Programme

19th European Head and Neck Course

Three days of lectures, panels, case discussions, refreshments, exhibition sessions, and networking focused on contemporary multidisciplinary head and neck oncology.

18–20 November 2026 Amsterdam Three-day course

Day One

Wednesday November 18th

08:15 – 09:00

Registration, refreshments and exhibition

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome

René Leemans, Paul Nankivell, Wojciech Golusinski, Paul Pracy

09:10 – 09:40

General concepts of multidisciplinary treatment

Ralph Gilbert

Neck

09:40 – 10:05

Management of the Neck

Giovanni Succo

10:05 – 10:25

Sentinel Node Biopsy

Remco de Bree

10:25 – 10:55

Refreshments and exhibition

10:55 – 11:15

Management of the Neck in the Unknown Primary

Piero Nicolai

11:15 – 12:15

Panel & Case Discussion: the Neck

  1. Giovanni Succo lead
  2. Christian Simon
  3. Remco de Bree
  4. Hans Langendijk
  5. Pim de Graaf
  6. Jan Buter

Panel discussion

12:15 – 13:15

Lunch & exhibition

Principles of Head and Neck Oncology

13:15 – 13:35

Carcinogenesis

Ruud Brakenhoff

13:35 – 13:55

State of the Art Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer

Pim de Graaf

13:55 – 14:15

Principles in Radiotherapy

Abrahim Al-Mamgani

14:15 – 14:35

Mechanisms in Immune Oncology

Rieneke van de Ven

14:35 – 14:55

Systemic therapies in locally advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Jan Buter

14:55 – 15:25

Refreshments and exhibition

15:25 – 15:55

AI and machine learning in Head and Neck Cancer

Christian Simon

Skull Base and Nasopharynx

15:55 – 16:20

Nasopharyngeal cancer

Hans Langendijk

16:20 – 16:50

Management of the anterior skull base tumour

Piero Nicolai

Day Two

Thursday November 19th

08:30 – 09:00

Refreshments and exhibition

Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Tumours

09:00 – 09:30

Current Concepts in the Management of Oral Cancer

Prav Praveen

09:30 – 10:00

Restoring Form and Function: Implants and Prostheses

Bert Schulten

10:00 – 10:30

Reconstructive Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer

Ralph Gilbert

10:30 – 11:00

Refreshments and exhibition

11:00 – 11:25

Current Concepts in the Management of Oropharyngeal carcinoma

Ralph Gilbert

11:25 – 11:45

Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer

Christian Simon

11:45 – 12:35

Panel and case discussion: Oral and oropharyngeal Cancer

  1. Ralph Gilbert lead
  2. Camilla Dawson
  3. Jan Buter
  4. Hans Langendijk
  5. Prav Praveen
  6. Pim de Graaf

Panel discussion

12:35 – 13:30

Lunch & exhibition

Salivary Gland and Parapharyngeal Tumours

13:30 – 13:50

Current Concepts of salivary gland pathology

Laura Peferoen

13:50 – 14:10

Management of Salivary gland tumours

Wojciech Golusinski

14:10 – 14:30

Parapharyngeal tumours

Sefik Hosal

14:30 – 15:20

Panel and case discussion: Salivary gland tumours

  1. Piero Nicolai lead
  2. Wojciech Golusinski
  3. Pim de Graaf
  4. Laura Peferoen
  5. Marije Vergeer
  6. Jan Buter

Panel discussion

15:20 – 15:50

Refreshments and exhibition

Function & Survivorship

15:50 – 16:20

Function optimisation through rehabilitation

Camilla Dawson

16:20 – 16:40

Subjective outcomes and QoL in HNC

Femke Jansen

16:40 – 17:00

Frailty in Head and Neck Cancer

Simone Eerenstein

Day Three

Friday November 20th

08:30 – 09:00

Refreshments and exhibition

09:00 – 09:20

Complications in treatment of head and neck

Wojciech Golusinski

Larynx and Hypopharynx Tumour

09:20 – 09:40

Early laryngeal cancer

Paul Nankivell

09:40 – 10:10

Advanced Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Giovanni Succo

10:10 – 10:30

Voice Rehabilitation after Total Laryngectomy

Simone Eerenstein

10:30 – 11:00

Refreshments and exhibition

11:00 – 11:20

Systemic therapy in recurrent and metastatic disease

Jan Buter

11:20 – 11:40

Salvage Surgery after Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Sefik Hosal

11:40 – 12:40

Panel and case discussion: Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal cancers

  1. Giovanni Succo lead
  2. Simone Eerenstein
  3. Sefik Hosal
  4. Marije Vergeer
  5. Paul Nankivell
  6. Jan Buter

Panel discussion

12:40 – 13:40

Lunch & exhibition

Neuro-endocrine Tumours

13:40 – 14:00

Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck

Paul Nankivell

Future Directions

14:00 – 14:30

Current Role and Future Perspectives of Proton Therapy

Hans Langendijk

14:30 – 14:50

How to proceed in Thyroid disease

Ralph Gilbert

14:50 – 15:10

New Developments in Melanoma

Jeroen Kraak

15:10 – 15:30

Value Based Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer

Jan-Jaap Hendrickx

15:30 – 15:50

Future perspectives in management of Head and Neck Cancer

Christian Simon