Pre-ASM Satellite Meetings

• Advanced Ear Surgery Course Program (PDF 74kb)
  

Venue/Room: Ear Science Insitute Australia (ESIA)

Overview & Learning Outcomes

This is a complete microsurgery of the ear course aimed at practising otolaryngologists, SET 3 and above registrars and fellows. The course objectives are to improve surgical skills, introduce new clinical and surgical concepts and revise key topics in otology.

The course will include short, practical lectures and concentrate on properly supervised surgical cadaver dissection in the new, state-of-the-art CENTER at Ear Science Institute Australia.

Dissection will include modern and new ossiculoplasty techniques, laser stapedotomy, closed and open cavity surgery with obliteration and subtotal petrosectomy. Cochlear implantation with hearing preservation techniques and electrodes will be discussed and practised.

Course Directors

• Professor Marcus Atlas
  

International Faculty

• Professor John Dornhoffer
  
• Assistant Professor Michael Gluth
  

Australian Faculty

• Dr Noweed Ahmad
  
• Dr Rudolf Boeddinghaus
  
• Dr Barrie Tan
  
• Associate Professor Robert Briggs
  
• Dr Nigel Biggs
  
• Dr Phillip Chang
  
• Dr Andrew Lomas
  
• Dr Peter Santa Maria
  

This is three day workshop continuing on Friday 15 March & Saturday 16 March

Venue/Room: Clinical Training Evaluation Centre (CTEC)

Overview & Learning Outcomes

This course will allow for almost 2 full days dissection time following short technique “how I do it” demonstrations in the lab. Only 3 hours are allocated for formal lectures over the full 2 days. The course is aimed at practising surgeons and registrars and both basic and advanced surgical steps will be demonstrated and supervised in the lab. The aim of the course is to provide maximum time to allow unhurried practice and dissection of common endoscopic and skull base procedures.

Faculty

• Professor Ricardo Carrau
  
• Professor Peter Friedland
  
• Professor Anders Cervin
  
• Associate Professor Richard Harvey
  
• Associate Professor Raymond Sacks
  
• Mr Tim Cooney
  
• Dr Dustin Dalgorf
  

This is a two day workshop continuing on Friday 15 March.

Venue/Room: Clinical Training Evaluation Centre (CTEC)

Overview & Learning Outcomes

This course will allow for almost 2 full days dissection time following short technique “how I do it” demonstrations in the lab. Only 3 hours are allocated for formal lectures over the full 2 days. The course is aimed at practising surgeons and registrars and both basic and advanced surgical steps will be demonstrated and supervised in the lab. The aim of the course is to provide maximum time to allow unhurried practice and dissection of common endoscopic and skull base procedures.

Faculty

• Professor Ricardo Carrau
  
• Professor Peter Friedland
  
• Professor Anders Cervin
  
• Associate Professor Richard Harvey
  
• Associate Professor Raymond Sacks
  
• Mr Tim Cooney
  
• Dr Dustin Dalgorf

• Advanced Ear Surgery Course Program (PDF 74kb)
  

Venue/Room: Ear Science Insitute Australia (ESIA)

Overview & Learning Outcomes

This is a complete microsurgery of the ear course aimed at practising otolaryngologists, SET 3 and above registrars and fellows. The course objectives are to improve surgical skills, introduce new clinical and surgical concepts and revise key topics in otology.

The course will include short, practical lectures and concentrate on properly supervised surgical cadaver dissection in the new, state-of-the-art CENTER at Ear Science Institute Australia.

Dissection will include modern and new ossiculoplasty techniques, laser stapedotomy, closed and open cavity surgery with obliteration and subtotal petrosectomy. Cochlear implantation with hearing preservation techniques and electrodes will be discussed and practised.

Course Directors

• Professor Marcus Atlas
  

International Faculty

• Professor John Dornhoffer
  
• Assistant Professor Michael Gluth
  

Australian Faculty

• Dr Noweed Ahmad
  
• Dr Rudolf Boeddinghaus
  
• Dr Barrie Tan
  
• Associate Professor Robert Briggs
  
• Dr Nigel Biggs
  
• Dr Phillip Chang
  
• Dr Andrew Lomas
  
• Dr Peter Santa Maria
  

This course will continue on Saturday 16 March.

Venue/Room: Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 6

Overview & Learning Outcomes

The main topics will relate to translational and clinical research in the field - making a difference to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be cognisant of current applied research and treatment strategies for ATSI people with chronic ear disease.

Convenor:

• Professor Francis Lannigan
  

Keynote Speaker:

• Professor Harvey Coates AO
  

Faculty:

• Professor Simon Carney
  
• Associate Professor Christine Jeffries-Stokes
  
• Associate Professor Kelvin Kong
  
• Associate Professor Peter Richmond
  

Preliminary Program:

9.00am - 9.15am
Registration

9.15am - 9.30am
Welcome

9.30 - 10.15am
Keynote Address: Are we making a difference?
Professor Harvey Coates

10.15am - 10.30am
Morning Coffee

10.30am - 11.15am
Chronic ear disease and it's problems: A rural paediatricians perspective
Dr Christine Jeffries-Stokes

11.15am - 12.00pm
Immunology and ear disease
Dr Peter Richmond

12.00pm - 12.30pm
Swimming pools: the current evidence
Professor Simon Carney

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm - 2.00pm
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders: A Royal Australasian College of Surgeons global perspective
Dr Kelvin Kong

2.00pm - 3.00pm
Telehealth

3.00pm - 3.15pm
Afternoon Tea

3.15pm - 4.45pm
Telehealth

4.45pm
Close of meeting

Venue/Room: Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 3

8:55am
Welcome to delegates

9:00am - 9:30am
Dr Stan Stylis

ENT Physician’s Role in Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).

Dr Stylis is an ENT specialist who has an extensive experience in snoring and OSA. He will discuss his personal observations and the principles of snoring and OSA, the physics of airway flow/obstruction and ENT-specific endoscopic tests and their significance including in relation to surgery

Questions and discussion

9:45am - 10:15am
Dr Brian Williams

Allergy of the Ears, Nose and Throat

Dr Williams is an ENT specialist and is an Associate Member of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He will discuss allergic conditions of the ears, nose and throat.

Questions and Discussion

10:30am - 11:00am
Morning Tea

11:00am - 11:30am
Dr Joe Scoppa

Non-Allergic Rhinitis including Occupational Rhinitis

Dr Scoppa is an ENT and has extensive experience in this area and will discuss non-allergic rhinitis including occupational rhinitis.

Questions and Discussion

11:45am - 12:15pm
Dr Brian Williams

ENT Physician Management of Chronic Sore Throat with a Negative Nasolaryngoscopy more than 25 Causes.

Dr Williams will discuss more than 25 Causes.

Questions and Discussion

12:30pm - 1:15pm
Lunch

1:15pm -1:45pm
Dr Brian Williams

How to Bulletproof your Workers Compensation or Motor Accident Medico-legal Report

Dr Williams will discuss how to write your report and give reasons for your opinion that are clear and unambiguous to the parties reading it.

Questions and Discussion

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Dr Joe Scoppa

Assessment of Smell and Taste

Dr Scoppa will discuss the medical and medico-legal assessment of smell and taste.

Questions and Discussion

2:45pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Tea

3:15pm - 3:45pm
Dr Robin Hooper

"Acoustic Shock: Controversies"

Dr Hooper is from Melbourne and he will discuss acoustic shock controversies.

Questions and discussion

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Professor Gunesh Rajan

Tissue Engineered Repair of Tympanic Membrane Perforations: A Local Anaesthetic Procedure

Professor Rajan is from Fremantle and he will discuss the technique and results of a new method to repair tympanic membrane perforations.

Questions and Discussion

4:45pm -5.00pm
Open Discussion - Bisphosphonates: A New Cause of Osteonecrosis of the External Auditory Canal - 2 Cases

5.00pm

Close of Meeting

• Advanced Ear Surgery Course Program (PDF 74kb)
  

Venue/Room: Ear Science Insitute Australia (ESIA)

Overview & Learning Outcomes

This is a complete microsurgery of the ear course aimed at practising otolaryngologists, SET 3 and above registrars and fellows. The course objectives are to improve surgical skills, introduce new clinical and surgical concepts and revise key topics in otology.

The course will include short, practical lectures and concentrate on properly supervised surgical cadaver dissection in the new, state-of-the-art CENTER at Ear Science Institute Australia.

Dissection will include modern and new ossiculoplasty techniques, laser stapedotomy, closed and open cavity surgery with obliteration and subtotal petrosectomy. Cochlear implantation with hearing preservation techniques and electrodes will be discussed and practised.

Course Directors

• Professor Marcus Atlas
  

International Faculty

• Professor John Dornhoffer
  
• Assistant Professor Michael Gluth
  

Australian Faculty

• Dr Noweed Ahmad
  
• Dr Rudolf Boeddinghaus
  
• Dr Barrie Tan
  
• Associate Professor Robert Briggs
  
• Dr Nigel Biggs
  
• Dr Phillip Chang
  
• Dr Andrew Lomas
  
• Dr Peter Santa Maria