About this event

  • Date and time Fri 1 Dec 2023 from 9:00am to 1 Dec 2023 at 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Laryngology and Rhinology, Otology

Through simulated cross-examination and a series of lectures, joining this ENT event will enhance your understanding of managing consent, risk and ethical dilemmas in surgery and be better prepared for ‘when things go wrong’.

Risk is inherent in what we do as surgeons but how do we effectively consent to this and deal with ethical dilemmas that arise during treatment? How do we mitigate against litigation or cope with it should it arise? This session aims to provide answers and enhance our ability to manage risk.

By attending this event, you will:

  • Receive advice from KCs on how to minimise your litigation risks in the event of complications
  • Better understand the experience of being questioned in court
  • Develop a framework to deal with ethical dilemmas in ENT
  • Understand current concepts surrounding consent
  • Feel more confident in the management of some common ENT complications

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The Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology Sections would like to thank our Annual Sponsors KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd, Medtronic and Oticon Medical for their valued support of the 2023 to 2024 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsors Mitchell Wealth Management Ltd and novus med for their support of this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed has had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of these meetings.

Agenda

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Morning session: Otology

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Professor Peter Rea, President, Otology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leaks in Otology

Professor Shakeel Saeed, Professor of Otology and Neuro-otology, University College London Ear Institute, Consultant ENT and Skull Base Surgeon, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Facial palsy

Professor Richard Irving, Consultant ENT and Skull Base Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Sensorineural hearing loss after surgery: How to avoid it and what to do

Miss Priya Achar, Consultant ENT and Skull Base Surgeon, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

How to manage big bleeds in ear surgery

Mr Rupert Obholzer, Consultant ENT and Skull Base Surgeon, Guy’s Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Management of sigmoid sinus thrombosis in mastoiditis

Mr William Hellier, Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Hampshire County Hospital Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tea and coffee break
The expert witness on trial

Introduced by Miss Kay Seymour, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust 

Mock court case

Learn what it’s like to be cross-examined by a leading barrister in a mock trial setting. 

Professor Peter Rea and Mr Will Tyler, King's Counsel, Joint Head of Chambers at the 36 Group. 

How to be an "expert" expert witness

Mr Will Tyler, King's Counsel, Joint Head of Chambers at the 36 Group

Panel discussion

Chair: Miss Kay Seymour

Panelists: Professor Shakeel Saeed, Professor Richard Irving, Mr Rupert Obholzer, Miss Priya Achar and Mr William Hellier

Lunch

For pre-registered delegates attending both the morning and afternoon sessions

Afternoon session: Laryngology and Rhinology

Registration, tea and coffee

For delegates only attending the afternoon session

Welcome and introduction

Professor Claire Hopkins, President, Laryngology and Rhinology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

ENT on trial

Professor Claire Hopkins, President, Laryngology and Rhinology Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Mr Vikram Sachdeva Esq, King's Counsel, 39 Essex Chambers

What would I have done?

Miss Michelle Wyatt, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

How to prevent getting sued when things go wrong

Mr Vikram Sachdeva Esq, King's Counsel, 39 Essex Chambers

Dealing with ethical dilemmas and complications in surgery

Professor Gil Siegal, Director, The Center for Health Law and Bioethics, Kiryat Ono College; TAU Medical School, Israel and Senior Researcher, University of Virginia School of Law

Tea and coffee break
Prevention and management of head and neck sequelae of radiotherapy

Dr Kate Newbold, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust  

Help! I’ve sprung a leak: What to do when there’s a Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leak in sinus surgery

Prevention and management of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leaks during Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

Dr Abigail Walker, ENT Specialist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland and Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Consent in the current era

Mr Annakan Navaratnam, Consultant Rhinologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion
Closing remarks

Professor Claire Hopkins, President, Laryngology and Rhinology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Close of meeting

Sponsors

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close on 30 November 2023 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

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