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VIRTUAL ELS CONGRESS - May 28, 2021
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Thank you for attending the 13th ELS Congress, which was a wonderful experience for all of us! Please note that the contents of the scientific program will be available in an on-demand area until 31st August 2021 for every registered participant.
For those who could not attend, but would like to attend the congress at least passively, registration is still possible – HERE: www.els2021.org/registration-abstracts
Please send all questions regarding the congress and its viewing to this email: registration@conventus.de
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Interview with Cesare Piazza as new ELS President about his goals for the society
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- Tell us about your place of work and your clinical practice
Since September 1996, when I started as a Resident, I work at the Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, one of the largest Italian hospital, recruiting patients from all over the country. Except for a 3 year and half parenthesis as Chief of the Head and Neck Unit of the National Cancer Institute of Milan, my entire career has been spent within the University of Brescia, of which I became Chief of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Full Professor in September 2020. My clinical and research practices of the last 25 years have been always based on 3 pillars: head and neck cancer, airway, and microvascular reconstructive surgery.
- How long have you been involved with the ELS?
My first experience within the ELS dates back to September 1998, when I attended to the Second Meeting of the Society, in Rome. As a second year Resident, I had the honor to present a couple of free papers and a young Hans Eckel is the first moderator I remember so kind with me to make questions with the intent of clarifying some concepts without (further) embarrassing the speaker… Two years later I participated to the meeting in Paris and I became Member of the Society. I never missed one meeting since then and I really saw the ELS becoming what it is now: a reference in the field, an open space in which discussing the most recent nuances in laryngology, while the youngest may learn the basics in a friendly environment.
- What are the highlights of the next 24 months for the ELS?
As President of the Society, I would like to improve the following aspects: 1) disseminate basic and more advanced knowledge in the different fields of laryngology through 1-hour online lectures, webinars, and in presence brain storming involving the protagonists of our specialty as well as those of other fields, including informatics, engineers, and biologists; 2) implement the number of position papers, consensus, guidelines and reviews produced by our Scientific Committees and published on the Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol; 3) promote clinical trials, prospective multicentric studies, and translational activities with industries and sponsors involved in new technologies and drugs. I am sure it is a quite ambitious design, but I know the ELS, and I know it well!
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Dear Members,
The ELS is starting a new educational program that will cater to all levels of laryngologists from beginners to advanced practitioners. The first series to start in this program is the so-called "Monday Meeting". The Monday meetings will take place every first Monday of the month from 18:00 to 18:45 (CEST) and are aimed at residents and fellows - although of course, everyone is welcome!
During the meeting, one of our experts and moderators will guide you through a topic in a practical and interactive manner - teaching you the basics and their own approach while answering all your questions in this area.
Don't miss the second meeting, which will take place on 2nd August at 6:00 pm CEST - Malgorzata Wierzbicka and Joanna Jackowska will be talking about Iatrogenic laryngotracheal stenosis
The link can be found in the members' section of the ELS webpage, in the picture above or if you want - send us a mail (smidova@associationhouse.cz) and we will send you the link directly.
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The 1st meeting was very successful! Marc Remacle talked about Exudative Lesions of the Reinke's Space: from nodules to Reinke's edema. If you could not attend or would like to replay the meeting, you can find the recording on the link here:
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Spot diagnosis - Win a prize!
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In this new column, we will be featuring a clinical case each month for practicing your spot diagnosis skills. Send in your answer to europeanlaryngologicalsociety@gmail.com and win a copy of the soon-to-be-published 2nd Edition Surgery of Larynx and Trachea by Marc Remacle and Hans Eckel!
And don’t forget to submit your cases for this column*. The provider of the featured case will also win a copy of the book!
Spot diagnosis case 2
A 40-year old female patient with voice complaints since 6 months underwent a diagnostic microlaryngoscopy. During the procedure, a firm swelling of the false vocal fold and the Morgani sinus was seen on the right side with a smaller, similar deposit in the left Morgagni Sinus. After removing the false vocal fold a soft, diffuse, granular yellow substance was found underlying the mucosa extending onto the thyroid cartilage and over to the contralateral vocal fold. What is the diagnosis?
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* Please make sure to follow rules and regulations regarding the submission of patient material in your own country.
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WINNER - Spot diagnosis case 1
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The first round of the competition took place in the previous Newsletter. Answer to spot diagnosis case 1: idiopathic ulcerative laryngitis
Idiopathic ulcerative laryngitis is a condition associated with prolonged dysphonia and bilateral ulcera of the vocal folds without responding to protonpump inhibitors, antibiotics or antifungal therapy. Often preceded by an upper airway infection and resolution of the condition will be spontaneous although it can take months. The cause is unknown. The typical clinical appearance can lead the physician to choose a path of watchful waiting, withholding aggressive treatment or biopsies of the vocal folds.
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3 participants in the competition answered correctly:
- Juan Carlos Avellaneda (New Zaeland)
- Emke Van Den Broek (Netherlands)
- Priya Darshini Krishna (United States)
We hereby announce that the competition has ended, the prize is awarded by a lottery between these 2 competitors and the winner is Juan Carlos Avallaneda! Congratulations!
The winner will be contacted by the ELS secretariat regarding the award ceremony.
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Interview with a laryngologist about the impact of the Covid-19 situation in their daily practice
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Dr. Isabel Garcia-Lopez - La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- What has happened to your outpatient clinics during the lockdowns?
During the first wave of the pandemia (March and April 2020), due to the huge number of covid patients, the otolaryngology department of my hospital was “closed”. All of us were enrolled in “100% COVID activity”. Therefore, my outpatient clinics were closed. What we did was to revise every day the charts of the appointed patients and call them one by one in order to confirm that the appointment may be postponed.
From May 2020 onwards, outpatient clinics have been opened and I have been seeing patients normally.
- Have you been able to continue with "routine" operating, or just urgent/cancer cases?
During these “terrible two months” (March and April 2020) we canceled all our surgeries. The urgent and cancer cases were referred to a specific center in the city that maintained surgical activity. From May 2020, we have recovered our routine surgery, both oncologic and non-oncologic cases.
- Have you been doing tracheostomies? Open or percutaneous?
I have been doing tracheostomies during the pandemia. In my case (and in all otolaryngology departments) we have always done open tracheostomies.
- Have you been doing other jobs? For example, proning patients on ITU? Working on other wards?
In our department, we were very well organized in groups doing the different tasks we were asked for: emergency department, COVID admitted patients… In my case, my job was to go every day to the ICU and do the tracheostomies that were necessary.
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ELS presents a new branch of the educational program for its members - observerships and mini-observerships!
One of the main objectives of the ELS is to promote and foster the professional skills of members. Therefore we actively maintain a network of experienced clinicians who are enthusiastic about welcoming visitors and sharing their expertise. In these observerships, the aim is to get acquainted with a technique or an area of laryngology, watch the clinician in their work, pick up tips and tricks for your own practice, and pose any questions you might have. During an observership, the guest will not actively perform procedures but rather join and observe the laryngologist in her or his practice.
The duration of the observership can vary with so-called “mini-observerships” consisting of just a couple of days to a week.
More information, application procedure and a list of observership centers can be found
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE ELS - 2021
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We would like to kindly remind you to activate your profiles in the membership system Claudin and pay the membership fees for 2021 if you have not done it yet.
Here: membership.com you can renew and pay for your membership. In case you do not remember your login details or have any problems with your fee or payment, please contact ELS Association Development Manager - Lucie Smidova - by email smidova@associationhouse.cz, or check a User guide - Claudin.
The list of membership fees is available on our websites.
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Our members are at the heart of the ELS. Please take some time to ensure that your ELS membership is up to date – do contact us if you have any questions. Just to remind you, your membership gives you:
- Reduced registration fees at ELS congresses and other educational events
- Education and training possibilities (observerships, fellowships, Monday Meetings)
- An online subscription to the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (12 issues per year)
- Optional hard copy subscription to the journal
- Professional information
- Updated website and the chance to publish information about local scientific organisations
- The opportunity to participate in one or more Committees and Research Groups
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SAVE THE DATES / Future Laryngology Events
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PEVoC14 Tutorial Webinar
21st August 2021
Virtual Webinar
Website: www.pevoc2021.ee
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Choice for voice
3-5 September 2021
Online Conference
Website: www.britishvoiceassociation.org.uk
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DYSPHAGIA BY SCREENPLAYS Course
24 September 2021
Ibis Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Website: www.dysphagiabyscreenplays.org
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30th Congress of Union of the European Phoniatricians
6 - 10 October 2021
Xanadu Resort Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
Website: www.uep2020.org
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The FALL VOICE CONFERENCE
21 - 23 October 2021
Hilton Miami Downtown
Website: www.fallvoice.org
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SURGERY TECHNIQUES IN LARYNGOLOGY
4 - 6 November 2021
Hands-on-Workshop
Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://www.elsoc.org
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6th UEP/EAP COURSE – ADVANCED COURSE ON DYSPHAGIA
4 - 7 November 2021
Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgium
Website: www.eap2020.com
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11th ESSD Congress
4 - 6 November 2021
Online Congress
Website: www5.shocklogic.com
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UEP 50th Anniversary
9 - 10 December 2021
Hotel Crowne Plaza, Brugge, Belgium
Website: www.uep50.org
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The Winter Days of Laryngology 2022
19 - 22 January 2022
More information soon!
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IFOS 2022 – World Congress of Otolaryngology
18 June 2022
Vancouver, Canada
Website: www.ifos2022vancouver.com
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We would like to sincerely thank to all our sponsors.
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