Advances & controversies in Otolaryngology

PRELIMINARY CONGRESS PROGRAM

Sunday - October 8, 2006

Time	Main conference room
13h00	Instructional session: Percutaneous tracheotomy
13h40	Instructional session: Endoscopic DCR
14h20	Cartilage tympanoplasty session
15h00	Instructional session: Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery
15h40	Principles of nasal reconstruction
17h00	Motivational speaker
17h30 – 19h00	Registration cocktail party

Monday – October 9, 2006

Time	Topic	Speaker
08h15	Welcome	D. Wagenfeld
08h30	Introduction to Sialoendoscopy	Prof. Iro
09h15	HIV in SA	Prof. Maartens
09h45	Endoscopic assessment of the snoring pt	Prof. Andrew van Hasselt
10h30	TEA
11h00	Panel discussion: Surgical management of the snoring patient	Victor Abdullah E. Perelló Andrew v Hasselt Gary McKee Dolfie Hooper John Steer (chair)
12h10	Free papers
12h30	Laser surgery for malignancy	Prof. Iro
13h00	LUNCH
14h00	Panel discussion: Surgical management of the paralyzed vocal cord	G. Soo Prof. Fagan K. Davidge-Pitts
14h50	Free papers
15h30	TEA
16h00	The assessment of smell: is it important?
16h30	Free papers
17h00	Cochlear implant AGM

Tuesday – October 10, 2006

Time	Topic	Speaker
07h30	ENT AGM & Management meeting
09h00	Mx of tracheal stenosis	Prof. Iro
09h40	Free papers
10h00	Brainstem implants	Prof. Richard Ramsden
10h30	TEA
11h00	Panel discussion: Vestibular schwannomas, Surgery vs. the Gamma Knife	Richard Ramsden Andre Claassen Tony Cheesman Fred Verminnem Iro
12h00	Free papers
12h30	Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: The role of the ENT surgeon	Mr. Sean Carrie
13h00	LUNCH
14h00	Free papers
14h30	Panel discussion: Controversies regarding pediatric tympanoplasty	Chris Raine G Browning C Prescott J Loock
15h20	Free papers
15h30	TEA
16h00	Limited surgery of the parotid	Prof. Iro
16h30	Free papers
17h10	Adjourn

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 – room 1

Time	Topic	Speaker
08h00	Free paper
08h40	Panel discussion: Laryngopharyngeal reflux
09h40	Advances in endoscopic BOS surgery: the GSH experience
10h00	Free paper
10h30	TEA
11h00	New developments in middle ear implants	Chris Raine
11h40	Free papers	African delegates
12h20	BAHA: Developments	Chris Raine
13h00	LUNCH
14h00	Panel discussion: Treatment Meniere’s
15h00	Interventional radiology of the H&N	Alan Taylor
15h30	TEA
16h00	Free papers
16h50	Adjourn & Conclusion of congress

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 (160 seater) – room 2

Time	Topic	Speaker
08h00	Free papers
10h30	TEA
11h00	Free papers
13h00	LUNCH
14h00	Free papers
15h30	TEA
16h00	Free papers
16h50	Adjourn & Conclusion of congress

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Second Announcement / Call for Abstracts

“Controversies and Advances in ENT”

42nd South African National ENT Meeting
&
British Association of Otolaryngologists –
Head & Neck Surgeons

Cape Town, South Africa

8 - 11 October 2006

2nd Announcement/Call for Abstracts

Three Parallel Sessions

South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons (BAO-HNS)

South African Head and Neck Oncology Society (SAHNOS)

South African Speech, Language and Hearing Association (SASLHA)

South African Association of Audiologists (SAAA)

South African Hearing Acousticians Association (SHAA)

Cape Town International Convention Center

“Controversies and Advances in ENT”

Round Tables

Acoustic neuroma: Radiation vs. surgery
Surgical management of snoring
Thyroplasty vs. fat injection
Laryngopharyngeal reflux
Paediatric tympanoplasty
Meniere’s Disease

“Controversies and Advances in ENT”

Keynote Addresses

Sialoendoscopy
Brainstem implants
Salivary gland disease
Endoscopic pituitary resection
Endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
Interventional radiology in ENT
Nasal reconstruction

Instructional Sessions

8/10/06

Endoscopic DCR
Principles of CO2 laser
Cartilage tympanoplasty
Percutaneous tracheotomy
Endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation
Endoscopic pituitary resection

Courses

8/10/06, 12/10/06

Sialoendoscopy
Advanced Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Temporal Bone Dissection Courses x 2
Tracheo-oesophageal speech for ENT & Speech therapy

Abstracts

Closing date: 30/6/06

Email to Dr Darlene Lubbe: delubbe@kingsley.co.za
MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 font, single-spaced
Format: Objectives, Material/Method, Results, Conclusions
Maximum length: Single A4 page
On separate page
- Authors (Underline name of speaker)
- Registrar / Specialist
- Institution
- Contact details: email, fax, telephone, mobile, postal address
- Declare commercial interests
- Poster / presentation

Accommodation

Block bookings at hotels within walking distance of conference venue
Bookings can be accessed in May through official congress website: www.cmc.uct.ac.za

Muslim delegates

Special provisions have been made for Ramadan
Contact person: Dr Shabeer Ebrahim
shabeer@metroweb.co.za

Contacts

Website: www.cmc.uct.ac.za / www.entsociety.co.za

UCT Conference Management Centre

Marta Collins: mcollin@curie.uct.ac.za
Candice Kotze: ckotze@curie.uct.ac.za

Congress chairman:
Johan Fagan: jfagan@uctgsh1.uct.ac.za

Abstracts:
Darlene Lubbe: delubbe@kingsley.co.za

Trade:

Gary Kroukamp: garykroukamp@iafrica.com
Candice Kotze: ckotze@curie.uct.ac.za

Vacation and Tours

Spring, whale season, flower season!
Visit www.cmc.uct.ac.za for information
No official tours arranged by conference
Recommended Tour Operator: Wildsafari@worldonline.co.za