Join us for the first ENT event of the academic year for a day full of academic lectures on the latest, most relevant topics and the annual Presidential address, organised by both the Otology and the Laryngology & Rhinology Sections.
As the UK population ages, the burden of disease is shifting. By 2050, one in four people will be over 65. Those over 85 currently around 1.6 million will reach 2.6 million by 2036. With age comes an increased prevalence of chronic conditions: around 65% of those over 65 live with multiple health issues.
Older patients often face unique challenges from complex comorbidities and social factors to differing attitudes toward prognosis all of which demand a more tailored approach to care than younger patients typically require.
In our first meeting of the academic year, we introduce the new section presidents, including the Otology Presidential Address, and turn our focus to optimising care for older adults. Are we doing enough for our ageing patients? How should we adapt our strategies to meet their needs? We will explore key diseases common in this group and discuss how we can improve outcomes across the board.
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These meetings offer the perfect opportunity for networking with colleagues and renowned speakers. Lunch is included when booking both the morning and afternoon meetings.
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The Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology Sections would like to thank our Annual Sponsors B.Braun Medical Ltd, DP Medical Systems LTD, Medtronic, Ocean Med and Soluvos Medical for their valued support of the 2025 to 2026 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsor KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd for supporting this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed have had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.
Miss Michelle Wyatt, Past President, Laryngology and Rhinology Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Magda Sbai, Consultant Physician, Department of Ageing and Health, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Orla Lacey, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Luke Solomons, Consultant in Psychological Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
David Hamilton, Consultant Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgeon, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Chair David Hamilton
Professor Peter John Wormald, Professor and Chairman Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Adelaide, Professor of Skull Base Surgery
Mr Patrick Axon, Past President, Otology Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Consultant Otologist and Skull Base Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Simon Lloyd, President, Otology Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Ms Fiona McClenaghan, ENT Consultant, Guy’s Hospital and King’s College Hospital
Mr Peter Valentine, Consultant Otologist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Chair: Nick Dawe, ENT Consultant, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. Panelists: Peter Valentine, Consultant Otologist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Miss Priya Achar, ENT Consultant, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Miss Kay Seymour, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and Professor Albert Mudry, Otologist and Historian, Lausanne
Professor Albert Mudry, Otologist and Historian, Lausanne
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registration for this event will close at 1:00 am on Thursday, 6 November 2025. Late registrations will not be accepted.
The agenda is subject to change without notice.
If the event is recorded, only sessions with speaker permission will be made available afterward, and availability is not guaranteed.
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine or the speakers' organisations.
This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
