About this event

  • Date and time Fri 6 Dec 2024 from 9:00am to 6 Dec 2024 at 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Otology, Laryngology and Rhinology

Join the second ENT day to learn about the past controversies in ENT and how to manage patients who present a diagnostic or treatment challenge. These meetings offer the perfect opportunity for networking with colleagues and renowned speakers. Lunch is included when booking the morning and afternoon meetings.

Morning meeting

The first subject addressed will be how to push boundaries on novel therapies reflecting on the controversy surrounding tracheal transplants with the research fraud surrounding Paolo Macchiarini. Attention will be paid to peer review and the complexity and adequacy of the reference literature if the data used in those papers is manufactured by others. The transparency of the consent process and how to progress when outcomes are poor will be considered. Professor Paolo de Coppi from University College London will discuss the future of stem cell science in the light of the events that occurred.  

There will then be a review of the current status of laryngeal reinnervation by Mrs Kate Heathcote from the University Hospitals in Poole. She is recognised as a pioneer for this technique in the UK having undertaken a fellowship with Prof Jean Paul Marie in Rouen. She will also talk about how she has travelled around the world to support colleagues as they start their own programmes. 

The next part of the day will move onto the second in the Update series focusing on Rhinology with Mr Raj Bhalla from Manchester Royal Infirmary moderating.  

Afternoon meeting

We will begin with a masterclass covering the complex fields of tinnitus, hyperacusis and sound tolerance disorders from the world-renowned University of Antwerp Group, Belgium. The group will focus on the management of the distraught patient and how to distinguish between the different types of sound tolerance disorders. There will be key insights into the complex interrelationship between cognitive decline and hearing and balance disorders as well as how best to advise patients and their families. There will then follow a panel discussion exploring how best ENT surgeons should manage these complex conditions. 

After the break we will hear personal experiences from young otologists striving to develop an aspect of their practice that sits outside ENT norms. The difficulties and support that they experienced on their journey and the benefits their new practice has brought to patient care. The session will end with a lecture delivered by Andrew Axon, a leading medical negligence barrister on how to avoid litigation id pushing boundaries. He will explore the complex area of clinical intervention outside the normal evidence-based safety net. What we should consider when trying to help patients struggling to find a symptom solution and faced with difficult decision about whether to intervene or not. Finally, he will describe the early actions surgeons must take if a complaint is received and how best to manage the situation to reduce the risk of litigation.

By attending this event, you will learn:

  • What can we learn from past controversies 
  • Learning from world experts in allied professions specializing in tinnitus and sound tolerance disorders/laryngology
  • Understanding current management philosophies
  • Learning how to avoid medical litigation and maximising performance  
  • How to support colleagues around the world in delivering a new surgical intervention 

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Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 24 October 2024.

Free for RSM members

Lunch is included when booking both sessions.

Member

RSM Fellow
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session
RSM Retired Fellow
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session
RSM Associate
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session
RSM Student
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session
RSM Trainee
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors
Day 1
£71.50 Morning session
£71.50 Afternoon session
AHP / Nurse / Midwife
Day 1
£42.00 Morning session
£42.00 Afternoon session
Trainee
Day 1
£42.00 Morning session
£42.00 Afternoon session
Student
Day 1
£22.00 Morning session
£22.00 Afternoon session

Key speakers

Andrew Axon

Barrister, Park Lane Plowden and Outer Temple Chambers

Bosse Lindquist

Independent Investigative Journalist, Stockholm, Sweden

Professor Martin Elliott

Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Agenda

View the programme 06 December 2024

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Miss Michelle Wyatt, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 

Pushing boundaries in novel therapies - The Macchiarini Effect

Professor Martin Elliot, Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Paolo de Coppi, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Nuffield and National Institute for Health and Care Research, Professor of Paediatric Surgery at University College London Institute of Child Health and Mr Bosse Lindquist, Independent Investigative Journalist, Stockholm, Sweden

Evidence and experience in laryngeal reinnervation around the world

Mrs Kate Heathcote, Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Tea and coffee break
Rhinology update

Chair: Mr Raj Bhalla, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary

Speakers: Mr Shaz Ahmed, Consultant Rhinologist and Skull Base Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham - 'Should we still be operating in the sinuses'

Professor Hesham Saleh, Consultant Rhinologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon, Imperial College London - 'Current management of cystic fibrosis'

Ms Ann Louise McDermott, Consultant Paediatric ENT Surgeon, Birmingham Children's Hospital - 'Approaches to midline nasal dermoids'

Ms Grace Khon, Consultant Paediatric ENT Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool - 'Operating on a bent nose in children' 

Panel discussion
Lunch
Welcome and introduction

Moderator: Mr Patrick Axon, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Masterclass 1: Tinnitus and sound tolerance disorders

Rachel Knappett, Head of Adult Auditory Rehabilitation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Immediate management of acute onset and intolerable tinnitus

Speaker to be confirmed 

Sound tolerance disorders

Professor Laure Jacquemin, Coordinator of the Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Misophonia Research and Clinical Program, University of Antwerp

Interrelationship between audio vestibular loss and cognitive decline

Professor Griet Mertens, Coordinator of the  Auditory Implant Research Program, Chief Program Director, University of Antwerp 

Panel discussion

Rachel Knappett, Head of Adult Auditory Rehabilitation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Tea and coffee break
Encouraging the aspirations of young consultants

Mr Patrick Axon, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Otological manifestations of vascular disease - how to identify the cases for early referral

Mr Marcos Martinez Del-Pero, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Bringing healthcare innovation to the population (to be confirmed)

Mr Joseph Manjaly, Consultant Otologist, Hearing Implant and ENT Surgeon, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The early management of acute facial palsy - the case for a national service

Mr Daniele Borsetto, Consultant Otologist, Hearing Implant and Skull Base Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

So you want to push boundaries, how to avoid taking a step too far

Andrew Axon, Barrister, Park Lane Plowden and Outer Temple Chambers

Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Location

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

Registration for this event will close on 2 December 2024 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

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