President Message

Dr. Mutlaq Al-Sihan

I am pleased to welcome you to the 45th Kuwait Otorhinolaryngology Conference 2023, Updates in Otology, Cochlear Implants & Implantable Hearing Devices, Rhinology, Sleep Medicine, Interventional Therapeutic Surgery & Facial Aesthetic, Audiovestibular and speech Workshop on 14th - 16th November, 2023 at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Kuwait.

We all understand the importance of Education and innovation in our day-to-day lives and the ways in which they are transforming the world.

I believe that by participating in this Conference, we are in the right place and the right time. Together let us accelerate the exchange of ideas and scaling-up of good practices. I encourage all of you to attend this Conference which will take place on 14th - 16th November, 2023.

Parallel to that protocols were created to manage advance surgeries such as cochlear implants and implantable hearing aids.

I am confident that you will find new ideas, fresh energy and knowledge to sustain your efforts in better Medical & Clinical practices through education, technology and innovation.

Please mark your calendar for above dates and I wish you all a very successful Conference.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Mutlaq Al-Sihan

Conference President
Head of ENT Council - MOH

Chairman Message

Dr. Mutlaq Al-Sihan

Welcoming to our 45th Kuwait otolaryngology, Audiovestibular and speech conference.

Dear distinguished ladies and gentlemen, my fellow doctors, colleaqes and friends:

It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you all to the 45th Kuwait conference of Otolayngology, Audiovestibular medicine and speech, which will be held on Novemver 14th-16th 2023.

I would like also,to welcome our speakers and guests who have come to share their knowledge and experience with us, and to share in catching up with the fast changing technology and and science. It is important for all of us to come together to discuss, learn and implement the latest technologies to serve our patients and community.

Our conference this year will cover a diversity of important topics, which are going to be presented and discussed in different knowledge enhancing ways, including lectures, workshops, interactive services and hands on training.

I take this opportunity to thank all our speakers and guests ,as well as the companies who play a key role in the success of this event.

Finally, I wish you all a very fruitful and informative conference. Also, wish you all to enjoy your stay in our lovely Kuwait.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Mariam Alkandari

Consultant Audiovestibular medicine
Head Of Audiology and Speech in Sheikh Salem Al Ali Center, Kuwait
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Our Speakers

Otology Day

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Prof. Georg Mathias Sprinzl

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Prof. Dan Jiang

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Prof. Astrid Magele

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Prof. Abdulrahman Hagr

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Prof. Mohamad Badreldine

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Prof. Abdelrahman Ibrahim

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Dr. Ammar Al-Lawati

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Dr. Ahmed Alamadi

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Dr. Mohammed Shehabi

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Dr. Ahmed Al Dhafeeri

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Dr. Ahmed Alshamsi

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Prof. Ahmed Omran

Rhinology & Sleep Medicine Day

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Prof. Claudio Vicini

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Prof. Scott Magnuson

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Prof. Badr Ibrahim

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Prof. Yassin Bhagat

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Dr. Vikas Kumar Agrawal

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Prof. Ahmed Yassin Bhagat

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Dr. Mohamed Al-Bader

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Dr. Abdulmohsen Alterki

Facial Asthetic Day

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Prof. Christian Ahmarani

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Prof. Kristina Zakhary

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Dr. Aseel Doubi

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Dr. Badi Fahad Al Dosari

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Prof. Khalid Alsebeih

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Prof. Mohamed Kamal

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Dr. Yaser Najaf

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Dr. Sarah Alyouha


Our committee

Board Of Directors

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Dr. Mutlaq Al Sihan

President
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Dr. Mariam Al Kandari

Conference Chairperson

Co-Ordinators

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Dr. Hussain Jasser Al Shammari

MD, Head of Otolaryngology Department, Adan Hospital, Kuwait.

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Dr. Ahmad Al-Rasheedi

Head of Otolaryngology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.

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Dr. Salma Al-Hauli

Head of Otolaryngology Department , Al Jahra Hospital Kuwait

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Dr. Abdullah Al Bader

Head of Otolaryngology, Jaber Al-Ahmed

Organizing Committee

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Dr. Abdulmohsen Al Terki

Head of Organizing Committee

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Prof. Ahmed Omran

Head of Organizing Committee

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Dr. Yaser Najaf

Head of Organizing Committee

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Dr. Mohammed Al Ali

Head of Organizing Committee

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Dr. Essa Tawfeeq

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Dr. Meshari Al-Otaibi

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Dr. Jamal Matar

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Dr. Akram Al Tujjar

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Dr. Alaa Alden Ibrahim

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Dr. Mustafa Abulazam

Administrative Organizing Committee

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Nwayer M. AlKhurawj

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Hussain Al-Tannak

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Delphine Yohannan

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Heba AlSarraf

Scientific Committee

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Dr. Abdullah Al-Ali

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Prof. Khaled Al-Sebeih

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Dr. Jamal Al Harbi

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Dr. Basel Al Sabah

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Dr. Khairy Al Hag Abu Shara

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Dr. Fuad Al-Qattan

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Dr. Khalid Al-Abdulhadi

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Dr. Amr Sobeih

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Dr. Ali Safar

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Dr. Abeer Kh Al-Haifi

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Dr. Hussain Zamel

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Dr. Bashaer Abdullah

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Dr. Mohammad Al Hajry

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Dr. Tamim Al Ali

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Dr. Hamoud Alarouj

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Dr. Sulaiman Al Hamad

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Dr. Marwan Al-Qunaee

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Dr. Mohammed Al-Omani

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Dr. Mohammed bu Abbas

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Dr. Fahad Alfahed

Scientific Program

Workshops

Speech Workshop

Venue: Hotel Grand Hyatt location

MED-EL REHABILITATION WORKSHOP: Foundations of Therapy and Family-Centered Rehabilitation

This workshop is for practicing rehabilitations who work with children who use hearing devices (e.g, hearing aids, cochlear implants) to develop their communication skills.

Learning outcomes: Participants will be able to:

  • 1. Identify components that should be part of every therapy session
  • 2. Name coaching strategies that can be used in parent training
  • 3. Describe strategies that can be used with children to facilitate their listening and language skills.
  • 09:00 am -
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    Introduction

  • 09:15 am -
    to 10:00 am
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    TBA

    Basics of Therapy Session

  • 10:00 am -
    to 10:45 am
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    TBA

    Parent Coaching

  • 10:45 am -
    to 11:00 am
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    Break

  • 11:00 am -
    to 11:30 am
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    TBA

    Essential Strategies: Getting Started

  • 11:30 am -
    to 12:45 pm
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    TBA

    Essential Strategies: Listening

  • 12:45 pm -
    to 01:45 pm
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    Lunch

  • 01:45 pm -
    to 02:45 pm
    Break

    TBA

    Essential Strategies: Expressive Language

  • 02:45 pm -
    to 03:45 pm
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    TBA

    Video Review

  • 03:45 pm -
    to 04:00 pm
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    Break

  • 04:00 pm -
    to 05:00 pm
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    TBA

    Video Review

  • 05:00 pm -
    to 05:15 pm
    Break

    Conclusion

Audiology Workshop – Acoustics

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 12:00PM - 01:00PM

Workshop Title: Bone Conduction Solutions (WHAT, WHY, WHO)

Faculty: Abedalrahman Marei, Clinical Technical Specialist, Cochlear Middle East & Africa

Agenda: Coming Soon!!

Audiology Workshop – CI

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 02:00PM - 03:30PM

Workshop Title: Getting into the swing of adult & pediatric Cochlear Implantation

Faculty: Jeries Qoumsieh, Senior Clinical Technical Specialist, Cochlear Middle East & Africa

Agenda: Coming Soon!!

Hassan Workshop

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 03:45PM - 04:15PM

Workshop Title: Ai and Deep Neural Network in Hearing Aids technology today

Agenda: Ai and DNN

Faculty: Giscard Bechara/ Starkey Regional Director for MEA

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Empowering hearing technology with Advanced Bionics

Venue: Gallery location

Time: 04:15PM - 05:00PM

Workshop Title: Explore with Advanced Bionics the newest technologies in the world of Cochlear implants allowing CI users to explore life with limitations

Faculty: Ahmad Baghdadi, Regional Clinical Coordinator

Hassan Workshop

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 08:00AM - 09:00AM

Workshop Title: Tasks and Duties of a tracking center in screening programs

Faculty: Peter Böttcher / Consultant, Neonatal and Infant Hearing Screening Programs, specialist for screening and tracking approaches

Agenda: Tracking, Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking Software, Tracking Database

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Audiology Workshop

Venue: Hotel Grand Hyatt location

MEDEL AUDIOLOGY WORKSHOP: Efficiencies in Fitting MED-EL Hearing Systems

This Training combines the latest information on the MED-EL CI systems and our CI fitting, covering topics such as Impedance and Field Telemetry, as well as the newest tools relevant to optimal fitting. We will also provide an overview of MED-ELs Bone Conduction.

Learning outcomes: Participants will be able to:

  • 1. MED-ELs Bone Conduction devices and Middle Ear Implant Systems
  • 2. Being comfortable with the candidacy criteria
  • 3. Latest MED-EL products and CI fitting software.
  • 09:00 am -
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    Dr. Nema Hamid

    Welcome

  • 09:30 am -
    to 10:00 am
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    Dr. Anas Ibrahim

    Candidacy Guidelines: The right choice for each candidate

  • 10:00 am -
    to 10:30 am
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    Dr. Sarfaraz Mahaboob

    SYNCHRONY System

  • 10:30 am -
    to 10:45 am
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    Dr. Nema Hamid

    Connectivity Options

  • 10:45 am -
    to 11:15 am
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    Dr. Nema Hamid

    MAESTRO Software Introduction

  • 11:15 am -
    to 11:30 am
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    Dr. Nema Hamid

    Impedance and Field Telemetry (IFT)

  • 11:30 am -
    to 12:00 pm
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    Coffee Break

  • 12:00 pm -
    to 12:30 pm
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    Dr. Sarfaraz Mahaboob

    Auditory Response Telemetry (ART)

  • 12:30 pm -
    to 01:30 pm
    Break

    Dr. Sarfaraz Mahaboob

    Fitting parameters

  • 01:30 pm -
    to 02:15 pm
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    Lunch

  • 02:15 pm -
    to 03:00 pm
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    Dr. Anas Ibrahim | Dr. Sneha Lata

    Vibrant Systems Overview

  • 03:00 pm -
    to 03:30 pm
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    Dr. Sneha Lata

    SYMFIT software Introduction

  • 03:30 pm -
    to 04:00 pm
    Break

    Dr. Anas Ibrahim

    Conclusion

Vertigo Management Workshop

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10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Dr. Mariam Alkandari

Head of Audiology Hospital

Rehab Workshop

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 10:30AM - 12:30PM

Workshop Title: Parent Coaching in Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation

Faculty: Nadia Abdulhaq, Senior Clinical Technical & Rehabilitation Consultant, Cochlear Middle East & Africa

Agenda: Coming Soon!!

Speech Therapist Workshop

Venue: Gallery Works Room location

Time: 02:00PM - 03:30PM

Workshop Title: Decision Making in CI Rehab - Interactive session

Faculty: Nadia Abdulhaq, Senior Clinical Technical & Rehabilitation Consultant, Cochlear Middle East & Africa

Agenda: Coming Soon!!

Facial Aesthetic Workshop

Venue: Hotel Grand Hyatt location

  • 07:45 am -
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    Dr. Mutlaq Al Sihan, Dr. Yaser Najaf

    Welcome and Opening remarks

  • Moderators: Prof. Khalid Al Sebeih, Dr. Salma Al Houli, Dr. Aseel Doubi
  • 08:30 am -
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    Prof. Christian Ahmarani

    Closed vs. Open rhinoplasty, when & why

  • 09:00 am -
    to 09:30 am
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    Dr. Yaser Najaf

    ‘Projecting vs deprojecting noses, how I do it ?’

  • 09:30 am -
    to 10:00 am
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    Dr. Badi Aldosari

    Management of nasal tip

  • 10:00 am -
    to 10:30 am
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    Prof. Khalid Al-Sebeih

    How I deal with thick skin in rhinoplasty

  • 10:30 am -
    to 11:00 am
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • Moderators: Prof. Mohammad Kamal, Dr. Badi Al Dosari
  • 11:00 am -
    to 11:30 am
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    Prof. Kristina Zakhary

    Mini Dissection Rhinoplasty

  • 11:30 am -
    to 12:00 pm
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    Dr. Sarah Alyouha

    Deep plane facelift

  • 12:00 pm -
    to 12:30 pm
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    Prof. Kristina Zakhary

    Upper Eyelids and Brows: One Unit!

  • 12:30 pm -
    to 01:00 pm
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    Dr. Aseel Doubi

    Best way to deal with difficult septum

  • 01:00 pm -
    to 02:00 pm
    Break

    Prayer & Lunch Break

  • Moderators: Prof. Kristina Zakhary, Dr. Meshari Sagheer Dr. Yasser Najaf
  • 02:00 pm -
    to 02:30 pm
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    Prof. Mohamed Kamal

    Chin implant in rhinoplasty

  • 02:30 pm -
    to 03:00 pm
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    Dr. Yaser Najaf

    Mini-invasive rhinoplasty

  • 03:00 pm -
    to 03:30 pm
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    Prof. Chrisitian Ahmarani

    Managing internal & external valve insufficiency

Temporal Bone Workshop

Venue: Zain Hospital Temporal Bone Lab location

  • 07:30 am -
    to 08:00 am
    Break

    Registration & Welcome Coffee

  • 08:00 am -
    to 08:15 am
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    Course Introduction

  • 08:15 am -
    to 08:30 am
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    Demonstration:

    Cortical Mastoidectomy
    Mastoidectomy Canal Wall Up

  • 08:30 am -
    to 10:30 am
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    Hands-on Lab:

    Mastoidectomy Canal Wall up Posterior Tympanotomy
    Facial Nerve Localization

  • 10:30 am -
    to 12:30 pm
    Break

    Demonstration:

    Facial Recess
    Cochleostomy
    Extended Facial Recess

  • 12:30 pm -
    to 01:00 pm
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    Lecture:

    Cochlear Implant Approaches and Difficulties

  • 01:00 pm -
    to 02:00 pm
    Break

    Friday Prayer & Lunch

  • 02:00 pm -
    to 02:15 pm
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    Lecture:

    MED-EL: Ensuring Superior Hearing Performance

  • 02:15 pm -
    to 04:00 pm
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    Hands-on Lab

    MED-EL Hearing Implants (Cochlear Implant Electrode Arrays)
    Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy

  • 04:00 pm -
    to 04:15 pm
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    Lecture:

    BONEBRIDGE System

  • 04:15 pm -
    to 05:00 pm
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    Hands-on Phacon Bones:

    BONEBRIDGE Implant

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