The 111th Amsterdam workshop on June 4-5, 2020
has been cancelled.

FACULTY:
Prof. Michiel van den Brekel, MD PhD
Richard Dirven, MD PhD
Baris Karakullukcu, MD PhD
Anne Kornman, SLP
Merel Latenstein, SLP
Dr. Lisette van der Molen, SLP
Klaske van Sluis, SLP

SECRETARY:
Mrs. Marion van Zuilen
e-mail: [email protected]

VENUE:
The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (Meeting room Zaal 5)
Plesmanlaan 121
1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tel. +31 (0) 20 512 2550

Workshop Hotel
Corendon City Hotel Amsterdam
Aletta Jacobslaan 7
1066 BP Amsterdam
Tel. +31 (0) 20 820 7820​

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PROGRAMME
 
Thursday:
08:00 Assembly in hotel lobby for 10-minute walk to venue
08:30 Opening and evaluation of participants’ basic knowledge / Introduction to basic physiology of prosthetic speech
09:45 Hands-on session, practicing voice prosthesis replacement and use of accessories

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Speech therapy introduction and patient demonstration, olfaction rehabilitation and patient demonstration

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Patient VP change (if available)
13:30 Surgical techniques and refinements
14:30-16:30 Cadaver dissection demonstration of total laryngectomy and the surgical refinements optimizing vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation

18:45 Assembly in hotel lobby for 15-minute walk to Restaurant Bureau
19:00 Course dinner at Restaurant Bureau

Friday:
08:45 Assembly in hotel lobby for 10-minute walk to venue
09:00 Long term results and adverse events and trouble shooting

10:15 Coffee break

10:30 Pulmonary rehabilitation; basic physiology research, clinical research
11:15 Hands-on session, practicing with HME’s, stoma valves and appliances

12:15 Lunch

13:15 Patient VP change (if available)
13:30 Tracheoesophageal voice and speech analysis with automated tools
14:15 Treatment of advanced larynx cancer: to CUT or to CRT?
15:00 Interactive learning with a multiple choice quiz (using your smartphone)
15:30 Evaluation, closing remarks and handing out certificates
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