ASPO BESPOKE TEMPORAL BONE COURSE

Course Description and Suggested Format
This hands-on dissection course offers a uniquely tailored experience for pediatric otolaryngologists seeking to refine a specific temporal bone surgical step or skill (example: facial recess, canal wall down, etc.) in a focused, high yield learning environment.

The course duration is 4.5 hours. The session begins with a 30-minute presentation of high-yield surgical videos, offering practical insights and technical pearls for addressing common challenges in temporal bone surgery, such as the management of intra-operative neurovascular complications. Participants will then engage in a focused, two-hour hands-on dissection, where they can practice any surgical step or procedure of their choice on their own specimen with the mentorship of an otology expert. With a 1:1 participant-to-instructor ratio, each attendee receives dedicated mentorship from an otology expert, fostering an optimal learning environment.

Participants will then alternate for a two-hour session of peer observation. While observing, participants actively engage in learning dialogues with their peers and instructors, enhancing their understanding of surgical techniques and intra-operative decision-making. Registration to the temporal bone course provides complimentary access to the concomitant otology symposium, which can be attended during the observation period.

*Certificate of completion will be obtained after the workshop.

Learning Objectives:

• To refine a specific temporal bone surgical step or skill unique to each participant in a focused,high yield learning environment with individualized mentorship
• To review key surgical steps, the management of intra-operative neurovascular complications in temporal bone surgery

Date: Wednesday, April 30^th, 2025 – 7 AM-12:30 PM

Location: Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
1051 Rue Sanguinet, Montréal, QC, H2X 3E4
Pavilion C, 9th floor, Temporal bone laboratory: C09-6109

Course Contact Person:         
Ms. Vicky Decubellis
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (514) 412-4400; extension 25302      
Fax: (514) 412-4342  

Fees: $500 USD for ASPO members (limited to 12 participants). Of note, participants who wish may also attend the otology symposium, after they finish their temporal bone dissection.

Course co-directors:
Dr Joe Saliba, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Dr Emily Kay-Rivest, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Organizing Committee:
Dr Sam Daniel
Dr Joe Saliba
Dr Emily Kay-Rivest
Vicky Decubellis

Invited Faculty:
US, Canadian, and International Otology Experts:

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