Supported by Organised By

Sponsored by

www.me-oto.com

22 - 24 April 2012 Madinat Jumeirah, Joharah Ballroom, Dubai, UAE

Guest Society - Pakistan Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Guest University - Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Accreditation Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the 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 for Category 2 credit.

Benefits of Attending

• Assess the role of endoscopy in management of skull base

• Examine the etiopathogenesis and management principles of head & neck cancers

• Assess chronic middle ear disease and the principles of its management

• Review paediatric otorhinolaryngological disorders and their management

• Identify best practice in rhinoplastic surgery

• Discuss the cause and management of cochlear reimplantation

• ReviewbiofilmstudiesandtheirrelationtoENTrelatedchronicdisorders

• Describe new methods of auditory rehabilitation

• Evaluate advances in medical and surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis

• Discuss the potential role of viruses in head & neck malignancies

• Analyse management options of childhood sinusitis and related medical disorders

• Determine strategies to avoid complications during FESS

Grantor Acknowledgement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges educational grants for partial support of this activity from:

Platinum Commercial Supporter

Gold Commercial Supporter

Who Should Attend?

• Ear Surgeons

• Endoscopic Surgeons

• Otolaryngologists

• Paediatric Surgeons

• Rhinoplasty Specialists

• Audiologists

• Speech Language Pathologist

• Rhinologists

Dear Colleagues & Friends,

On behalf of myself, Hussain Abdulrahman and Khalid Al Malki, I would like to welcome you all to the 9th Middle East Update in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the largest meeting of Otolaryngologists in the Middle East.

We are particularly proud of this year’s programme in terms of depth of discussions and the expertise of the faculty. We are also very proud to have so many of our distinguished colleagues around the Middle East and globally sharing their experience and skills in the following areas:

• ChronicSinusitis

• PediatricOtolaryngology

• VirusesandHeadandNeckCancer

• CochlearImplantsanditsmiraculousimpact

• Laryngology:VocalCordParalysisandreflux

Every year, the Middle East Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, invites a guest society to participate in our annual meeting in Dubai. In the last three years, we hosted our colleagues from Sudan, South Africa, and Turkey. This year we are honoured to invite our colleagues from Pakistan to participate as we play host to the Pakistan Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the Guest Society for 2012.

For 2012, you will be seeing a lot of young faces around as we have sponsored the travel and accommodation of 60 residents from acrosstheMiddleEasttoparticipateinourfirstever“Resident’sDay”.Theywillbepresentingtheirresearchpapersandcompetingfor three best paper awards.

I do believe that we will have a very special meeting this year, and I am looking forward to seeing you all in Dubai.

Kind Regards,

Muaaz Tarabichi MD, Hussain Abdulrahman MD, Khalid Al Malki MD, PhDConference Co-Chairmen

ExhibitionThe 9th Annual Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Exhibition and Conference, brought to you by the organiser of Arab Health – Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, will take place from 22-24 April 2012. Due to the fantastic success of 2011’s meeting, the congress will again be held at the breathtaking Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, within the Johara Ballroom.

The Middle East Update in Otolaryngology is the largest gathering of ENT specialists within the entire Middle East region, offering a unique platform to network with key experts and practitioners on both a regional and international level.

ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3

Conference Day 1 | Sunday, 22 April 2012

09:00 Mini-Seminar: Cochlear Implants: The next Step Moderator: Muaaz Tarabichi • Outcomes in Early Cochlear Implantation - John Niparko • Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness - Roland Laszig • CI: Past, Present, and Future – Susan B. Waltzman • My Personal Experience - Karen MacIver-Lux • Hearing Preservation in CI - Muaaz Tarabichi 10:00 Coffee 11:00 The role of viruses in Head and Neck cancer Chairperson – Hussain Abdulrahman • Should the Management of Oropharyngeal Cancer Management be altered according to HPV status - Hisham Mehanna • Surgical Management of Oropharyngeal Cancer: Myths, Viruses, and the Robot – Kerry Olsen • EBV and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Latest Evidence in Management and Follow-up - Saleh Al Dhahri 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mini-seminar: Paediatric Sinusitis Moderator: Hassan H. Ramadan Panelists: Kenny Chan, Roy R. Casiano, Parul Goyal 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Mini-seminar: Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Moderator: Ali Ibrahim Al Amri and Omar El Banhawy • Geographic Variation of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis Worldwide and in Arabic World – Parul Goyal & Omar El Banhawy • Presentation of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis and in KSA – Parul Goyal & Ali Ibrahim Al Amri • Allergic Fungal Sinusitis in Children - Ali Ibrahim Al Amri • Etiopathogenesis of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis – Roy R. Casiano • Local and Systemic Corticosteroids for Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis – Roy R. Casiano • Radiologic Diagnostic Criteria for Allergic Fungal Sinusitis – Parul Goyal • Perioperative Management and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Allergic Fungal Sinusitis – Roy R. Casiano • Future Direction for Avoidance and Management Fungal Sinusitis – Roy R. Casiano • Ophthalmic Manifestations of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis – Parul Goyal • Immunotherapy for Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis – When and Why? – Omar El Banhawy • Experience with Chronic Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in Northern Pakistan – Zakir Ullah 18:00 Close

08:30 Welcome Note Hussain Abdulrahman Programme Notes Muaaz Tarabichi 08:40 Keynote Lecture Role of Physicians in Times of Turbulence - Tarek Helmy

09:00 Mini-seminar: Do you know your ATA Guidelines for Thyroid Nodules and Cancer? Moderator: Anjum Naveed • ATA Guidelines for Thyroid Nodules - Anjum Naveed • ATA Guidelines for Thyroid Cancer - Hisham Mehanna Panelists: JatinShah,KerryOlsen,SyedMuhammadTariqRafi, Fadi Kannan 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Dizziness: Case presentation Moderator & Presenter: Sertac Yetiser Panelists: John Niparko, Mohamed Shabana, Mohamed Fawzi Moustafa, Munahi Al Qahtani 12:30 Lunch 14:00 State of the Art – Otology Moderator: Munahi Al Qahatni • The Difficult Chronic Ear – John Niparko • Understanding Attic Cholesteatoma - Muaaz Tarabichi • Reconstruction of the Canal-wall down Mastoidectomy Cavity - Sertac Yetiser • Patterns of Epithelial Migration in Chronic Otitis Media - Munahi Al Qahatni 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Mini-seminar: CI in the Middle East Moderator: Mondy Hammad • Rannan: Computer Based Aural Rehabilitation for Arab Speaking Children - Najwa M. Al Ghamdi • A Comprehensive Introduction to the Genetic Basis of Non- syndromic Hearing Loss in the Saudi Arabian population – Khalid M. Taibah • Our Experience in the New Med-El electrode (FLEX 28) for Infants and Young children – Mondy Hammad • Dealing with Difficult Situation during CI surgery – Firas Alzoubi • Outcome of Auditory Neuropathy after Cochlear Implantation – Abdulmonen H. Al Shaikh • Cochlear Implantation Following Meningitis, Difficulties and Results - Jamal Kassouma • Children Acceptance Response During Mapping Sessions in Bilateral Sequential Cochlear Implantation versus simultaneous Implantation – Omnya Zein • Cochlear Implantation in Pakistan – Naveed Aslam • The Round Window Electrode insertion in Inner Ear Malformations – Khalid Hassan Al Malki • Rehabilitation on the Radar in the Middle East – Nadia Abdulhaq • AHD experience with EAS Devices – Muaaz Tarabichi • Role of Infectious Agents in Children with Cochlear Implant – Samileh Noorbakhsh 18:00 Close

09:00 Instructional Course: Experiences with Vidian Neurectomy – Carlos M. Fernandis 10:00 Instructional Course: Evolution of Endoscopic Surgery for the Management of Sinonasal Neoplasms – Parul Goyal 11:00 Instructional Course: Juvenile Angiofibroma: Current Treatment Option – Kenny Chan 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mini-seminar: Tracheostomy Care Moderator: Amr El Hakeem • Tracheostomy Care Tips of the Pearl – Hosam Makki, Muayad Radhi Al Khagaji Panelists: Jatin Shah, Ahmed Tantawy, Amr El Hakeem 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Tumour Board Moderator: Amine Haddad Participants: Salma Mohammed Al Sheibani, Saleh Al Dahahri, KerryOlsen,HishamMehanna,SyedMuhammadTariqRafi,Jatin Shah, Abdulaziz Alabidi, Salim Chaib Rassou 18:00 Close

Relevant to Otolaryngologists, Audiologists & Speech Language Pathologists

ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6

Conference Day 1 | Sunday, 22 April 2012

08:30 Welcome Note Hussain Abdulrahman Programme Notes Muaaz Tarabichi 08:40 Keynote Lecture Role of Physicians in Times of Turbulence - Tarek Helmy

09:00 Instructional Courses: Augmentation Rhinoplasty for Long Term Correction of Drooping Nose by Endonasal and Open Approaches - Mohsen Naraghi 10:00 Instructional course: Osteotomies in Rhinoplasty - Alireza Mesbahi 11:00 Instructional course: Difficult Bony Vault: Video-Endoscopic Sculpture with Powered Micro-saw Osteotomy – Yakup Avsar 12.30 Lunch 14.00 Instructional Course: It is Time to Re- examine the Treatment of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer - Kerry Olsen 15.00 Instructional Course: Surgery for Tumours of Salivary Gland - Jatin Shah 16.00 Instructional Course - Temporal Bone Anatomy, Radiology, Temporal Bone Lesions and Differential Diagnosis – Derya Ümit Talas 17.00 Instructional course: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Manoeuvres for Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo – Sertac Yetiser 18.00 Close

09:00 Instructional Course: How to avoid Malpractice in Forensic ENT Medicine? – Mohamed El Sayed Attia 10:00 Instructional Course: Total Inferior Turbinectomy Technique How to Avoid Pitfalls Experience with One Thousand and Two Hundred Cases – Mohamad Daouk 11:00 Instructional Course: Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery – Maryam Jalessi Farhadi 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Instruction Course: Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: Achieving Optimal Results with a Simple Technique - Mohsen Naraghi 15:00 Instructional Course: The Aging Face: Dynamics and Surgery - Nabil Fuleihan 16:00 Abstract Presentation Moderator: Rashid Al Abri • Impact of high resolution 16-slice multidetector computed tomography on diagnosis of clinical Otosclerosis – Abdelaziz Elsherif • Endoscopic Acoustic Stapedial Reflex in Chronic Otitis Media – Munahi Al Qahtani • Effect of Nasalis muscle botox injection on nasal valve dysfunction improvement, a Randomized clinical trial – Khashayar Ahmadi • Depression, Anxiety and stress scale in patients with tinnitus and hearing loss – Mohammed Gomaa • TCI Propofol & TCI Remifentanil and Balanced Anaesthesia with short-acting anaesthetics for ENT surgery in children – Alisher Agzamov • Anaesthetic management in Laryngotracheal surgery. High- frequency jet ventilation as strategy for ventilation during general anaesthesia - Alisher Agzamov • Facial Palsy reanimation with lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty: A detailed technical demonstration – Samuel Mattine • The Marrara Syndrome – Hisham Ibrahim Ahmed Yagi • Utility of Clinical Examination and C.T scan in Assessment of Penetrating Neck Traumas – Maliha Kazi • Audiological Profile of Diabetic Patients – Kailash Pujary • Chondroid Syringoma: A Case Report and Literature Review – Khalid Fawzi Al Dilaijan • Effect of respiratory muscle capabilities on the perception of voice handicap of patients with Multiple Sclerosis – Yasser S. Natour 18:00 Close

10:00 Instructional Course: Migraine Manifestations in Otolaryngology - Omar Sabra 11:00 Cochlear implantation in children with additional disabilities – Susan B. Waltzman Moderator: Rana Batterjee 11:30 Common Errors in ABR/ASSR testing of infants and young Children – Todd Sauter Moderator: Rana Batterjee

12:30 Lunch 14:00 Speech Perception in CI – Susan Waltzman, Karen MacIver-Lux Moderator: Lubaina Sharafally

15:00 EcochG, Early AEPS and ANSD – Todd Sauter Moderator: Lubaina Sharafally

16:00 Instructional Course: Non-Surgical Techniques of Treating Voice Disorders and Dysphagia – Yasser S. Natour 17:00 Instructional Course: Surgical Management of Choanal Atresia - Amr El Hakeem, Aisha Larem, Shanmugam Ganesan 18:00 Close

4 EASY WAYS TO BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PLACE NOW +971 4 336 7334 +971 4 336 4021 me-oto@informa.com www.me-oto.com

Relevant to Audiologists & Speech Language Pathologists

You always have something to learn no matter where you are in your career it is always beneficialtogotolargemeetingslikethisandhear what other people from different parts of the world are doing in your specialty.

John DelGaudio, Chief of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, Emory University of Medicine, USA

ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3

Conference Day 2 | Monday, 23 April 2012

08:00 State of Art: Paediatric Otolaryngology Moderator: Faisal Issam Abdul Kader • Animal Training in the Surgical Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis – Faisal Issam Abdul Kader • Neonatal Hearing Loss – Kenny Chan • Bio films and CRS in Children – Hassan H. Ramadan • Facial Fractures in Children – Kenny Chan • Role of Adenoids in CRS in Children – Hassan H. Ramadan 10:00 Coffee 10:30 State of the Art: Sinusitis Moderator: Hussein Abdulrahman • Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis – Michael S. Benninger • Endoscopic Approach to Frontal Sinuses – Roy R. Casiano • Postoperative Care after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Parul Goyal • Two Hole Syndrome in Sinusitis – Hassan H. Ramadan • Endoscopic Treatment of Sino nasal Mucocoele – Parul Goyal • Topical Therapy for Refractory chronic Rhinosinusitis with Bio films – Mohannad Al Qudah 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mini-seminar: Avoidance and Management Complications in Sinus Surgery Moderator: Mohannad Al Qudah • Navigating Without Navigation – Roy R. Casiano • Image Guided Sinus Surgery: When & How? – Mohannad Al Qudah • Avoidance and Management of CSF Leak in Sinus Surgery – Parul Goyal • Analysis of Complications in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Mohammed Amjad Panelists: Michael S. Benninger, Roy R. Casiano, Hassan H. Ramadan, Kenny Chan, Parul Goyal 15:30 Coffee 16:00 State of Art: Sinusitis Moderator: Ali Ibrahim Al Amri • Endoscopic Approaches to the Orbit and Dacryocystorhinostomy - Roy R. Casiano • The Role of Maxillary Sinus Wash - Hassan H. Ramadan • Use of External Techniques in an Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - Parul Goyal • Endoscopic Management of Epistaxis - Roy R. Casiano • Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery - Parul Goyal 17:30 Close

08:00 Mini-seminar: Problems in Ossiculoplasty: Case Discussion Moderator & Presenter: Sertac Yetiser Panelists: John Niparko, Roland Laszig, Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Georg Sprinzl, Munahi Al Qahtani 09:00 Mini-Seminar: CI Electrodes: Design, Trauma and Coverage Moderator: Rana Batterjee • Complete Cochlear Coverage, Benefits of the Apical Region and EAS - Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner • Atraumaticity and Reimplantation: Perspective of an Electrode Designer - Claude Jolly • Indication of Different Electrodes - Roland Laszig • Round Window and Cochleostomy: CI Surgical Hearing Preservation Techniques - Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner 10:00 Mini-seminar: Management of CP Angle Lesion Moderator & Presenter: Derya Ümit Talas Panelists: John Niparko, Sertac Yetiser, Roland Laszig, Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner 11:00 Mini-seminar: Parotid Tumours Moderator: Saleh Al Dhahri • Investigating Parotid Lumps – Mohammaed Al Garni • Superficial Protidectomy – How I Do It? – Jatin Shah • Deep lobe Parotidectomy – When, Why and How? Kerry Olsen • The Difficult Parotid – Jatin Shah • Management of the Facial Nerve - Amine Haddad 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mini-seminar: Consent in ENT Moderator & Presenter: Abdullah Al Nakshbandi Panelists: Roy R. Casiano, Michael S. Benninger, Amr El Hakeem 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Mini-symposium: Current Controversies in the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease Moderator: Abdulaziz Alabidi • Evidence-based Management of the Thyroid Nodule – Hisham Mehanna • Controversies in the Surgical Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer - Jatin Shah • Thyroidectomy – How I Do It? – Hisham Mehanna 18:00 Close

08:00 Instructional Course: Endoscopic Pterygopalatine Fossa and Infratemporal Fossa Surgery - Parul Goyal 09:00 Instructional Course: Advances on Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer – Salim Chaib Rassou 10:00 Instructional Course: Rhinoplasty in Middle Eastern Nose - Nabil Fuleihan 11:00 Instructional Course: The Good Decisions in Rhinoplasty – Fadi Kanaan 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mini-seminar: Middle Ear Devices and BAHA Moderator: Khalid M. Taibah • Introduction to Implantable Hearing Aids - Khalid M. Taibah • Experiences with a New Bone Conduction Implant – Georg Sprinzl • Experience with Vibrant Sound Bridge – Ahmad Khater & Khalid M. Taibah • King Saud University Experience with BAHA - Abdulrahman Hagr 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Mini-seminar: CI Failures and Reimplantation Moderator: Susan Waltzman • Device Failure – Susan Waltzman • Failure & Reimplantation – Ülkü Tuncer • Round table with Industry Experts Ülkü Tuncer, John Niparko, Georg Sprinzl, Roland Laszig, Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner

17:00 Highlights of Regional Centers of Excellence: Sialendoscopy at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital – Rashid Al Abri 18:00 Close

Relevant to Otolaryngologists, Audiologists & Speech Language Pathologists

ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6

Conference Day 2 | Monday, 23 April 2012

08:00 Instructional Course: Management of Snoring – Yousuf Saleem 09:00 Instructional Course: Tracheostomy Management in Intensive Care Units – Ahmed Tantawy 10:00 Instructional Course: Different Vibroplasty Techniques for the Treatment of Patients with Moderate to Severe Hearing Losses - Georg Sprinzl 11:00 Instructional Course: Detailed Guide for Safe Cochlear Implant Surgery; Step by Step – Firas Alzoubi 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Instructional Course: Nystagmus and its Clinical Importance – Sertac Yetiser 15:00 Abstract Presentations: Head & Neck Moderator: Khalid A. Al Abdul Hadi • Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Abdul Rahman Ghareeb • Co-ablation versus Bipolar Diathermy for Adult Tonsillectomy – Ahmed Hesham Fawzy • Co-ablation Assisted Soft palatal Webbing Flap Palatoplasty: A New Technique for the Treatment of Snoring – Ahmed Mohamed Mohyee Eldin Al Bassiouny • The Eyelid Reconstruction Post Carcinoma: Review and Cases Report – Fadi Kanaan • Parotid Surgery: How do we Preserve the Facial Nerve? – Ashraful Islam • Pulmonary Complications in Head and Neck Surgery - Tahir Manzoor • Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid: A Cyto - Histologic Correlation – Suresh Pillai • Reconstructive Surgery of Hypo Pharyngeal and Upper Oesophageal Carcinoma with Gastric Pull Up. Surgical tips, Life Quality and Survival Rates – Ahmed Tantawy • Tracheostomy in Al Ain Hospital UAE our Experience - Khair Mohammad • Oral Cancer Frequency at Different Sub Sites Presenting at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi Pakistan – Imtiaz Ather Siddiqui • Cervical Lymphadenopathy- A Practical Diagnostic Algorithm – Manjiri Gupte • Hoarseness of Voice in Children – Mohammed Gomaa • Sub Mucosal Uveloplasty, a Painless Technique – Mohamad Daouk • Laryngopharyngeal Symptoms & Signs in GERD & their Response to Anti-reflux Therapy – Pramod Chirakkal • A Novel Approach For Surgical Management of End stage Obstructive Sleep Apnea : 10 Year Results in 40 Consecutive Patients – Samuel Mattine • High Resolution Ultrasonography of the Larynx; Evaluation as a Diagnostic Tool - Abdelaziz Elsherif • Trans oral Laser Surgery: Experience at DOW University of Health Sciences – Muhammad Saleem Marfani • Conventional and Color Doppler Sonography in Predicting Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules - Rania Alkareem • Treatment of Abductor Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Adults: Where is the Evidence? – Nayla Matar 18:00 Close

08:00 Instructional Course: Lasers in Laryngology – C. Gaelyn Garrett 09:00 Instructional Course: Head and Neck Reconstruction with Micro Vascular Composite Free Flaps – Samuel Mattine 10:00 Instructional Course: Multidisciplinary Approach to Professional Voice Disorders – C. Gaelyn Garrett 11:00 Instructional Course: Treatment of Paediatric Drooling – Kenny Chan 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Instructional Course: Snoring & OSA: Recent Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities – Yassin S. Bahgat 15:00 Instructional Course: Hump Reduction in Rhinoplasty – Alireza Mesbahi 16:00 Instructional Course: Rhinoplasty - Key Points – Muhammad Rashid Zia 17:00 Instructional Course: Subglottic Stenosis – Michael S. Benninger 18:00 Close

08:00 Instructional Course: Surgical Planning for Advanced Maxillary Tumour – Baharudin Abdullah 09:00 Instructional Course: Endoscopic Repair of CSF Rhinorrhea & Endoscopic Removal of Pituitary Tumours – Muhammad Umar Farooq 10:30 Listening and Spoken Language Intervention for Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders – Karen MacIver-Lux Moderator: Ghada Ahmed Ajamieh 11:30 Intraoperative Monitoring (Protocol for Facial Nerve + Trouble Shooting) – Todd Sauter Moderator: Rana Batterjee

12:30 Lunch 14:00 Instructional Course: Management of Parotid Tumours – Mohammed Al Garni 14:00 Instructional Course: Para pharyngeal Tumors and Surgery – Kerry Olsen 16:00 Abstract Presentations: Otology Moderator: Sami Ismail • Cochlear Implantation, Hidden Issues – Omar Al Sharif • Risk of Acute Otitis Media in Relation to Acute Bronchiolitis in Children – Mohammed Gomaa • Use of Cartilage in Reconstruction of the Tympanic Membrane – D. D. Shah • Influence of a Totally Open Oval Window on Bone Conduction in Otosclerosis – Tamer Omer Fawzy • ABI Outcome in Paediatrics – Mohammad Ajall Loueyan Baqiyatallah • Circumferential External Auditory Canal Block with Local Anaesthetic Agents in Tympanoplasty without any Preoperative Sedation – Ashraful Islam • Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between GAIT Rite and Posturography Outcomes – Reem Al Qahtani • Is it Necessary to Penalize Impulsive Noise +5 dB due to Higher Risk of Hearing Damage? - Miguel Angel Aranda de Toro • A Rare Cause of Otorhagia : Leech infestation – Afrooz Eshaghian • The Round Window Electrode Insertion and Inner Ear Malformations – Hassan Diab • Malleo-incudal Osteoma, an Unexpected Finding for Presumed Otosclerosis – Krishan Ramdoo • Unilateral Mixed Deafness, Tinnitus, Dizzines Due to Dural Ectasia- A Rare Case Report – Eshwaramani Krishnan • Prophylactic effect of Dexamethasone on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Stapedectomy Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – Zahra Mokhtari 18:00 Close

Relevant to Audiologists & Speech Language Pathologists 4 EASY WAYS TO BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PLACE NOW

+971 4 336 7334 +971 4 336 4021 me-oto@informa.com www.me-oto.com

I attended the Otolaryngology conference to catch up on new advances in ENT medicine through the programme and by networking with other ENT specialists in the region to see how they manage their specialities. As I work for a government hospital I am not here for the hours, rather for the opportunity to learn andnetwork.”

Dr. Heyad F. Al Hashimi, ENT Specialist, Ajman Speciality General Hospital, Ajman

ROOM 1 ROOM 2

ROOM 2ROOM 3

Conference Day 3 | Tuesday, 24 April 2012

08:00 State of the Art: Laryngology Moderator: Khalid Hassan Malki • Accent Method of Voice Therapy - Khalid Hassan Malki • Management of Muscle Tension Dysphonia - C. Gaelyn Garrett • Office Based Procedures in Laryngology - Michael. S. Benninger • Management of Vocal Fold Leukoplakia - C. Gaelyn Garrett • New strategies in the Management of Subglottic Stenosis - Michael. S. Benninger

10:00 Coffee

10:30 Mini-seminar: Management of Vocal fold paralysis Moderator & Presenter - Khalid Hassan Malki Panelists: C. Gaelyn Garrett, Michael. S. Benninger, Mohamed Farahat Ibrahim Desouky, Tamer Mesallam, Manal Ahmed Bukhari

11:45 Coffee

12:00 Mini-seminar: C.I. and Middle Ear Diseases Moderator & Presenter: Faheem Tadros Panelists: John Niparko, Georg Sprinzl, Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Roland Laszig, Muaaz Tarabichi

13:30 Lunch

Young Otolaryngologist Day08:00 Session I: Rhinology Moderator: Dhafer Al Garah • Balloon Sinuplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study of Quality of Life of Chronic Sinusitis Patients – Mohamed O. K. Tomoum • Outcomes Research Measures in Open Rhinoplasty – Mostafa Ammar • Allergic Fungal Sinusitis – A.Abdel Khalek Radwan • The Impact of Electromagnetic Navigation System in Sinonasal Surgeries – Haitham Mahmoud Morsi • The Intraoperative Diagnosis and Management of CSF leaks in Endoscopic Sinus & Transphenoidal Pituitary Surgery – A New Paradigm: Topical Fluorescein (Hadi- Korban Technique) – Zeina Korban • Clinical Assessment of Mucormycosis at Presentation in Patients Attending Medical city – Omar Sameer Abdulwahid • The Role of Nasal Steroid in the Management of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children – Noora Noor Nassar • Para-nasal Sinuses Computerized Tomography (CT) Images Algorithmic Interpretation – Mohammed Al Mohizea • Development and Pilot Testing of an Operative Competency Assessment Tool for Septoplasty- Amani A. Obeid • Role of Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-8 in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis – Hussain Abdullali Al Baharna

• Concha bullosa Surgery and the Distribution of Human Olfactory Neuroepithelium. Elbistan State Hospital, Kahramanmara – Yavuz SelimYıldırım • The Efficiency of Surgical Treatment in the Referred Headache Associated with Nasal Mucosal Contact Points - Eda T. Yalcinozan

10:00 Coffee

10:30 Session II: Rhinology Moderator: Mohsen Al Saqairy • The Importance of Anatomical changes in the Pathogenesis of Para Nasal Sinuses – Sondos Hayek • Lateral Lamella of the Cribriform Plate; Software-Enabled Computed Tomographic Analysis and Its Clinical Relevance in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Mohammad Adeel • Surgical Approach to Manage Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Through Vault or Through Nose –Nabeel Humayun Hassan • Role of Postoperative Medication in the Management of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis – Said Wali Khan • Endoscopic Management of Superior and Posterior Refractory Epistaxis by Cauterization and Ligation – Rezvan Notash • Limited Approach in Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy of Paediatrics – Afrooz Eshaghian • Orbital Complications of Paediatric Acute Rhinosinusitis: A Tertiary Centre Experience – M. Khalfan Said Al Washahi • Retrospectives Study of 356 cases of Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Reported at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi 1981-2011 – Hurtamina Khan

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Session III : Head & Neck Moderator: Jamil Hyder • Free Flap Reconstruction in Head and Neck Defects: Functional and Aesthetic Outcome – Peter Milad Mikahail • Lateral Pharyngoplasty: As a New Technique for the Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB): Simple Snoring & Sleep Apnea – Ahmed Yassin Bahgat • Bacteriological Examination from the Surface and from the Core of Chronically Infected Tonsils – Firas Baqir Abduldiaem Al Hameed • Comparing Thyroidectomy between ENT-HNS and Endocrine Surgeons – Mohammed Abdullah Alshahrani • Thyroidectomy: Our Experience at KAUH – Abdulaziz Saleh A. Alghamdi • Induction Chemotherapy followed by Concomitant Chemo – Radiation in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma – A Single Institution Experience – Bader Khalid • Posterior Cordotomy Technique in Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment – Karahan Kara • The Correlation of Inflammatory Process, Endothelial Dysfunction & Oxidative Stress with Sleep Apnea – Yusuf Dündar • A Comparative Analysis of Toluidine blue with Frozen section in Oral Squamous – Montasir Junaid • Routine Histopathological Examination of Tonsils and Adenoid Specimen Should be Carried Out or Not – Kiran Sahar

15:30 Coffee

08:00 Instructional Course: Management of Cricopharyrngeal Diseases - Kailash Pujary

09:00 Intervention for Children with Cochlear Implants: Maximizing Auditory Benefits of Bilateral Hearing – Karen MacIver-Lux Moderator: Ghada Ahmed Ajamieh 10:00 Workshop: Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials – Todd Sauter

11:00 Coffee

11:30 Workshop: Dizziness and Balance Disorders – Evaluation and Rehabilitation - Mohamed Fawzi Moustafa

12:30 Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder - Clinical implications and management – Susan Waltzman

13:30 Lunch

16:00 Session IV: Head & Neck Moderator: Jamil Hyde • Incidence and Predisposing Factors of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula After Total Laryngectomy – Asif Ali Arain • Oral Sub Mucosal Fibrosis- Early Diagnosis; A Key to Successful Management – Dileep Kumar • Bacteriological Comparison of the Tonsillar surface & Tonsillar Core in Patients with Recurrent Tonsillitis – Maria Qamar • Clinical Application of a Amniotic Membrane in Mucosal Defects of Head and Neck – Hajar Bahrani Frad • Correlation of Biochemical Markers of Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Single Adenoma Weight and Volume – Saba Tavassoli • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Oman – Abdul Aziz Salim Al Azri • The Comparison of the Efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil to Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone in the Treatment of Traumatic Nerve Paralysis – Damla Koca Nrte • Endoscopic Versus Traditional Craniofacial Resection of Sinonasal Tumours – Osama M. Hassan • Predilection of Head and Neck Cancers to Metastasize to Level IIb – Faisal A. Al Zahrani • Evaluation of Injection Laryngoplasty in the Management of Large Glottic Gaps – Mohammed Adelaleem Mohammed • The Effect of Trapidil and Bevacızumab on Tracheal Anastomotic Wound Healing and Intestinal Bacterial Translocation – Perihan Gocer

17:30 Close

Relevant to Audiologists & Speech Language Pathologists

ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6

Conference Day 3 | Tuesday, 24 April 2012

08:00 Instructional Course: Hearing Devices: How does an ENT Surgeon Advise his Patient? - Gauri Mankekar

09:00 Guest University Session: Difficult Cases from the Archives of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital - Rashid Al Abri

10:00 Coffee

10:30 Pakistan Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Session Moderator:SyedMuhammadTariqRafi • Oral Cancer in the Subcontinent-SyedMuhammadTariqRafi • Laryngeal Cancer Management: Status Quo or Paradigm shift – Anjum Khawar • Ten Years experience of Hemilaryngectomies – Muhammad Rashid Zia

12:00 Mini-seminar: Laryngopharyngeal reflux: Is it real? Moderator & Presenter: Tamer Mesallam Panelists: C. Gaelyn Garrett, Michael S. Benninger

13:30 Lunch

08:00 Instructional Course: Management of Neck – Jatin Shah

09:00 Instructional Course: Techniques of Stapedotomy – John Niparko

10:00 Instructional Course: Neck Dissection in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Indications & Techniques – Baharudin Abdullah

10:00 Instructional Course: Neck Dissection – Salma Mohammed Al Sheibani 11:00 Instructional Course: Management of Inverted Papilloma – Roy R. Casiano

13:30 Lunch

Young Otolaryngologist Day14:00 Session I: Otology Moderator: Sertac Yetiser • Inner Ear Deformities in Cochlear Implant Patients at Damascus University Hospitals - Shervin Ghavami Lahiji • Cochlear Implantation in Common cavity Malformed Cochleae: Long-term Follow-up Result - Fadi Al Shami • Trans Perforation Myringoplasty: Indications, Results, Complications (Experimental study) - Almotasem Bellah Bandar • Urinary Cortisol Levels in Workers of the Noisy Factory of Isfahan Sepahan Laye Textile Factory, - Farbood Kalantari • Clinical Comparative Study of Efficacy of Epley Manoeuvre & Semont Manoeuvre in Benign Positional Vertigo - Syed Muhammed Asad Shabbir • Evaluation of the Synaptic Plasticity via LTP on Mouse in the Noise Over-exposure Tinnitus Model. University of Dokuz Eylül İzmir - AshÇakır • Evaluation of Audio Vestibular Findings in Multiple Sclerosis - Ayca Ant • Protective Effect of Resveratrol against Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity –Yüksel Olgun

15:30 Coffee

16:00 Session ll: Otology Moderator: Sertac Yetiser • Temporal Bone Computerized Tomography (CT) Images Algorithmic Interpretation – Ibrahim Khalid A. Al Jabr • Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implant (CI) Surgery-Experience in 100 Patients at 1Year Post-Operatively - Mohamed Alshehabi • Comparing the Hearing Outcomes between Teflon and Stainless Steel in Patients Undergoing Stapes Surgery – Mohammad Suliman Halawani • No Need to Delay Cochlear Implantation in Children with Newly Discovered Otitis Media with Effusion – Bassam Al Zuraiqi • Comparative Study of Management of Otitis Media with Effusion by Adenoidectomy and Myringotomy With & Without Tympanostomy tube Insertion – Wasam Abbas Abdalhsen Albu-salih • Factors Affecting Auditory Nerve Response in Cochlear Implant Users Article Type: Research Article – Hassan Haidar Ahmad • Generation of Inner Ear Cell types from Human Foetal Inner Ear Stem cells - Attalla Mina • Candidacy of cochlear implantation for Pediatric Prelingual patient - Ahmed Abbas Taher Shlaka

17:30 Close

08:00 Instructional Course: Office Examination of a Dizzy Child - Mohamed Shabana

09:00 Instructional Course: Paediatric Sinusitis – Hassan H. Ramadan

10:00 Instructional Course: Cochlear Implantation - Different Surgical Techniques, Complication & Reimplantation - Ülkü Tuncer

11:00 Abstract Presentation: Rhinology Moderator: Salwan Al Abdullah • Nasal Polyps in Pediatrics Differential Diagnosis and Management – Salwan Al Abdullah • Sinusitis Vision – Ashok Gupta • An Analysis of Allergic Rhinitis in children Attending a Clinic in Male – Sukhbir Shahid • Unusual Presentation of Frontal Mucocoele Fronto-Orbital Mucocoele–SharfiAbdelgadirOmerAhmed • An Unusual Cause of Recurrent sinusitis in an Immunocompetent patient – Gentle Wong • Standard CT Staging of Para Nasal Sinus Disease – K. B. Bali • Need of Evidence in the Currently-Proposed Medical Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Suman Kumar • Analysis of complications in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Mohammad Amjad • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: From Open to Endoscopic Approach – Muhammad Saleem Marfani • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Recurrence After 20 Years – Osama Khalid • Radiological Identification of Anteriorethmoidal Artery in Relation to Base of Skull – Adnan Khan • Combined approach for Excision of Angiofibroma with Intracranial Extension: Our Experience with 6 Cases – Isteraj Khan Shahabi • Management of Neonatal Nasal Trauma: Case report & Literature review – Issac Issa Beegun • Different Modalities for the Treatment of Atrophic Rhinitis – Yassin Pyarali Moledina • Invasive Lesion of the Maxillary Antrum – Gentle Wong

13:30 Lunch

4 EASY WAYS TO BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PLACE NOW +971 4 336 7334 +971 4 336 4021 me-oto@informa.com www.me-oto.com

Excellent chance to get up to date with the cutting edge medical technology in my specialty. Great job!

Baher Ashour, ENT Specialist, Prince Medical Center, UAE

Co-Chairmen

Hussain Abdulrahman MDDirector of Medical Affairs and Consultant and Head of ENT Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE

Muaaz Tarabichi MD FACS Head of ENT Department, American Hospital Dubai, UAE

Khalid Hassan Al Malki MD PhDConsultant, Associate Professor of Phoniatrics (Voice,CommunicationandSwallowingDisorders); Supervisor, Research Chair of VoiceandSwallowingDisorders;Head,Communication and Swallowing Disorders Unit(CSDU);Head,VoiceandSwallowingDisorders Team, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Head, Communication and Swallowing Division (CSDD), ORL/HNS Department Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Activity Director

Michael S. Benninger, MDChairman, Head and Neck Institute; Professor of Surgery, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Program Director

Murtaza Najmi MSENT Specialist, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE.

International Speakers List

Baharudin Abdullah, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University Sains, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Carlos M. Fernandis, MD, MBChB FCS (SA) FACS, Chief and Associate Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Florida and Shands Jacksonville, Florida, USA

C. Gaelyn Garrett, MDProfessorandMedicalDirector,VanderbiltVoiceCenter,DepartmentofOtolaryngology,Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Claude Jolly Ph.D., Director of Electrode Development, MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria

Gentle Wong, MDOtolaryngology Department, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK

Abdulmonem H. Al Shaikh, MD, ENT Consultant, Head of Cochlear Implant Program, King Fahd Hospital Jeddah, Chairman of Saudi Board Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, General Director of Saudi Association for Hearing Impairment, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Hagr, MBBS FRCSDirector of Neuro/Otology Unit, Associate Professor King Saud University, Otolaryngology Consultant, King Saud University Neuro/Otology Program Director, Director of Hearing Disability Research Chair, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Adnan Khan MDSenior Registrar, ENT Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan

Afrooz Eshaghian, MDResident of Otorhinolaryngology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Ahmed Hesham Fawzy MDAssistant Professor & ENT Consultant, Magrabi Eye and Ear Centre, Muscat, Oman

Ahmad Khater MD, PhDAss. Professor of Audiology, Head of Cochlear Implant, ENT Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Mohamed Mohyee Eldin Al Bassiouny MD Professor of Otolatyngology ,Cairo University, Al Slam International Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait Ahmed Tantawy MDProfessor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria University Egypt, Board Member of the Egyptian Society of Otolaryngology, Alexandria, Egypt

Aisha Larem, MDConsultant ENT, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Ali Ibrahim Al Amri, MDConsultant, Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Director General, Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alireza Mesbahi, MDOtorhinolaryngologist & Facial Plastic Surgeon, Head International Committee, Iranian Rhinologic Society, Secretary of Fars Rhinologic Society, Director of ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Khodadoust Hospital, Shiraz, Iran

Alisher Agzamov MD PhD Professor of Anaesthesiology, Tashkent Medical University, Uzbekistan

Amine Haddad, MD, FRCSCProfessor & Chairman Dept of Otolaryngology, Hotel-Dieu de France, St-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Amr El Hakeem MD ENT Department, Hamad Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Anjum Khawar MBBS, FCPS (ENT)Professor and Head of Department of Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Anjum Naveed MD FRCSSenior Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon, Head of the Department, The Indus Hospital, Korangi Crossing, Karachi, Pakistan

Ashok Gupta, MDEye Specialist, Drishti Eye Hospital, Panchkula, India

Ashraful Islam MDProfessor And Head Otolaryngology, Bangladesh Medical College, Popular Specialized Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

D. D. Shah

Dhafer Al Garah MDConsultant, Consultants Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Derya Ümit Talas, MD, PhDProf. Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey

Eshwaramani Krishnan MS, MDConsultant, American Mission Hospital, Manama, Bahrain

Fadi Kanaan, MDClinical Associate Professor FMHS, Senior Consultant Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery,TawamHospitalAffiliatedWithJohnsHopkins, Al Ain, UAE

Faheem Tadros MD Ent Otorhinolaryngologist & Facial Aesthetic Surgeon, Alzahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Faisal Issam Abdulkader BM DOHNS FRCS (ORL-HNS)Consultant Otolaryngologist Head & Neck Surgeon; Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Georg Sprinzl, MDDeputy Director, Department of Oto-Rhino-laryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Hassan Diab, MD ENT surgeon, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Hassan H Ramadan MD, MSc, FACSProfessor&ViceChair,ResidencyProgramDirector, Department of Otolaryngology, Head &NeckSurgery,WestVirginiaUniversity,Morgantown,WestVirginia,USA

Hisham Mehanna PhD, BMedSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), FRCS, FRCS (ORL -HNS) Director, Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education; Consultant Head-Neck and Thyroid Surgeon & Honorary Professor, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK

Issac Issa BeegunMRCSm Speciality Registrar, Department of ENT Head & Neck Surgery, Ipswich General Hospital, Ipswich, UK

Jatin Shah, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), FDSRCS(Hon), FRACS(Hon) Professor of Surgery, Elliot W Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology, Chief, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

John Niparko MD George T. Nager Professor; Director, Division of Otology, Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

Karen MacIver-Lux Director, Maclver-Lux Auditory Learning Services, Toronto, Canada

Kenny Chan MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Colorado; Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Aurora, Colarado, USA

Kerry Olsen MDChair, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Krishan Ramdoo, MD Core Surgical Trainee ENT NHS, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK

Miguel Angel Aranda de Toro, MD PhD, International Training Audiologist, ReSound, Copenhagen, Denmark

Parul Goyal MDDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York, USA

Roland Laszig, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.cHead and Chairman of ENT, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Roy R. Casiano MD FACSViceChairman,ProfessorofOtolaryngology,Specializing in Nasal and Sinus Disorders, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

Samuel Mattine FRCS, MRCS FDSRCS, FFDRCS, MDHeadandNeckSurgery,QueenVictoriaHospital NHS Foundation Trust, West Sussex, UK

Susan B. Waltzman, PhD MaricaF.VilcekProfessorofOtolaryngology,Co-Director, New York University Cochlear Implant Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA

Todd Sauter, M.A. CCC-ADirector - Department of Audiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado, USA

Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, MDViceChairmanofENTDepartment,MedicalUniversityofVienna;HeadofOtology-Neurootology-ImplantDivision,Vienna,Austria

Regional Speakers List Abdul Rahman Ghareeb, MDDirector & Senior ENT Consultant, ENT - Sleep Well Clinic, Bahrain

Abdelaziz Elsherif, MD Assistant Professor of ENT, Alazhar University, Assuit, Egypt

Abdulaziz Alabidi, MD,FRCSC,ABOto AmericanandCanadianBoardCertificate,Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al Nakshbandi, MD, ENT Consultant, Policy Development Committee Group Leader, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

2012 Speaker Faculty

Firas Alzoubi MD, FRCSConsultant and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Clinical Director, ENT Division, Chairman of the Special Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

Ghada Ahmed Ajamieh, MASpeech & Language Pathologist, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Gauri Mankekar, MDENT Consultant, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India

Hisham Ibrahim Ahmed Yagi, FRCS DLO FICSProfessor & Consultant Otolaryngologist, Khartoum, Sudan

Hosam Makki MDSenior Consultant Otolaryngology Surgeon, Hamad Medical Corporation and Alkhor Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Imtiaz Ather Siddiqui, MDSenior Registrar, ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi, Joint Secretary (Sind), Pakistan ENT Society, Karachi, Pakistan

Isteraj Khan ShahabiProfessor & Head of Department ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar; Chairman of Institutive Research Ethical Board (IREB) PGMI, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan

Jamal Kassouma, MDProfessor and Head of ENT, Department Medical College Damascus University, Damascus, Syria

Jamil Hyder MDConsultant ENT Surgeon, Muscat Private Hospital, Muscat, Oman

K. B. Bali MDENT Specialist, Al Ain Hospital, UAE

Kailash Pujary MDAssociate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal University, Manipal, India.

Khair Mohammad, MD, MBBS, DLO HNS London, FRCSSpecialist ENT Surgeon and Traceostomy Team Member, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Khalid A. AlAbdul Hadi, MD, FRCS (Canada), A.B.O.(USA)ENT, Head & Neck, Facioplasty; Chairman of Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Council, Zain & Al Sabah Hospitals, Kuwait

Naveed Aslam MDProfessor & Head, Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Hospital & Federal PGMI, Lahore, Pakistan

Nabil Fuleihan, MDDirector of Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Nadia Abdulhaq, PhD, AuD, CCC-AClinical Technical Specialist, Middle East II, Cochlear AG, Ramallah, Palestine

Najwa M. AlGhamdi, MScInformation Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nayla Matar, MDChef de Clinique Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospita,l Saint-Jospeh University Beirut, Lebanon

Osama Khalid MDConsultant Otolaryngologist, Al Faisal Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan

Omnya Zein MDAudiology Consultant, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Omar Sabra, MDConsultant of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Saad Specialist Hospital, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

Omar Al-Sharif, MASenior Speech Language Pathologist, Salmanya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain

Omar El Banhawy Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of ENT Surgery, El Menoufyia University, Mansoura, Eldakahlia Egypt

Pramod Chirakkal, MDAssistant Professor, Sree Narayana Institute Of Medical Sciences, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Cochin, Kerala, India

Rana Batterjee, AuD CCC-A ASHAF F-AAA BoardCertifiedinAudiology(AmericanBoardof Audiology), Director of CI Centre, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Rania AlkareemAssistant Professor, Radiology Department, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Rashid Al Abri, MDSenior ENT Surgeon and Head of Department, SQUH Hospital-Government, Muscat, Oman

Reem Al Qahtani, MDDoctor of Audiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al Dhahri FRCSC, ABOTOChairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Said University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Salim Chaib Rassou, MD Radiation Oncologist, Chief of Radiotherapy Department, Director of Radiotherapy Program, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Salma Mohammed Al Sheibani, MDSenior Consultant, Head & Neck Oncologist, Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Salwan Al Abdullah, MD, MBChB, FICMS, CABMS, MRCS Glasg.ENT Specialist, NMC Specialty Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Sami Ismail MD, ENT Consultant, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Samileh Noorbakhsh MDAssociate Professor, Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, HazratRasul Hospital, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Sertac Yetiser, MDProf, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli, Turkey

Shanmugam Ganesan MD, FRCS Ed(ORL-HNS)Senior Consultant, and Head of Rhinology, Assistant Prof Clinical Otolaryngology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Sukhbir Shahid MDConsultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, AMDC Clinic, Male, Republic of Maldives

Sharfi Abdelgadir Omer Ahmed, MD Consultant, ENT Head and Neck, Aldoha Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan

Suman Kumar, MD President Indochina Rhinology Society in collaboration with China; President Respiratory Diseases And Clinical Immunology Society; ENT and Allergy consultant, ENT and Allergy Centre, Panchkula, India

Suresh Pillai, MDProfessor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Khalid M. Taibah, MDProfessor & Consultant Otolaryngologist ENT, Head Neck and Cochlear Implant Surgery, Chairman of Saudi Impairment, GM of ENT Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Khalid Fawzi Al-Dilaijan, MDENT Resident Trainee Under Saudi Commission, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Khashayar Ahmadi MDScientificCommittee,IranianRhinologySociety, Tehran, Iran

Lubaina Sharafally MA CCC-A, F-ASHA F-CASLPAClinical Audiologist, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE.

Mohammed Amjad MD Prof, Head of ENT – Department, SIMS/Services Hospital, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

Maliha Kazi, MDChief Resident, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Manal Ahmed BukhariPhonosurgeon Consultant, King Abdualaziz University Hospital; Assistant Professor,King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

Manjiri Gupte, MS, DNB, MRCSSpecialist Otolaryngologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Maryam Jalessi Farhadi, MDProfessor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Division, ENT-Head & Neck Research Center, Tehran and Shaheed Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Mohamad Daouk, MD FACSChairman Department of Otolaryngology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Fawzi MoustafaENT Specialist Senior Registrar, Hearing & Balance Clinic, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Mohamed El-Sayed AttiaFounder of Forensic Otorhinolaryngology in WorldMedicalconsultantofArabianScientificConsultancy Center, Kuwait

Mohamed Farahat Ibrahim Desouky, MDAssistant Professor ENT, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Consultant of Communication and Swallowing in King Khalid University Hospital and King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Saud Arabia

Mohamed ShabanaProfessor Audiological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Mohammad Ajal Loueyan MDProfessor, Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Mohammed GomaaProfessor of Otorhinolaryngology, Otorhinolaryngology, Minia University Hospitalmm E.N.T. Department, Minia, Egypt

Mohammed Al-Garni MDConsultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mohannad Al QudahProfessor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Consultant, University of Science & Technology, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

Mohsen Al Saqairy MDConsultant, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohsen Naraghi, MDDivision of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Mondy Hammad, MDProf, Chief of ENT Department, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE,

Muayad Radhi Alkhagaji MDENT Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Consultant Surgeon

Muhammad Saleem Marfani, MDProfessor & Chairman, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Rashid ZiaProfessor & Head, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Pakistan.

Muhammad Umar Farooq MDProfessor, Department of ENT - Head & Neck Surgery, Dow Medical College, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Munahi Al-Qahtani, MDConsultant, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2012 Speaker Faculty

2012 Speaker FacultySyed Muhammad Tariq Rafi MD Professor of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Tahir ManzoorProf, ENT Head &Neck Surgery Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Tamer Omer Fawzy MD, FICSLecturer & Consultant of Otolaryngology, Fayoum University, Al Fayoum, Egypt

Tamer Mesallam MD, PhDAssistant Professor of Phoniatrics, Consultant, Communication and Swallowing disorders, Otolaryngology DepartmentKing AbdulAziz University Hospitals; Member, ResearchChairofVoiceandSwallowingDisorders(RCVASD);Chairman,ENTResearchUnit, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tarek Helmy MDProfessor of Cardiothoracic Surgry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Ülkü Tuncer, Prof, MDCukurova University Faculty of Medicine, OtoRhinoLaryngologyDepartment,BalcalıHospital, Adana, Turkey

Yakup Avsar MD, Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon, Avsar Aesthetics Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey

Yaser S. Natour, Ph.D., CCC-SLPAssociate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Zagazig Faculty of Medicine, Head of Cochlear Implant Program, ENT Medical Center, Riyadh, KSA

Yassin S. Bahgat MDProfessor of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Alexandria University; Director of Alexandria Laryngological & Laser Center ALLC; Director of Alexandria Sleep Disordered Breathing Center, Alexandria, Egypt

Yassin Pyarali Moledina MDENT Surgeon, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Yousuf Saleem MS FRCS(ENT) FRCS(ORL), ENT Consultant, St. Helen’s & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals, Honorary Lecturer University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Zakir Ullah, MDAssociate Professor, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

Zahra Mokhtari, MScDirector of Otorhinolaryngology Research Centre, University of Medical Sciences, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Young Otolaryngologists Speaker List

A.Abdel Khalek Radwan MD MScSpecialist Registrar, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Student’s Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Abdul Aziz Salim Al Azri MDENT Resident R4, Oman Medical Speciality Board, Muscat, Oman

Abdulaziz Saleh A. AlghamdiMedical Student, King Saud University, Medical College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Abbas Taiher Shlaka MDAl Shaheed Ghazi Teaching Hospital, Iraq, Baghdad

Ahmed Yassin Bahgat MDSenior ENT resident, Alexandria Main University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

Almotasem Bellah Bandar MD4th Year Resident, ENT Department, Almouasat Hospital, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria

Amani A Obeid MDENT Resident, Saudi Board of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Amir Gorguy Attalla Mina MDAssistant lecturer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt

Asif Ali Arain MD, FCPSChief Resident, Section of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Aslı Çakır MDResident, ENT Department, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey

Ayca Ant MDResearch Assistant, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Bader Khalid MDResident trainee R5 in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Saudi Board, Administrative Chief Resident Of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck program, Member of Saudi Otolaryngology, Head and Neck society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Bassam Al-Zuraiqi MDAssistant Consultant, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Damla Koca NrteMedical Student, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Dileep Kumar DLO, FCPSTrainee, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Eda Tuna Yalçinozan MDResearchAssistant,KırıkkaleUniversitySchoolof Medicine, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kirikkale, Turkey

Fadi Al Shami MD4th Year ENT Resident, Almouasat Hospital, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria

Faisal Rashed Abdullah Al-ZahraniFifth year Medical Student, King Saud University, Medical College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Farbood Kalantari MDOtolaryngology Resident, Firoozgar and Rasool Hospitals, Tehran University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Firas Baqir Abduldaim Al Hameed MDSeniorHouseOfficeinOtolaryngology,Thi-Qar University, College of Medicine, Basrah, Iraq

Haitham Mahmoud Morsi MDPhD Candidate, Alexandria School of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt

Hajar Bahrani Frad MDResident of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran

Hassan Haidar Ahmad MDResident Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sacre-Cœur Hospital, Lebanon

Hurtamina Khan MDKarachi University, Karachi, Pakistan

Hussain Abdullali Al Baharna MDENT Resident, Saudi Board, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Khalid A. Al Jabr MDResident, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck , Saudi Board, Arab board, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Faculty Disclosure Statement:The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution ofallfacultyconflictsofinterest.Facultydeclaring a relevant commercial interest willbeidentifiedintheactivitysyllabus.

Karahan Kara MDAssistant Doctor, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Adana, Turkey

Kiran Sahar MD, MBBSPost Graduate Trainee, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

M. Khalfan Said AlWashahi MD, MRCS-DOHNsENT Resident, Muscat Sultanate of Oman

Maria Qamar MDFCPS Trainee, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Mohamed Alshehabi MDResident, Arab Board Otolaryngology, Head and Neck, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed O.K. Tomoum MD, MScAssistant Lecturer of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta, Egypt

Mohammad Adeel MD, FCPSResident, Section of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Mohammed Suliman Halawani MDENT Resident, King Saud University, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Abdullah Alshahrani MDSub intern in Medical College of King Saud University, King Khaled University Hospital and King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Abdelaleem Mohammed MDAssistant Lecturer Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Mohammed Al Mohizea MD, MBBSENT Resident, King Saud University, King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Montasir Junaid MD, MBBS, FCPSChief Resident, Section of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital (JCIA), Karachi, Pakistan

Mostafa Ammar MD, MScAssistant Lecturer of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Nabeel Humayun Hassan MDResident Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Noora Noor Nassar MD, M.B.Ch.BMedical student, Arab Medical Specialization, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bagdad Medical City, Al Shaheed Ghazi Hospital, Bagdad, Iraq

Omar Sameer Abdulwahid MDResident Doctor, Arabian Board of ENT, Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

Osama M. Hassan MDSpecialty Registrar, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

Perihan GöçerMedical Student, Mersin University, Turkey

Peter Milad Mikahail MScAssistant lecturer in Otolaryngology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Rezvan Notash MDENT Resident, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Saba Tavassoli MDResident, Department of Otolaryngology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Said Wali Khan MD, FCPSDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Khyber Medical College & Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

Shervin Ghavami Lahiji, MDResident, ENT Department, Al-Moassat Hospital, Damascus, Syria

Sondos Hayek MD3rd Year Resident ENT, AL Mouassat Hospital, Damascus, Syria

Syed Muhammad Asad Shabbir MDENT Specialist Pakistan Field Hospital, Darfur, Sudan

Wasam Abbas Abdalhsen Albu-Salih MDSeniorHouseOfficer,Otolaryngology,Headand Neck Surgery, Medical City, Al-Hariri Specialty Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

Yavuz Selim Yıldırım MD, MBA, FEBORL-HNSDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Elbistan State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Yüksel Olgun MDENT Resident, Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, İzmir, Turkey

Yusuf Dündar MDResident,AnkaraDıskapıYıldırımBeyazıtTrainingandResearchHospital,OtolaryngologyDepartment,Dıskapı,Ankara,Turkey

Zeina Korban MDPGY III Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American University, Beirut, Lebanon

2012 Speaker Faculty

Presentations and discussions were very useful and it helped to be in touch with thelatestinformationinthefield.

Rekha Sumesh, Audiologist, Dubai Police Health Centre, UAE

FIVE WAYS TO REGISTER Informa Exhibitions, P.O Box 28943, Dubai, UAE +971 4 336 7334 +971 4 336 4021

me-oto@informa.com www.me-oto.com

Delegate Booking Form. Please complete and fax back to +971 4 3364021

22 - 24 April 2012 Madinat Jumeirah, Joharah Ballroom, Dubai, UAE

Delegate Details

Delegate 1:

Mr/Ms/Mrs/Dr: First Name: Surname

Degree (eg. MD, PhD, DO, RN):

Specialty:

Job Title: Email:

Tel: Fax: Mobile:

Delegate 2:

Mr/Ms/Mrs/Dr: First Name: Surname

Degree (eg. MD, PhD, DO, RN):

Specialty:

Job Title: Email:

Tel: Fax: Mobile:

Company Details

Company/Hospital:

Address: Postcode:

Country: Email:

Tel: Fax:

No. of employees on your site:

1000+ 500-999 250-499 50-249 0-49

YES, I would like to receive information about future events & services via e-mail

To assist us with future correspondence, please supply the following details:

Name of Department Head:

Department: Mobile: Email:

Name of Training Manager:

Department: Mobile: Email:

Name of Booking Contact (if different from above):

Department: Mobile: Email:

Includes Syllabus, buffet lunch and refreshment breaks

Payments

Please tick ( ) if you would like to pay by: Credit Card Cash Cheque Bank Transfer Bank Draft

Aconfirmationletterandinvoicewillbesentuponreceiptofyourregistration.Pleasenotethatfullpaymentmustbereceivedpriorto the event. Only those delegates whose fees have been paid in full will be admitted to the event. You can pay by company cheque in Dirhams or US$. Please note that all US$ cheques and bank drafts should be drawn on a New York bank and an extra amount of US$ 6 per payment should be added to cover bank clearing charges. All payments should be in favour of IIR Holdings Ltd. - Exhibitions

Cheque Payment made payable to: IIR Holdings Ltd. - Exhibitions and send to, P O Box 28943, Dubai, UAE (Please Note: Informa Middle East Exhibitions will not cover any transfer charges. Please add US$ 30 extra)

Cash Payment can be made at the IIR Middle East office – 301 Sultan Business Centre (Next to Lamcy Plaza), Dubai. Tel:971-4-3367334,Officehours:Sunday–Thursday,9:00–17:30

Cancellation

If you are unable to attend, a substitute delegate will be very welcome in your place. If this is not suitable, a 50% service charge will be payable. Registrations cancelled less than 14 days before the event will not be refunded.

Hotel & Accommodation Details

Please contact: Sharif AbdurrahmanTel: +971 4 407 2693Fax: +971 4 407 2517Email: sharif.abdurrahman@iirme.com

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme may change and Informa Exhibitions reserves the right to alter the venue and/or speakers. Informa Exhibitions is a trading name of IIR Holdings Ltd.

CONFERENCE PRICES

Before 1st March 2012 Before15th April 2012 Onsite

22 - 24 April 2012 AED US$ AED US$ AED US$

Conference 2395 650 2540 690 2695 735

Audiology/Speech & Language 990 270 1075 290 1250 340 ENT786