ORL 2020
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  • Thank You!
  • Update
    • COVID-19 Information
  • Programme
    • Conference Handbook
    • Tue 13 October
    • Wed 14 October
    • Thu 15 October
    • Fri 16 October
    • Posters
  • Speakers
    • ORL20 Speaker PPTS
    • Our Speakers
  • Sponsorship & Exhibition
    • Our Sponsors
    • Our Exhibitors
  • Useful Links
  • Contact

Thursday 15 October 2020

​Click on the speaker's name to view information on the presenter and presentation.
7.15am-8.15am NRG Breakfast Meeting (by invitation)                                                                                                                         Chair: Malcolm Giles
7.30am-8.30am     Registration and Exhibition Open, Light Breakfast available 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Chairs: Nikki Mills/Patrick Dawes
8.30am - 9.00am The Future of Sinus Surgery
Mr Sean Carrie, Consultant Rhinologist/Skull Base Surgeon and Hon Senior Lecturer, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, UK                                                                                                                                                        via virtual presentation
9.00am - 9.20am A Few Thoughts on the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Clinic
Mr Robert Allison, Canterbury DHB, Christchurch, NZ
9.20am - 9.50am To be Indispensable is Indefensible
Mr Michael Kuo, Children's Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK ​                                        via virtual presentation
9.50am - 10.15am   Endoscopic Ear Surgery – The Be All and End All?
Associate Professor Nirmal Patel, University of Sydney & Macquarie University, Australia                                                     via virtual presentation
10.15am - 10.30am  New Developments in Assessment of Hearing Loss for ACC
Anne Greville, Accident Compensation Corporation, Auckland
10.30am - 11.00am     Morning Tea, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays 
Head & Neck                              Great Room I
Chair: Subhash Shetty

 
11.00am-11.15am
Cytologic Diagnostic Challenges-In Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Mr Allan Keast, Head and Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB 

11.15am-11.40am
Salivary Gland Cancer - State of the Art - and Progress
Professor Vincent Vander Poorten, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

11.40am-11.50am  Free Paper 
The Utility of Cross-Sectional Chest Imaging for Staging of Early Laryngeal Cancer and Detection of Synchronous Primary Lung Cancer
Omid Ahmadi, Waikato DHB

11.50am-12.05pm 
Audit of Waiting Times for Patients Attending the Christchurch Hospital New Patient Combined Head and Neck Cancer Clinic
Scott Stevenson, Otolaryngologist - Head & Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB

12.05pm-12.15pm Free Paper 
Do Postoperative Oral Corticosteroids Improve Results After Sialendoscopy for Ductal Stenosis?
Sandro Leite, Counties Manukau Health

12.15pm-12.45pm
Salivary Gland Panel Discussion
Mr Allan Keast, Head and Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB
Mr Kevin Smith, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Waitematā DHB
Mr Andrew Cho, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Counties Manukau DHB
Rhinology                               Great Room II
Chair: Campbell Baguley


11.00am-12.00pm 
Rhinology Panel – My Top Tips
 
Mr PJ Faumuina, Otolaryngologist, Wanganui DHB
 
Top Tips by Tom
​Mr Tom Kuruvilla, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Christchurch
 
Dr David Waterhouse, Clinical Director, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Northland DHB
 
12.00pm-12.20pm
Managing the Frustrating Components of Pituitary Surgery
Andrew Law, Neurosurgeon, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ
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12.20pm-12.30pm Free Paper 
Oral Antibiotic Use in CRS Patients has Limited Drug Penetration into the Sinonasal Mucosa: A Randomized Trial
Joey Siu, The University of Auckland

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Otology                               Crystal I&II
Chair: Bill Baber

11.00am-11.20am
What Works for Tinnitus and What’s New?
Associate Professor Grant Searchfield, Director, Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic; Deputy Director, Eisdell Moore Centre; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
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11.20am-11.40pm
Using MRI to Diagnose Endolymphatic Hydrops
Dr Andrew Smith, 
​Neuroradiologist, Auckland Radiology Group & Auckland DHB


​11.40am-12.00pm
When the Brain Doesn’t Hear: Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
Dr Bill Keith, Director, SoundSkills Auckland
 
12.00pm-12.20pm
Enhancing Opportunities for Otology Research in New Zealand
Professor Peter Thorne, Director, Eisdell Moore Centre, The University of Auckland
Mr Michael Bergin, Otolaryngologist, Canterbury DHB
 
12.20pm-12.30pm Discussion
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​12.30pm - 1.30pm     Lunch, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays
Head & Neck/Laryngology          Great Room I
Chairs: John Chaplin & Robert Allison

1.30pm-1.50pm
Difficult Airway Management
Associate Professor Nilesh Vasan, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA ​            via virtual presentation
 
1.50pm-2.05pm
Optimizing Function in the Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer
Mr David Vokes, Laryngologist, H&N Surgeon and Clinical Director, Department of ORL-HNS, Auckland DHB

2.05pm-2.20pm
The Fight to Vibrate – Can Tissue Engineering Save Us from Vocal Fold Scar?
Dr Jacqui Allen, Laryngologist, Waitematā ​DHB

2.20pm-2.35pm
Transoral Laser Microsurgery of Laryngeal Cancer - Palmerston North Experience
Mr Aneesh Kumar, ENT Consultant, MidCentral DHB

2.35pm-
2.50pm
Airway Complications following ICU Admission
Dr Angela Butler, Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB

2.50pm-3.05pm 
Radiotherapy: Current Status in the Treatment of Laryngeal Carcinoma
Dr Giuseppe Sasso, Radiation Oncologist, Auckland DHB

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Sleep/General                         Great Room II
Chair: David Mills

1.30pm-1.50pm
Multimodality Rx of OSA
Dr Julia Crawford, Otolaryngologist, Sydney ENT Clinic, Australia
                                      
via virtual presentation

1.50pm-2.10pm
Personal Reflections on the Sleep Service
Dr Andrew Veale, Respiratory Consultant,Counties Manukau Health

2.10pm-2.20pm Free Paper 
Effect of Tonsillectomy on Antibiotic Prescribing in Children
Sita Clark, The University of Auckland

2.20pm-2.30pm Free Paper 
Follow Up of Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancers in Counties Manuaku DHB
Vinka Nurdjaja, Counties Manuaku Health

2.30pm-2.40pm Free Paper 
Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Auckland Region
Henry Emanuel, Waikato DHB

2.40pm-2.50pm Free Paper 
B4 School Screening in the Southern Region: Who Fails and What Fails?
Tom Oliver, Southern DHB

2.50pm-3.00pm Free Paper
The Pathogenesis of Tonsillar Hyperplasia in Children
Sita Clark, The University of Auckland
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Otology                       Crystal I&II
Chair: David Flint

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1.30pm - 2.30pm 
Otology Panel - Surgical Case Presentations - What Would I Do?"
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Dr Melanie Collins, Consultant Otologist, Waitematā DHB
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Dr Melanie Souter, Otologist, Canterbury DHB
 
Dr David Waterhouse, Clinical Director, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Northland DHB
 
Dr Michelle Wong,
Auckland ENT Group

2.30pm-2.40pm Free Paper 
Analysis of Hearing Outcomes following Middle Fossa Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma
Lucy Barber, Registrar, Paediatric Surgery, Starship Child Health

2.40pm-2.50pm Free Paper 
Classification of Cochlear Implant Complications
Lara Benoiton, Canterbury DHB

2.50pm-3.00pm Free Paper 
Assessment of Use of Intratympanic Steroids in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Incomplete or No Response to Oral Steroids in a Secondary Hospital in New Zealand: a Guide to Clinical Practice
Theresa Muwanga-Magoye,
Bay of Plenty DHB

​3.00pm - 3.30pm   
 Afternoon Tea, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays
General                                            Great Room I
Chair: Scott Stevenson


3.30pm-5.00pm
PG Medical ORL Training in the UK - Trainee and Trainer's Perspective
Professor Nirmal B Kumar, WWL NHS Foundation Trust, UK
with assistance from Mr George McNally, Mr Michael Chu, Mr John Rocke, Professor Philippa Tostevin
                                              via virtual presentation
 
4.00pm-4.15pm
ORLHNS Student Teaching - What's New?
Associate Professor Patrick JD Dawes, Southern DHB
 
4.15pm-4.30pm
Mentoring of Surgical Trainees
Andrew Hill, Professor of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ
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4.30pm-4.40pm Free Paper
Achieving Competency in Surgical Training: An Analysis of Procedural Learning Curves and the RACS Trainee Experience
Dale Andrew, Canterbury DHB
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4.40pm-4.50pm Free Paper
Otolaryngology Trainees’ Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Workplace Based Assessments
Rachel Care, Canterbury DHB

​4.50pm-5.00pm Free Paper
Patient Outcomes after Unsuccessful Endoscopic Sialolith Extraction
Kevin Zheng, Counties Manukau Health
Rhinology                                   Great Room II
Chair: Richard Douglas

 
3.30pm-3.40pm Free Paper
Antibiotic Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Prescription Patterns and Associations with Patient Outcome and the Sinus Microbiota
Christian Lux, University of Auckland

3.40pm-3.50pm Free Paper
The Impact of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on Long-Term Medication Usage in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Tary Yin, The University of Auckland

3.50pm-4.00pm Free Paper
The Case for Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Scoping Review
Agrani Ratnayake Kumar, The University of Auckland

4.00pm-5.00pm
Panel Discussion - Ongoing Infection Post FESS
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Mr Campbell Baguley, Rhinologist, Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs
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Dr Sam Greig, Otolaryngologist, Head & Neck Surgeon, Southern Cross Hospital, Christchurch
 
Mr Simon Robinson, 
Otolaryngologist, Wakefield Sinus & Facial Plastic Centre, Wellington
 
Dr Angus Shao, Otolaryngologist, Waitemata DHB
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Nursing                            Crystal I&II
Chairs: Felix Mariano & Jing Feng
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 3.30pm-3.50pm

Discharging Ears
Jing Feng, ORL Ear Nurse Specialist, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland DHB
 
3.50pm-4.10pm
ENT Top 20 Hits
​Dr Michelle Wong, Auckland ENT Group
 
4.10pm-4.30pm
Cochlear Implant
Mr David Flint, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Counties Manukau Health 

4.30pm-4.50pm
Perioperative Care of Rhinology Patients
Mr Stephen Ball, ORL Surgeon, Auckland DHB & The University of Auckland

 4.50pm-5.00pm Q&A
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​7.30pm     Conference Dinner - "007 - Bond, James Bond"                                                                                                             The Cordis Hotel

Our Conference Dinner is proudly supported by:
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ORL 2020 is the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the 
​The New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology,
Head & Neck Surgery

https://www.orl.org.nz/
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