91st Midwinter Conference

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LA Otolaryngology Update

Start
Friday, January 11, 2019
7:30 AM
End
Saturday, January 12, 2019
5:00 PM
Location
Good Samaritan Hospital - Salvatori Auditorium - 635 Lucas Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Registration

1st time Conference Attendee or in Practice for less than 5 Years – $200.00
Nurse Practitioner – $200.00
Otolaryngology Resident/Fellow - Free
Physicians Assistant (PA) – $200.00
Practicing Physicians – $475.00
Retired Physicians – $250.00

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Pre-Registration Closed - Onsite Registration Available

87th Midwinter Conference for Otolaryngology

LA Otolaryngology Update

Program Chair:

James Andrews, M.D.
Karla O'Dell, M.D.

Featured Speakers:

Peter Belafsky, MD, PhD
Professor and Director of Voice and Swallowing Center, University of California, Davis
Derald Brackmann, MD
House Ear Institute
Los Angeles, California
Nishant Agrawal, MD
Professor of Surgery Chief, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Registration Fee includes admission to all sessions, breakfast, lunch, and refreshments breaks.

Location of Conference is at:
Good Samaritan Hospital - Salvatori Auditorium
635 Lucas Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Learning Objectives:

Demonstrate the indications for clinical practices and surgical techniques and implement them in their operative and clinical practices, respectively.
Discuss and implement new national guidelines and expert opinions on challenging and complicated topics such as head and neck cancer, ear surgery, and voice and swallow therapy.
Measure the quality of care in their practices and implement changes to their practices to improve those measures.

Target Audience:

Otolaryngology physicians as well as mid level providers such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Program Schedule

Friday, January 11, 2018

Time	Topic	Speaker
7:30 - 8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00	Balloon Dilation for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction- Lessons from Clinical Practice	Jivianne Lee, M.D.
9:00 - 9:30	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation for Sleep Apnea	Eric Kezirian, MD, MPH
9:30 - 10:15	Innovation in Dysphagia Therapy-Epic or Fail	Peter Belaskfy, M.D.
10:15 - 10:30	Break/Visit with Vendors
10:30 - 11:15	The Changing Face of Head and Neck Cancer	Nishant Agrawl, M.D.
11:15 - 12:15	Panel - General Otolaryngology - New Research Studies that will Change your Clinical Practice	Karla O'Dell, M.D. - Moderator Jivianne Lee, M.D. Alisha West, M.D.
12:15 - 1:30	Lunch
12:30 - 1:30	Resident Research Talks (during lunch) - Featuring Research from USC, UCLA and UCI
1:30 - 2:00	Updates in Clinical Trials in H&N Cancer	Doug Trask, M.D.
2:00 - 2:30	Mangement of Neck Disease in Thyroid Cancer	Mark Swanson, M.D.
2:30 - 3:00	Head and Neck Cancer Genetics and Biomarkers	Nishant Agrawl, M.D.
3:00 - 3:15	Break/Visit with Vendors
3:15 - 3:45	Updates in the Treatment of Tinnitus	Kevin Peng, M.D.
3:45 - 4:15	Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction	Gabe Gomez, M.D.
4:15 - 4:45	Global Health Opportunities in Otolaryngology and WHO Iniatives

Saturday, January 12, 2018

Time

Topic

Speaker

8:00 - 8:30

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00

Approaches to Maxillary Sinus Disease

Jeff Suh, M.D.

9:00 - 9:30

Control of Bleeding During Sinus Surgery

Edward Kuan, M.D.

9:30 -10:00

Thyroid Cancer: More but Less

Nishant Agrawl, M.D.

10:00 -10:30

The Most Common Causes of Solid Food Dysphagia

Peter Belfasky, M.D.

10:30 - 10:45

Break/Visit with Vendors

10:45 - 11:15

Biologic Therapy for Chronic Sinusitis: Promise and Pitfalls

Elisabeth Ference, M.D.

11:15 - 12:15

Panel - Sinus

Art Wu M.D. - Moderator

Elisabeth Ference, M.D.

Ed Kuan, M.D.

Evan Walgama, M.D.

Bozena Wrobel, M.D.

Marty Hopp, M.D.

12:15 - 1:00

Lunch/Visit with Vendors

1:00 - 1:40

Joint Session: From Surviving to Thriving: Well-Being Essentials for a Healthy, Balanced Life (aka a Good Life)

Ricki S. Bander, Ph.D.

1:40 - 2:40

Fireside Chat with Dr. Derald Brackman: History of Otology in Los Angeles

William Slattery, M.D. - Moderator

Derald Brackmann, M.D.

2:40 - 3:10

Laryngology

Anca Barbu, M.D.

3:10 - 3:40

The Interdisplinary Reflux Team

Peter Belfasky, M.D.

3:40 - 4:10

Break/Visit with Vendors Vendors

4:10 - 4:40

Minimally Invasive Face Lift Techniques

Kian Karimi, M.D.

4:40 - 5:40

Panel - Facial Plastics - New Technologies in Facial Plastics: Latera, Radiofrequency, Filler

Amit Kochhar, M.D. - Moderator

Nima Naghshineh M.D.

Ahmed Maki, D.O.

Kian Karimi, M.D.

Location of Conference

Sheraton Universal Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, California 91608
Phone: 818 980 1212
sheratonuniversal.com

Hotel Accomodations

Hotel accomodations are available at the Sheraton Universal Hotel

Sheraton Universal Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, California 91608
Phone: 818 980 1212
sheratonuniversal.com

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