2025 Head & Neck Patient & Caregiver Education Symposium
Registration begins Febraury 2, 2025.
April 26, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Paul Brest Hall
555 Salvatierra Walk
Stanford, CA 94305
Parking is free on the weekend:The nearest parking lot to Paul Brest Hall is Parking Structure 6, the Wilbur Lot
Event Agenda
| 8:00 am | Registration and breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Welcome (Heather Starmer) |
| 9:00 am | Keynote – Superman HPV |
| 9:35 am | Becoming a patient advocate |
| 9:55 am | Being a caregiver advocate |
| 10:15 am | Coffee break |
| 10:35 am | Pain basics – Amy Keely , NP & Jake Loya, PA |
| 11 am | Managing pain through medication – Grant Smith, MD |
| 11:25 am | Non-medication management of pain – Lindsay Post, RN |
| 11:50 am | Perspectives of a long-term 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 | Sexuality after cancer – Eliza Bailey, CNS |
| 3:15 pm | Transitions in the care journey – Kelly Bugos, NP |
| 3:40 pm | What is the thyroid and why does it matter after head and neck cancer? Julie Chen, MD |
| 4:05 pm | Provider Question and answer panel – Crystal Chang, DDS; Michelle Chen, MD; Dimitri Colevas, MD; Yushen Qian, MD |