TGH Cancer Institute l USF Health Head and Neck Symposium

Managing Complex Head & Neck Cancers: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Date | May 3, 2025

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Location

Hilton West Palm Beach 600 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Audience

ENT, Internal Medicine/Family Medicine/PCP, Medical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Endocrinology

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Explain the purpose of multidisciplinary ENT/head and neck cancer care as an integrated approach for consultation among a collaborative team of healthcare professionals.

  • Discuss the benefits of multidisciplinary ENT/head and neck cancer care.

  • Understand the current clinical innovations of ENT/head and neck cancers and how they will change the demands and needs of digestive diseases.

Agenda

7:30 - 8 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 
8 – 8:05 a.m. Welcome Remarks

8:05 - 8:20 a.m. An Overview of Head & Neck Cancers 

Matthew Mifsud, MD, FACS
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair
Chief, Division of Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Center for Advanced Salivary Gland Surgery
University of South Florida Department of
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

8:20 - 8:40 a.m. The Evolving Role of HPV DNA for the Management of Oropharyngeal Cancers

Marshall Posner, MD
Medical Director of Cancer Center Clinical Trials
TGH Cancer Institute | Cancer Center of South Florida (CCSF)

8:40 - 9 a.m. Panel - Oropharyngeal/Oral Cancer Tumor Board

9 - 9:20 a.m. A Primer on Parathyroid Gland Surgery

Douglas E. Politz, MD, FACS, FACE
Medical Director, Parathyroid & Thyroid Institute
Tampa General Hospital

9:20 - 9:40 a.m. Panel - Work Up & Management of Thyroid Nodules

9:40 - 10 a.m. The Comprehensive Management of Sinonasal Malignancies

Mark Tabor, MD
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Rhinology/Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
University of South Florida Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

10 - 10:20 a.m. Panel - Sinonasal/Nasopharyngeal Cancer Tumor Board

10:20 - 10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 - 11 a.m. Advanced Radiation Therapy Techniques for the Head & Neck

Heyoung McBride, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Tampa General Hospital

11 - 11:20 a.m. The Evolving Role of Immunotherapy for the Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head & Neck

Marshall Posner, MD
Medical Director of Cancer Center Clinical Trials
TGH Cancer Institute | Cancer Center of South Florida (CCSF)

11:20 - 11:40 a.m. HPV-Mediated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma and TORS

Tara Mokhtari, MD
Assistant Professor of Division of Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
University of South Florida Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

11:40 a.m. - 12 p.m. Panel - Cutaneous Malignancy Tumor Board

12 - 12:20  p.m. Closing Remarks

Accreditation

PHYSICIANS ACCME
USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
USF Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MEDICINE, FLORIDA BOARD
USF Health is an approved provider of continuing education for physicians through the Florida Board of Medicine. This activity has been reviewed and approved for up to 4.0 continuing education credits.

FLORIDA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
USF Health is an approved provider (50-2970) of Florida Physician Assistant continuing education credit through the Florida Board of Medicine. This activity has been approved for 4.0 continuing education credit(s).

ANCC CREDIT
A maximum of 4.0 contact hour(s) may be earned by learners who successfully complete this nursing continuing professional development activity.

FLORIDA BOARD OF NURSING
USF Health (provider number 2970) is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses through Florida Board of Nursing. This activity has been approved for 4.0 contact hour(s).

APRN CREDIT
AANPCP accepts certificates of participation for educational activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by ACCME accredited providers. APRNs who participate will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with the extent of their participation.