ENT: A Comprehensive Review
for Primary Care and
Emergency Care ProvidersHolland America's ms Oosterdam
 7-Night Alaskan Cruise Conference
Round-trip from Seattle, Washington
June 30 - July 7, 2013
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours
Course Fee:
Physicians and other Doctoral Level Degrees - $695
All Others - $450
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
Course Fee Cancellation Policy:
30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the CME meeting group through Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® at 800-422-0711 or by registering Online . This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Roy Casiano, M.D., FACS,
Professor and Vice Chairman, Director: Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Program Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Dr. Casiano is Professor and Vice Chairman of Otolaryngology at the University of Miami, School of Medicine. He is a nationally recognized expert in the area of sinus disorders and vocal disorders. He has over 100 publications in the area of chronic rhinosinusitis and endoscopic resections of benign and malignant regions of the sinuses, orbit, and skull base. In addition, he has authored and co-authored numerous articles, books, and chapters, in the area of vocal disorders. He is an active member of many specialty societies, and is the current president of the Pan American Association of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He currently chairs or participates in numerous committees of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and American Rhinologic Society, is Associate Editor for the Otolaryngology H & N Journal, is active on the editorial review boards for a number of peer review journals in Otolaryngology, and has been a Board examiner for the Otolaryngology Boards.
Ramzi T. Younis, M.D., Professor and Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Dr. Younis is currently the Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of Miami Department Otolaryngology University of Miami. He has built a world-wide reputation for his clinical and research activities. His primary areas of expertise are sinus diseases, sinus surgery, airway reconstruction, ear infections, and management of snoring and sleep disorders in children. He is one of only a few surgeons who can perform delicate endoscopic procedures in pediatric patients with rare head and neck tumors such as teratoma or juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Dr. Younis has published 49 scientific articles and 25 textbook chapters. He is also the Editor of a unique book on Sinus Disease in Children. Before joining the University of Miami, Dr. Younis was the Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Yale University and thereafter Interim Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Mississippi, Jackson Mississippi.
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Primary Care, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, ENT, Nurses, PAs, NPs
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
Each talk will focus on pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and management, in adults and children (when applicable). Emergent treatment of certain disorders (i.e., Epistaxis, airway obstruction, neck abscesses, etc.) will be emphasized, including clinical pearls in the diagnosis and management, for emergency room providers. Emphasis will be on their diagnosis and emergency management, potential complications, indications for referral to an ENT specialist, and a brief description of the surgical or medical treatment options available to the patients from an ENT perspective.
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Younis, MD
- Pathophysiology, diagnosis and workup in children and adults
- Indications for Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
- Indications for UPPP and other procedures
- Indications for nonsurgical therapies (CPAP, dental devices, etc.)
- The Draining Ear – Younis, MD
- Clinical pearls on differential diagnosis and management
- Acute and Chronic External Otitis
- Chronic PE tube drainage
- Stridor & Airway Emergencies and Anomalies – Younis, MD
- Pathophysiology, diagnosis and workup in children and adults
- Laryngomalacia
- Tracheal Stenosis and Malacia
- Indications for Tracheotomy and management of the trach'd patient (potential complications and things to look out for; how to clean it, etc.)
- Epistaxis – Casiano, MD
- Hoarseness - Casiano, MD
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease– Casiano, MD
- Swallowing Disorders – Casiano, MD
- Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis - Casiano, MD
- Allergic Rhinitis- Casiano, MD
- Acute and Chronic Otitis Media – Younis, MD
- Differential diagnosis with neoplasm in the temporal bone, acoustic canal, or nasopharynx as a presenting symptoms, in serous otitis.
- Indications for PE tubes vs referral for surgery (what surgeries?: tympanoplasty, mastoidectomy, etc.)
- Management of Thyroid Nodule – Younis, MD
- Salivary Gland Tumors – Younis, MD
- Acute and Chronic Pharyngotonsillitis and Adenoiditis and it's complications – Younis, MD
- Indications for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Diagnosis and Management of Complications of Upper Airway Infections (Deep Space Abscesses and Cervical Cellulitis)
- Congenital Neck Masses in Children – Younis, MD
- Foreign Bodies in the Airway, Ear canal, and Nose– Younis, MD
- Overview of common foreign bodies in children
- Diagnosis and management of foreign bodies of the external auditory canal, nose, and upper airway, including clinical pearls on how to manage in the ER setting
- Orbital and Intracranial Complication of Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Casiano, MD
- Headache – Casiano, MD
- Differential Diagnosis and workup
- International Headache Society Classifications for common etiologies
- Hearing Loss – Younis, MD
- Pathophysiology, Differential diagnosis, and workup
- Indications for hearing aids vs cochlear implants
- Acoustic neuroma or other neoplasms presenting as hearing loss
- New treatments such as intratympanic injections
Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Continuing Education, Inc designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.
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Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at Sea (depends on program and itinerary) so that conflict with any Ports of Call or evening entertainment is minimized.
(A Convenient Calendar to Check Your Dates)
DATE |
PORT OF CALL |
ARRIVE |
DEPART |
Sun Jun 30 |
Seattle, Washington |
- |
4:00pm |
Mon Jul 1 |
At Sea Cruising
Lectures 9:00am - 12noon; 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
- |
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Tue Jul 2 |
Tracey Arm, Alaska
Lectures 8:00am-11:00am |
12:00pm |
6:00pm |
Wed Jul 3 |
Juneau, Alaska |
7:00am |
6:00pm |
Thu Jul 4 |
Sitka, Alaska (tender required) |
8:00am |
4:00pm |
Fri Jul 5 |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
7:00am |
1:00pm |
Sat Jul 6 |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Lectures 8:00am-12noon |
6:00pm |
11:59pm |
Sun Jul 7 |
Seattle, Washington |
7:00am |
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