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AROI ESTRO
Head & Neck Teaching Course
The 2nd AROI-ESTRO Head & Neck Teaching Course is scheduled to take place from the 6th to the 8th of June 2024 at MIOT International, Chennai, India. This course aims to provide recent updates and state-of-the-art knowledge regarding the management of Head & Neck Cancers, focusing particularly on Oropharynx and Nasopharynx Cancers. The event will feature lectures by faculty members from AROI and ESTRO, as well as distinguished local faculties, along with interactive contouring and treatment planning sessions.
Programme details |
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Course Organisers
Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar
Course Director, AROI
Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen
Course Director, ESTRO
Dr. Rajesh Vashistha
Chair, AROI
Dr. Manoj Gupta
President, AROI
Dr. S.N. Senapati,
President Elect, AROI
Dr. V.Srinivasan
Secretary General, AROI
Course Faculty |
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| ESTRO Faculty | AROI / Local Faculty | Guest Faculty |
| Christian Roenn Hansen | Cessal Thomas Kainickal | Mr Shrikant Kale MP |
| Daan Nevens | Sarbani Ghosh Laskar | Deepti Jain |
| Jesper Grau Eriksen | Shaleen Kumar | Bala Teja |
| Ashwini Budrukkar | ||
| Sanjoy Chatterjee | ||
| K.S.Kirushna Kumar | ||
| V.Srinivasan | ||
Teachers |
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Date: 6th June 2024, Thursday |
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Time |
Lecture |
Speaker |
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| 08.45–09.10 | Introduction | AROI EB, Dr. Prithvi Mohandas, Managing Director, MIOT International Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar |
| 09.10–10.00 | Landscape Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPSCC) in India and Europe(Incidence, etiology, etc.) | Dr. Sanjoy Chatterjee (AROI) Dr. Daan Nevens (ESTRO) |
| 10.00–10.30 | Clinical work-up with focus on Imaging -Oropharyngeal cancer | Dr. Cessal (AROI) |
| 10.30–11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00–11.45 | Imaging work-up in OPSCC– which, when, why | Dr. Shaleen Kumar (AROI) |
| 11.45–12.15 | Biomarkers in OPSCC: HPV or p16 testing, methods | Dr. Deepti Jain |
| 12.15–12.45 | Management of OPSCC – Is there a role for Surgery? | Dr. Bala Teja |
| 12.45–13.45 | Lunch break | |
| 13.45–14.15 | Management of OPSCC – What after Surgery? | Dr. Sanjoy Chatterjee (AROI) |
| 14.15-15.00 | Radical Non-Surgical Options for OPSCC | Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen (ESTRO) |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30-16.15 (RO parallel session) | PORT –selection and delineation of target volumes | Dr. Daan Nevens (ESTRO) |
| 16.15-17.30 (RO parallel session) | Discussion of FALCON homework delineation on PORT | Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen (ESTRO) |
| 15.30-17.30 (MP parallel session) | Principles of planning PORT OPSCC and discussion of plans from homework on EBRT | Dr. Christian Roenn Hansen (ESTRO) |
| 17.30–17.45 | Summary of the day | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen |
Date: 7th June 2024, Friday |
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Time |
Lecture |
Speaker |
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| 08.30–08.45 | Introductory Remarks | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen |
| 08.45–09.30 | Can treatment be guided by HPV-status? | Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen (ESTRO) |
| 09.30-10.00 | Role of Brachytherapy in OPSCC | Dr. Ashwini Budrukkar (AROI) |
| 10.00–10.45 (RO parallel session) | Primary RT – selection and delineation of target volumes | Dr. Daan Nevens (ESTRO) |
| 10.00–10.45 (MP parallel session) | Principles of planning primary OPSCC and discussion of plans from homework on primary EBRT (Session1) | Dr. Christian Roenn Hansen (ESTRO) |
| 10.45–11.15 | Coffee break | |
| 11.15–11.45 (RO parallel session) | Discussion of FALCON homework delineation on primary RT | Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen (ESTRO) |
| 11.15–11.45 (MP parallel session) | Principles of planning primary OPSCC and discussion of plans from homework on primary EBRT (Session 2) | Physicists |
| 11.45–12.30 (RO parallel session) | Discussion of FALCON homework delineation on Brachytherapy | AROI |
| 11.45-12.30 (MP parallel session) | Principles of planning Brachytherapy and discussion of plans from homework on Brachytherapy | AROI + ESTRO |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch break | |
| 14.00–14.45 | The collaboration between oncologists and physicists in advanced EBRT techniques in OPSCC and NPC: treatment planning, IMRT, IMPT and IGRT | Dr. Christian Roenn Hansen (ESTRO) |
| 14.45–15.15 | Systemic therapy for curative intent – when and how much? | Dr. K. S. Kirushna kumar (AROI) |
| 15.15–16.00 | Follow-up of Oropharyngeal Cancer: – what to register, importance of HPV status, tobacco abuse, management of morbidity | Dr. Sanjoy Chatterjee (AROI) |
| 16.00–16.30 | Coffee break | |
| 16.30–17.30 | Multimodality palliative treatment of OPSCC | Dr. Shaleen Kumar (AROI) |
| 17.30–17.45 | Summary of the day | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen |
Date: 8th June 2024, Saturday |
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Time |
Lecture |
Speaker |
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| 08.30-08.40 | Introductory Remarks | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen |
| 08.40–09.05 | Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC) | Dr. Cessal (AROI) |
| 09.05-09.25 | NPC in Europe | Dr. Daan Nevens (ESTRO) |
| 09.25–10.15 | Imaging & Staging in NPC | Dr. Cessal (AROI) |
| 10.15-10.45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10.45–11.15 | Management of Early Stage NPC | Dr. Sanjoy Chatterjee (AROI) |
| 11.15-11.45 | Management of locoregionally advanced NPC | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar (AROI) |
| 11.45-12.15 | Systemic therapy in the Management of NPC | Dr. K. S. Kirushna kumar (AROI) |
| 12.15–13.00 (RO parallel session) | Aspects of delineation for NPC – examples from FALCON homework | AROI |
| 12.15–13.00 (MP parallel session) | Aspects of treatment planning for NPC – examples from FALCON homework | Physicists |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch break | |
| 14.00–14.20 | Role of Brachytherapy in NPC: Current status | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar (AROI) |
| 14.20-14.50 | Management of Metastatic NPC | Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar (AROI) |
| 14.50-16.00 | Case discussions (OPSCC & NPC): 4 stations, 3 cases at each station, manned by AROI/ ESTRO Faculty | |
| 16.00-16.15 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.15-17.45 | Panel discussion (OPSCC, NPC, Recurrent OPSCC, NPC) | Moderated by: AROI &ESTRO (Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar & Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen) |
| 17.45–18.00 | Valedictory, Feedback | Dr. Jesper Grau Eriksen Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar AROI EB Participants |
Course Overview
Target Group
The course is aimed at Radiation Oncologists/Medical Physicists involved in the management of head & neck cancers, including treatment and radiation therapy planning in their daily routine. It is designed for a basic understanding of evidence-based management and current updates in head and neck cancers, along with contouring and planning sessions to enhance their knowledge and IMRT/IGRT planning techniques. Participation by a group of Radiation Oncologist and Medical Physicist from a hospital/ institute is strongly recommended. A special discount on the registration fee has also been provided for this group.
Course Aim
This three-day course intends to enhance the knowledge of the participants in the management and treatment planning of Oropharynx and Nasopharynx cancers with contouring and treatment planning sessions
Course Content
- Evidence based management of head and neck cancers: Oropharynx & Nasopharynx
- Includes didactic lectures
- Contouring and planning sessions on the treatment planning systems
- Panel discussions on the management protocols
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants should be able to understand and be able to implement the management and learn advanced radiation therapy planning techniques in the treatment of Oropharynx &Nasopharynx, along with recent updates.
Teaching Methods
- Didactic lectures, Countouring and hands on training in treatment planning of Oropharynx & Nasopharynx.
- Panel discussions and interactive sessions