Rhinology
Wednesday
| 0800 - 0955 | Plenary Session: Ethical Outcomes Chairs: P Bradley, B Dorman Ethical Ear Surgery in Minors (R Ramsden) Surgical Equipoise (G Weinstein) Septorhinoplasty - Ethical Issues (J Sykes) Ethics and Rehabilitation of Adult Hearing (W Keith) Sialendoscopy: Trying to Establish a New Standard: Is it Ethical? (F Marchal) |
| 0955 - 1040 | Frontal Sinusitis Chairs: R Douglas, L Zhang Management of Frontal Sinusitis (H Stammberger) Anatomy of Frontal Sinuses (D Sethi) |
| 1040 - 1110 | MORNING TEA |
| 1110 - 1230 | Avoidance and Management of Complications in FESS Surgery Chairs: S Robinson, M Benninger General Anaesthesia (N Wilton) Local Measures to Reduce Bloody Field (R Harvey) Management of Injured Orbit (R Hart) Internal Carotid Artery Injury (J Siow) Sinus Surgery Simulation (S Carney) Targeting Innate or Acquired Immunity in Treatment of CRS (P Stierna) |
| 1230 - 1330 | LUNCH |
| 1330 - 1510 | Rhinology Chairs: S Floreani, P Simcock Changes in Bacterial Resistance Patterns and Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination (M Benninger) Biomaterials in FESS (R Chandra) Rhinology Debate Chairs: R Sacks, M Forer, R Harvey Extent of Surgery (H Stammberger, M Benninger, R Chandra, P Castelnuovo) |
| 1510 - 1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 1530- 1725 | Pathogenesis of CRS Chairs: J Bartley, H Stammberger Role of Biofilms (A Foreman) Role of Intramucosal Bacteria (A Wood) Fungal Sinusitis (S Carney) Fungal Sinusitis - Vietnamese Perspective (N Dung) Immunological Perspectives on CRS (H Pant) Role of Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes (R Douglas) Panel Discussion |
| 1730 - 1830 | POSTER HAPPY HOUR |
Thursday
| 0700 - 0800 | Breakfast Session: Balloon Sinuplasty Case Presentations and Discussion (A Stamm, H Stammberger, P Castelnuovo, D Sethi) Chairs: Tom Kuruvilla, Zahoor Ahmad ![]() |
| 0810 - 0955 | Plenary Session: Recent Advances Advances in Therapy for CRS (H Stammberger) Endoscopic Laryngeal Surgery 2011 (D Albert) Cochlear Implants (R Shannon) OSA Management (B Tucker Woodson) In-Office Laryngeal and Oesophageal Surgery (P Belafsky) |
| 0955 - 1040 | Chair: M Benninger, P Simcock Nasal Packing (PJ Wormald) Advances in Topical Therapy (D Timperley) Perioperative Medical Therapy (A Psaltis) |
| 1040 - 1110 | MORNING TEA |
| 1110 - 1230 | Allergy Chairs: P Tantilipikorn, DY Kim Allergic Rhinitis in China (L Zhang) Sublingual Immunotherapy (K Singh) Cognitive, Stress and Sleep Problems in Allergic Rhinitis (J Cho) Vitamin D - Emerging Roles in Immune Regulation (J Bartley) Radiological Evidence of Osteitis (J Earles) Endoscopic Endonasal Reduction for Medical Blowout Fractures (J Kwon) |
| 1230 - 1330 | LUNCH |
| 1330 - 1510 | Combined With Skull Base Chairs: J Shah, R Douglas Parasellar Anatomy (A Stamm) Combined Head and Neck/Rhinology Faculty Debate: External vs Endoscopic Management of Nasal and Skull Base Tumours (A Stamm, PJ Wormald, P Castelnuovo, B Lyons, D Fliss, S P Hoa) |
| 1510 - 1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 1530 - 1725 | Rhinology Chairs: K Singh, D Passali Innovation in the Treatment of CRS (L Bellusi) Paediatric Sinusitis (E Murugasu) The Airway Antigen Sampling System (D Kim) Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (P Tantiliporn) SPA Ligation/Epistaxis Update (D Sommer) Efficacy of Mupirocin after FESS (T Dung) Mitomycin C Prevents Adhesions after Sinus Surgery (TS Anand) |
| 1730 - 1830 | POSTER HAPPY HOUR |
Friday
| 0700 - 0800 | Breakfast Session: Microbiological Update: Decontamination, Reducing Exposure, Multiresistance (J Freeman, S Roberts) Chairs: N Bodenstein, H Stammberger |
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| 0810 - 0955 | Plenary Session: Risk Management Chairs: C Kim, C Ferguson Thyroid Surgery (J Shah) Avoiding and Managing Complications in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (PJ Wormald) Risk Management in Paediatric Airway Surgery (M Bailey) NF2 (S Saeed) Head and Neck Surgery (A D'Cruz) |
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| 0955 - 1040 | Rhinology Chairs: P Dawes, P White Fungal Sinusitis (H Stammberger) Ultrasound and CRS (J Bartley) |
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| 1040 - 1110 | MORNING TEA | |
| 1110 - 1230 | Rhinology Chairs: D Sethi, S Carney Management of the Inferior Turbinates (G Vincente) Anti TNF in an Allergic Mouse Model (D Y Kim) Balloon Sinuplasty (Z Ahmad) Cystic Fibrosis and CRS (C Baguley) Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Prevalence and Spectrum in Singapore (N Alshaikh) Use of Image Guidance in Complex Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery (L Tran) |
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| 1230 - 1345 | LUNCH AND NZSOHNS AGM (Lunch provided in room) | |
| 1345 - 1525 | Rhinology Chairs: D Tandon, S Nair Recalcitrant Frontal Sinusitis (PJ Wormald) Post FESS Packing (R Chandra) Nitrous Oxide and Sinus Health (M Benninger) Finishing FESS With a Flourish (S Nair) Effect of FESS on Bacterial Biofilms in CRS (P Hai) |
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| 1525 - 1545 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 1545 - 1730 | Rhinology Chairs: B Gendeh, S Stevenson Nasal Polyposis: Relapses After Surgery and their Prevention (D Passali) Advances and Safety Aspects of Radiology of Sinuses and Skull Base (D Davies-Payne) Management of Nasal Polyposis - the Indian Perspective (R Ramalingam) The Microdebrider in ENT Practice (J Sanders) Recurring Anterior Epistaxis (E Cervoni) |
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| 1730 - 1830 | Prizegiving: NZSOHNS, NZAS Starkey Graduate Presentation, Asia-Oceania Poster James Hardie Neil Oration (M Rutter) - Open Lecture Farewell and Celebratory Drinks |







