Advanced Techniques in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
A California Sinus Institute Course - Check back for 2009 couse details!

Honored Guest Faculty: William E. Bolger MD, Director, Maryland Sinus Center Bethesda, MD

February 14th - 16th 2008, Valentine's Day / President's Day Weekend

Course Schedule | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Course Faculty | Registration Info

General Information

Advanced Techniques in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 2008 is a comprehensive two or three day continuing medical education program (up to 14 AMA PRA Category 1 credits) in Rhinology/Sinus Surgery for practicing otolaryngologists with extensive ( > 3 years) exposure to Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.  This course features didactic instruction, individual hands-on cadaver lab dissection and live surgery with expert national and international faculty.  Offered over the President’s Day long weekend and Valentine’s Day, participants will immerse themselves in focused rhinology training followed by an evening celebration in chic downtown San Francisco and ample time to enjoy the Bay Area attractions.

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Course Description

Participants will enjoy a dynamic program with presentations on medical and surgical treatment of difficult chronic rhinosinusitis, surgical complications including cerebrospinal fluid leak, medico-legal issues in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, image guided surgery, orbital and optic nerve decompression/thyroid orbitopathy surgery, allergic fungal sinusitis, balloon sinuplasty, endoscopic approach to the sphenoid and sella, particular attention to primary and revision frontal sinus surgery, the role of biofilms in rhinology, coding and billing pearls, in-office CT scanners, practice development strategies including website and marketing tips, digital video recording/editing and presentation, and new instruments and technology applications for rhinology. Participants will also perform cadaver dissection with standard and powered instrumentation, attend a balloon sinuplasty mini-course, and observe live surgery.

Learning Objectives

	Discuss new technology and instruments that are available to improve treatment of sinus disease. Apply new dissection techniques to improve results in difficult endoscopic sinus surgery cases. Describe management options in refractory sinus patients.
	Course Special Feature Intra-dissection CT scanning with Xoran xCAT ENT During and after the cadaver dissection course, attendees will be able to scan their specimen with the Xoran xCAT ENT and study the anatomic changes they've created.  All specimens will be scanned prior to dissection and image guidance systems will be available for use during dissection.

Accreditation & CME Information

The California Sinus Institute through the Let Them Hear Foundation (LTHF) is pleased to offer credits for this course. LTHF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Let Them Hear Foundation is Accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association IMQ/CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Let Them Hear Foundation takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Let Them Hear Foundation designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. DISCLOSURE The Let Them Hear Foundation ensures balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME activities, full disclosures of potential conflicts will be made to all participants.

Accommodations

Course Headquarters at the Westin Palo Alto - Experience California at The Westin Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University, and within walking distance of some of the best restaurants, shops, and nightlife. Relax in one of our five Mediterranean style buildings, and enjoy our boutique hotel atmosphere, only a short drive from San Francisco.

We have everything you need to help reinvigorate your senses after a long day of work or play. Our outdoor heated pool is perfect to help you cool off, and our WestinWORKOUT® Powered by Reebok gym will refresh your mind, body, and soul. Afterwards, enjoy your favorite cocktail in the Luna Lounge or sample delicious Mediterranean at the upscale Restaurant Soleil.

Each of our 184 guest rooms is decorated with casual Californian elegance and offers views of our lushly landscaped courtyards. Guests will experience the height of relaxation with our signature Heavenly Bed® and Heavenly Bath®. Revitalize in the morning with our in-room coffee maker with complimentary Starbucks® Coffee.

Meals

	The Westin Palo Alto 675 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94301 P: 650.321.4422 F: 650.321.5522 Reservations: 800.937.8461 hotel website | directions & map | hotel reservations
Access the Westin site here to learn more about the event and to book, modify or cancel a reservation Oct 30 2007 - Feb 18 2008

Transportation

Air Travel - Suggested airports: San Jose International (SJC) or San Francisco International (SFO)

The Westin Palo Alto – click here for directions

From the North (SFO)
Take Highway 101 South towards San Jose
Take Embarcadero Road/Oregon Expressway exit
Bear to the Right at the fork and follow signs for Stanford Univ/Embarcadero Rd West
Merge onto Embarcadero Road
Turn Right onto El Camino Real
Hotel is on the Right

From the South (SJC)
Take Highway 101 North towards San Francisco
Take exit 402 Embarcadero Road
Follow signs for Embarcadero Road West
Merge onto Embarcadero Road
Turn Right onto El Camino Real
Hotel is on the Right

From the East Bay
Take I-880 South towards San Jose
Merge onto CA-84 West toward Dumbarton Bridge
Turn Left onto Willow Road
Turn Left onto Middlefield Road
Turn Right onto University Avenue
Turn Left onto Urban Lane
Turn Right onto Wells Avenue
Turn Right onto El Camino Real
Hotel is on the Right

Transportation to laboratory and off-site didactic sessions will be provided by Stanford Charter Services

Registration Information

The course Fee is $1,500 from Thursday to Saturday, which includes all didactic sessions, the balloon sinuplasty mini-course, cadaver lab dissection and live surgery.

You may also register for Friday and Saturday sessions for a course fee of $1200
Residents and fellows fee: $500 with a letter from their departmental chair

Please register on-line below:

Registration is currently closed. Please check back for the 2009 course details.

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Course Schedule

Friday February 15, 2008
Palo Alto Westin - Conference Room

6:30 -8:00 AM Breakfast/Westin – Conference Rooms

6:45 AM          Understanding anatomy to decrease failure
                                    Ryan Rehl, MD

7:15 AM          Maximal medical therapy
                                    Stephanie Joe, MD

7:45 AM          In-office CT scanning
                                    Ankit Patel, MD

8:00 AM          Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
                                   Brad Mechor, MD

8:30 AM          Middle turbinate: Using it to find your way
                                    Manish Khanna, MD

8:45 AM          Billing/Coding in FESS
                                    Chris Church, MD

9:15 AM         Change into scrubs then bus transport to Stanford Ambulatory Surgery Center

9:45 AM           Live Surgery Case 1

10-12 pm         Lectures between Case 1 & 2:

Must Have Instruments/FESS
Brad Mechor, MD

Endoscopic Approaches Sphenoid/Pituitary
Brad Mechor MD

Live Surgery Case 2

                          Lectures between Case 2 & 3:

Transpterygoid Approach to Lateral Sphenoid Recess
William Bolger, MD

Biofilms Update
Alex Chiu, MD

12 – 1:00 PM            Lunch – Conference Room Stanford ASC                                                                                                    Live Surgery Case 3

1 – 3:00 PM              Lectures

Outcomes of FESS
Peter Hwang, MD

Common Causes of Failure in FESS
Karen Fong, MD         

Office Based Rhinology
Karen Fong, MD

Endoscopic DCR/Orbital medial decompression
Ed Hepworth, MD 

3:00 PM                     BREAK

3:30 – 6:15 PM          Orbital complications of FESS/Lateral decompression
                                     Kim Cockerham, MD

Image Guidance in FESS
Martin Citardi, MD

Skull Base Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 
Martin Citardi, MD

CSF leak repair and complication management
Rhoda Wynn, MD                                  

Revision Frontal Sinus Surgery
Winston Vaughan, MD

6:30 PM                     Bus transport to Westin

8:30 PM                    Transport to Valentine's Day Party San Francisco

12:00 AM                  Transportation to Westin

 

Saturday February 16, 2008
Palo Alto, Westin - Conference Room

7:30 AM                    Breakfast / Westin Conference Room

8:00 AM                    Practice Management
                                   Nancy Appelblatt, MD & Jeff Dudley

8:30 AM                     Panel: Medicolegal Issues in FESS
                                    Moderator: Ankit Patel, MD
                                    Panelists: W. Vaughan, Nancy Appelblatt, Tyler Draa, JD        

9:15 AM                     Panel: What to do when all else fails?
                                    Moderator: Winston Vaughan
                                    Panelists: Martin Citardi, Peter Hwang, Karen Fong

9:45 AM                     Break and visit exhibitors

10:30 AM                   10 crucial  manuevers during FESS    
                                    Ryan Rehl, MD

10:45 AM                   Panel – Future of Sinus Care
                                    Moderator: Alex Chiu
                                    Panel members: William Bolger, Martin Citardi, Winston Vaughan, Peter Hwang

11:15 AM                   Lunch / Exhibitor displays

12:30 PM                   Change into Scrubs THEN: Transportation to Lab

1:00 PM                     Cadaver lab – Anatomical Dissections

5:30 PM                     Transport to Westin / Evaluations and Adjourn Course

Course Faculty and Affiliations

Nancy Appelblatt, MD                                                                      
Sacramento Ear Nose & Throat
Surgical and Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

William Bolger, MD
Director
Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base Surgery
Maryland Sinus Center
Bethesda, Maryland

Alexander Chiu, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Rhinology
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pennsylvania

Christopher Church, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Loma Linda University

Martin Citardi, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic Head & Neck Institute
Section of Nasal & Sinus Disorders
Section Head

Kimberly Cockerham, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Stanford University

Karen Fong, MD
Co-director
California Sinus Institute Fellowship & Research Programs
Associate
California Sinus Institute
East Palo Alto, California

Edward Hepworth, MD
Director & Founder
Colorado Sinus Institute
Associates of Otolaryngology
Denver, Colorado

Peter Hwang, MD
Chief, Division of Rhinology
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Stanford University

Amin Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS
Director, St. Paul’s Sinus Center
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Stephanie Joe, MD
Director
The Sinus & Allergy Center
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago

Manish Khanna, MD
Associate
California Sinus Institute

Brad Mechor, MD, FRCSC
Rhinology – Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base Surgery
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Calgary

Ankit Patel, MD
ENT Surgical Consultants
Joliet, Illinois

Ryan Rehl, MD
Director
Arizona Sinus Center
Arizona Head, Neck, & Facial Surgery
Phoenix, Arizona

Rhoda Wynn, MD
Kaiser Permanente – Redwood City Medical Center
Redwood City, CA

Winston Vaughan, MD
Founder and Director
California Sinus Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Stanford University