Challenging Pediatric Airway Cases

Sunday, October 1, 2023

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: 104A

Moderator(s)

John D. Russell, MB, BSc, MCh, FRCS(ORL)

Consultant Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Children's Health Ireland (Crumlin)
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Panelist(s)

Bas Pullens, MD, PhD

Pediatric Otorhinolaryngologist
Erasmus MC- Sophia Children's Hospital
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
vincent Couloigner, MD

Professor
Necker Hospital Paris
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Kate A. Stephenson, FRCS (ORL-HNS), FC ORL (SA), MMed

Consultant Paediatric ENT Head and Neck Surgeon
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Disclosure(s):

John D. Russell, MB, BSc, MCh, FRCS(ORL): No relevant relationships to disclose.

Bas Pullens, MD, PhD: No relevant relationships to disclose.

Kate A. Stephenson, FRCS (ORL-HNS), FC ORL (SA), MMed: No relevant relationships to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Pediatric Airway disease is a challenging sub-specialty of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Complex Airway cases presented and discussed by experienced Airway surgeons provide a learning tool for all Paediatric Otolaryngologists. This interactive session is always popular at international meetings.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: (1) To present complex challenging airway cases managed successfully

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: (2) To discuss and debate whether there were better management options

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: (3) To provide key learning points and take home messages.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Pediatric Airway disease is a challenging subspecialty and the more experience one has the better surgeon you become. What better way to gain experience than listening to other experienced Airway Surgeons present and discuss their difficult cases.