Comprehensive Otolaryngology Update

This CME course is designed to address the practice gaps and the educational needs of general otolaryngologists. The target audience are general otolaryngologists, otolaryngology physician assistants, otolaryngology nurse practitioners, and otolaryngology residents and/or fellows. The course will span three days and consist of didactic lectures, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with ample time to interact with the course faculty. The topics of the lectures are selected to cover the clinical scope of practice of general otolaryngologists. The panel discussions will discuss challenging clinical cases that are chosen to complement the lectures and to help apply the knowledge acquired in the course in the clinical practice. An ample opportunity for Q&A will be provided at the end of every session and during the end of panel discussion. The two main clinical foci of the course are paranasal sinus disorders and sleep-disordered breathing. However, the course also broaches into the various otolaryngology subspecialties that a general otolaryngologist may encounter in his / her clinical practice: the first day is dedicated to paranasal sinus disorders and sleep disordered breathing. The remaining two days cover topics in salivary gland disorders, head and neck oncology, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, laryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, otology, and facial plastics. The course aims at addressing the pathogenesis, diagnosis, medical therapy, and surgery for CRS. The course then aims to build on the acquired knowledge of the pathogenesis of CRS to discuss the rationale for the various medical therapies including biologics.