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Annual Activity of The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians 2021

7 January 2022
The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP) is the national association of Auiovestibular Physicians in the UK. The Education Committee and the Audit Committee of BAAP organise a range of thought-provoking events annually. As we embraced a new way of...

Medway Medical Fayres

4 December 2023
For the last five years, Professor Rahul Kanegaonkar has been running Medway Medical Fayres for children in Kent, UK. Free to attend, the fayres take place at Medway Campus of Canterbury Christ Church University and allow 12–13-year-olds from less affluent backgrounds to experience a breadth of medical specialties.

IFOS 2023

17 January 2023 -21 January 2023 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
In our two-part coverage of IFOS 2023, Andrew McCombe writes about the ENT line-up and Mohammad Sabir reports on the audiology programme. Having lived and worked in Dubai for seven years , I should have got the hang of the...
White light flexible nasendoscopy of the base of tongue photo

Virtual chromoendoscopy (VCE)

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
‘That’s a funny looking lesion on the larynx, it’s probably benign, but I should take a biopsy.’ Liz Ross and Ajith George discuss whether virtual chromoendoscopy will change this thought process. What are the origins and ENT applications? Traditional chromoendoscopy...

Developing medical devices for children: opportunities and challenges

1 March 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Paediatrics
The development of medical devices for infants and children lags significantly behind the development of devices for adults. While in the United States the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set up incentives for developing child age-specific pharmaceuticals, there is...

NHS collaboration and partnership with the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Historically the relationship between industry and the NHS has been a cautious one. Both sides have typically worked with only partially disclosed agendas, under a pervading fear of finding themselves on the wrong end of a win-lose negotiation. Things have...

William Hunter’s work on the anatomy of the human ear

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The Hunterian Society offers an annual award for an essay and presentation on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter, or medicine in the 18th Century. This article is based on Emma Stapleton’s 2014 winning essay, which was...

What’s in a name?

1 March 2016 |
Kate Granger is a doctor and the founder of the #hellomynameis campaign; she is also a cancer patient. In this article she explains why she started the campaign, and why patient-centred care starts with an introduction. Chris and me the...

The role of macrolide antibiotics in chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The use of long-term antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis is a contentious issue, not only because of the increasing problem with antibiotic resistance but also because of the potential cardiac risks, including sudden death. In this article, Anders...

Tone deafness and perfect pitch

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
If you think you are tone deaf, do not despair. Singing tuition should help but it is probably too late to hope to develop perfect pitch. Consultant otolaryngologist and keen musician, Chris Aldren, discusses the complex and fascinating subject of...

Singing after laryngectomy: Shout at Cancer

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Thomas Moors is an ENT junior doctor with a background in music and singing. Combining these interests, he has set up a charity to help patients who have had a laryngectomy. He has achieved considerable public attention, and he tells...

Shooting for Gold: ENT surgery and the Commonwealth Games

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
What are the secrets to success in your career, sports and life in general? Sharp-shooter Parag Patel hits the bullseye again. I write this article following a wave of summer sporting brilliance, from the record Great Britain 67 medal haul...