| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Opening Ceremony | |
| 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | |
| Prayer & Lunch | ||
| 1st Session: | Epidemiology of Head & Neck Cancer Chairman: Dr. K. Al-Saleh Co-chairman: Dr. Falah Al-Khatib, Dr. Ali Al- Ashwal |
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| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Epidemiology of Cancer in the Gulf Countries Dr. Ali Al-Zharani Saudi Arabia |
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| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. | Oral Cavity Cancer in Yemen 2006 - 2007 at NOC Dr. Ahmd Shamlan Yemen |
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| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | Pattern of Head and Neck Tumors among Yemeni patients attending the Oncology Department of Al- Gamhouria Teaching Hospital, Aden, for the period from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2004. Associate Prof. Gamal Abdul Hamid Yemen |
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| 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. | Pattern of Head & Neck Cancer in Yemen 2006 - 2007 at NOC Dr. Afif Al-Nabhi Yemen |
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| 3:30 – 3:50 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 3:50 – 4:10 p.m | Coffee Break and Prayer |
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| 2nd Session: | Advances in Head & Neck cancer Diagnosis (Radiology + Pathology) Chairman: Prof. A. A. Driedger Co-chairman: Prof. Saleh Al-Awlaqi, Prof. Mansour Al-Jaradi, |
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| 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. | A patient-centred approach to the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses in adults Prof. B. M. Garcia Canada |
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| 4:30 – 5:20 p.m. | Skull base and neck tumours Ass. Prof. Abdelkarim AlZabidi Yemen |
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| 5:20 – 5:40 p.m. | Nuclear Medicine in Head and Neck Cancer Dr. Abdelhamid Elgazzar Kuwait |
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| 5:40 – 6:00 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 2nd Day of the Symposium Tuesday 17 Feb., 2009 | ||
| 3rd Session: | Advances in Head & Neck cancer Diagnosis (Radiology + Pathology) Cont. Chairman: Prof. M. Al-Absi Co-chairman: Prof. A. AlZabidi, Prof. A. Al-Dhobhani |
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| 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. | Diagnostic imaging in Head & Neck Cancer. Dr. AlSaeed Lotfy Ameen Saudi Arabia |
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| 9:20 – 10:10 a.m. | Neoplastic Diseases in Children presenting as a head and neck mass Prof. B. M. Garcia Canada |
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| 10:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Discussion | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Coffee Break |
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| 4th Session: | Surgery of Head & Neck Cancer Chairman: Prof. Abdullah Abdel-Wali Nasher Co-chairman: Prof. M. Al-Romaimah, Dr. A. Al-Amro |
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| 10:50 – 11:40 a.m. | Salivary gland tumours Prof. J. Yoo Canada |
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| 11:40 – 12:00 p.m. | Management of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Dr. Mohammed Algarni Saudi Arabia |
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| 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. | Neck massess and Neck Dissections Prof. J. Yoo Canada |
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| 12:50 – 1:10 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 1:10 – 2:00 p.m. | Prayer & Lunch |
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| 5th Session: | Surgery of Head & Neck Cancer Chairman: Prof. Ahmed Al-Hadhrani Co-chairman: Prof. M. AbdelGhafour, Prof. M. Abdel-Jaleel |
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| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Reconstructive Surgical Options in Head & Neck Surgery Dr. Ameen Al-Herabi Saudi Arabia |
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| 2:30 – 3:20 p.m. | Contemporary reconstruction following Major Head and Neck Ablation Prof. J. Yoo Canada |
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| 3:20 – 3:40 p.m. | Carotid Body Paraganglioma Jordan University Hospital Experience Dr. Nader Al-Bsoul Jordan |
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| 3:40 –4:00 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 4:00 – 4:20 p.m. | Coffee Break |
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| 6th Session: |
Surgery of Head & Neck Cancer Chairman: Prof. Marek Nowacki Co-chairman: Dr. Yehia Al-Sayaghi, Dr. M. Al-Saeidi |
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| 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. | Management of Oral Cavity Cancer Prof. J. Yoo Canada |
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| 5:10 – 5: 30 p.m. | Periorbital bone and maxillary sinus infiltrated basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and its surgical treatment. dr.dr. Yahya Al-Jalal Hungary |
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| 5:30 – 5:50 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 3rd Day of the Symposium Wednesday 18 Feb., 2009 | ||
| 7th Session: | Radiotherapy & Concomitant Chemo-radiotherapy of Head & Neck Cancer. Chairman: Prof. T Vandenberg Co-chairman: Prof. J. A. Gilchrist, Dr. Ahmed Shamlan |
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| 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. | Principles of Radiation Therapy Dr Khalid S Balaraj Saudi Arabia |
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| 9:20 –9:50 a.m. | Field arrangements in irradiating head and neck cancer Adnan Qasem Jordan |
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| 9:50 – 10:10 a.m. | Altered fractionation regimens in head & neck cancer Dr. Nabil Al-Safdi Saudi Arabia |
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| 10:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy in locally advanced cancer larynx Dr.Ahmed Al-Baredah Yemen |
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| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Hyperfractionated Irradiation with Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh Kuwait |
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| 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. | Discussion | |
| 11:10 –11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
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| 8th Session: | Chemotherapy and palliative Management of Head & Neck Cancer. Chairman: Ass. Prof. Nadeem M Saeed Co-chairman: Ass. Prof. A. Kaied, Dr. Ahmed Al-Baredah |
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| 11:30 –11:50 a.m. | Paliative management in Head & Neck Cancer. Dr.Ibraheem Alomary Saudi Arabia |
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| 11:50 –12:40 p.m. | Optimizing Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Aِِss. Prof. T Vandenberg Canada |
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| 12:40 –1:00 p.m. | PNOC Experience in NPC management. Dr. Nabil Al-Safdi Saudi Arabia |
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| 1:00 –1:20 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 1:20 –2:00 p.m. | Prayer & Lunch | |
| 3rd Day of the Symposium Wednesday 18 Feb., 2009 | ||
| 9th Session: | Thyroid Cancer Chairman: Prof. B. M. Garcia Co-chairman: Ass. Prof. Gamal Abdul Hamid, Dr. Sultan Al-Nabhi |
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| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | Prevalence of differentiated thyroid cancer in 810 cases of surgical treated goiter in Yemen. Prof. Mansour Al-Jaradi Yemen |
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| 2:20 –2:40 p.m. | A new cytophysiological staining technique for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant cells of thyroid masses. Prof. Kutaiba Al-Rawi Iraq |
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| 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Has the Gulf war changing the Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer in Kuwait? Dr. Khaled Hilal Alkhaledi Kuwait |
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| 3:00 –3:20 p.m. | Thyroid cancer; early detection and treatment Dr. Khalid Al- Soubaih Kuwait |
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| 3:20 –4:00 p.m. | Surgical management of thyroid cancer Prof. J. Yoo Canada |
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| 4:00 –4:30 p.m. | Radioactive Iodine in thyroid cancer Prof. A. A. Driedger Canada |
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| 4:30 –4:50 p.m. | Radioactive Iodine in thyroid cancer Prof. A. A. Driedger Canada |
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| 4:30 –4:50 p.m. | Discussion | |
| 4:50 –5:10 p.m. | Coffee Break |
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| 10th Session: | Strategy of Head & Neck cancer control Chairman: Dr. Ali Al-Zharani Co-chairman: Dr. Yahya Mogalli, Dr. Abdelwahab Al-Nehmi |
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| 5:10 –5:30 p.m. | Strategy of Head & Neck cancer control Hashem Awnallah Yemen |
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| 5:30 –5:50 p.m. | Discussion | |
Closing Ceremony |
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