5th Head & Neck Course (part of ENT Instructional Week 2010)
This two-day course is designed for doctors-in-training as well as specialists who are involved in the management of head and neck neoplasms. It consists of a series of comprehensive lectures and video presentations on the first day followed by hands-on cadaveric dissections on the second day. The emphasis of this Head & Neck Course will be on pathology, management strategies and operative techniques. [PLEASE NOTE: This course DOES NOT count towards Australia & NZ SET course requirements]
| What |
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| When |
Aug 03, 2010
to Aug 04, 2010 |
| Where | Singapore |
| Contact Name | Ms Jessica Leong / Mrs Yap Hanning |
| Contact Phone | Tel: +65 6321 4071 / 6321 4078 Fax: +65 6223 9789 / 6226 0356 |
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Objectives
| The participant of this course is expected to fulfill the following objectives: Understand the pathology of salivary and thyroid gland neoplasms Be aware of the current classification of neck dissections Appreciate and surgical anatomy of the head and neck Be familiar with imaging techniques for salivary and thyroid gland neoplasms Know the surgical procedures involved in selected head and neck procedures Understand the principles of reconstruction |
Lectures
| The following topics will be covered during the instructional
sessions: Pathology of the Salivary and Thyroid Glands Anatomy of the Neck, Parotid and Thyroid Glands Classification of Neck Dissections Imaging of Head & Neck Tumours Management of Thyroid Nodules Assessment and Treatment of Laryngeal Conditions Reconstruction of Mandibular and Maxillary Defects Surgical Procedures: Parotidectomy, Thyroplasty, Thyroidectomy, Neck Dissection and Maxillectomy |
Cadaver Dissection
The second day of the course will be dedicated to cadaveric dissection. Course participants will be taken through the procedures in a step-by-step manner. The dissection course will begin with a parotidectomy followed by thyroidectomy and end with a radical neck dissection.
