Summary of Symposium Topics

13th Annual POS (2018)

  • Case Presentations — Wendy Mackey
    • Hearing loss following traumatic injury
    • Neonatal ear deformities
    • Persistent OSA following tonsillectomy
  • Pediatric Immunology and Considerations in the care of children with ENT disease — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • Pediatric Tonsillectomy Update — David Karas, MD
  • KEYNOTE: Otoscopy for Middle Ear Pathology — Glenn Isaacson, MD, FAAP
  • The Pediatric Cochlear Implant Journey: Identification of Hearing Loss, Implantation and Treatment — Eric D. Baum, MD and Bernadette Palmese
  • Case Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
    • Chronic Otitis Externa
    • A Chronic Cough

12th Annual POS (2017)

  • Bone Anchored Amplification for Hearing Loss in Children — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Bugs and Drugs in Pediatric Otolaryngology — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • The Draining Ear — David Karas, MD
  • KEYNOTE LECTURE Human Papillomavirus-The Airway and Beyond — Farrel Buchinsky, MD
  • Cochlear Implantation in Children — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Case Presentation: A Narrow Passage — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN

11th Annual POS (2016)

  • Velopharyngeal Insufficiency — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Vocal Cord Dysfunction — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • Lymphadenopathy in Children — David Karas, MD
  • KEYNOTE – Turning the Management of the Dizzy Patient on its Head — Marc Eisen, MD, PhD
  • Endoscopic Ear Anatomy and Surgery — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • A Couple Case Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
    • What is all this Drooling About?
    • Can you Hear the Birds?

10th Annual POS (2015)

  • Keynote Presentation – the Dash is the key to safety and quality — Gerald Healy, MD
  • Failed Newborn Screening – Is it just Fluid? — Lisa Gagnon
  • Case Study Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
  • Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Aerodigestive Disorders — Susannah Hills, MD
  • The Draining Ear — David Karas, MD
  • Sinusitis — Eric Baum, MD
  • Down Syndrome: Common Otolaryngologic Manifestations — Wendy Mackey, APRN

9th Annual POS (2014)

  • Update on CPO Research Projects
    Case Study: Complication following Nasal Injury — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • A Few More Case Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
    • What did you Say?
    • Rare Complication of Sinus Disease
    • Beware of the Obvious: Is this Really Sinusitis
    • The Blob: A Rare Nasal Obstruction
  • Lumps and Bumps in the Head and Neck — David Karas, MD
  • KEYNOTE LECTURE-Chronic Cough in Children — Charles M. Myer III, MD
  • How to Read an Audiogram — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • The Baby with Noisy Breathing — Susannah Hills, MD
  • Case Studies: Persistent OSA following Adenotonsillectomy — Wendy Mackey, APRN

8th Annual POS (2013)

  • Review of AAO Tympanostomy Tube Guidelines — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Frenuloplasty — David Karas, MD
  • A Couple Case Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
  • Extraesophageal Reflux in Children — Jennifer Setlur, MD
  • KEYNOTE LECTURE – Congenital Airway Disorders — George H Zalzal MD,FACS,FAAP
  • Tympanoplasty — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • A Couple More Case Presentation — Lisa Gagnon, APRN

7th Annual POS (2012)

  • A Couple Case Presentations — Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
  • Review of Otolaryngology Related Pediatric Syndromes — David Karas, MD
  • A Couple More Case Presentations — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Common Pediatric Voice Disorders — Jennifer Setlur, MD
  • Keynote Lecture: Otitis Media: An Update — Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, FACS, FAAP
  • Clinical Pearls: ENT Stuff You Need To Know! — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Case Presentation Finale — Lisa Gagnon, APRN

6th Annual POS (2011)

  • Ins and Outs of Tracheostomy in the Pediatric Patient — Wendy Mackey
  • Keynote-Evaluation of the Sleepy Child: What to Do When the Sleep Study is Normal — Stacey Ishman, MD
  • Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis – Identification and Treatment — Karas and Gagnon
  • Postoperative Expectations for Common Pediatric Otolaryngologic Procedures — Melissa Dziedzic
  • Common Facial Injuries — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Clinical Vignettes and Case Studies — Wendy Mackey, Lisa Gagnon
    • Peritonsillar Abscess
    • A Rare Complication of Anesthesia
    • Recurrent Cheek Pain
    • Early Identification of a Child with Ciliary Dyskinesia
    • PANDAs

5th Annual POS (2010)

  • Benign Head and Neck Masses — Samuel T. Ostrower, MD
  • Current Trends and Indications for Pediatric Tonsillectomy — David E. Karas, MD
  • Pediatric Rhinology –State of the Art — Sanjay Parikh, MD
  • Dr. Baum's Cocktail Hour: Homemade Recipes in Pediatric Otolaryngology — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Clinical Vignettes and Case Studies
    • Infant Presenting with Stridor and Airway Hemangioma–Wendy Mackey, APRN
    • Child with an Infected Preauricular Pit Chronic Rhinorrhea- Melissa Dziedzic, APRN
    • Patient with Chronic Otorrhea Asthma and Adenotonsillectomy – Lisa Gagnon, APRN

4th Annual POS (2009)

  • Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Laryngomalacia — Samuel T. Ostrower, MD
  • The Draining Ear — David E. Karas, MD
  • Epistaxis — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • Sinusitis — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Case Study Potpourri-Symposium Faculty

3rd Annual POS (2008)

  • Postoperative Considerations in Pediatric Otolaryngology — Lisa Gagnon and Wendy Mackey
  • Infections in the Head and Neck — David E Karas, MD
  • Keynote – Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children — Margaret Kenna, MD, MPH, FACS
  • Cholesteatoma in Children — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Case Study Potpourri-Symposium Faculty

2nd Annual POS (2007)

  • Management of Otorrhea in the Pediatric Patient — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children — David Karas, MD
  • Pediatric Sinusitic — Scott Manning, MD
  • Otolaryngoligic Manifestations of Trisomy 21 — Alyssa Terk, MD
  • Neonatal Airway Obstruction — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Congenital Neck Masses — Eric Baum, MD

1st Annual POS (2006)

  • Hearing Loss Throughout The Childhood Years: Identification & Intervention — Eric Baum, MD
  • Gastroesophaegal Reflux and Pediatric Otolaryngology — Wendy Mackey, APRN
  • Pediatric Neck Masses — Alyssa Terk, MD
  • Otitis Media Update — Lisa Gagnon, APRN
  • Common Facial Injuries — Eric D. Baum, MD
  • Effects of Adenotonsillectomy on Childhood Asthma