This comprehensive review is designed to help you pass your Otolaryngology exams as well as to update your clinical knowledge base. Emphasis is on evidence-based medicine and board-relevant standards of care, incorporating new concepts and treatments. As a result, it provides a good review for the ABOto Qualifying and MOC exams, the Oral Certification exam, and a thorough update for practicing physicians. The course includes didactic lectures with embedded review questions and an online multiple-choice test to reinforce the approaches and strategies discussed. Emphasis is on evidence-based practice and board-relevant standards of care, incorporating new concepts and testing strategies including an extensive review of head neck surgery and imaging, oral cancers, blepharoplasty, and rhinoplasty as well as ear disorders and hearing loss. Many of our previous participants found the course provided them with: improved diagnostic and planning strategies, a better understanding of the best surgical and non-surgical treatment approaches for the principal areas covered by head and neck surgeons, and helped them recognize areas of weakness for further study.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, each participant will be able to:

1. Summarize the etiology, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and common complications for all major disorders covered by the medical specialty of Otolaryngology
2. Describe and employ appropriate diagnostic and assessment procedures
3. Discuss reasonable and appropriate treatment plans for medical and/or surgical management for all major Otolaryngologic disorders
4. Understand and identify appropriate surgical approaches and what facilities are required
5. Describe appropriate habilitation and rehabilitation approaches
6. Outline the basics of diagnosing and treating head and neck cancer
7. Explain the necessity for and how to perform safe techniques for pediatric tonsillectomy

Faculty & Topics