LAS VEGAS WILL HOST THE
COMBINED OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPRING MEETINGS
APRIL 28 –MAY 2

CHICAGO–The 2010 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM)—a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies—will be held April 28 to May 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, NV.  The meeting will feature dozens of scientific presentations highlighting research in progress in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery).  Each participating society presents its own highly educational scientific program to the more than 1,200 otolaryngologists and otolaryngology residents who typically attend. 

The Paris/Bally’s Las Vegas will serve as the headquarters hotel for the meeting and will house the scientific sessions, as well as all scientific and technical exhibits.  There will also be a program for spouses and guests of meeting attendees.

The COSM program includes guest lectures by prominent leaders in surgery; numerous courses and scientific sessions; dozens of papers reflecting research related to current issues in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of otolaryngology-related conditions; and two scientific poster receptions.  A variety of companies will display products or services that provide solutions for managing diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.

A list of sessions of interest to the press is attached.

Registration details and materials are available online at http://www.cosm.md/.  Reporters who plan to cover the COSM should contact Beth Faubel, ACS Convention and Meetings office: 312-202-5033, e-mail: bfaubel@facs.org.

The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings is a scientific and educational symposium that was created in 1970 to help surgeons stay abreast of the latest trends and best practice methods in otolaryngology.  The societies participating in the combined meeting are the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, American Head and Neck Society, American Laryngological Association, American Neurotology Society, American Otological Society, American Rhinologic Society, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and the Triological Society.

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Web site: www.cosm.md

COSM 2010 Sessions of Interest

Lectures

Daniel C. Baker, Jr. Lecture—The Health Care Conundrum
Wednesday, April 28, 11:30 am
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Chevalier Jackson Lecture:  Laryngeal Transplantation—The End of the Beginning
Wednesday, April 28, 2:03 pm
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Special Presidential Lecture:  Airway Clinic:  Bronchoesophagology in the 21^st Century
Thursday, April 29, 8:42 am
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Karl Storz Lecture:  Why None of the Current Health Care Reform Proposals Will Solve America’s Health Care Problems
Friday, April 30, 2:15 pm
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Presidential Keynote Lecture:  The Role of Board Certification in the Quality Improvement Movement
Saturday, May 1, 9:15 am
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Basic Science Lecture:  Genetic Testing for Deafness—How Will it Impact Your Management of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
Saturday, May 1, 2:09 pm
Sponsored by the American Otological Society

Panel Discussions

Panel: Optimal Adjuvant Treatment for High-Risk Oral Cancer
Wednesday, April 28, 11:00 am
Sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society

Panel:  Great Debates—Laryngopharyngeal Reflux-Diagnosis, Management, Controversy
Wednesday, April 28, 4:15 pm
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Panel:  New Horizons in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Wednesday, April 28, 3:55 pm
Sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society

Panel:  Role of Surgery in Laboratory Thyroid Cancer—Supported by Clinical Data?
Thursday, April 29, 2:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society

Panel:  NCCN Guidelines Discussion
Thursday, April 29, 3:30 pm
Sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society

Panel:  Ethical Issues in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Friday, April 30, 8:40 am
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Panel:  US Health Economics and the Prospects for Meaningful Health System Reform
Friday, April 30, 3:15 pm
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

State of the Art Panel:  Robotic Laryngeal Surgery
Friday, April 30, 3:30 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Scientific Sessions

Research Resident Award—Revaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux as a Risk Factor for Laryngeal Cancer
Wednesday, April 28, 8:58 am
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Narrow Band Imaging and High Definition Television for Detection, Definition, and Surveillance of Head and Neck Cancer:  A Prospective Study
Wednesday, April 28, 3:02 pm
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Therapeutic Benefits of Strict Low-Acid Diet on Recalcitrant Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Preliminary Data
Wednesday, April 28, 3:49 pm
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Jatin P. Shah Symposium on Clinical Controversies in Head and Neck Surgery:  Update of Clinical Trials in Head and Neck Oncology
Wednesday, April 28, 2:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society

Allergic Profile of Patients Failing Medical Therapy for Chronic Sinusitis
Thursday, April 29, 10:20 am
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Potential of IPS Cells for the Regeneration of the Tracheal Wall
Thursday, April 29, 9:02 am
Sponsored by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Medialization vs. Reinnervation for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis:  A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Friday, April 30, 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Long-Term Outcomes of Injection Laryngoplasty in Patients with Potentially Recoverable Vocal Fold Paralysis
Friday, April 30, 2:52 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Does it Really Exist—The Post Thyroidectomy Syndrome Following Thyroidectomy?  Prospective Comparative Analysis of Open vs. Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Friday, April 30, 2:52 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

The Effect of Office-Based Laryngeal Surgery on Hemodynamic Stability
Friday, April 30, 4:14 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Analysis of Laryngeal Framework Surgery:  10-Year Follow-up to a National Survey
Friday, April 30, 4:35 pm
Sponsored by the American Laryngological Association

Utility of Novel 3-Dimensional Stereoscopic Vision System During Endoscopic Sinonasal and Skull Base Surgery
Friday, April 30, 5:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Preoperative Planning for Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery Using 3-D Image Analysis Tools Including Virtual Endoscopy for Sucessful Cannulation of the Frontal Sinus Opening
Friday, April 30, 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Trends in Common Rhinologic Illnesses:  Analysis of US Healthcare Surveys
Friday, April 30, 2:42 pm
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Work Productivity Improvement through One Year Follow-Up After Balloon Dilation of the Maxillary Sinus Ostium and Ethmoid Infundibulum
Friday, April 30, 3:24 pm
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Ethmoid Histopathology Does Not Predict Olfactory Outcomes after Sinus Surgery
Friday, April 30, 3:36 pm
Sponsored by the American Rhinologic Society

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Thyroid Gland
Friday, April 30, 1:02 pm
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Cost-Effective, Community-Based Screening for Oral Cancer in High Risk Males in the United States:  A Decision Analysis Approach
Friday, April 30, 2:21 pm
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Pilot Testing of a Parent-Directed Intervention (Project ASPIRE) for Underserved Children Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
Friday, April 30, 1:51 pm
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Disparities in Sociodemographics and Healthcare Utilization for Hearing-Impaired Children in the United States
Friday, April 30, 1:59 pm
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Tongue Base Coblation as an Adjunct to Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in the Surgical Treatment of Sleep Apnea:  Experience with 100 Patients
Saturday, May 1, 9:20 am
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Effectiveness of CO2 Fraxel Laser Therapy in the Management and Treatment of Facial Scars
Saturday, May 1, 10:51 am
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Outcomes after Middle Turbinate Resection:  Revisiting a Controversial Topic
Saturday, May 1, 11:07 am
Sponsored by the Triological Society

Temporal Bone Resection for External Auditory Canal Malignancies, Prognostic Factors, and Clinical Outcome
Saturday, May 1, 8:08 am
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Meta-Analysis of Facial Nerve Function after Microsurgery vs Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas
Saturday, May 1, 9:07 am
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Sudden and Rapidly Progressive Hearing Loss in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Saturday, May 1, 10:23 am
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Breakfast Breakout Session 1:  Botulinum Toxin Use in Pediatric Otolaryngology
Saturday, May 1, 7:00 am
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Gamma Knife Surgery of Vestibular Schwannomas:  Volumetric Dosimetry Correlations to Hearing Loss Suggest Stria Vascularis Devascularization as the Mechanism of Early Hearing Loss
Saturday, May 1, 3:10 pm
Sponsored by the American Otological Society

Correlation between Music Perception and Speech Recognition in Cochlear Implant Users
Sunday, May 2, 2:00 pm
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Cochlear Implantation in the Octo- and Nonagenarian
Sunday, May 2, 2:09 pm
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

A New Software Tool to Optimize Frequency Map Selection for Cochlear Implants
Sunday, May 2, 2:27 pm
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Diabetes, Vestibular Dysfunction, and Falls:  Analyses from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2004
Sunday, May 2, 3:36 pm
Sponsored by the American Neurotology Society

Online April 15, 2010