2016 Meeting

Final Agenda for the 2016 SPOEG

January 15-17, 2016 (MLK Weekend)

Friday, January 15

Arrive and settle in. Meet at the lobby bar for late night social hour.

Saturday, January 16

Breakfast and AV Setup

Business Issues: Moderated by Craig Derkay

• ICD-10/ Meaningful use/ CPOE and your EHR Karin Hotchkiss
• ACS Optimal Resources for Pediatric Surgical Care: Craig Derkay
• Maintenance of Certification Brian Reilly
• Making the internet work for your practice: Karin Hotchkiss
• Dealing with insurers who misinterpret guidelines: David Darrow
• Managing “no shows”—does anyone have a way to get the rate less than 10%- Derkay/Darrow
• Creating a Culture of Communication in Regionally Expanding Academic Departments: Tony Hughes

Pediatric Otolaryngology Journal Club (Presentations of the top in each field with critique)

• What’s new in Otology/Otitis Media: Mark Boston
• What’s new in Tonsils/Adenoids and OSA: Jim Thomsen
• What’s new in Pediatric Allergy and Rhinosinusitis: Julie Wei
• What’s new in Head and Neck and Pediatric Airway—Carlton Zdanski

Lunch with Discussion

• New technologies and new uses for existing technology: Erin Wehrly et al

Point/Counterpoint: Point/Counterpoint: When to order sleep studies in children Cristina Baldassari/David Kay

Point/Counterpoint: pproaches to treat and prevention of post-tympanostomy
otorrhea Stuart Morgenstein/ Zorik Spektor

Update on ATA Guidelines for management of childhood Thyroid CA Ken Kazahaya

Update on Pediatric Hearing Aids/Cochlear implants Luv Juvia

Free Time

Course Dinner

Sunday, January 17

Breakfast and AV Setup

Difficult /interesting cases (20 minutes per section)

• Airway: Karen Zur, Scott Rickert, Earl Harley
• Head and neck : Josh Bedwell/Lindhe Guarisco
• Otology: Carlos Gonzalez/Paul Bauer
• Sinus: Hassan Rammadan/ Ramzi Younis (minimally invasive sinus surgery)
• Allergy: Bruce Maddern/Bo Lewis
• Facial plastics: Mark Armeni

Unique airway foreign bodies Jeff Simons

Pediatric Voice Karen Zur/Pamela Mudd

Establishing and maintaining a pediatric tracheostomy quality improvement intitiative Sam Ostrower

Discussion of timing/venue for SPOSG 2015/CPOC: Rande/Craig/Carlos
Should we initiate “dues” to defer costs?

Adjourn