Description
This afternoon meeting will explore controversial areas of otology and discuss whether they should be commonly used.
topics covered
• How to provide effective balance services in UK practice
• Unusual techniques in cochlear implantation
• The benefits of the Eustachian tube
• The benefits and challenges of attaining competency in major ear surgery pre-CCST
speakers
Professor Peter Rea, Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Mr Simon Freeman, Consultant Otolaryngologist and Skull Base Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Mr James Tysome, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Anirvan Banerjee, Consultant ENT Specialist, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Shakeel Saeed, Professor of Otology and Neuro-otology, University College London
rates
This meeting is free for RSM members.
Non-members: £5 – £70
agenda
1.30 pm
Registration, tea and coffee
2.00 pm
Welcome and introduction
2.05 pm
How best to provide balance services in the UK
Professor Peter Rea, Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
2.30 pm
Question and answer session
2.35 pm
Controversies in cochlear implantation
Mr Simon Freeman, Consultant Otolaryngologist and Skull Base Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
3.00 pm
Question and answer session
3.05 pm
Tea and coffee break
3.25 pm
Why bother with the Eustachian tube?
Mr James Tysome, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3.50 pm
Question and answer session
3.55 pm
Debate: This house believes that competence in major ear surgery should not be a requirement for CCST in ENT
Mr Anirvan Banerjee, Consultant ENT Specialist, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Shakeel Saeed, Professor of Otology and Neuro-otology, University College London
4.25 pm
Closing remarks
4.30 pm
Close of meeting