About this event

  • Date and time Fri 2 Feb 2024 from 9:00am to 2 Feb 2024 at 4:40pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Laryngology and Rhinology, Otology

"To err is human", but systems must be sufficiently robust to prevent this from leading to clinical harm. 

Join this event to feel more confident in managing common and life-threatening ENT emergencies. Learn the importance of human factors and how to change systems to reduce the impact of human error on patient outcomes. Hear from leading experts regarding the latest research into the best management of these conditions to deliver the best level of clinical care.

By attending this event, you will:

  • Understand the management of common ontological and rhinological emergencies and the latest evidence on best practices
  • Refresh knowledge of the clinical research trials, their early results, and how these might change management guidelines in the future
  • Better understand the impact of clinical errors from the patient's perspective and develop a framework to minimise risk.
  • Understand the acute management of adult airway obstruction and major trauma

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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 Carleton Medical LtdDP Medical Systems Ltd and Stryker 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: Laryngology and Rhinology

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

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

Panel discussion: Common Rhinological emergencies

Panel: Mr Raj Bhalla, Consultant Rhinologist, Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 

Miss Isma Iqbal, Consultant ENT and Anterior Skull-base Surgeon, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Miss Louise Melia, Consultant Rhinologist, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust 

Mr David Roberts, Consultant Rhinologist, Guy’s Hospital Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Tea and coffee break
Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis

Miss Nora Haloob, Consultant ENT Rhinologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust  

What we would do differently: Current protocols for an acute adult airway emergency

Miss Helen Cocks, Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 

Stemming the flow: Acute management and prevention of penetrating neck trauma

Mr Rob Bentley, Consultant Craniofacial and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 

Lunch break

Afternoon session: Otology

Registration, tea and coffee

For delegates only attending the afternoon session

Welcome and introduction

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

Presentation of Combined Universities Dissection Course Prize

Acute Mastoiditis: Evidence for best practice

Mr Matthew Smith, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Acute sensorineural hearing loss: The Sudden onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SeaSHeL) National Prospective Cohort Study

Mr Nish Mehta, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital  

The acute management of temporal bone fractures

Miss Hala Kanona, Consultant ENT Surgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Tinnitus: Is acute tinnitus an Otological emergency, as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines suggest?

Mrs Susan Douglas, Consultant ENT Surgeon, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 

Tea and coffee break
Crafts and experimental play as a training tool in Otology

Bhavesh Patel

Matthew Yung short paper prize oral presentation

Panel discussion: Management of Otological emergencies 

Chair: Mr Steve Broomfield, Consultant Otologist, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Panel: Miss Kay Seymour, Consultant ENT Surgeon, The Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust 

Professor Owen Judd, Consultant Otologist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Mr David Selvadurai, Consultant ENT Surgeon, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Miss Aileen Lambert, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust 

Closing remarks

Professor Peter Rea, President, Otology 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 1 February 2024 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

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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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