2nd Cochlear Implant Course

16 - 17 August (Thursday - Friday)


Introduction

Following the success of our inaugural Cochlear Implant Surgery Course last year, we will be having our 2nd Cochlear Implant surgery course this year. This is a surgical masterclass focusing on all aspects of cochlear implant surgery. It is targeted at the Otologist who is embarking on his cochlear implant surgery journey and is performing his/her first few cochlear implant surgeries independently. There will be a mix of lectures and hands-on dissection on temporal bones focusing on key surgical steps involved in cochlear implant surgery. 

 

Course Objectives and Cadaveric Dissections:

Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to perform the following dissections under supervision:

  • Cortical Mastoidectomy

  • Posterior tympanotomy

  • Round window insertion of cochlear implants

  • Cochleostomy insertion of cochlear implants

  • Subtotal petrosectomy and blind sac closure for CI insertion in post irradiated patients


Course Directors

Dr. Barrie Tan

Head of Department

Director,
Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants

Principal Investigator,
Hearing Research Laboratory

Senior Clinical Lecturer,
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Adj Asst Professor,
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Senior Consultant ENT Surgeon,
Department of Otolaryngology (ENT Surgery)
Singapore General Hospital

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Dr. Thong Jiun Fong

Consultant

Department of Otolaryngology
Singapore General Hospital









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Foreign Faculty

​​​​​Prof Tong Chi Fai, Michael

NTEC Cluster Co-ordinator
Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Prince of Wales Hospital
Chairman
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong





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Dr. Harim Priyono

RS Premier Jatinegara
Jakarta
Indonesia


Prof Chen Chin Kuo

Executive director, International College of Surgeons, Taiwan section
Director of communication enhancement center,
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan







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​​Dr. John Ka Keung Sung

Associate Consultant
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong





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Local Faculty

Dr. Rebecca Heywood

Consultant
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) – Head & Neck Surgery
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Medical Centre







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​Dr. Tan Tiong Yong

Senior Consultant
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Changi General Hospital
Dr. Yuen Heng Wai

​Senior Consultant
Department Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Changi General Hospital








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​Dr. Euan Murugasu

Director, Otology
Senior Consultant, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) – Head & Neck Surgery
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Medical Centre







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​Dr. Low Wong Kein

Senior Consultant
Novena ENT- Head & Neck Surgery Specialist Centre









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Dr. Wong Manzhi

Consultant
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital








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