About this event

  • Date and time Fri 7 Mar 2025 from 9:00am to 7 Mar 2025 at 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Otology, Laryngology and Rhinology

Join the fourth ENT day to learn from past controversies in ENT and how to manage patients who present diagnose or treatment challenges. 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

In the morning session some of the more common paediatric ENT problems seen by all Otolaryngologists will be looked at, starting with the questions we hear from parents all the time. Haytham Kubba from Glasgow will cover glue ear, Su De from Liverpool will look at recurrent acute otitis media, and Grace Khong at how to deal with a blocked nose once the adenoids have been removed. Moving onto adenotonsillar disease the question often heard is ‘What are tonsils and adenoids for and can we do without them’ Over the years there have been mixed messages coming out from various NHS and ENT statutory bodies and both clinicians and parents are confused. The group from Newcastle have spent some time on the subject and will present their work. Before coffee the emerging role of virtual reality simulation in ENT training will be introduced.

The second part of the morning will start with Reema Nandi, one of the senior Paediatric Anaesthetists at Great Ormond Street Hospital, presenting her approach to anesthesia for paediatric ENT. There will then be the continuation of the Update series with a focus on more complex Paediatric Otolaryngology with speakers from both international and UK speakers.

Afternoon meeting

In the afternoon session, we will explore advanced investigations and treatments for children with inner and middle ear diseases, featuring experts from across the UK. Jessica Bewick and Konstance Tzifa will discuss their work in creating a dedicated paediatric hearing loss MDT, including evolving genetic investigations and the impact of Cytomegalovirus on acquired sensorineural hearing loss. Isobel Fitzgerald O’Connor will share her experiences in delivering outreach services and surgical ear care in resource-limited settings, highlighting the challenges and the need for tailored local solutions. Tamsin Brown will then present her development of a low-cost hearing device, "HearGlueEar," for children with conductive hearing loss. 

After the break, our third Otology Masterclass will focus on managing childhood cholesteatoma and will cover training requirements, decision-making, and the latest techniques for complete removal, hearing rehabilitation, and long-term reconstruction.  The session will conclude with a talk by Michel Poulain, a demographic scientist who will discuss the story behind his identification of 5 "Blue Zones" around the world where the longest-lived populations reside.  He will then share his insights into achieving an exceptionally long and healthy life. 

By attending this event, you will learn:

  • The minimum requirements for a paediatric hearing loss MDT
  • The difficulties supporting resource-limited regions of the world and what we can do to help
  • State-of-the-art childhood cholesteatoma management
  • Insight into exceptional health and lifespan and what we can gain personally by adopting a “Blue Zone” philosophy

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Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 24 January 2025.

Free for RSM members

Lunch is included when booking both sessions.

Member

RSM Associate
Day 1
£0.00 Morning session
£0.00 Afternoon session
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 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

Dr Tasmin Brown

Cambridgeshire Consultant Community Paediatrician

Dr Michael Poulain

Astrophysicist, Doctor of Demographics, Author and founder of Longevity Blue Zones – the science behind becoming a centenarian

Agenda

View the programme 07 March 2025

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

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

What's the best treatment for my child?

With glue ear?

Mr Haytham Kubba, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Glasgow Children’s Hospital

With recurrent middle ear infections?

Ms Sujata De, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Liverpool

With a Blocked Nose?

Ms Grace Khong, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Liverpool

Who Dribbles?

Speaker to be confirmed

What are tonsils and adenoids for doctor and can my child do without them?

The Great Northern Hospital Paediatric Research Group, Newcastle

Virtual Reality Simulation in Paediatric ENT

Speaker to be confirmed 

Tea and coffee break
Anaesthesia for Paediatric ENT

Dr Reema Nandi, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Update in Paediatric Otolaryngology

Mr Colin Butler and Ms Michelle Wyatt, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 

Lunch
Welcome and introduction

Mr Patrick Axon, Consultant Otologist and Skull Base Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What constitutes an effective paediatric hearing loss multidisciplinary team

Ms Jessica Bewick, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cytomegalovirus - the hidden cause of congenital hearing loss

Ms Konstance Tzifa, Consultant Adult and Paediatric Otolaryngologist and Hearing Implant Surgeon, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham 

Does the UK have a responsibility to improve outcome in resource limited settings?

Ms Isobel Fitzgerald O’Connor, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

"Hear Glue Ear" my story on the road to improving childhood deafness

Dr Tamsin Brown, Cambridgeshire Consultant Community Paediatrician

Tea and coffee break
Moderator of Masterclass 3: management of the paediatric ear

Ms Kay Chacksfield, Consultant otolaryngologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Training surgeons towards independent cholesteatoma surgery, best practice for trainers and requirements for trainees

Professor Lucy Dalton, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Simulation Lead (ENT) West Midlands School of Surgery, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham

How I do it: My decision process for managing childhood cholesteatoma

Ms Kerrie McAllister, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow

How I do it: My use of endoscopes in paediatric ear surgery

Mr Harry Powell, Consultant Otolaryngologist and Hearing Implant Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London Children's Hospital

Tips and tricks: Performing canal wall up cholesteatoma surgery

Mr Robert Nash, Consultant Otologist and Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 

Panel discussion

Ms Kay Chacksfield, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation

And now for something completely different: Healthspan and lifespan what we have learned from Blue Zones

Dr. Michel Poulain, Astrophysicist, Doctor of Demographics, Author and founder of Longevity Blue Zones – the science behind becoming a centenarian

Close of meeting

Location

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

Registration for this event will close on 6 March 2025 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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