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Changing behaviour with a human factors approach

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
The Francis Report (2013) identified multiple problems relating to the safety culture of Stafford Hospital in the period 2005 – 2009, as well as serious failings in the supervisory and regulatory systems of the NHS. Particular criticism was directed at...

Industry interaction with the ENT speciality

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - General
I was enormously grateful for the chance to articulate my personal thoughts on ‘the industry interaction with the ENT clinical community’. To set a context, the term ‘industry’ refers to medical technology manufacturers and suppliers, in addition to pharmaceutical companies....

Wound moisture sensing in traumatic wounds

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - General
Wounds can be small and unpleasant, or may be large and life-threatening. The skin is a physical and an immunological barrier to infection, and any defect in the integrity of the skin may enable bacterial or fungal invasion. The successful...

Assessment of genetic disorders: congenital sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Severe or profound sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI) is a common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 newborns [1]. SNHI may result from environmental causes or have a genetic basis. The genetic causes can be further subdivided into non-syndromic (isolated...

Cognitive spare capacity: what is it and why does it matter?

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Cognition refers to thinking and memory. So why would cognition be a useful concept for ENTs and audiologists? Audition provides our main channel of communication and when we speak to each other, we want to exchange thoughts and remember what...

Impact of outer ear problems in Northern Ethiopia: experiences of a global outreach clinic

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
Outer ear disease is one of the commonest reasons for attending the ENT clinic in Ethiopia, just as in the UK. Very little has been published on the experiences of ENT clinics in Ethiopia. Here Yilkal Tassew, Seid Temam and...

Endoscopic ‘syringe and cutdown’ technique for nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
This article presents a novel yet simple technique to help in the management of congenital NLDO. The authors propose it as a valuable addition to existing standard procedures. Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) is a condition encountered within the first...

Aspirin desensitisation for aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In this article, the authors describe the importance of identifying aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to standard medical treatment. This can then open the door to considering aspirin desensitisation treatment which, in their hands, has proven...

Finding the right balance: remote dizzy patient consultation during a pandemic

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
During the COVID pandemic, all our working patterns have changed. One significant impact had been on the management of outpatient consultations and the increase in telephone consultations and enhanced vetting. In this article the authors share their experience of managing...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ear health in the 2020s

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Otology
The world is in the midst of a pandemic, and global health is severely threatened by this novel coronavirus which has caused over three million infections of COVID-19 and claimed more than 228,000 lives to date*. Societies and health systems...

Symposium ORL 75

7 November 2025 -10 November 2025
Therese Schembri, Higher specialist trainee in ENTA highly successful French-Maltese ORL symposium hosted by Professor Adrian Agius was held in Malta in November 2025. ORL-75 refers to the post code of Paris. Forty Parisian ORL specialists and head and neck...

Tonsillitis and tonsillectomies: where do we go from Paradise?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Landmark Paper: Paradise JL, Bluestone CD, Bachman RZ, et al. Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in severely affected children – results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials. N Engl J Med 1984;310(11):674-83. The Paradise paper on tonsillectomy...