HPV: What the Practicing Clinician Should Know 2017
2017 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
Human papillomavirus- related oropharyngeal cancer has reached epidemic proportions. The aim of this course is to familiarize the clinician with the risk factors for HPV- malignancy, screening techniques, and management options. Further, the aim is to understand the differences between HPV negative and HPV- positive disease with regard to treatment options and prognosis. The course is based on current evidence and includes a review of the appropriate literature.
Description
Human papillomavirus- related oropharyngeal cancer has reached epidemic proportions. The aim of this course is to familiarize the clinician with the risk factors for HPV- malignancy, screening techniques, and management options. Further, the aim is to understand the differences between HPV negative and HPV- positive disease with regard to treatment options and prognosis. The course is based on current evidence and includes a review of the appropriate literature.Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize how HPV plays a role in the development of oropharyngeal cancer.2. Identify the risk factors for HPV and methods to detect HPV- associated malignancy.3. Assess how HPV related disease is different than HPV- negative disease as it relates to diagnosis, management and prognosis.Faculty: Eric M. Genden, MD (Nothing to disclose).
