Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Otolaryngology: 2007 THE WORD ON GERD Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 24 December 21, 2007 Medical therapy – Peter J. Kahrilas, MD Surgical therapy – Jeffrey H. Peters, MD Endoscopic therapy – Richard I. Rothstein, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 5th Annual Creighton University Medical Center Esophageal Conference PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 23 December 7, 2007 Salivary gland problems – Anna Messner, MD Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: the impact of HPV vaccine – Seth Pransky, MD Late–onset laryngomalacia: a dangerous disease variant – Gresham T. Richter, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OBSERVATIONS IN OTOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 22 November 21, 2007 Recent advances in chronic ear surgery – Richard J. Wiet, MD Inner ear malformations – Robert K. Jackler, MD Meniere’s disease: evidence–based approach – Anh Nguyen–Huynh, MD Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome –Anthony Mikulec, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ALLERGIC RHINITIS: NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 21 November 7, 2007 Pathophysiology: impact on comorbid conditions; Pathophysiologic aspects; Ocular symptomatology; Asthma – Eli O. Meltzer, MD Emerging therapies; Human and economic impact of allergic rhinitis; New therapeutic interventions – Eli O. Meltzer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 15th Annual Educational Meeting Of The California Society Of Allergy, Asthma, And Immunology SURGERY OF THE THYROID AND PARATHYROID GLANDS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 20 October 21, 2007 Parathyroid disease: Primary hyperparathyroidism: a surgical overview – Elizabeth A. Blair, MD Parathyroid disease: Minimally invasive surgery – Richard Hodin, MD Parathyroid disease: Thyroid disease Papillary carcinoma: preoperative ultrasonographic staging – Hernan E. Gonzalez, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. AIRWAY DISEASES: MANAGING THE TOUGH ONES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 19 October 7, 2007 What's new in ARDS and mechanical ventilation – Gilman B. Allen, MD Management of COPD – Theodore W. Marcy, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the 33rd Annual Vermont Family Medicine Review Course CARE AND REPAIR IN OTOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 18 September 21, 2007 Reflections on guidelines for acute otitis media – S. Michael Marcy, MD Complications of acute otitis media – John Oghalai, MD Bacteriology of chronic otitis media: new challenges – James Saunders, MD Tympanic membrane perforations in children – Kay W. Chang, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. WHEEZING, SNEEZING, AND DIFFICULT BREATHING Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 17 September 7, 2007 Asthma in children and adolescents – Thomas G. Irons, MD Allergic rhinitis – Harold H. Hedges III, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ASTHMA: PATHOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 16 August 21, 2007 Diagnosis and treatment – Anne Dixon, MD Sleep and asthma – Conrad Iber, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT: TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 15 August 7, 2007 Percutaneous tracheostomy: a collaborative approach – David J. Terris, MD Tracheal stenosis in the newborn: life or death in the NICU – Kenneth A. Geller, MD Recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas: endoscopic management – Gresham T. Richter, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 14 July 21, 2007 Clinical characteristics; Sleep and sleepiness; Biomarkers; Impact on quality of life; Cardiovascular consequences; Cognitive and behavioral consequences; Localized inflammation of the upper airway Treatment – David Gozal, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From A Midsummer Night’s Wheeze, Presented By The California Society Of Allergy, Asthma, And Immunology And The Keck School Of Medicine Of USC SURGERY FOR THYROID CANCER Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 13 July 7, 2007 Well–differentiated thyroid cancer; Surgical management – Gregory W. Randolph, MD Well–differentiated thyroid cancer; Neck management – David W. Eisele, MD Medullary thyroid cancer; Surgical management – Ann Gillenwater, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine�s Symposium On Head And Neck Endocrine Surgery A CLINICAL COURSE IN RHINOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 12 June 21, 2007 The medical management of rhinosinusitis – Brent Senior, MD Managing epistaxis – Rodney J. Schlosser, MD GERD, refractory sinusitis, and postnasal drip – John M. DelGaudio, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Medical College Of Georgia’s Southern States Rhinology Course MANAGING THYROID AND PARATHYROID DISEASES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 11 June 7, 2007 Medical management of hyperthyroid and hypothyroid states – Ray Bauer Vaughters III, MD Controversies in thyroid and parathyroid surgery – David J. Terris, MD Papillary microcarcinoma – Douglas S. Ross, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INTERNATIONAL THREATS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 10 May 21, 2007 West Nile Virus – John M. Leedom, MD Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) – John M. Leedom, MD Avian influenza – John M. Leedom, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Interactive Update in Medicine presented by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California RAISING AWARENESS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 09 May 7, 2007 Building trust between patient and doctor – Frank H. Boehm, MD Medical records and liability: what you need to know – Marlene Schwebel, JD, CNS Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE PEDIATRIC AIRWAY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 08 April 21, 2007 Laryngomalacia – Peter J. Koltai, MD Diagnosing airway foreign bodies – Frederick S. Rosen, MD Pediatric tracheotomy – Dr. Koltai Home management of pediatric tracheotomy: training the caregivers – Ginny Curtin, RN, MS, PNP Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Pediatric Otolaryngology Update, Presented By Stanford University School Of Medicine And Lucile Packard Children's Hospital CONCEPTS IN OTOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 07 April 7, 2007 Cholesteatomas: development and recurrence – Robert K. Jackler, MD Acoustic neuromas: cost–effective diagnosis – Samuel H. Selesnick, MD Acoustic neuromas: selective management – Dr. Jackler BPPV: the latest spin – Sumit K. Agrawal, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Stanford University School Of Medicine Otology And Neurotology Update HELP FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 06 March 21, 2007 Innovative approaches to auditory rehabilitation – Robert Sweetow, PhD Implantable hearing aids – Lawrence R. Lustig, MD Cochlear implants – Nikolas H. Blevins, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Stanford University School Of Medicine Otology And Neurotology Update CLINICAL CONCEPTS IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 05 March 7, 2007 Comprehensive examination of the airway for sleep–disordered breathing – David Greene, MD Radiofrequency ablation of the tongue base – Dr. Greene Pediatric neck masses – Paul Krakovitz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 5th Anniversary Cleveland Clinic Florida Otolaryngology Symposium 2006 STRATEGIES FOR BETTER SURGERY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 04 February 21, 2007 Surgery for benign thyroid disease – Lisa A. Orloff, MD Orbital decompression for Graves’ disease – Andrew N. Goldberg, MD Sparing the eye when treating sinonasal malignancies – Paul A. Levine, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BUGS AND DRUGS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 03 February 7, 2007 Antibiotic update – Paul D. Holtom, MD Infections in the elderly – Dean C. Norman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. HEADACHE: MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 02 January 21, 2007 Headache: stepwise evaluation and treatment – Christy Jackson, MD Question and answer session – Esther Sternberg, MD, Dr. Jackson Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care– (Migraine) Patients refractory to treatment: Management ineffective even though patient compliant and treatment appropriate; contributing factors that may be overlooked–consumption of caffeine, caffeine-containing foods, and foods associated with migraine, eg, soy, sourdough bread, excessive intake of citrus fruit; lack of aerobic exercise (deconditioning lowers headache threshold); erratic sleep patterns (chronobiologic challenges related to sleep patterns difficult to manage); "letdown" migraine (involves relief of emotional stress; due to change in adrenaline levels) From Pain Management In Women Over The Lifecycle, by The Univ. of Calif., San Diego, Sch of Med and The Diana Padelford Binkley Foundation HEAD AND NECK INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 40, Issue 01 January 7, 2007 Complications of otitis media – Kay W. Chang, MD β–hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis – Kathleen M. Gutierrez, MD Atypical mycobacterial infections – Dr. Chang Unusual infections – Anna H. Messner, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Pediatric Otolaryngology Update 2006, Presented By Stanford University School Of Medicine And Lucile Packard Children�s Hospital At Stanford