In Joint Sponsorship with 1 st Middle East Voice and Laryngology Symposium 24-25 June 2011 Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut Presented by the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Medical Center and the American College of Surgeons - Lebanon Chapter, in joint sponsorship with the Cleveland Clinic, and in collaboration with the Lebanese Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the Lebanese Speech Therapists Association (ALO) Chapter
A Message from the Chairman It gives me great pleasure to welcome you at the 1 st Annual Middle East Voice and Laryngology Symposium that is held jointly by the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical Center and the American College of Surgeons - Lebanon Chapter. This scientific activity is held in joint sponsorship with the Cleveland Clinic, and in collaboration with the Lebanese Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the Lebanese Speech Therapists Association (ALO) Chapter. In a dynamic world where competitive forces challenge our daily medical care for the dysphonic patient, we find ourselves compelled to provide a new multidisciplinary platform for the diagnosis and management of voice disorders and for the care of the professional voice. With these objectives in mind, the 1 st Middle East Voice and Laryngology Symposium showcases the most recent advances in the work-up of patients with voice disorders and introduces state-of-the-art medical and surgical updates in the treatment of diseases of the larynx. This meeting will feature multidisciplinary sessions and workshops tailored to the needs of a wide range of care providers in the field of voice and laryngology, in an attempt to stimulate regenerative thinking among various medical disciplines and mitigate existing disparities. The organizing and scientific committee will be following the tradition of excellence at the Medical Center, providing a new horizon in the approach and care of the disabled voice, enhancing its value as a tool of communication and a means of expression to human kind. Abdul Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Director of Hamdan Voice Unit Medical Center
General Information
Program Overview As the first symposium of its kind in the region, the Middle East Voice and Laryngology Symposium will cover topics related to voice and laryngeal disorders, advances in phonomicrosurgery and laser laryngeal surgery. It is a two-day program organized by the Medical Center, the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department and the American College of Surgeons - Lebanon Chapter, in joint sponsorship with Cleveland Clinic,in collaboration with the Lebanese Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the Lebanese Speech Therapists Association (ALO) Chapter. The symposium will feature distinguished and renowned local and international speakers in the field of voice and laryngology. Objectives Arrange a platform for interdisciplinary interaction in the management of patients with voice problems Relate the most recent diagnostic tools used in the work-up of voice disorders Highlight advances in phonomicrosurgery for the treatment of benign lesions of the vocal folds Discuss advances in thyroid surgery and the management of the paralyzed vocal fold Define the role of laser in the management of laryngeal cancer Reflect on the care of the professional voice Target Audience This annual scientific meeting has been designed for physicians with special interest in voice disorders, including, but not limited to, otolaryngologists, speech language pathologists, general practitioners, and family medicine and ENT surgeons. Venue The 1 st Middle East Voice and Laryngology Symposium is held at the Mövenpick Hotel & Resort,.
Accreditation Statement This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education and the Medical Center. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for a Category 2 Credit. Accreditation Forms Physicians received a CME Certificate at registration. Please complete, sign and turn in the YELLOW copy of the form at the end of the course (or upon your departure if you will not be staying for the duration of the course). Keep the WHITE copy for your records. No other credit/attendance record will be distributed. Non Physicians received an Attendance Certificate at registration. Please complete, sign and turn in the PINK copy of the form at the end of the course (or upon your departure if you will not be staying for the duration of the course). Keep the WHITE copy for your records. No other attendance certificate will be distributed. Lebanese Order of Physicians Statement The symposium complies with the Lebanese Order of Physicians Continuing Medical Education guidelines. Faculty Disclosure In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias. The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest: Jean Abitbol, MD Kim Abou Chacra, MD Assem Al Hajj, MD Antoine Giovanni, MD Elie Rebeiz, MD
Alain Sabri, MD Harvy Tucker, MD Disclaimer The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity. Copyright 2011 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
Committees
Activity Directors Abdul Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Director of Hamdan Voice Unit Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center George Abi Saad, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Surgery Medical Center Alain Sabri, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Jamal Huballa, MD, FACS Professor of Clinical Surgery Surgery Medical Center Organizing Committee Chairperson: Ussama Hadi, MD, FACS Clinical Professor Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Members Marc Bassim, MD Assistant Professor Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Salah Mansour, MD Professor Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Lebanese University
Amine Haddad, MD Chairman ENT Hotel Dieu Abdallah Kanaan, MD Director Deaf Center Saida, Lebanon Jihad Khoury, MD Professor, Chairman ENT St. George Hospital Nabil Moukarzel, MD Chairman ENT Sacré Coeur Hospital Mount Lebanon, Lebanon Ghassan Nawfal, MD, MPH, FACS American College ofr Surgeons- Lebanon Cahpter Alain Sabri, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Scientific Committee Chairperson: Abdu Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Director of Hamdan Voice Unit Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Members Kim Abou Chacra, PhD Associate Professor Audiology Division Assem Al Hajj, MD, FACS General Surgery Clemenceau Medical Center Darine Dagher, BS President Lebanese Society of Speech and Language Pathologist Roger Moukarbel, MD Assistant Professor ENT Albert Naim, MD Department of ENT Sacred Heart Hospital Mount Lebanon, Lebanon Dollen Tabri Rizk, MS Senior Speech & Language Therapist Speech Therapy Division
Raya Haddad, BS Ghassan Kahwaji, MD Chief Department of ENT Centre Hospitalier du Nord North Lebanon, Lebanon Bahaa Swessi, MD George Zaytoun, MD, FACS Clinical Professor Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery Social Committee Chairperson: Dorine Saliba Speech Therapist Audiophonology and Children Otology Members Dima Oubari Speech and Language Pathology Consulting Clinics
Faculty
International Jean Abitbol, MD Chef de Clinique Faculté de Medicine de Paris Université de Paris VII Paris, France Antoine Giovanni, MD Director Laboratoire d Audio-Phonologie Expérimentale et Clinique Faculté de Medicine de Marseille Marseille, France Elie Rebeiz, MD Chairman Department of Otolaryngology Tufts Medical Center Boston, USA Harvy Tucker, MD Professor Otolaryngology Department Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, USA Local Jaber Abbas, MD Chief of Division, Professor Surgery Department Lelsy Akl, MD Assem Al Hajj, MD Clemenceau Medical Center Surgery Ahmad Athab Al Zoubadi, MD Abdu Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Director of Hamdan Voice Unit Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical Center Mulham Jaber, MD Antoine Jaklis, MD Abdallah Kanaan, MD
Darine Dagher Speech Therapist Reem Deeb, MD Srour Diab, MD Mireille Eid, MD Nabil Fuliehan, MD Cahirperson, Professor Otolaryngology Ussama Hadi, MD Clinical Professor ENT Beirut, lebanon Alain Sabri, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology Otolaryngology Khalil Kharma, MD Jihad Khoury, MD Associate Professor ENT St. George University Salah Mansour, MD Nayla Mattar, MD Roger Mukarbel, MD Assistant Professor ENT Bassam Romanos, MD Jose Sakr
Program
Scientific Program Friday, 24 June, 2011 SESSION I: WORK-UP OF VOICE DISORDERS Moderator(s): Dr. Mulham Jaber and Dr. Salah Mansour 09:00am 09:15am Physiology Of Phonation Nayla Mattar, MD 09:15am 09:30am 09:30am 10:00am 10:00am 10:30am 10:30am 10:45 10:45am 11:00am Role of stroboscopy in patients with dysphonia Antoine Jacklis, MD High speed imaging vs. stroboscopy Jean Abitbol, MD The elderly voice Harvey Tucker, MD Questions & Answers COFFEE BREAK SESSION II: ADVANCES IN PHONOSURGERY Moderator(s): Dr. Abdallah Kanaan and Dr. Bassam Romanos 11:00am 11:30am Laser in phonosurgery Jean Abitbol, MD 11:30am 12:15pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:45pm 12:45pm 13:00pm 13:00pm 14:00pm Updates in phonosurgery Antoine Giovanni, MD Persistent dysphonia following phonosurgery Abdulatif Hamdan, MD Voice rehabilitation in the treatment of persistent dysphonia Lesly Akl, MD Questions And Answers LUNCH BREAK
SESSION III: VOICE IN THYROID SURGERY Moderator(s): Dr.Roger Mukarbel, Dr. Jihad Khoury and Dr. Ussama Hadi 14:00pm 14:15pm Pre-operative dysphonia in patients with thyroid diseases Alain Sabri, MD 14:15pm 14:45pm 14:45pm 15:00pm 15:00pm 15:15pm 15:15pm 15:45pm 15:45pm 16:00pm Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery Elie Rebeiz, MD Minimally invasive thyroidectomy Assem Al Hajj, MD Neck management in thyroid carcinoma Jaber Abass, MD Questions and Answers COFEE BREAK SESSION IV: THE IMPAIRED VOCAL FOLD IN POSITION Moderator(s): Dr. Srour Diab and Dr. Khalil Kharma 16:00pm 16:20pm Fiberoptic laser cordectomies Abdulaitf Hamdan, MD 16:20pm 16:50pm 16:50pm 17:10pm 17:10pm 17:30pm 17:30pm 17:45pm Medialization Thyroplasty Elie Rebeiz, MD New instrumentation in the treatment of the paralyzed cord Nabil Fuleihan, MD Voice therapy in unilateral vocal fold therpay Mireille Eid, MD Questions and Answers
Saturday, 25 June, 2011 SESSION I: ADVANCES IN LASER LARYNGEAL SURGERY Moderator(s): Dr. Ahmad Athab Al Zoubadi and Ms. Darine Dagher 09:00am 09:15am Endoscopic laser cordectomies Abdulatif Hamdan, MD 09:15am 09:45am 09:45am 10:15am 10:15am 10:30am 10:30am 10:45am 10:45am 11:00am Laser in laryngeal surgery, flaws and limitations Elie Rebeiz, MD Endoscopic management of superglotter cancer Roger Mukarbel, MD Speech rehabilitation Jose Sakr Questions and Answers COFFEE BREAK SESSION II: Workshop 11:00am 12:00pm 12:00pm 13:00pm What vocal science can bring to speech language pathologists Antoine Giovanni, MD; Lesly Akl, MD Problems of the singing voice Reem Deeb, MD
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