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The Airway Intervention Registry: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (AIR: RRP) data collection

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - General
Laryngeal papillomatosis remains a frustratingly difficult condition to treat. Adam Donne and Steven Powell tells us about a collaborative project aiming to enhance patient care. The first UK Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis registry opened in April 2018 through the AIR (Airway...

True Cut – a dramatic biopsy from the world of surgery

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Otology
True Cut is a stage play that asks: “What happens when things go wrong in healthcare?” It brings the hidden world of the operating theatre onto the theatre stage. ENT surgeon, David Alderson, talks about how the play came about....

The role of training programmes in protecting patients

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
ENT trainees are fully registered doctors who have responsibilities to comply with the requirements of Good Medical Practice. This includes ensuring that they put the interests of their patients at the heart of their practice. This duty is complementary to...

In conversation with Prof Metin Önerci

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Prof Valerie Lund caught up with friend and colleague, Prof Dr Metin Önerci, to discuss his various positions in rhinology, the FOAM programme with which he is involved, and rhinology in Turkey and the Balkan and the Central Asian region....

In conversation with Professor Kelvin Kong

10 August 2021 | | ENTA - Otology
Professor Kelvin Kong is a proud Worimi man, the first Aboriginal surgeon in Australia, an otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon, and an amazing advocate for equality in health delivery in Australia. He holds professorial positions at Macquarie University, the University...

The SpeechVive: In conversation with inventor, Jessica Huber

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Parkinson’s disease often results in a characteristically quiet voice. But a new device is offering hope to patients who are struggling to be heard. Jessica E Huber. Tell us, what is the SpeechVive? The SpeechVive is a wearable device designed...

Lies, damned lies and relative risk reduction

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Chris Potter has a thing or two to say about the use of statistics and, in doing so, he takes us to a Friday night steak house that is prone to airway disasters and on a short tour of his...

When dinosaurs ruled the earth

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - ENT
Optimism is abundant in medical research, but frequently ends up being tempered with reality. In his inimitable style, Chris Potter looks back over his career – starting with his medical school memories of Bentley-driving ENT consultants, and moving forward through...

Cancer genetics and signalling pathways in ENT – a review and discussion of how this can be applied to rare tumours

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Genetics
Introduction Cancer cases continue to increase worldwide, and­­ head and neck cancer is a major global health issue, with an estimated global burden of over 630,000 new cases and over 350,000 deaths per year [1]. The term ‘head and neck...

Bringing ear care and hearing services to the hardest to reach: the potential of primary healthcare workers

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
Can workers from the local community plug the workforce gap in providing ear and hearing care? Bringing ear and hearing care services closer to the community remains a key component of reducing the burden of ear and hearing conditions across...

Patron saints of the ear

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
We all know that ear symptoms include hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and otalgia, but did you know there are patron saints for all these symptoms? John Riddington Young shares an overview of the patron saints of the ear, inspired by...

Intratympanic steroids in Ménière's disease: what’s the evidence?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
The days of drastic surgery for Ménière's disease are long gone. We know that intratympanic injections can deliver high doses of medication to the inner ear with minimal discomfort and minimal risk. But how do we choose from the myriad...