MWHC Head and Neck Cancer Fall Symposium

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, MWHC - Siegel Auditorium (In-Person) / Microsoft Teams (Virtual), Washington, DC


This interprofessional live course offers continuing education for physicians, dietitians, and registered dietetic technicians. The meeting will use a hybrid format, with both in-person and Microsoft Teams participation. Case presentations will include a case highlighting medical and radiation oncology, highlights of head and neck surgery with reconstruction, and oral surgery. There will also be an opportunity to incorporate additional disciplines, including nutrition and speech-language pathology/rehabilitation.

1. Describe the role of systemic therapy and radiation therapy in the multidisciplinary management of patients with head and neck malignancies.
2. Identify novel surgical approaches and techniques in ENT oncology and discuss their potential benefits in optimizing oncologic and functional outcomes.
3. Discuss recent advances in oral surgical techniques and their application in the treatment and reconstruction of patients with oral and maxillofacial malignancies.

All attendees who wish to claim CE credit must register on this MedStar CloudCME page.

Registration Fees:

This event is complimentary for internal MedStar Health and Georgetown University associates, as well as external attendees who will not claim CE credit. The registration fee for external associates wishing to claim CE credit is $50.

• Internal MedStar Health or Georgetown University attendees: Complimentary

• External Associates who will claim CE credit: $50

• External Associates who do not wish to claim CE credit may attend the event for free. They must email Kathy Walker, Senior Administrative Assistant, at [email protected] with their request to attend. Only associates who wish to claim CE credit will register through CloudCME.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health. MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

	This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
	Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs): Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (one IPCE credit = one CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (one 60-minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
	American Board of Surgery: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
	American Board of Thoracic Surgery: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (1.50 hours), ABS CC (1.50 hours), ABTS CC (1.50 hours), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (1.50 hours), Interprofessional Continuing Education (1.50 hours), Registered Dietitians - CDR (1.50 hours)

This conference offers an option to attend in-person or virtually. The in-person session will be held at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Siegel Auditorium, located at 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC, 20010.

The virtual session will be held on Microsoft Teams.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

MedStar Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following Planning Committee members have reported no relevant financial relationships: Matthew L. Pierce, MD | Vance Y. Sohn, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO

The following Planning Committee member disclosed financial relationships. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity: Gabrielle Patterson, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC - Employment, GutRX - Probiotica Supplements (Relationship has ended)