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Three is not a crowd! Involving family members in audiology appointments

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Family members currently have minimal involvement in the appointment. Image by Caitlin Grenness. Hearing loss in older adults not only affects the patients themselves, but also their family members. This article outlines the findings of recent research into how family...

Speculating on saliva during endoscopy

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | dysphagia, endoscopy, reliability, scaling, secretions
It has been noted that the presence of saliva in the pharynx and larynx during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) can be an indicator of increased risk of aspiration and consequent pneumonia, as well as weight loss and malnutrition....

ENT leadership

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Challenges The first challenge is to agree what we mean by the term leadership because there are many different ways in which the term is used. What is, however, a consensus is that the key distinction between leadership and management...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 4 - transposition flaps

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In the final part of our series on local skin flaps (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) in ENT, the authors describe the usefulness of the transposition-type flap and highlight some examples. Rotational advancement flap Useful for defects...

OBITUARY: Dr David Pothier

1 September 2018
David Pothier passed away on July 27, 2018 in the early hours of the morning following a struggle with recurrent brain cancer. His passing extinguished a brilliant light, the likes of which few of us will witness in our lifetime....

The first major NHS cancer case performed at HCA London Bridge Hospital Cancer Centre

3 April 2020
In the words of Mr Jean - Pierre Jeannon, 'we will get through this together'. Never better demonstrated than through the life saving team work seen yesterday led by JP and Mr Ricard Simo...CLICK HERE

First HN case with respirator

3 April 2020
Not heavy, reasonably comfy, claustrophobic, communication difficult; need to be vocal and clear. Allows loupes/ headlights. Protrudes & can desterilise field. Transoral laser microsurgery will be a challenge. - CLICK HERE

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Machine learning to support audiology

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Jessica Monaghan and David Allen discuss how machine learning, using a wealth of data provided by hearing devices, can be used to streamline their functionality and fitting. They report on how it has been used to support clinicians to maximise...

7th Scottish International Head and Neck Conference

14 September 2024 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Amy Campbell, ST5 Otorhinolaryngology at Ninewells Hospital in DundeeThis year’s Scottish International Head and Neck Conference was an example of a truly successful hybrid course. It was hosted by the conference chair, Jai Manick, and co-organiser Omar Hilmi, and in...

ENT in Ethiopia: Aksum-Barts Partnership

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
In keeping with many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia has a chronic lack of hospitals and doctors. Nadia Ashraf and Tim Crocker-Buqué tell us about a project which aims to improve training in ENT, in a hospital that has...

The role, aims and organisation of the 2017 IFOS World Congress

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
IFOS is a truly international organisation – indeed, its rules state that the Executive Committee must have representation from every continent. IFOS President, Chong Sun Kim, tells us more. Dear friends and colleagues, I am very pleased to welcome all...