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Introduction
The Home Study Course is designed to provide relevant and timely clinical information for
physicians in training and current practitioners in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. The
course, spanning four sections, allows participants the opportunity to explore current and cutting
edge perspectives within each of the core specialty areas of otolaryngology.
The
Selected Recent Material
represents primary fundamentals, evidence-based research, and
state of the art technologies in neoplastic and inflammatory diseases of the head and neck. The
scientific literature included in this activity forms the basis of the assessment examination.
The number and length of articles selected are limited by editorial production schedules and
copyright permission issues, and should not be considered an exhaustive compilation of
knowledge on Neoplastic and Inflammatory Diseases of the Head and Neck.
The
Additional Reference Material
is provided as an educational supplement to guide individual
learning. This material is not included in the course examination and reprints are not provided.
Needs Assessment
AAO-HNSF’s education activities are designed to improve healthcare provider competence through
lifelong learning. The Foundation focuses its education activities on the needs of providers within the
specialized scope of practice of otolaryngologists. Emphasis is placed on practice gaps and education
needs identified within eight subspecialties. The
Home Study Course
selects content that addresses these
gaps and needs within all subspecialties.
Target Audience
The primary audience for this activity is physicians and physicians-in-training who specialize in
otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Outcomes Objectives
The participant who has successfully completed this section should be able to:
1. Evaluate the benefits and limitation of in office ultrasound use by otolaryngologists.
2. Define the role of ultrasound in assessing thyroid/parathyroid and neck disease.
3. Recognize role of PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer.
4. Define role of PET-CT in the management and outcome of oropharynx cancers.
5. Incorporate preventive exercises to maintenance of structure and swallowing in patients
undergoing chemoradiation therapy for head and neck cancers.
6. Consider high risk for late effects of chemoradiation treatment for head neck cancer on swallowing function.
7. Explain impact of prophylactic central neck dissection on risk for locoregional failure in head and neck
cancers.
8. Consider role of radioactive iodine in development of second primary malignancies.
9. Describe association between thyroid cancer incidence and ease of access to health care.
10. Define role of sentinel node biopsies in management of oral and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas.
11. Recognize effects of head and neck cancer of Health-related quality of life.
12. Define role of surgery in the management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
13. Define role of novel systemic and injected therapies in the treatment of melanoma and thyroid cancer.
14. Explain effects of gastroesophageal reflux disease of the risk for head neck cancer.
15. Recognize effects of treatment with proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 blockers on overall survival in
patients with head and neck cancer.