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Dear members, colleagues and friends,
 
Welcome to the most recent ELS newsletter, which brings you up to date with ELS events, meetings and prizes, and also with conferences and courses around the world. Take a look below at some very exciting news and events. In particular, ELS members under the age of 40 might be interested in the Travel Grants section below: the ELS has four travel grants of €1000 per year. We also have our regular chance to win a prize in the Spot Diagnosis section. Finally, we feature an interview with two of the most respected laryngologists in Europe: Frederik Dikkers and Marc Remacle.  Scroll down for more information. 
 
Declan Costello
Communication and Media Coordinator ELS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ONLINE
May 12, 2022

You are cordially invited to the ELS General Assembly which will take place online on the 12th May 2022 at 6 PM (CEST).

Main Topics:

  • Ratification and approval of Presidential Council composition
  • Ratification of the new version of the ELS Statutes and the Internal rules
  • Approval of finances for the years 2021

An invitation with the agenda, relevant documents and a link for the General Assembly will be sent out to ELS members in due course. 

Interview with two senior members of the ELS: Frederik Dikkers and Marc Remacle
We had the honour to have an interview with Pr. Frederik Dikkers and Pr. Marc Remacle to discuss their role in the ELS beginnings and their vision for the future.

Since your arrival in the ELS Committee, what is the most important mission you conducted?

MR: When we founded the ELS in 1995 with Oskar Kleinsasser in 1995, our first mission was to put the organizational structure of this new society. We wanted it to have a scientific content managed by a dedicated board. Therefore, it was necessary to recruit dynamic and motivated laryngologists to form the first scientific council for the inaugural congress in 1996.
 
FD: In 2008, I became General Secretary. After discussions with the President and Treasurer of ELS during the congress in Barcelona, I initiated corporate membership: I called different companies and within few weeks, we had several corporate members who helped in increasing ELS funds. This had a huge influence in the development of the society.

Since your arrival in the ELS, what has been the most significant technological advance in laryngology you witnessed?
 
MR: It was first laser development that allowed the transition from the external approach to transoral endoscopic surgery in laryngeal oncology, and also benign lesions management. Also, we witnessed light source improvement with the arrival of reliable stroboscopes and then the NBI. And, finally another technological improvement that was beneficial is video-endoscopes improvement that can now allow surgeries to be performed transnasally.
 
FD: For me, it is the NBI. Prof. Cesare Piazza and prof. Giorgio Peretti, the current and a past President, first used it in 2010. I was then approached by the company and started using it for laryngeal papillomatosis. In 2012 we were able to publish a study on that subject with one of my PhD students. Also in 2012 we initiated Committee on Endoscopic Laryngeal Imaging, and with prof. Christopher Arens and colleagues we updated the famous Ni’s classification. Benefits of NBI had since then been proved by retrospective and prospective data. It is (along with the other light filters developed since then) a formidable tool for mucosal lesions, not only in laryngology but also in gynecology and proctology.

What do you consider as today's biggest challenge that we as laryngologists have to face?

MR: The world's population is aging Neurodegenerative dysphonias and dysphagias are increasing. We have to work on improving our capacities of taking care of them. From a more general point of view, we have to work on unifying treatments and care protocols at a European level or even beyond that. In addition we have to continue in recruiting young laryngologists to sustain the society.

FD: Today's biggest challenge is to be able to go back to normal face-to-face meetings. Virtual meetings are indeed practical, but sitting together at the same table, having a little chat in the corridor after work or having a drink is extremely useful. I look forward to physical contact again.

MONDAY MEETINGS


Dear Members,
 
The special ELS educational programme - the so-called "Monday meetings" - 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! These sessions cater to all levels of laryngologists from beginners to advanced practitioners.
 
During the webinar, 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.

Last Monday Meeting held by Markus Hess on 7th February with the topic of Glottoplasty in male-to-female transgender patients was extremely successful and we hit the audience number of 100! You can watch the recording in the Monday meeting section of the Member zone on the ELS website.
 
Don't miss our next meeting, which will take place on 7th March at 6:00 pm CEST - Isabel Garcia Lopez will be talking about the Laryngeal EMG. Click on the picture below to view the Zoom link. The link can also be found on the ELS webpage or if you want - send us an email (mcburney@associationhouse.cz) and we will send you the link directly. 
 
Previous Monday meetings included the following webinars and you can find the recordings in the Member zone on the ELS website :

Markus Hess - Glottoplasty in male-to-female transgender patients
Jerome Lechien - Laryngopharyngeal reflux Disease
Ricard Simo - Management of advanced laryngeal cancer
Ricard Simo - Management early laryngeal cancer
Frederik Dikkers - Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis - Introduction
Cesare Piazza - Cricotracheal resection for thyroid cancer
Małgorzata Wierzbicka and Joanna Jackowska - Iatrogenic laryngotracheal stenosis
Marc Remacle - Exudative lesions of the Reinke's space

 

Spot diagnosis  - Win a prize!

In every newsletter, we share a clinical case for practicing your spot diagnosis skills. Send 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! 
 
Spot diagnosis case 4
What is the diagnosis?  What is the most common cause?  Would it be possible to restore normal vocal function in this situation?
 

WINNER - Spot diagnosis case 3

The third round of the competition took place in the previous Newsletter.
 
Spot diagnosis case 3
A 53-year-old woman presented to the voice clinic with an alteration in voice, and with some skin nodules. On investigation, she was found to have lung lesions and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. This is a photo of her larynx…. What is the diagnosis? 
[Photo credit: Prof. Antoine Giovanni and Dr. Alexia Mattei]


The correct answer to the spot diagnosis case 3: sarcoidosis. 
11 participants in the competition answered correctly:

1. Mafalda Trindade Soares
2. Charles Giddings
3. Dejan Radaljac
4. Carla Moreira
5. Jonathan Fishman
6. António Nicolau Fernandes
7. Eduardo Lehrer
8. Anastasia Taruntaeva
9. Natalija Snovak 
10. Barbara Verro
11. Lília Ferraria

We hereby announce that the competition has ended, the prize is awarded by a lottery between these competitors and the winner is Natalija Snovak! Congratulations!

The winner will be soon contacted by the ELS secretariat.  The prize - the revised edition of Surgery of Larynx and Trachea by Marc Remacle and Hans Eckel - is still in press but will be sent to all winners as soon as it is available.

We welcome you to submit your cases for the spot diagnosis column*. If your case is chosen you will also win a copy of the book!
* Please make sure to follow rules and regulations regarding the submission of patient material in your own country.
TRAVEL GRANTS
Spending time with colleagues to learn new clinical skills in the form of observerships or otherwise are an important way of expanding personal abilities and thereby forwarding the practice of laryngology in Europe and worldwide.  

To support this, the ELS has four travel grants of €1000 per year. ELS junior and regular members under the age of 40 are eligible to apply after submitting a resume and a description of their intended use of the money. A document of recommendation from the current institution and a document of intention from the institution where the visit is scheduled should be included.

The grants will be awarded on a lottery basis held by the Presidential Council between all eligible candidates once a year with the recipients of the grant being announced during the general assembly (May-June). The decision of the Presidential Council is final and not disputable. Finally, the Presidential Council would like to receive a short report on the observership after completion.

Please send your application for a travel grant with the required documents by clicking the button below.
 
H E R E
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ELS - 2022
Our members are at the heart of the ELS. Please take some time to ensure that your ELS membership is up to date and feel free to 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, Monday Meetings)
  • Access to the Monday meeting recordings in the Member zone
  • 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
If you have note done so yet, we would like to kindly remind you to activate your profiles in the membership system Claudin and pay the membership fees for 2022.

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 the ELS Association Development Manager - Barbora McBurney - by email mcburney@associationhouse.cz,  or check a User guide - Claudin.

The list of membership fees is available on our websites.
SAVE THE DATES / Future Laryngology Events 

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF DYSPHAGIA RESEARCH SOCIETY
15th - 18th March 2022
Online Meeting
Website: 
https://www.dysphagiaresearch.org

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INTERNATIONAL ENT VIDEO-ENDOSCOPY COURSE 
19th - 21st April 2022
Course

Nijmegen, Netherlands
Website: 
https://entendoscopy.eu/


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COMBINED OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPRING MEETINGS 
27th April - 1st May 2022
Dallas, USA
Meeting
Website: https://cosm.md/

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ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE VOICE FOUNDATION 
51st Anniversary Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
1st - 5th June 2022
Philadelphia, USA

Meeting
Website: https://voicefoundation.org/



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ILO CONFERENCE 2022 
15th - 17th June 2022
Bergen, Norway
Conference
Website: https://www.iloconference.com/


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PEVoC14 CONFERENCE 
24th - 27th August 2022
Tallin, Estonia
Conference
Website: www.pevoc2022.ee

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CUTTING EDGE LARYNGOLOGY 2022
21st - 23rd September 2022
London, UK
Conference
Website: https://www.britishlaryngological.org/event/



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THE FALL VOICE CONFERENCE 2022
6th - 8th October 2022
San Francisco, USA
Conference
Website: http://www.fallvoice.org/



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INTERNATIONAIL ASSOCIATION OF PHONOSURGERY
(IAP Kyoto 2022)
13th - 14th October 2022
Kyoto, Japan
Congress
Website: www.c-linkage.co.jp



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6th CONGRESS OF CEORL HNS
29th October - 2nd November 2022
10% discount for ELS members 
Milan, Italy
Congress
Website: www.ceorlhns2022.org



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8th SURGICAL HANDS-ON DISSECTION COURSE IN LARYNGEAL CANCERS
21st - 23rd November 2022
Verona, Italy
Hands-on Course
Website: www.iclo.eu


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SURGERY TECHNIQUES IN LARYNGOLOGY
25th - 26th November 2022
Hands-On Workshop
10% discount for ELS members 
Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://mevoc.de/
Click HERE for more information.


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IFOS 2023 – WORLD CONGRESS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
16th - 21st January 2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Congress
Website: http://www.ifosworld.org/



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Sponsors

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