Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona.
Hospital Universitari Bellvitge.
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department.
23-24 February 2023.
Couse venue: Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus Bellvitge
Registration fee:
Delegates for dissection: 1200€
Observer: 300€
For registration please contact headneckcourse.barcelona@gmail.com
Registration deadline: 25 January 2023
The course is limited to 10 participants
The registration includes certificate of attendance, theoretical scientific sessions, hands-on cadaver dissection (1 cadaver for 2 participants), working lunches and gala dinner
Scientific secretariat: Aina Brunet abrunet@bellvitgehospital.cat
Hospital Universitari Bellvitge C/La Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Spain)
Course program
Thursday 23 February
08.00 Welcome - J Nogués, A Brunet
08.15 Anatomy of the larynx – M Mañós
08.35 Airway management in laryngeal cancer – J Jeyarajah
09.15 Lecture: indications in Open partial laryngectomy (OPL) – I Vilaseca
10.00 Coffe break
10.30 Lecture: OPL techniques – A Bertolin
11.15 Neck dissection in laryngeal cancer – A Rovira
11.35 Lecture: OPL after radiotherapy – R Simo
12.20 Radiotherapy after OPL – I Linares
12.40 Rehabilitation after OPL – E Rivas
13.00 Lunch break
14.20 The role of partial laryngectomy in 2023 and our experience – M Fulla, A Brunet
14.45 Lecture: Pearls and Pitfalls in OPL – M Quer
15.30 Refreshment break
15.50 Case discusion Chair: A Brunet Panel: R Simo, M Quer, A Bertolin, I Vilaseca, M Quer, A Rovira, M Fulla, M Oliva, I Linares
18.00 Closing remarks – A Brunet
21.00 Course dinner
Friday 24 February
Faculty of Medicine – anatomy dissection room
08.00 Neck dissection - A Rovira
10.30 OPL dissection - J Tornero
13.30 Lunch
14.45 Total laryngectomy – J Tornero
16.30 Pharyngocutaneous fistula and voice prosthesis insertion - J Nogués, M Fulla
18.00 Closing remarks
Organizing Committee
Head and Neck Surgery Department
Hospital Universitari Bellvitge
Aina Brunet
Jordi Tornero
Marta Fulla
Manel Mañós
Henry Lares
Anna Farré
Head of department: Julio Nogués
Invited International Faculty
Ricard Simó ENT Head and neck surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
Andy Bertolin ENT Head and neck surgeron, Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Aleix Rovira ENT Head and neck surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
Jeyanjali Jeyarajah Airway Anesthetist, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital, London
Invited National Faculty
Isabel Vilaseca ENT Head and neck surgeon, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Miquel Quer ENT Head and neck surgeon, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona Estibaliz Rivas Speech and Language therapist, Barcelona
Isabel Linares Radiation Oncologist, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona
Marc Oliva Medical Oncologist, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona