upcoming dates
Course Director: Marc A. Tewfik
Guest of Honour: Peter-John Wormald
International Faculty: Philip Chen, Veronica Lao, Luis Macias Valle, Salil Nair, Carolyn Orgain, Neil Tan, Rowan Valentine, Bozena Wrobel, Erik Weitzel
Affiliated Faculty: Yvonne Chan, Martin Desrosiers, Johannes A. Frasnelli, Saul Frenkiel, Lamiae Himdi, Joseph Schwartz, Doron Sommer, Andrew Thamboo, Rickul Varshney, Ian Witterick
Planning commitee: Saul Frenkiel, Joseph Schwartz, Marc A. Tewfik, Rickul Varshney
Lectures only
upcoming dates
Recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and aggressive clinical variants of the disease such as nasal polyposis, Samter’s triad and eosinophilic mucus CRS are particularly challenging to manage, even in the hands of experienced otolaryngologists. Surgery is generally tailored to the severity of disease; however, advances in endoscopic sinus surgery technique and ancillary procedures, and our understanding of the disease process have lead to improved success rates for surgery in the management of severe disease. The aim of this course is to teach advanced techniques in endoscopic sinus surgery, including frontal recess dissection and drillout, medial maxillectomy, as well as common endoscopic skull base approaches to the pituitary region, clivus, anterior cranial and infratemporal fossae.
The session will consist of a full-day of lectures followed by two days of hands-on dissections. Twenty cadaveric heads with CT imaging as well as endoscopic surgical workstations will be provided, and the enrollment would be open to a total of 40 Otolaryngologists, including practicing surgeons, advanced trainees and fellows from the Canada, the US and Europe.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending this workshop, otolaryngologists will be able to:
- Recognize endoscopic and radiologic sino-nasal anatomy, as well as pathophysiologic concepts of various common nasal diseases;
- Define the management of sino-nasal pathology, including the latest medical therapies as well as advanced ESS techniques, including the surgical steps of each technique;
- Identify the indications and contraindications of advanced ESS techniques;
- List the instrumentation required;
- Define the postoperative management after ESS.
ACCREDITATION
This activity is an Accredited Group Learning activity (section 1) as defined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of certification Program (MOC) and a Recognized Professional Development Activity as defined by the Collège des médecins du Québec. This activity has been approved by the Continuing Professional Development Directorate (CPDD) of the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec.
You can declare a maximum of 7.5 hours. Participants must claim a number of hours in accordance with the duration of their participation.
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.
September 11-12, 2019
Frontal Sinus Masterclass Workshop (included for dissectors)
September 11-12, 2019
The frontal sinus anatomy is highly variable and often complex. As a result, it is often challenging for the sinus surgeon to master understanding of the frontal sinus.
The Frontal Sinus Master’s Class aims to help participants systematically review a variety of CT scans, from simple to complex, in all 3 planes. After reviewing the CT, the participant uses the building block method to determine the anatomy and drainage pathway of the frontal sinus.
The Course Faculty works with the participants to make and evaluate their own 3D conceptualization of the frontal sinus cells using tangible blocks, in a hands-on approach. The Course Faculty checks and provides feedback to help the participant improve their 3D Conceptualization.
Participants then compare their own 3D interpretation of the CT scan with the intra-operative video of the surgery performed on this patient, with stepwise removal of frontal sinus cells. The comparison of the participant’s 3D Interpretation and the actual surgery re-enforces their ability to use the triplanar CT images to create a 3D anatomical picture, and to formulate their own plan for surgery.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending this workshop, otolaryngologists will be able to:
- Name common cellular configurations of frontoethmoidal cells that are relevant to frontal sinus surgery.
- Assemble these 3D configurations using the building blocks technique and understanding how this affects the frontal sinus drainage pathway.
- Create a surgical plan for frontal recess dissection based on the elucidated frontoethmoidal cell anatomy.
ACCREDITATION
This activity is an Accredited Simulation Activity (Section 3) as defined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) as well as a Recognized Practice’s Assessment Activity as defined by the Collège des médecins du Québec. This activity has been approved by the Continuing Professional Development Directorate (CPDD) of the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec.
You can declare a maximum of 14,5 hours in section 3 / Recognized Practice’s Assessment Activity. Participants must claim a number of hours in accordance with the duration of their participation.