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The conference organisers will apply for CME accreditation with the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). 

Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physiThrough an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME for ECMEC credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 

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• Nurses

Following four successful editions in Barcelona, Spain, the fifth edition of the International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO) will be held from 12 to 14 February 2015 in Nice, France.

The European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS) and the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) with other European partners have the pleasure to invite you to participate in this conference.

This biennial conference promises once again to provide a unique platform for the dissemination of the most relevant and cutting edge science and innovation in the field of head and neck oncology. This conference has been shaping up to be a major international event in promoting multidisciplinarity in head and neck oncology.

With major emphasis on multidisciplinarity and innovation, this meeting will specifically cover the main following topics:

• New insights in the epidemiology and prevention of H&N cancer
• Oncogenesis, HPV related cancers, immunology and vaccination
• Updated results of practice changing randomised trials
• Multidisciplinary management of H&N cancers
• Molecular targeted therapies & molecular imaging
• Novel radiation and surgical treatments
• Towards individualized management of H&N cancer
• Robotic and minimally invasive surgery
• Reconstructive and salvage surgery
• Elderly patients, co-morbidities and their impact on management
• New insight in systemic treatments of H&N cancers
• Thyroid , Nasopharynx cancers & rare H&N cancers
• Quality of life, supportive care and management of treatment side effects

The format of the meeting will include prestigious invited ‘state of the art lectures’; lectures on the latest innovative approaches; as well as proffered papers and poster presentations of new data in the field of head and neck oncology. The programme will be enriched by pro and contra debates and Interactive tumor board sessions where the audience will have the possibility to participate and share their input via electronic voting system. There will be also a special focus on presentations of new data from practice changing randomised trials. Ample time will be given to discussions to allow in-depth interactions among the various disciplines and the participants.

To stimulate multidisciplinary interactions among the various specialists, all the lectures, debates, tumour boards and proferred papers will be given in the same conference room.

It is hoped that the mix of a rich and challenging scientific programme coupled with the enticing atmosphere of the city of Nice will convince you to attend this 5^th International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology.

Chairpersons of the 5th ICHNO conference

 Jean Bourhis                                    Amanda Psyrri                                             René Leemans

ESTRO                                                   ESMO                                                               EHNS

EUR

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Acropolis Palais des Congrès 
Esplanade Kennedy 1 
06300 Nice 
France

Accommodation & city tours

The official accommodation agent for the 5th ICHNO is:

VOYAGES C. MATHEZ 
4, Avenue Georges Clemenceau 
06000 NICE

Submission Info

1. Multidisciplinary management 
2. Innovative treatments 
3. Biology, HPV, immunology and molecular targeting 
4. Imaging 
5. Supportive care, quality of life, rehabilitation 
6. Minimal invasive and reconstructive surgery 
7. Epidemiology and prevention 
8. Salivary gland, skull base, skin and thyroid cancers

Regulations

With the submission of the abstract for 5th ICHNO conference, the first (presenting) author:

• Accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the abstract and ascertains that all authors are aware of the content before submission
• Accepts to be the contact person for all correspondence related to the abstract and to inform the co-authors about its status
• Accepts to identify any financial interest in products or processes described in the abstract. This includes stock ownership, membership on any advisory boards, commercially sponsored  research or any other substantial relationships
• Certifies that the information to be reported is for exclusive presentation in the session to which the abstract will be assigned if accepted and that the information will not be presented as such at any commercially sponsored satellite symposia during the conference

Abstracts must be submitted and presented at the conference in English. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject an abstract written in poor English.

Abstracts will be anonymised before review to ensure fairness and eliminate possible bias. Therefore it is strictly forbidden to include the authors’ names or institutions in the body of the abstracts. Submitted abstracts that include such references will be penalised by the Abstract Reviewing Committee

ESTRO head office

Postal address: 
Rue Martin V 40 
1200 Brussels 
Belgium

Delivery address: 
Avenue E. Mounierlaan 44 
1200 Brussels 
Belgium

tel.: +32 2 775 93 40 
fax: +32 2 779 54 94

ESTRO head office

Postal address: 
Rue Martin V 40 
1200 Brussels 
Belgium

Delivery address: 
Avenue E. Mounierlaan 44 
1200 Brussels 
Belgium

tel.: +32 2 775 93 40 
fax: +32 2 779 54 94