough in head and neck cancer? (Sylvie Rottey – UZ Gent )
11.50 The value of prophylactic swallowing exercises (Gwen Van Nuffelen – UZ Antwerpen)
12.10 Indirect calorie measuring (Karolien Dams – UZ Antwerpen)
12.30 Quality of Life evaluation: electronics beats paper (Olivier Vanderveken – UZ Antwerpen)
12.45 Concluding remarks (Paul Clement – UZ Leuven)
12.50 Walking lunch (please confirm)