The 2nd SAARC ENT Congress.In May, Marlene and I had the opportunity to attend the 2nd South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ) congress in Katmandu. This superbly planned and run meeting was the largest medical conference ever conducted in Nepal, as almost 400 attended. SAARC's membership is made up of seven nations on the Indian subcontinent: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan. The 1St SAARC ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology congress was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1998. It was conceived and established by Prof. M. Alauddin of Dhaka. The scientific program of the 2nd congress was of the highest level. It covered contemporary subjects of interest such as cochlear implants Cochlear Implants Definition A cochlear implant is a surgical treatment for hearing loss that works like an artificial human cochlea in the inner ear, helping to send sound from the ear to the brain. , inner ear therapy, tinnitus Tinnitus Definition Tinnitus is hearing ringing, buzzing, or other sounds without an external cause. Patients may experience tinnitus in one or both ears or in the head. , lasers, facial palsy facial palsy n. Unilateral paralysis of the facial muscles supplied by the facial nerve. Also called Bell's palsy, facial paralysis, facioplegia, prosopoplegia. , chronic otitis media Chronic otitis media Inflammation of the middle ear with signs of infection lasting three months or longer. Mentioned in: Myringotomy and Ear Tubes chronic otitis media , facial plastic surgery, sinus infections, and head and neck cancer. The congress was opened by Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah. As a guest lecturer, I had the special privilege of meeting her Majesty after the opening ceremony. The congress was hosted by the society of Otolaryngologists of Nepal, whose membership now numbers 29. Dr. L.N. Prasad Prasāda (Sanskrit: प्रसाद), prasād/prashad (Hindi), Prasāda in (Kannada), prasādam (Tamil), or prasadam , president of the organizing committee and now Royal ENT Surgeon, is an old friend who attended a 2-week temporal bone surgical dissection course that I directed in Los Angeles 26 years ago. At that time, Dr. Prasad was the only otolaryngologist in all of Nepal. In contrast to the Western world, the Indian subcontinent still has a severe shortage of otolaryngologists. The social program was extremely interesting. On the first evening, we attend a reception at the British Embassy as guests of Ambassador and Mrs. Ronald P. Nash. On other evenings, we were guests at a museum, a hotel, and the Tribhuvan Army Officers Club. For Westerners, this was all very exotic. Along the way, we spent a day at a fabulous hotel in Pokhara at the foot of the scenic Annapurna range and another day at a mountaintop hotel that provided a panoramic view of the Himalayas. An early-morning flight for a close-up, clear, and breathtaking view of the summit of Mount Everest was the highlight of our sightseeing. The mountain is really big, and to see it is well worth the trip. The congress was a great success. Congratulations to the Nepalese. JACK L. PULEC Editor-in-Chief |
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