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Program

The program will be presented in an interactive setting, a good mix of teaching and time for answering questions of the participants. Bringing your own cases will be promoted. The Quiz is one of the great moments of the course, your moment of fame: will you win a prize?

DAY 1
(preliminary program)

Friday March 28, 2025

  • 8:30-9:00
    Orto Botanico

    Registration

  • 9:00-9:05
    Merkus

    Welcome & Introduction

  • 9:05-9:45
    Falcioni

    Surgical Anatomy & CT

  • 9:45-10:15
    Somers

    MRI

  • 10:15-11:00
    Falcioni

    Otologic diagnosis

  • 11:00-11:30

    Coffee break

  • 11:30-12:30
    Linder

    TM perforations

  • 12:00-12:30

    Access to the Middle ear

  • 12:30-13:30
    @ 7th floor

    Lunch

  • 13:30-14:00
    Linder

    Myringoplasty

  • 14:00-14:30
    Merkus

    Ossiculoplasty

  • 14:30-15:00
    Somers

    Otosclerosis

  • 15:00-16:00

    Cases: Middle ear

    • Exostosis
    • Myringoplasty
    • Ossicoloplasty (interposition)
    • Ossiculoplasty (cement)
    • Stapedotomy
  • 16:00-16:45

    Group Photo & Coffee Break

  • 16:45-17:15
    Linder

    Bone conduction implants

  • 17:15-18:15
    Moderator: Residents

    Bring your case

  • 18:15

    Closing remarks day 1

  • 19:30

    Course Dinner

DAY 2
(preliminary program)

Saturday March 29, 2025

  • 8:30-9:00
    Merkus

    Cholesteatoma introduction
    (definition & classification)

  • 9:00-9:15

    Cholesteatoma endoscopy case 

  • 9:15-9:30
    Somers

     Cholesteatoma obliteration case

  • 9:30-9:45
    Falcioni

     Cholesteatoma open cavity case

  • 9:45-10.00

    Subtotal petrosectomy -Linder

  • 10:00-10:30

    Coffee break

  • 10:30-11:00

    TM perforations – Linder

  • 11:00-11:30

    Complications – Falcioni

  • 11:30-12:00

    Quiz! 

     

  • 12:00-13:00
    Moderator: Residents

    Bring your case

  • 13:00

    Closing Remarks – Merkus

Otology Class winners Frits Smit