Journal Reviews

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A new tool for assessing otoscopy skills

2 November 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT | evidence-based medical education, handheld otoscopy, otology, standard setting, standardized assessment

Medical and audiology students need to be proficient in performing otoscopy in order to undertake the routine practice required of them at work upon graduation. One significant challenge in teaching otoscopy is the lack of objective and validated assessment tools...

Acute ENT activity in a teaching hospital

7 January 2020 | | Head and Neck, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus | Emergency, medical education, ENT, Training, Healthcare cost

This Belgian prospective audit attempted to provide justification for the provision of a 24-hour emergency service at a large 1038-bed teaching hospital (with 31 ENT consultants). The authors looked at a one-month period during which 190 patients were admitted. They...