The first–ever full symposium focussing on tobacco Cessation was held at the just concluded 23rd Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology National Conference held at Daman from 22nd to 24th December. Thanks to the organizing committee for including this important topic in FHNO – Dr. Rajesh Kantharia, Dr. Prathamesh Pai, Dr. P. Arun, Dr. Dushyant Mandlik
The symposium was Chaired by Dr. Naresh Sharma, HOD – Oro-maxillofacial Surgery, BHU, Varanasi, and conducted by Dr Pawan Gupta Sr. Director Surgical Oncology, MAX Institute of Cancer Care, Vaishali and founder of ICanCaRe.
Dr. Ajay Vidyarthi, HOD Surgical Oncology, Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna spoke on “Integrating Tobacco Cessation to Improve Treatment Outcome in Clinical Practice”, highlighting the evidence for Tobacco Cessation in oncology practice.
A QUIZ – EVOLVE and ENGAGE Tobacco Cessation was conducted by the quiz MASTER – Dr. Suman Kharkwal (Delhi), HOD, Surgical oncology, ESI Hospital Delhi, and Coordinator – Dr. Bhavya Mishra fellow at MAX Hospital Delhi. The winners of the quiz were selected for the Scholarship for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist Course accredited by Gujarat University.
This was followed by a panel discussion. Prathamesh Pai, Dr. P. Arun, Dr. Dushyant Mandlik
The symposium was Chaired by Dr. Naresh Sharma, HOD – Oro-maxillofacial Surgery, BHU, Varanasi, and conducted by Dr Pawan Gupta Sr. Director Surgical Oncology, MAX Institute of Cancer Care, Vaishali and founder of ICanCaRe.
Dr. Ajay Vidyarthi, HOD Surgical Oncology, Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna spoke on “Integrating Tobacco Cessation to Improve Treatment Outcome in Clinical Practice”, highlighting the evidence for Tobacco Cessation in oncology practice.
A QUIZ – EVOLVE and ENGAGE Tobacco Cessation was conducted by the quiz MASTER – Dr. Suman Kharkwal (Delhi), HOD, Surgical oncology, ESI Hospital Delhi, and Coordinator – Dr. Bhavya Mishra fellow at MAX Hospital Delhi. The winners of the quiz were selected for the Scholarship for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist Course accredited by Gujarat University.
This was followed by a panel discussion “ADOPTING TOBACCO CESSATION in Real World Clinical Practice”. The panel was moderated by Dr. Pawan Gupta and panelists were –
· Dr. Ajay Vidyarthi (Patna)
· Susan Samson Anant Mrs. Susan Samson, NGO (Vadodara)President, Faith Foundation, Vadodara
· Dr Snehal Shah HN (Mumbai)
· Dr. Suman Kharkwal (Delhi)
· Dr AMEYA BIHANI HN Sr. Consultant, HCG Hospital (Indore)
· Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Asso Prof, OMFS, BHU (Varanasi)
· Dr. Uma Shankar Pal, HOD, OMFS, KGMU, (Lucknow)
· ghatdeep kaur Dr. Ghatdeep Kaur, Fellow, FHNO, MAX Hospital (Delhi)
TrisCaRe was given away to all the panelists and enthusiastic participants in the audience.
The symposium ended on a high note with everyone agreeing that Tobacco Cessation should be an integral part of the head and neck oncology practice and an integral part of the training during fellowship or specialization.
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