Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),
Consultant Ear,
Nose and Throat Surgeon,
Wexham Park Hospital,
Slough, Berkshire, UK.
E: d.costello@nhs.net
TW / X: @Voicedoctor_uk
Never let it be said that we don’t provide a broad range of topics for you to digest. For Nov/Dec 2024, we look at subjects as wide-ranging as a pioneer in laser surgery (Profs Vin Paleri and Terry Jones discussing Wolfgang Steiner), stuttering and sensory processing (Max Gattie) and the migration of healthcare workers from the Philippines to the west (Joyce Sagun).
As always, the ENT&A team have been out and about – we were at the World Congress of Audiology in Paris in September and we will be at the BAA (British Academy of Audiology) meeting in November, so if you are coming to Telford, then do visit us at booth A4.
Speaking of meetings, for many years, the ENT community in the UK has gathered on the first Friday of each month for the regular meetings at the Royal Society of Medicine. Many congratulations to Patrick Axon and Michelle Wyatt, who are the new presidents of the sections of otology, and laryngology and rhinology respectively. I am delighted to be making my own debut as a speaker at the RSM on 7 February, when I will be talking about the management of acute vocal problems in singers.
Turning back to lasers for a moment, the British Laryngological Association held its ‘Cutting Edge Laryngology’ conference in early October, and awarded its prestigious Isshiki Award (first awarded to Nobuhiko Isshiki in 2011) to Prof Marc Remacle. Marc gave a fascinating talk at the meeting in which he tracked the changes he has witnessed over his career. One of the most striking things was the rapid evolution of laser technology. Look out for a report on the Cutting Edge meeting in our next eNewsletter. Not yet registered to receive them? You can do so on our website, now: www.entandaudiologynews.com/register
In our audiology articles, we again cover a broad range of subjects. Much has been said over the years about the link between hearing loss and dementia. In articles looking at this in detail, Profs Kevin Munro and Piers Dawes dig into the facts and the misconceptions that have dogged this area for several years. (see here for the first article published online in September and links to the connected pieces).
We extend a warm welcome to our new audiology specialty editors: Amy Lennox-Bowley (vestibular), Kirsten Ellis (adult), Raúl García-Medina (hearing aids), Eldré Beukes (tinnitus), Helen Cullington (implanatables) and Stuart Harris (paediatrics). They will be bringing us a selection of fantastic articles over the next year, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in all things audiology. If you have an article proposal, be sure to get in touch with them.
And finally, I am particularly delighted to present a very topical supplement with this edition: our good friend, Prof Claire Hopkins, has brought together an up-to-the-minute group of articles on a variety of topics in rhinology, ranging from biologics to the results of septal surgery.
If you are a Christmas-celebrating person, then Happy Christmas to you! And to everyone else, I hope you are able to have some time to rest over the festive season.
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