2025 Head & Neck Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium

Held on April 26, 2025

Event Agenda

8:00 am	Registration and breakfast
8:45 am	Welcome – Heather Starmer, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
9:05 am	Keynote Address – Jason Mendelsohn – “Superman HPV”
9:35 am	Becoming a patient advocate- Christina B. (Survivor)
9:55 am	Being a caregiver Advocate - Susan L. (Caregiver)
10:15 am	Coffee break
10:35 am	Introduction to pain - Amy Keely, NP and Jake Loya, PA
11:00 am	Pain medications - Grant Smith, MD
11:20 am	Non-medication management of pain – Lindsay Post, RN
11:40 am	Q&A Panel – Amy Keely, NP; Jake Loya, PA; Grant Smith, MD; Lindsay Post, RN
11:50 am	The power of hope - Don J. (Survivor)
12 pm	Lunch break
1 pm	Dry mouth: Why does it happen? – Kristen Kramer, MD
1:25 pm	Dry mouth treatments and future directions - Theresa Yao, SLP
1:50 pm	Dry mouth: One patient’s solution
2:10 pm	Taste and smell changes – Jake Lee, MD
2:30 pm	Afternoon break
2:50 pm	Managing intimacy and sexuality after cancer – Eliza Bailey, CNS
3:15 pm	Managing health care transitions – Kelly Bugos, NP
3:40 pm	Thyroid function after radiation therapy – Julie Chen, MD
4:05 pm	Q&A Panel – Crystal Chang, DDS; Michelle Chen, MD; Dimitri Colevas, MD; Yushen Qian, MD

Recorded Talks

Welcome to the 2025 Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium

Heather Starmer, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Keynote Address | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Jason Mendelsohn

Becoming a patient advocate | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Christina Billmire

Being a caregiver advocate | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Susan L.

Introduction to pain | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Amy Keely, NP, and Jake Loya, PA

Managing pain through medications | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Grant Smith, MD

Non-medication management of pain | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Lindsay Post, RN

Q&A Panel | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Amy Keely, NP; Jake Loya, PA; Grant Smith, MD; Lindsay Post, RN

The power of hope | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Don J. (Survivor)

Dry mouth: why does it happen? | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Kristen Kramer, MD

Dry mouth treatments and future directions | H&N Patient & Caregiver Cancer Education Symposium 2025

Theresa Yao, SLP-D

Dry mouth: One patient's solution | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Barbara L., PhD

Talk Handout (online) by Barbara L., PhD

Talk Handout (.pdf) by Barbara L., PhD

Taste and smell changes | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Jake Lee, MD

Intimacy & sexuality after cancer | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Eliza Bailey, CNS

Transitions in the care journey | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Kelly Bugos, NP

What is the thyroid & why does it matter? | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Symposium 2025

Julie Chen, MD

General Medic Q&A Panel | Head & Neck Cancer Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium 2025

Crystal Chang, DDS, Michelle Chen, MD, Dimitri Colevas, MD, and Yushen Qian, MD

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