Professor Peter Rea
Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
About this event
- Date and time Fri 7 Dec 2018 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Otology
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
Key speakers
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
Agenda
View the Programme
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
How best to provide balance services in the UK
Professor Peter Rea, Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Question and answer session
Controversies in cochlear implantation
Mr Simon Freeman, Consultant Otolaryngologist and Skull Base Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Question and answer session
Tea and coffee break
Why bother with the Eustachian tube?
Mr James Tysome, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Question and answer session
Debate: This house believes that competence in major ear surgery should not be a requirement for CCST in ENT
Against: Mr Anirvan Banerjee, Consultant ENT Specialist, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
For: Professor Shakeel Saeed, Professor of Otology and Neuro-otology, University College London
Closing remarks
Close of meeting
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom