Nov 08 - Nov 10
2018
Thu - Sat

Stanford Otology Update

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Stanford, CA

A Continuing Medical Education Conference presented by the Department of Otolaryngolory - Head Neck Surgery; Division of Otology/Neurotology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Statement of Need

This CME conference aims to increase knowledge surrounding the effective diagnosis and management of common, clinically relevant otologic disorders. Furthermore, the course content is designed to enhance clinical practice of medical providers caring for patients with otologic disorders. This course will cover topics involving all aspects of diagnosis, medical management, surgical intervention, as well as applying risk reduction techniques, ordering and interpreting imaging, and evaluating evidenced-based data. The course will consist of didactic lectures, panel/ case discussions, and interactive breakout sessions with the faculty utilizing learner engagement technology.

Target Audience

This international program is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, allied health professionals, and audiologists specializing in family practice, primary care, internal medicine, otology, and otolaryngology.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

Diagnose hearing loss and balance disorders based on specific patient characteristic and practice setting.
Evaluate the available management options in hearing loss and balance disorders based on specific patient characteristics and the practice setting.
Apply risk reduction techniques in otologic surgery to reduce clinical errors.
Identify the circumstances that may lead to iatrogenic injury or suboptimal outcomes.
Assess evidence-based approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat hearing loss in infants and children.
Recommend timely referrals of deaf children for cochlear implants.
Recognize the broad range of etiologies of vertigo and tinnitus.
Discuss criteria used to prevent and diagnose vertigo and tinnitus.
Evaluate the current options available to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage vertigo and tinnitus.
Interpret preoperative imaging and electrophysiologic studies.
Utilize intraoperative monitoring to improve quality of care.
Analyze risk and benefits of cartilage tympanoplasty.
Discuss clinical guidelines on managing chronic otitis.
Describe current state of genetics and gene therapy in otology.
Discuss treatment opportunities resulting from genetic testing in otology.
Demonstrate techniques in otologic endoscopy and OCR surgery.
Review challenges in otosclerosis.
Summarize issues in cochlear synaptopathy.
Analyze recent advances in intratympanic therapy and inner ear pharmacotherapy.
Evaluate latest indications for cochlear implantation.
Assess vestibular physiology, testing and surgery.
Explain symptoms of Meniere disease.
Describe current techniques of bone cement in otology.

Registration

Registration fee includes tuition, course materials, Certificate of Participation, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch.

Tuition may be paid by Visa, MasterCard or check. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. If you prefer to pay by phone or check, please contact the Stanford Center for CME at (650) 497-8554 for assistance.

Attendee Type

Physicians - $595
Allied Health Professionals, Residents/Fellows - $300

Accepted Method of Payment

Our online registration system requires payment with a Visa or Master Card. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate. If you prefer to pay by check or need assistance, please call (650) 497-8554 or email stanfordcme@stanford.edu.

Stanford Continuing Medical Education has transitioned to a new online registration system. You will be prompted to login to your account using your email address in order to register for this course. If this is your first time registering in our new system, please create a new account.

For registration assistance, please email stanfordcme@stanford.edu.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 30 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to stanfordcme@stanford.edu.

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Program subject to change.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

AM Session Moderator: Robert Jackler, MD
7:00 – 8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10	Greeting and Announcements Nikolas Blevins, MD, Robert K. Jackler, MD
8:10 – 8:40	The Future of Otology Robert K. Jackler, MD
8:40 – 9:10	A Practical Approach to Cartilage Tympanoplasty Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS
9:10 – 9:40	Tympanomastoidectomy – Why Is It So Challenging? Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh
9:40 – 10:00	Conquering the Barriers to Precision Inner Ear Medicine Anil Lalwani, MD
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break
Breakout Sessions (6 sessions over 2 ½ days - Each attendee is assigned to a small group which rotates together) 10 minutes to move to the next breakout session
Vertigo Joyce Chadderdon, PT, DTP, NCS, Erin Isanhart, PT, DPT, NCS, Jennifer Maw, MD, Anh Nguyen-Huynh, MD, PhD, Kristen K. Steenerson, MD, Hiroyasu Sugihara, DPT Moderator: Sumit Agrawal, MD
SNHL and Cochlear Implantation Nikolas Blevins, MD, Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD, Lawrence Lustig, MD, Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh Moderator: Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD
Otologic Endoscopy and OCR Jennifer Alyono, MD, C. Eduardo Corrales, MD, Jennifer Y. Lee, MD, Alexander Sevy, MD, Yona Vaisbuch, MD Moderators: Hamed Sajjadi, MD and Ashkan Monfared, MD
Facial Nerve Richard Gurgel, MD, Joseph Hegarty, MD, Albert Mudry, MD, PhD, Jon-Paul Pepper, MD Moderator: Anil Lalwani, MD
Pediatric Otology Iram Ahmad, MD, Jannine Larky, AuD, Markus Pfister, MD, Peter Rigby, MD, Melissa S. Tribble, AuD Moderators: Kay Chang, MD, Alan Cheng, MD
Chronic Otitis Media Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS, Colin Driscoll, MD, Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS Moderator: Robert K. Jackler, MD
10:30 – 11:25	Breakout Session #1
11:25 – 11:35	Move to next break out session
11:35 – 12:30	Breakout Session # 2
12:30 – 1:30	Lunch
PM Session Moderator: Nikolas Blevins, MD
1:30 – 1:50	Single Side Deafness – Does it Matter? Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh
1:50 – 2:05	Prosthesis Selection in Middle Ear Reconstruction Markus Pfister, MD
2:05 – 2:20	Endoscopic Ear Surgery – Practical Guide for Getting Started Kay Chang, MD
2:20 – 2:35	Endoscopic Ear Surgery – Advanced Techniques Hamed Sajjadi, MD
2:35 – 2:55	Imaging in Chronic Otitis Media Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS
2:55 – 3:30	Panel: Case Studies in Otologic Imaging Moderator: Nancy Fischbein, MD Panelists: Richard Gurgel, MD, Joseph Hegarty, MD, Ashkan Monfared, MD, Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
3:30 – 3:50	Coffee Break
3:50– 4:10	Synaptopathy: New Understanding of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Lawrence Lustig, MD
4:10 – 4:30	Regeneration and Gene Therapy Alan Cheng, MD
4:30 – 5:00	Panel: Intratympanic Therapy/ Inner Ear Pharmacotherapy Moderator: Lawrence Lustig, MD Panelists: Sumit Agrawal, MD, C. Eduardo Corrales, MD, Markus Pfister, MD, Anil Lalwani, MD, Peter Rigby, MD, Kristen K. Steenerson, MD
5:00 – 5:30	Cochlear Implants: The End of the Beginning? Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh
5:30	Adjourn

Friday, November 9, 2018

AM Session Moderator: Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD

7:00 – 8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:10	Welcome/ Announcements Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD
8:10 – 8:30	Pulsatile Tinnitus Jennifer Alyono, MD
8:30 – 8:50	Vestibular Tests and Decision Making in Dizziness Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS
8:50 – 9:10	Vestibular Migraine: The Chameleon of Vertigo Kristen K. Steenerson, MD
9:10 – 9:40	An Update on Meniere Disease Joseph Hegarty, MD
9:40 – 10:00	Surgical Management of BPPV and SSCCD Sumit Agrawal, MD
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:25	Breakout Session #3
11:25 – 11:35	Move between breakout sessions
11:35 – 12:30	Breakout Session #4
12:30 – 1:30	Lunch
PM Session Moderator: Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
1:30 – 1:50	Bone Cement in Otology Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS
1:50 –2:10	TMJ and Otalgia Anh Nguyen-Huynh, MD, PhD
2:10 – 2:50	Panel: Challenges in the Management of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Moderator: Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD Panelists: Kay Chang, MD, C. Eduardo Corrales, MD, Jennifer Y. Lee, MD, Jennifer Maw, MD, Hamed Sajjadi, MD
2:50 –3:10	Coffee Break
3:10 – 3:40	Panel: Tinnitus – New Approaches Moderator: Joseph Hegarty, MD Panelists: Steven Cheung, MD, Jennifer Alyono, MD, Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD, Peter Tass, MD, PhD
3:40 – 4:00	Managing the Facial Nerve in Otology Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
4:00 – 4:20	Evolving Management of Skull Base Disease Colin Driscoll, MD
4:20 – 4:40	Skull Base Osteomyelitis – Diagnosis and management C. Eduardo Corrales, MD
4:40 – 5:00	Neoplasms of the Ear and Temporal Bone Ashkan Monfared, MD
5:00 – 5:30	Panel: Challenges in Otosclerosis Moderator: Robert K. Jackler, MD Panelists: Moises Arriaga, MD, MBA FACS, Nikolas Blevins, MD, Colin Driscoll, MD, Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh, Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS, Alexander Sevy, MD
5:30	Adjourn

Saturday, November 10, 2018

AM Session Moderator: Fitzgerald
7:00 – 8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05	Announcements Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD, Lloyd B. Minor, MD
8:05 – 8:20	Update in Vestibular Physiology Lloyd B. Minor, MD
8:20 – 8:35	Middle Ear Myoclonus Alexander Sevy, MD
8:35 – 8:55	Frontiers in Clinical Audiology Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD
8:55 – 9:15	Presbycusis – Our Current Understanding Richard Gurgel, MD
9:15 – 9:30	Bone-Conduction Devices Jennifer Maw, MD
9:30 –10:00	Panel: Managing Asymmetric HL – What works? Moderator: Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD Panelists: Colin Driscoll, MD, Anh T. Nguyen-Huynh, MD, PhD, Jennifer Maw, MD, Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh, Austin Swanson, AuD, Melissa S. Tribble, AuD
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:25	Breakout Session #5
11:25 – 11:35	Move between breakout session
11:35 – 12:30	Breakout Session #6
12:30	Adjourn Opportunities for Q&A will be provided at the conclusion of each presentation.

Accommodation

A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate at the Sheraton and Westin Palo Alto Hotels for conference participants on a first-come, first-served basis and may sell out before October 17, 2018. After this date, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis and at regular resort rates.

To make a reservation please contact Sarah Espinoza directly to secure a reservation. Reservations made via email must include the following: Guest Name, Arrival/Departure, Date, Address, Phone# & Name of Group. To guarantee a reservation, one must give a credit card number and expiration date.

Sarah Espinoza, Group Services Coordinator
P: 650-328-2800
E: sespinoza@pahotel.com

Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
1 (800) 335-3535
Sheratonreservations@pahotel.com

ROOM TYPE	November 7-8 Single/Double Rate	November 9-10 Single/Double Rate
Run of House Kings	$349 per night*	$149 per night*

Westin Palo Alto Hotel
675 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
1 (800) 937-8461
Westinreservations@pahotel.com

ROOM TYPE	November 7-8 Single/Double Rate	November 9-10 Single/Double Rate
Run of House Kings	$409 per night*	$169 per night*

Plus Taxes (Occupancy, County Assessment, & California Tourism Assessment) $25 Valet Parking per day, and Resort Fees per night.

Please contact Sarah Espinoza, Group Service Coordinator to reserve your room at the Westin and Sheraton.
Phone: 650-328-2800
Email: SEspinoza@pahotel.com

Please mention “Stanford Otology Course 2018” to receive the group rate.

The Marguerite, Stanford’s free weekday shuttle service, has a bus stop a short walk from the Sheraton.
Please note the Marguerite does not run on weekends.

Conference Location

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: (650) 725-6884

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Accreditation

The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Stanford University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Please check with your state's credentialing board for their requirement.

Course Director

Nikolas H. Blevins, MD
Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor
Chief, Division of Otology/ Neurotology
Medical Director, Stanford Cochlear Implant Center
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Co-Course Directors

Robert K. Jackler, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor and Chair in Otorhinolaryngology and Professor, By Courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Surgery

Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Otology and Neurotology)

Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD
Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Special Guest Faculty

Gerard O'Donoghue, MBChB, FRCSI, FRCS, MCh
Honorary Professor, Otology and Neurotology, University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA, FACS
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA
Director of Otology and Neurotology, Hearing and Balance Center, Our
Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Guest Faculty

Sumit Agrawal MD
Associate Professor,
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Steven Cheung, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of California San Francisco
C. Eduardo Corrales, MD
Associate Surgeon, Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women’s Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Colin Driscoll, MD
Professor & Chair, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Richard Gurgel, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery,
University of Utah
Joseph Hegarty, MD
Private Practice, Otology/Neurotology
Colorado Springs, CO
Anil K. Lalwani, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Neurotology, Ped Otolaryngology (ENT),
Adult and Pediatric Otologist and Neurotologist
Columbia University Medical Center

Lawrence R. Lustig, MD
Howard W. Smith Professor and Chair, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
Ashkan Monfared, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery and Neurosurgery
Associate Director, Skull base Surgery
Director, Center for Otolaryngology Microsurgical Education and Training (COMET) lab, George Washington University Hospital
Anh T. Nguyen-Huynh, MD, PhD
Private Practice, Portland OR
Markus Pfister, MD
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hirsladen, Private Hospital Group, Zurich, Switzerland Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, Tübingen, Germany
Peter Rigby, MD
Private Practice, Otology/Neurotology, Richmond, VA
Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Alexander Sevy, MD
Hearing and Balance Center, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Course Faculty

Iram Ahmad, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Pediatrics)
Jennifer Alyono, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Nikolas Blevins, MD
Professor, Chief, Division of Otology/Neurotology
Joyce Chadderdon, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
Neuro Outpatient (PT/OT/SLP-SHC)
Kay Chang, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, (Pediatrics)
By Courtesy, Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital
Alan Cheng, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, (Pediatrics) and By Courtesy of Pediatrics
Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Otology and Neurotology
Nancy Fischbein, MD
Professor Radiology
By Courtesy, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiation Oncology
Erin Isanhart, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
Stanford Neurosience Health Center
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Divisions
Jannine Larky, AuD
Basic Life Research Scientist, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, /Otology & Neurotology
Jennifer Y. Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Lloyd B. Minor, MD
Carl & Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine, Professor of
Otolaryngology (Otology & Neurotology) and, By Courtesy, of Neurobiology and of
Bioengineering
Jennifer Maw, MD
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Albert Mudry, MD, PhD
Visiting Professor, Private Practice Otology Lausanne, Switzerland
Adjunct Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Jon-Paul Pepper, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hamed Sajjadi, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) [VAPAHCS], Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Staff, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Otology and Neurotology
Hiroyasu Sugihara, DPT
Physical Therapist
Stanford Ear Institute
Kristen K. Steenerson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Divisions, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Austin Swanson, AuD
Audiologist
Peter A. Tass, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Melissa S. Tribble, AuD
Pediatric Audiology Manager
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, /Otology & Neurotology
Yona Vaisbuch, MD
Clinical Instructor, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

Faculty Disclosure

The Stanford University School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Commercial Support

Financial Support:

This CME activity is supported in part by educational grants from Audio Digest Foundation, Advanced Bionics, LLC, Cochlear Americas, Cook Medical, LLC, DePuy Synthes, Grace Medical, Inc., Kurz Medical Inc., Leica Microsystems, MED-EL Corporation, Medtronic, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, and Oticon Medical.

In-kind Support:

This activity received in-kind support from the following:
Grace Medical - Durable Equipment
Leica Microsystems - Disposable Supplies
Olympus - Durable Equipment
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. - Durable Equipment

Course Directors

Nikolas H. Blevins, MD

Course Director
Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor
Chief, Division of Otology/ Neurotology
Medical Director, Stanford Cochlear Implant Center
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD

Co-Course Director
Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Robert K. Jackler, MD

Co-Course Director
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor and Chair in Otorhinolaryngology and Professor, By Courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Surgery

Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD

Co-Course Director
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Otology and Neurotology)

A Continuing Medical Education Activity

Presented by the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Division of the Otology/Neurotology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine

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(650) 724-9549
ycervant@stanford.edu

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