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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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 |
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| 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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Senior Consultant Department of Diagnostic Radiology Changi General Hospital |
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 | Dr. Yuen Heng Wai
Senior Consultant Department Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Changi General Hospital
View Profile | |  | 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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