FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE YEAR: 2009-2010

1) Shireen Gazdar Fellowship:

Two numbers are available for a term of 1year each. The amount payable will be Rs.10,000/- per month. The eligible candidates are those with post graduate qualification in surgical specialties related to head and neck surgery and interested in pursuing head and neck oncology as their career. Selected candidates will be allowed to take up their post in reputed centers on mutual consent. For applying, send the detailed CV highlighting the past experience in head and neck surgery as well as future career plans to the Secretary FHNO by e-mail : drjpdabholkar@gmail.com.

Selected candidates will have to take the full membership of the FHNO.

2) FHNO Travel Fellowship:

Three fellowships of Rs.10,000/-each are available for trainees in any discipline related to head and neck surgery / oncology for a months travel and training in reputed centers of their choice in India. Applications are to be send by e-mail to the Secretary FHNO.

For both the above fellowships the cut-off date for application is 1^st September 2010.

The candidates will be selected in an interview on 13^th October 2010 at ITC Gardenia, Banglore during the meeting.

Free Paper Presentation at the national meeting:

From this year, only selected papers will be allowed to be presented at the podium and these will be eligible for the FHNO Gold Medal. Abstracts in detail with objectives, methodology, results and conclusion (selection is based on these) to be sent to the Secretary. For details please log on to the site www.fhno.org or www.ihncc.in. The abstracts are to be sent by e-mail alone to the Secretary by the 15^th August 2010.Selected candidates will be informed by the 15^th September 2010.

Poster Presentation:

There will be only one poster presentation session where any number of posters can be presented. There will be a designated time for poster rounds and the five best posters will be selected. These posters will be presented as podium presentations of 5 minutes each, the same afternoon. Out of these the best will be given the FHNO Gold Medal and the second and third, certificates of merit. All poster presenters are requested to bring a short PowerPoint presentation also for this purpose. Those who are selected and wished to be excused from the podium presentation will be allowed to do so and their position will be given to the next selected. Please send the abstract of the poster by e-mail to the Secretary by 15thAugust 2010.All presenters have to be registered for the meeting, details of which are available in this newsletter or on the website www.fhno.org or www.ihncc.in                                            

FHNO-2010 PROGRAMME 

  Programme for the Oct. 13th, 2010

1. Design of clinical trials and scientific paper writing (Medical publications From conception to execution)
2. Current issues with organ preservation protocols in head and neck cancer.
3. Emerging role of Recombinant TSH in the management of differentiated thyroid cancers (sponsored by Genzyme)
4. Invited Guest Lecture by
1. Speaker : Dr Shen Po
2. Topic: Shifting Paradigm of Skull Base Surgery – From Open to Endoscopy!
5. Session on Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (sponsored by Sanofi)
6. Rehabilitation issues and QOL.
7. Proffered papers.
8. General body meeting. 
9. Wine & Cheese.

Programme for the Oct. 14th, 2010

1) L.H HIRANADANI ORATION

 SPEAKER - DR.JATIN SHAH

TOPIC -EVOLVING ROLE OF SURGERY &THE SURGEON IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT OF HEAD &NECK CANCER

2) DR. P. A. SHAH ORATION

 SPEAKER - DR. RANDAL WEBER

TOPIC - IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEAD & NECK CANCER CARE

3) FOUNDATION ORATION

  SPEAKER - DR.PILLOO HAKIM

TOPIC - PARANASAL SINUS TUMOURS-ARE THEY STILL AN ENIGMA???

4) R. M. TIWARI ORATION

SPEAKER – Dr.SHARMILA BAPAT

TOPIC - CANCER STEM CELLS AND THEIR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE