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How do you address challenges in managing advanced cancer in a multidisciplinary clinic?

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Lesson 11  •  26 Aug 2024

How do you address challenges in managing advanced cancer in a multidisciplinary clinic?

with Dr. Mihir Patel, Dr. Ashley Agan

Course overview

Explore evolving insights into HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer in this Head and Neck Cancer Course. Learn screening challenges, diagnosis, and treatment advancements like liquid biopsy and TORS, and how multidisciplinary approaches improve outcomes.

2 hours, 30 lessons

Lessons

HPV & Oropharyngeal Cancer: Evolving Insights & Implications with Dr. Mihir Patel



Lesson 1

How has research linked HPV to the rise in oropharyngeal cancers, and what challenges exist in screening for it?



Lesson 2

What are the complexities of detecting HPV-driven cancers?



Lesson 3

How have advancements like liquid biopsy improved diagnosing and treating HPV-driven cancers?



Lesson 4

What is your imaging workup for oropharyngeal cancers?



Lesson 5

How do you target your biopsies with painless neck masses of unknown primary origin?



Lesson 6

What is your workup and surgical approach for patients with unknown primary tumors in the head and neck?



Lesson 7

How do you systematically search for unknown primary tumors in the head and neck while minimizing patient risk?



Lesson 8

How do surgeons and pathologists in examine tonsils during surgery for cancer detection?



Lesson 9

What is the treatment pathway for unknown primary cancer patients post-tonsillectomy?



Lesson 10

Can multidisciplinary collaboration and TORS reduce radiation doses and improve outcomes?



Lesson 11

How do you address challenges in managing advanced cancer in a multidisciplinary clinic?



Lesson 12

Tell us your experience using immune checkpoint inhibitors for primary cancer treatment before surgery?



Lesson 13

How do you counsel cancer patients about HPV transmission and address concerns about it being an STD?



Lesson 14

How can ctDNA improve cancer screening and what are the long-term implications of the HPV vaccine?





Free Flaps 101 with Dr. Eli Gordin



Lesson 15

Tell us about pre-op consultations for free and local flaps made for head and neck reconstruction



Lesson 16

What is the recovery process for patients after a free flap surgery?



Lesson 17

How do variations in age, pre-op status, and adjunctive therapies like radiation impact patient recovery?



Lesson 18

How are hypercoagulable patients managed in free flap surgery?



Lesson 19

How has virtual surgical planning improved precision and efficiency in complex reconstructions?



Lesson 20

How do you prep donor sites for reconstructions, and what role does Doppler mapping play?



Lesson 21

How are fluid management and transfusions managed during surgical flap procedures to improve outcomes?



Lesson 22

How are vascular cuts and ischemia time managed during fibula flap harvesting for reconstructive surgery?



Lesson 23

How do you manage veins, arteries, and valves during reconstructions?



Lesson 24

Tell us about your technique for suturing arteries, including suture types, needles, and handling leaks?



Lesson 25

What are the methods and challenges of flushing veins and arteries, and using implantable Dopplers during surgery?



Lesson 26

What is your protocol for flap checks post-operatively?



Lesson 27

How should bleeding in surgical flaps be managed and when is it essential to return to the OR?



Lesson 28

What are your strategies for addressing microvascular flap complications?



Lesson 29

How can surgical teams diagnose and address arterial and venous anastomosis issues in the OR?



Lesson 30

When and how should anticoagulation or thrombolysis be used for salvageable flaps in postoperative care?

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