Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Otolaryngology: 2008 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.