The Shea-Pulec-Silverstein International Workshop in Otology.The tradition of holding a workshop to discuss the contemporary treatment of ear disease every four years was established by the late George E. Shambaugh, Jr., MD, in 1959. The first guest of honor was the late Prof. Dr. Horst Wulstein. Papers from the meeting were published in the AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Archives of Otolaryngology. The last Shambaugh-Shea workshop was held in Chicago in 1991. The tradition will be continued as the Shea-Pulec-Silverstein International Workshop in Otology otology /otol·o·gy/ (o-tol´ah-je) the branch of medicine dealing with the ear, its anatomy, physiology, and pathology.otolog´ic o·tol·o·gy n. The branch of medicine that deals with the ear. , which will take place February 15-17, 2001, at the new convention center of The Grand Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, USA. The convention hotel is The Veranda, which is a short walk from the meeting site and a 30-minute drive south from the Memphis International Airport. This immensely popular international workshop will feature guest speakers from throughout the world who will discuss the newest information available in otology. Subjects will include the treatment of otosclerosis otosclerosis: see deafness. , chronic suppurative suppurative pertaining to or emanating from suppuration; pus in e.g. suppurative arthritis, bronchopneumonia. otitis media, Meniere's disease, vertigo, tinnitus, allergic ear disease, facial palsy, and sensorineural hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Hearing loss caused by damage to the nerves or parts of the inner ear governing the sense of hearing. Mentioned in: Tinnitus sensorineural hearing loss . Special topics will include the totally implantable hearing aid implantable hearing aid ENT An electromagnetic or piezoelectric device used to correct hearing loss in as 'physiologic' a manner as possible; IHAs may improve sound fidelity in person with sensorineural hearing loss , hair cell growth factor, molecular biology, and genetic engineering. There will be a review of past workshops and a tribute to Dr. Shambaugh. The papers from the meeting will be published in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. I know that all physicians interested in otology will want to attend the workshop in Tunica. JACK L. PULEC Editor-in-Chief |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion