Master Head & Neck Cancer Treatment: From Diagnosis to Survivorship

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Course Curriculum: 9 Modules

Module 1: Head & Neck Cancer: Subsites, Treatment Planning & Surgical Considerations through Case Studies

  • Oropharynx: HPV P16+
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oral Cavity including free flaps
  • Larynx
  • Hypopharynx
  • Thyroid Cancers
  • Skin Cancers SCCA with Neck Treatment
  • Treatment: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Surgical 
  • Levels of the Neck and Neck Dissections 

Module 2: Proactive Evaluation & Treatment through Case Studies

  • Timeline of Acute Side Effects
  • Options for Dietary Modifications
  • Proactive Exercises based on subsites
  • What about a feeding tube?

Module 3: During Radiotherapy + Chemotherapy through Clinical Cases

  • Modifications to Diet 
  • Skin Assessments
  • Patient reported Outcomes
  • Acute Side Effects
  • Trismus Expectations
  • Timeline for Visits 

Module 4: Rehabilitation Post Treatment through Clinical Cases

  • Expected Challenges & Navigation
  • Lymphedema Timeline and Considerations 
  • Dysphagia Rehabilitation and Tools
  • Trismus Assessment Post Treatment and Tools for Active ROM

Module 5: What the Neck: Vascular Anatomy & Head & Neck Lymphatics through Case Studies

  • Vascularity in the Neck
  • Lymphatics and Drainage Pathways of the Head & Neck 
  • Timeline for Internal Edema and the Impact on Swallow & Communication 

Module 6: Manual Therapy, Scar Management Techniques through Clinical Cases

  • What is the difference between myofascial therapy, manual lymph drainage and options for scar management? 
  • 3 different intraoral releases for pain and myofascial work 
  • 3 different external techniques for soft tissue management
  • 2 different scar techniques 

Module 7: Elastic Taping in the Head & Neck through Clinical Cases

  • Learn through 3 clinical case studies 
  • Parotidectomy
  • Laryngectomy
  • Oropharynx 

 Module 8: Survivorship and Radiation Associated Dysphagia & Trismus Expectations

  • When does our patient return to us? 
  • Radiation Associated Dysphagia 
  • Radiation Associated Trismus Timeline
  • Home Exercise Lifelong Program at "Discharge"

Module 9: Complications through Case Studies

  • Infections impacting QOL and Function
  • Osteoradionecrosis
  • Recurrence and Palliative Care
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