Andrew Axon
Barrister, Park Lane Plowden and Outer Temple Chambers
About this event
- Date and time Fri 6 Dec 2024 from 9:00am to 6 Dec 2024 at 5:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Otology, Laryngology and Rhinology
Join the second ENT day to learn about the past controversies in ENT and how to manage patients who present a diagnostic or treatment challenge. These meetings offer the perfect opportunity for networking with colleagues and renowned speakers. Lunch is included when booking the morning and afternoon meetings.
Morning meeting
The first subject addressed will be how to push boundaries on novel therapies reflecting on the controversy surrounding tracheal transplants with the research fraud surrounding Paolo Macchiarini. Attention will be paid to peer review and the complexity and adequacy of the reference literature if the data used in those papers is manufactured by others. The transparency of the consent process and how to progress when outcomes are poor will be considered. Professor Paolo de Coppi from University College London will discuss the future of stem cell science in the light of the events that occurred.
There will then be a review of the current status of laryngeal reinnervation by Mrs Kate Heathcote from the University Hospitals in Poole. She is recognised as a pioneer for this technique in the UK having undertaken a fellowship with Prof Jean Paul Marie in Rouen. She will also talk about how she has travelled around the world to support colleagues as they start their own programmes.
The next part of the day will move onto the second in the Update series focusing on Rhinology with Mr Raj Bhalla from Manchester Royal Infirmary moderating.
Afternoon meeting
We will begin with a masterclass covering the complex fields of tinnitus, hyperacusis and sound tolerance disorders from the world-renowned University of Antwerp Group, Belgium. The group will focus on the management of the distraught patient and how to distinguish between the different types of sound tolerance disorders. There will be key insights into the complex interrelationship between cognitive decline and hearing and balance disorders as well as how best to advise patients and their families. There will then follow a panel discussion exploring how best ENT surgeons should manage these complex conditions.
After the break we will hear personal experiences from young otologists striving to develop an aspect of their practice that sits outside ENT norms. The difficulties and support that they experienced on their journey and the benefits their new practice has brought to patient care. The session will end with a lecture delivered by Andrew Axon, a leading medical negligence barrister on how to avoid litigation id pushing boundaries. He will explore the complex area of clinical intervention outside the normal evidence-based safety net. What we should consider when trying to help patients struggling to find a symptom solution and faced with difficult decision about whether to intervene or not. Finally, he will describe the early actions surgeons must take if a complaint is received and how best to manage the situation to reduce the risk of litigation.
By attending this event, you will learn:
- What can we learn from past controversies
- Learning from world experts in allied professions specializing in tinnitus and sound tolerance disorders/laryngology
- Understanding current management philosophies
- Learning how to avoid medical litigation and maximising performance
- How to support colleagues around the world in delivering a new surgical intervention
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The Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology Sections would like to thank our Annual Sponsors B.Braun Medical Ltd, DP Medical Systems LTD, Medtronic and Soluvos Medical for their valued support of the 2024 to 2025 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsors Guymark UK Ltd, KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd, Minim Healthcare Ltd and Mitchell Wealth Management for supporting this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed has had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.
Key speakers
Bosse Lindquist
Independent Investigative Journalist, Stockholm, Sweden
Professor Martin Elliott
Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Agenda
View the programme 06 December 2024
Morning session: Laryngology and Rhinology
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Miss Michelle Wyatt, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Pushing boundaries in novel therapies - The Macchiarini Effect
Professor Martin Elliot, Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Paolo de Coppi, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Nuffield and National Institute for Health and Care Research, Professor of Paediatric Surgery at University College London Institute of Child Health and Mr Bosse Lindquist, Independent Investigative Journalist, Stockholm, Sweden
Evidence and experience in laryngeal reinnervation around the world
Mrs Kate Heathcote, Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Tea and coffee break
Rhinology update
Chair: Mr Raj Bhalla, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary
Speakers: Mr Shahz Ahmed, Consultant Rhinologist and Skull Base Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham - 'Should we still be operating in the sinuses'
Professor Hesham Saleh, Consultant Rhinologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon, Imperial College London - 'Current management of cystic fibrosis'
Ms Ann Louise McDermott, Consultant Paediatric ENT Surgeon, Birmingham Children's Hospital - 'Approaches to midline nasal dermoids'
Ms Grace Khong, Consultant Paediatric ENT Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool - 'Operating on a bent nose in children'
Panel discussion
Lunch
Afternoon session: Otology
Welcome and introduction
Moderator: Mr Patrick Axon, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Masterclass 1: Tinnitus and sound tolerance disorders
Rachel Knappett, Head of Adult Auditory Rehabilitation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Immediate management of acute onset and intolerable tinnitus
Dr Laurence McKenna, Clinical Psychologist, University College London
Sound tolerance disorders
Professor Laure Jacquemin, Coordinator of the Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Misophonia Research and Clinical Program, University of Antwerp
Interrelationship between audio vestibular loss and cognitive decline
Professor Griet Mertens, Coordinator of the Auditory Implant Research Program, Chief Program Director, University of Antwerp
Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
Encouraging the aspirations of young consultants
Mr Patrick Axon, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Otological manifestations of vascular disease - how to identify the cases for early referral
Consultant surgeons on social media - really?
Mr Joseph Manjaly, Consultant Otologist, Hearing Implant and ENT Surgeon, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The early management of acute facial palsy - the case for a national service
Mr Daniele Borsetto, Consultant Otologist, Hearing Implant and Skull Base Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
So you want to push boundaries, how to avoid taking a step too far
Andrew Axon, Barrister, Park Lane Plowden and Outer Temple Chambers
Closing remarks
Mr Patrick Axon
Close of meeting
Sponsors
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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