Agenda
Friday, July 16, 2010
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
| SESSION ONE: | SITUATIONAL APPLICATIONS CHALLENGING OUR CORE PRINCIPLES | |
| 07:30 am | Diverse viewpoints: Functional principles versus clinical practicality. | |
| Moderator - Michael Sillers, MD | ||
| Panelists - Benjo Campomanes, MD; Robert Kern, MD; Frederick Kuhn, MD; Reuben Setliff, MD; James Stankiewicz, MD | ||
| 08:10 am | Future essentials: Applying advanced imagery to challenging clinical situations. | |
| Invited speaker - Ray Weiss, MD | ||
| 09:50 am | LIVE CASE: Applied decision making in complex surgical situations. | |
| Moderator - Chris Melroy, MD | ||
| Panelists - Max Ghaderi, DO; Ash Kacker, MD; Ashley Sikand, MD; Aldo Stamm, MD; Brian Weeks, MD | ||
| 10:50 am | Open Forum: Questions from the audience. | |
| Moderators - Chris Melroy, MD; Hassan Ramadan, MD | ||
| 11:15 am | Sinus Forum workshops: Rotation one. | |
| 01:00 pm | Situational decision making in surgery: What I did or should have done. | |
| Moderator - Don Leopold, MD | ||
| Panelists - Michael Friedman, MD; David Kanagy, MD; Howard Levine, MD; Joao Nogueira, MD; Randall Ow, MD | ||
| 01:45 pm | Open Forum: Questions from the audience. | |
| Moderators - Don Leopold, MD; Ray Weiss, MD | ||
| 02:10 pm | Sinus Forum workshops: Rotation two. | |
| 03:50 pm | Practical AND functional: What to do for each sinus. | |
| Moderator - Peter Catalano, MD | ||
| Panelists - Paul Albertti, MD; William Bolger, MD; David Conley, MD; Ed Hepworth, MD; Adrian Saurajen, MD | ||
| ACCREDITED SESSION: | MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DECISION MAKING: TAILORING ANESTHETIC AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE TO MINIMIZE BLEEDING. | |
| CME presenters - Joao Nogueira, MD; Gary Robelen, MD | ||
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: | ||
| 1. Review the typical causes of bleeding during rhinologic surgery. | ||
| 2. Discuss effective pre-operative patient assessment and counseling to minimize intra-operative bleeding. | ||
| 3. Define the otolaryngologists' role in optimizing anesthesia results by pre-operative patient assessment and counseling. | ||
| 4. Review medications and techniques to minimize intra-operative bleeding. | ||
| 5. List equipment and devices to minimize intra-operative bleeding. | ||
| 6. Describe the anesthesiologists' view of optimal anesthetic technique for rhinologic surgery. | ||
| Please refer to the CME page on www.thesinusforum.com website for additional accreditation information. This program is sponsored by PRIME Education, Inc., through an educational grant from Acclarent. |
Saturday, July 17, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
| SESSION TWO: | Expanding direction: New technologies, locations, and techniques for enhancing your practice. | |
| 08:00 am | Sinus Forum workshops: Rotation three. | |
| 09:15 am | Let's recap: A review of Friday's sessions. | |
| Moderator - Chris Melroy, MD | ||
| 09:20 am | Pediatric sinusitis: Small sinuses. Big decisions. | |
| Moderator - Mr. Elgan Davies | ||
| Panelists - John Gallagher, MD; Kevin McLaughlin, MD; Hassan Ramadan, MD; Frank Rimell, MD | ||
| 10:00 am | Contemporary spotlight: The Eustachian tube. An accessory sinus? | |
| Invited speaker - Dennis Poe, MD | ||
| 10:15 am | Proof of concept: Drug elution from a bioresorbable platform. | |
| Invited speaker - Peter Catalano, MD | ||
| 10:30 am | Open Forum: Questions from the audience. | |
| Moderator - William Bolger, MD | ||
| 11:15 am | LIVE CASE: Applied decision making in complex surgical situations. | |
| Moderator - Ray Weiss, MD | ||
| Panelists - Marc Dubin, MD; Martin Hopp, MD; Chris Melroy, MD; Spencer Payne, MD; Kuljit Singh, MD | ||
| 12:15 pm | Open Forum: Questions from the audience. | |
| Moderators - Ray Weiss, MD; Karen Stierman, MD | ||
| 01:10 pm | Moving balloon dilation out of the OR: Driving factors and practical considerations. | |
| Moderator - Ashley, Sikand, MD | ||
| Panelists - Robert Kern, MD; David Keschner, MD; Spencer Payne, MD | ||
| 03:05 pm | Evolving ESS indications: Are newer and safer technologies setting a new standard of care? | |
| Moderator - Howard Levine, MD | ||
| Panelists - Michael Benninger, MD; Peter Catalano, MD; Max Ghaderi, MD; Aldo Stamm, MD; Ray Weiss, MD | ||
| 03:45 pm | Revealing Future Technologies: Patient centered. Innovation rich. | |
| Invited speaker - John Chang | ||
| 04:25 pm | The future of sinus surgery: Now everyone has a voice. | |
| ACCREDITED SESSION: | 2010 RHINOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT UPDATE: DIGGING BELOW THE SURFACE TO UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACT ON YOUR PRACTICE. | |
| CME presenters - Michael Sillers, MD; Michael Setzen, MD | ||
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: | ||
| 1. Understand how codes are created and valued. | ||
| 2. Identify accurate sinus surgery codes. | ||
| 3. Learn how to implement them into your practice. | ||
| 4. Explore the nuances of office based radiologic coding. | ||
| 5. Differentiating opportunities in sinus surgery coding. | ||
| Please refer to the CME page on www.thesinusforum.com website for additional accreditation information. This program is sponsored by PRIME Education, Inc., through an educational grant from Acclarent. |
