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June 2013
Some LPR Resists PPIs
Little evidence exists for how to manage LPR that doesn’t respond to treatment
A patient presents with cough, saying she feels as if there’s something stuck in her throat and sometimes her throat burns. These symptoms are consistent with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and, after taking a careful history and a detailed symptom profile, her otolaryngologist decides to put her on a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), the No. 1 medication indicated for LPR...
Pillsbury Receives Triological Society Gold Medal
Honor bestowed at COSM 2013
Harold C. (Rick) Pillsbury III, MD, FACS, was presented with the Triological Society Gold Medal here on April 12, during the Society’s 116th Annual Meeting, held as a part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings. The medal was presented by Triological Society President Jesus Medina, MD...
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Pillsbury Receives Triological Society Gold Medal
Harold C. (Rick) Pillsbury III, MD, FACS, was presented with the Triological Society Gold Medal on April 12. The medal represents recognition of life-long and far-reaching contributions to the specialty of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Workplace Violence in a Medical Practice: A Different Kind of Emergency
A well-rounded emergency preparation plan in a medical practice will include policies and procedures to address potential incidents of workplace violence, which is, unfortunately, a real concern in the health care industry.
Combined Sections Meeting 2013: TRIO President Calls for Education Reform
The educational environment is changing, “perhaps more drastically than ever before,” and the otolaryngology community may not be doing enough to face these changing times, said Jesus Medina, MD, in his presidential address to the Triological Society at the organization’s Combined Sections Meeting.
Mosher and Fowler Awards Honor Legacies of Pioneers in Otolaryngology
Harris P. Mosher and Edmund Prince Fowler were prominent figures in the field.
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TRIO Best Practice Summaries Now Available
In 2009, the Triological Society launched its Best Practice series, published in The Laryngoscope. TRIO Best Practices are brief, structured reviews designed to provide the busy clinician with a handy outline and reference for day-to-day clinical decision making. Since many Laryngoscope readers have found the Best Practice
series very informative, the Triological Society is sharing this information with ENTtoday readers. [Click here to access the summaries]
Meeting Calendar
Iowa head and neck cancer and reconstructive surgery course
June 3-8 - Iowa City, Iowa
Annual conference for management of tinnitus
June 14-15 - Iowa City, Iowa
Advanced endoscopic skull base and pituitary surgery hands-on symposium
June 14-15 - New York, NY
congress of european federation of audiology societies
June 20-22 - Budapest, Hungary
Utah Otolaryngology Update
June 21-22 - Salt Lake City, Utah
hearing loss association of america 2013 convention
June 27-30 - Portland, Ore.
singapore allergy and rhinology course
July 4-6 - Singapore
world congress on thyroid cancer
July 10-14 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
American rhinologic society summer sinus symposium
July 19-20 - Chicago, Ill.
Otolaryngology literature update/the charleston course
July 26-28 - Charleston, SC.
World Congress for the international federation of head and neck oncologic societies and annual meeting for the american head and neck society
July 26-30 - New York, N.Y.
American academy of otolaryngic allergy annual scientific meeting
September 27-28 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
American academy of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery annual meeting and oto expo
September 29-October 2 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
American college of surgeons clinical congress
October 6-10 - Washington, DC.
International advanced thyroid surgery forum
October 13-14 - Orlando, Fla.
The Fall Voice Conference
October 17-19 - Atlanta, Ga.
American academy of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fall meeting
October 19-21 - New Orleans, La.


