24 February Congratulations Congratulations to Professor Ray Sacks on his election as RACS’ next Vice President. His leadership alongside Professor Owen Ung as President will undoubtedly contribute to the advancement of the College. Read more >>>
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17 January Will you be joining us in Sydney for the ASOHNS ASM 2025? PRE-MEETING WORKSHOPS Endoscopic Orbital & Skullbase Workshop (Limited Spaces Available) Wednesday 26 – Thursday 27 March 2025 University of Technology (UTS), Sydney Convener: Catherine Banks Endoscopic & Microscopic Ear Surgery Dissection Course (Currently full - waitlist available only) Wednesday 26 – Thursday ... Read more >>>
1 January Best wishes for 2025 We wish you a heartfelt Happy New Year, may it be a year of learning, discovery, happiness. We can't wait to reconnect with the ENT community again at ASOHNS ASM2025 in Sydney, 28-30 March 2025. This ... Read more >>>
8 March ASM 2020 - CONVERTING TO A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE March 8, 2020 By General 0 The Annual Scientific Meeting as a face-to-face conference cannot go ahead as planned. The risk of delegates acquiring COVID-19 is low, but real. The Annual Scientific Meeting as a face-to-face conference cannot go ahead as planned. The risk of delegates acquiring COVID-19 is low, but real. The risk of holding the conference is likely the same in Sydney as anywhere else in Australia. However, the risk of a delegate being exposed to COVID-19 at the conference could result in 75% of the ENT’s in Australia and most, if not all, trainees potentially being quarantined for at least 2 weeks. This would be devastating for the healthcare of Australia particularly with the potential problems if the virus does accelerate as predicted. Therefore, ASOHNS’ Council Federal Executive have made the difficult decision to cancel the face-to-face conference and the Conveners have proposed to take steps to convert the conference in Sydney to a virtual congress. The course content will be captured onsite or remotely over the March 13-15th dates. All those who were presenting will have the opportunity to present their work. Presentations will be collated for broadcast and online access prior to 31 May 2020. We will be spending the coming days, the dates of the meeting 13-15 March 2020 and a couple of weeks of editing, to deliver an outstanding virtual conference with all the scientific content planned. Details of how to provide your presentation will be sent separately to all presenters. The valuable preparation and scientific material will still occur on the conference dates as planned, but without any delegates. The online material will be available to all ASOHNS members, trainees and delegates for the purposes of CPD and scientific benefit. Registration fees to delegates will be refunded upon request to RACS Events management after 15 March 2020. We will liaise the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons regarding CPD. If you were scheduled to present at the conference, you will receive a separate email regarding how to submit your presentation, either in person at the ICC, or electronically. We thank you for your patience and understanding at this time. If you have a general enquiry, please send to info@asohns.org.au with the Subject line “ASM 2020 Virtual Congress” We will endeavour to respond within 48 hours. Registration enquiries should be sent to asohnsasm@surgeons.org Related Articles WORLD HEARING DAY 2020: HEARING FOR LIFE: DON'T LET HEARING LOSS LIMIT YOU World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. On World Hearing Day 2020, WHO will highlight that timely and effective interventions can ensure that people with hearing loss are able to achieve their full potential. It will draw attention to the options available in this respect. Key messages for World Hearing Day 2020: At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us to each other, our communities, and the world. For those who have hearing loss, appropriate and timely interventions can facilitate access to education, employment and communication. Globally, there is lack of access to interventions to address hearing loss, such as hearing aids. Early intervention should be made available through the health systems. Links to flyers for the following: WHD Toolkit WHD Presentation WHD People with Hearing Loss WHD Flyer for Parents WHD Infographic for Policy Makers ASM VIRTUAL CONGRESS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE: ASOHNS ASM 2020 – Important Information Please see below some important information relating to the ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting. Virtual Meeting Please be advised, the meeting will not be broadcast live. The presentations will be available online in four weeks. To access the presentations, a registration fee will apply. If you have already registered for the ASM, the ASOHNS registration team will automatically transfer your registration across to this new category and refund the difference. For Full members and Non-Members, the fee will be $550 (inc GST). For Medical Students / Junior Doctors / Registrars, the fee will be $440 (inc GST). If you do not wish to have access to the virtual meeting, please email asohnsasm@surgeons.org by Monday 23 March 2020. CPD Fellows who register for the virtual meeting, will be entitled to CPD points. If you do not register for the virtual meeting, then no CPD points will be applied to your RACS portfolio. Presentations by Registrars / Junior Doctors Should you wish to receive a certificate for your oral and/or e-poster, you will need to be registered for the virtual meeting. Refunds If you wish to receive a full refund for your registration, please email asohnsasm@surgeons.org. All refund requests must be submitted by Monday 23 March 2020. Due to the high influx of refund requests, please allow 3-4 weeks for your refund to be processed. We thank you for your understanding and patience during this time. Kind regards ASOHNS Registration Team ASOHNS 2020 Society Awards Congratulations to recipient of the 2020 Society Medal. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the medal presentation could not take place as the 2020 ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting was converted to a Viirtual Conference. For Distinguished Contribution to the Art and Science of Otolaryngology: Dr Michael Wilson MBS UPDATE 20 APRIL 2020 A further update to MBS Telehealth Items has been made by the Department of Health effective from 20 April 2020. The amendment removes the requirement for specialists to bulk-bill patients. For further detail, please refer to MBS Online - Please click here 2020 QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOUR LIST RECIPIENTS ASOHNS Federal Members, the NSW State Section Executive, members and Secretariat are very pleased to advise that two members have been acknowledged in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours. Congratulation to Dr John Curotta (NSW), awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to medicine as an ear, nose and throat surgeon, and to Indigenous health. Congratulations to Conjoint Professor Paul Walker (NSW), awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), for service to paediatric medicine, and to professional organisations. RACS ESR Hughes Award 2020 ASOHNS would like to congratulate Dr Neil Valance on being awarded the ESR Hughes Award (RACS) for 2020 Showing 0 Comment Comments are closed.