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104th Amsterdam workshop:
September 20 - 21, 2018

CHAIRMEN:
Prof Fons Balm, MD PhD
Dr. Richard Dirven, MD PhD
Dr. Baris Karakullukcu, MD PhD


SECRETARY:
Mrs. Marion van Zuilen
e-mail: kno@nki.nl


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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FOR DETAILED PROGRAM, SEE NEXT COLUMN
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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

19.00 Course dinner at the Corendon City hotel

Friday:
08:30 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 Interactive learning with a multiple choice quiz (using your smart phone)
14:00 Tracheoesophageal voice and speech analysis with automated tools
14:45 Treatment of advanced larynx cancer: to CUT or to CRT?
15:30 Evaluation, closing remarks and handing out certificates
  • Home
  • More information & Contact
  • GPR Brisbane, March 23-24, 2023
  • Webinar: Dysphagia and surgical techniques of pharyngeal closure and reconstruction, April 5, 2023
  • Online GPR Rome, April 13-14, 2023
  • GPR Amsterdam, June 8-9, 2023
  • Online GPR Amsterdam, September 7-8, 2023
  • Webinar: Troubleshooting voice prosthesis, speech and swallowing problems postlaryngectomy: Complex case management, October 12, 2023
  • GPR Rome, October 26-27, 2023
  • Webinar: Achieving successful FreeHands Speech with a multi-disciplinary approach, December 12, 2023