Program April 24, Thursday 19.00 Drinks - Fashion Hotel 19.30 Course dinner - Fashion Hotel April 25, Friday 08.30 Introduction to head and neck cancer - Prof. Frans Hilgers PhD MD 09.00 The Speech Language Pathologist and dysphagia: physiology, pathology, and diagnostics - Lisette vd Molen PhD SLP 09.30 Demonstration of the various videofluoroscopy protocols in the radiology suite - Anne Kornman/ Merel Latenstein/ Lisette vd Molen 10.30 - 10.50 Coffee Break 10.50 Demonstration of typical swallowing anomalies - Anne Kornman SLP/ Merel Latenstein SLP 11.20 Overview of swallowing exercises and compensatory techniques - Anne Kornman SLP/ Merel Latenstein SLP 11.50 Oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients; surgical treatments - Drs. Sophie Kraaijenga 12.15 The radiotherapist - Marcel Jonker PA 12.45 - 13.30 Lunch 13.35 The TheraBite concept - Lisette vd Molen SLP PhD 13.50 Practicing with the various techniques, attributes, and devices - Anne Kornman/ Merel Latenstein/ Lisette vd Molen SLP The multidisciplinary team members: 14.15 The head and neck surgeon; awareness - Prof. Frans Hilgers MD Phd 14.45 The case for prevention - Lisette vd Molen SLP PhD 15.15 Tea Break 15.30 The nutritional specialist - Sheena Tjon a Joe 15.50 The physical therapist - Martijn Stuiver MSc PT 16.20 The dentist/maxillofacial prosthetist - Menno Krap DDS 16.40 The dental hygienist - Gitty Verloop - Schavemaker 17.00 Summary and discussion 17.15 Adjourn and Drinks