Report by: Mikhail Ulupov, MD, PhD, Associate Professor ENT Department First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The XI Marius Plouzhnikov Memorial Lecture was held in Moscow, 6 - 7 September 2019. The annual conference is named after a distinguished Russian otorhinolaryngologist, outstanding scholar and teacher, Professor Marius Plouzhnikov. Until 2014 the conference was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, but since 2015 the venue has changed every year. The previous meeting was held in Antwerp, Belgium. This year the organising committee was led by two co-chairmen: Professor Sergei Karpishchenko, Director of Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech, Head of ENT Department of Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, and Professor Dmitriy Kapitanov, Head of ENT Division of Burdenko Neurosurgical Centre. Over 200 otolaryngologists attended the conference, which was held in the beautiful old building of Burdenko Neurosurgical Centre near the Garden Ring.
Schmelzer, Kapitanov, Karpishcenko.
The first day was devoted to the problems of rhinology and skull base surgery. Professor Jean Anderson Eloy (New Jersey) shared his extensive experience on reconstruction techniques after skull base surgery, endoscopic septoplasty and surgical nuances for endonasal removal of tuberculum sellae meningiomas. Professor Bert Schmelzer (Antwerp), the second honorary guest, gave two brilliant lectures on CFD simulation of nasal aerodynamics and surgical treatment of obstructive nasal turbinates. A broad range of topics from rhinology basics to advanced skull base surgery and reconstruction was covered by recognised speakers from Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The day ended in a warm and welcoming atmosphere of an authentic Ukrainian restaurant with delicious food and lovely traditional songs.
Jean Anderson Eloy.
The second day was also fruitful and productive. It was divided into four sessions: otology, laryngology, vestibulology and young scientists competition. A total of 51 lectures and oral presentations were given during the two days of the conference. At the closing ceremony Prof Karpishchenko cordially thanked all the speakers and the participants and announced that the next conference will be held in Minsk, Belarus, March 19-20, 2020.
