Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Otolaryngology: 2008 PEARLS IN PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 24 December 21, 2008 Evaluating sensorineural hearing loss –Paul R. Lambert, MD Avoiding tracheotomy in infants – David R. White, MD Progression and the contralateral involvement of unilateral hearing loss – Trina C. Uwiera, MD; Alessandro de Alarcon, MD The latest techniques in tonsillectomy – Kay W. Chang, MD Association between retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses and adenotonsillectomy – Melanie Duval, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MANAGING COMMON PEDIATRIC UPPER AIRWAY DISEASES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 23 December 7, 2008 Acute bacterial sinusitis: medical management – Jean A. Wiedeman, MD, PhD Sinus surgery: When, how, and does it help? – Harlan Muntz, MD Staphylococcus aureus infections: nationwide trends – Iman Naseri, MD Managing chronic sinusitis, nasal polyposis, and assessing the need for revision ESS in patients with cystic fibrosis – Scott Rickert, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND SINUS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 22 November 21, 2008 Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis – Mark S. Schubert, MD, PhDAllergic fungal sinusitis – Mark S. Schubert, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 16th Annual Educational Meeting Of The California Society Of Allergy, Asthma, And Immunology OTOLOGIC DISEASE: OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 21 November 7, 2008 Autoimmune ear disease – Benjamin T. Crane, MD, PhD BAHA: the Wake Forest experience – John S. May, MD Acoustic neuromas: cost–effective diagnosis – Samuel H. Selesnick, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OTOLOGIC DISEASE: OBSERVATIONS ON MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 20 October 21, 2008 Meniere's disease: a practical approach to management – Steven D. Rauch, MD Tympanic membrane atelectasis: staging and treatment – James Saunders, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OBSERVATIONS ON CANCER TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 19 October 7, 2008 Laryngectomy in the chemoradiation era – Carol R. Bradford, MD Radiation therapy for laryngeal cancer – Paul M. Harari, MD Rehabilitation of postchemoradiation dysphagia – Tessa Goldsmith, MA CCC–SLP Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Update In Head And Neck Cancer:2008, Presented By The Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital, And Harvard Medical School FIXING THE PEDIATRIC AIRWAY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 18 September 21, 2008 Infant stridor: an overview – Harlan Muntz, MD Laryngeal (subglottic) stenosis – Kay W. Chang, MD Congenital tracheal stenosis – Peter J. Koltai, MD Laryngeal clefts – Dr. Koltai Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING OTOLOGIC SURGERY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 17 September 7, 2008 Recent advances in chronic ear and ossicular chain surgery – Richard J. Wiet, MD Acoustic neuromas: controversies in management – Richard J. Wiet, MD Hearing loss after stapes surgery – Richard J. Wiet, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Clinical Frontiers in Otolaryngology, presented by the Research Study Club of Los Angeles DEALING WITH DIFFICULT DISEASES OF THE AIRWAY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 16 August 21, 2008 The role of allergy in rhinosinusitis – Bradley F. Marple, MD Relapsing polychondritis presenting as airway obstruction in a child – James W. Mims, MD Nasal polyposis: diagnosis and management – Dr. Marple Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Annual Wake Forest University School Of Medicine James A. Harrill Lecture IMPROVING NOSE AND SINUS SURGERY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 15 August 7, 2008 Prevention and repair of nasoseptal perforations – Mark J. Shikowitz, MD Medicolegal aspects of complicated endoscopic sinus surgery – James A. Stankiewicz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CONCEPTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THYROID AND PARATHYROID DISEASE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 14 July 21, 2008 Pediatric papillary thyroid malignancy – Geoffrey B. Thompson, MD Hyperparathyroidism and its surgical indications – Henry M. Kronenberg, MD Low–risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: cost–effective management – Mark Shrime, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. DEVICES, DEHISCENCE, AND TRANSTYMPANIC THERAPIES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 13 July 7, 2008 Implantable hearing devices – William H. Slattery III, MD Diagnosing superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) – Lloyd B. Minor, MD In–office transtympanic therapies – Dr. Minor Tympanostomy intubation and adenoidectomy – J. Christopher Post, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ASTHMA UPDATE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 12 June 21, 2008 Asthma concepts and diagnosis – John B. Hagan, MD Asthma guidelines – William W. Busse, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 66th Annual Course, Allergy And Clinical Immunology, Presented By University Of Minnesota Medical School OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 11 June 7, 2008 OSA treatment – Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH Pediatric disease: diagnosis and management – David Tunkel, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING: A DANGER TO HEALTH AND SAFETY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 10 May 21, 2008 Obesity hypoventilation syndrome –David Claman, MD Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease –Samuel T. Kuna, MD Should patients with sleep apnea drive? –Allan I. Pack, MB, ChB, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 14th Annual Symposium On Advances In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Sleep Apnea DISORDERS OF THE HEAD AND NECK: MODES OF MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 09 May 7, 2008 Transnasal esophagoscopy – Gregory N. Postma, MD Outpatient thyroid and parathyroid surgery – David J. Terris, MD Recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries – Dr. Postma Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ALLERGY AND THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 08 April 21, 2008 Adding allergy management to your practice – David Greene, MD An overview of therapeutic options – Keith A. Sale, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MANAGING DISORDERS OF THE NOSE AND SINUS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 07 April 7, 2008 Sinus medications: beyond antibiotics and steroids – Andrew H. Murr, MD Rhinogenic headache: real or imagined – Brent A. Senior, MD Inverted papilloma: current surgical techniques – Andrew N. Goldberg, MD Update on nasal polyposis – Dr. Murr Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OTOLOGY-NEUROTOLOGY UPDATE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 06 March 21, 2008 Cholesteatomas: canal–wall up vs canal–wall down – Anil K. Lalwani, MD Middle ear pharmacotherapy – Lawrence R. Lustig, MD Implantable middle ear hearing aids: not dead yet – Dr. Lustig Hybrid cochlear implants – Dr. Lustig Counseling patients about tinnitus – Robert W. Sweetow, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections From UCSF Otolaryngology Update: 2007, Presented By University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine, Department Of Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery COMMON SENSE FOR COMMON PROBLEMS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 05 March 7, 2008 Obstructive sleep apnea: modern therapeutic concepts – Erich P. Voigt, MD Taste and smell: the neglected senses – Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH Managing snoring – Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH Preventing medical errors – Robert M. Wachter, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INFECTIOUS DISEASE UPDATE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 04 February 21, 2008 Vaccines for adults: What’s new? – Lisa Winston, MD Update on community–acquired pneumonia – Bradley A. Sharpe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Primary Care Medicine: Principles And Practice, Presented By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine OTOLOGIC DISEASE : A PEDIATRICS PERSPECTIVE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 03 February 7, 2008 Modern management of otitis media – Kenneth M. Grundfast, MD Evaluation of the child with suspected hearing loss – Kenneth M. Grundfast, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 02 January 21, 2008 Diagnosis, screening, and surveillance – Peter J. Kahrilas, MD Genetics and familial patterns – Henry T. Lynch, MD Endoscopic intervention – Richard I. Rothstein, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Fifth Annual Creighton University Medical Center Esophageal Conference NOTES ON THE NOSE AND SINUSES Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 41, Issue 01 January 7, 2008 Is minimal disease an indication for surgery? – Peter H. Hwang, MD Pediatric sinusitis: the role of FESS – Sanjay R. Parikh, MD Functional rhinoplasty – Minas Constantinides, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.