Pre-Conference Workshops - Monday 6 October 2025
All workshops run concurrently from 8.30am-4.30pm so you'll only be able to select one option.
8.00am - 8.30am Arrival Tea & Coffee
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Workshop 1 – Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Dissection Workshop
(Maximum of 14 participants) 8.30am-4.30pm Come and learn innovative new techniques or get an update from some of our country’s leading sinus surgeons. Using the very latest tech the course will be taught using 3D printed sinuses from Fusetech in Adelaide that include CT scans. Kindly supported by Storz and Medtronic the course will also use the best surgical equipment. This is the most affordable sinus dissection course available. Dr Campbell Baguley, Rhinologist, Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs, Wellington, NZ Dr Andy Dowley, Rhinologist & Facial Plastics ORL Surgeon, Hawke's Bay, NZ Dr Raymond Kim, Rhinologist, Auckland City & Starship Hospitals, Auckland, NZ Dr Salil Nair, Otolaryngologist, Head & Neck Surgeon, Counties Manukau Health & Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ Dr Andrew Wood, Skull Base Rhinologist, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZ Workshop 3 – Coblation Workshop
8.30am-4.30pm Workshop 4 – Otology Masterclass
8.30am-4.30pm Dr John Dornhoffer, Professor & Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital, USA Dr Michael Teixido, Neurotologist, ENT & Allergy Delaware, Christiana Care Delaware, Newark, USA |
Workshop 2 - Head and Neck Ultrasound Workshop
8.30am-4.30pm Join us for this comprehensive, hands-on ultrasound training workshop focused on the head and neck region. Whether you're a novice looking to develop foundational skills or an experienced practitioner aiming to refine your technique, this workshop will take your ultrasound capabilities to the next level. Learn how to:
Professor Amy Chen, Chief of Surgery, Director of Thyroid Oncology, City of Hope Cancer Centre, Atlanta, USA Dr Francis Hall, Surgeon, Head of Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau Health, Auckland, NZ Dr Jo McCann, Clinical Lecturer, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, NZ; President, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine Dr Sandro Leite, Surgeon, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau Health, Auckland, NZ Maximum of 18 participants |
6.00pm - 8.00pm Welcome Reception with Sponsors & Exhibitors Napier Museum (directly across the road from the Napier War Memorial Centre, the conference venue)
6.00pm - 8.00pm Welcome Reception with Sponsors & Exhibitors Napier Museum (directly across the road from the Napier War Memorial Centre, the conference venue)
