Darren Cordon

NHS Clinical Leadership Fellow

PG Leadership & Service Improvement, BSc (Hons) Audiology, Chief Audiologist, Hearing Services Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK.

Latest Contribution

Photo showing injection moulding of the SNAP device by Form, UK.

How good ideas become great products: in conversation with three medical innovators

2 November 2020 | | ENT

Ever had a great idea for an innovation that would significantly improve your practice, but wondered how to go about developing it? Lucy Dalton interviewed three consultant ENT surgeons-come-successful innovators (one international, one novice and one experienced) who explain what...

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A new tool for assessing otoscopy skills

2 November 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT | evidence-based medical education, handheld otoscopy, otology, standard setting, standardized assessment

Medical and audiology students need to be proficient in performing otoscopy in order to undertake the routine practice required of them at work upon graduation. One significant challenge in teaching otoscopy is the lack of objective and validated assessment tools...

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Laryngopharyngeal reflux - would mucolytics help?

2 November 2020 | | Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | ambroxol-theophyllin-7-acetate, expectorants, globus sensation, laryngopharyngeal reflux, proton pump inhibitors

With laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) being such a common presenting complaint to ENT clinics, who would not want to have more, effective treatment options for patients suffering with this annoying condition? In their small randomised, controlled trial, Chae et al put...