0715-0800

Registration and Exhibition Open, Light Breakfast available Savoy West & Foyer

0800-0810

Savoy East

Welcome
Mr Chris Thomson, 2016 Conference Convenor

0810-0820

Official Opening
Mr Robert Allison, President NZSOHNS

0820-0840

Guest Speaker 
Leadership Challenges in a Shaky City
Roger Sutton, Business Leader, Christchurch, NZ

0840-0930

James Hardie Neil Lecture - Clinical Outcomes in Practice
Professor Randall Morton, OConsultant Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon, Counties-Manukau Health; Professor of Otolaryngology, The University of Auckland; Chairman, RACS NZ National Board, Auckland, NZ

0930-1000

Specialist Societies and their College: How Can They Work Best Together to Promote Surgical Care?
Professor Spencer Beasley, Vice President, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Christchurch, NZ

1000-1040

Morning Tea, Industry Exhibition & Posters Savoy West & Foyer

1040-1105

The Challenges of Surgical Evidence Gathering
Professor Janet Wilson, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Newcastle University, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

1105-1130

Avoiding Management Errors in Suspected Head and Neck Tumour Patients
Professor Kerry D Olsen, Head & Neck Surgeon, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

1130-1155

Cochlear Implants - Past, Present & Future
Dr John L. Dornhoffer, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

1155-1220

Changes in Contemporary Sinus Surgery
Mr Hesham Saleh, Consultant Rhinologist/Facial Plastic Surgeon, Charing Cross & Royal Brompton Hospitals; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College of Medicine, London, UK

1220-1300
1300-1330

Lunch
Industry Exhibition, Poster Presentations, Sweets, Tea & Coffee 

1330-1430

Savoy 2

Savoy 3&4

OSA

1330-1350
Managing Sleep Disordered Breathing – Increasing Demand & Changing Care
Dr Guy Rees, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide SA, Australia

1350-1430
OSA a Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Mr Scott Stevenson, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB, Christchurch, NZ

Panel Discussion (Panelists TBC)

Head & Neck

1330-1350
Mucus – Friend or Foe
Professor Janet Wilson, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Newcastle University, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

1350-1410
Recent Advances in Dysphagia Research in Head and Neck Cancer
Professor Frans JM Hilgers, Head and Neck Surgeon, University of Amsterdam, Holland

1410-1430
Delivering Care Through MDT’s – A Changing Environment
Dr Guy Rees, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide SA, Australia

1430-1500

Savoy 2

Savoy 3&4

Windsor

Rhinology

1430-1445
Why I Became a Rhinologist
Mr Hesham Saleh, Consultant Rhinologist/Facial Plastic Surgeon, Charing Cross & Royal Brompton Hospitals; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College of Medicine, London, UK

1445-1500
Nasal Airway Obstruction
Mr Simon Robinson, Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base and Facial-Plastic Specialist, Wakefield Hospital, Wellington, NZ

Laryngology

1430-1445
Voice and Airway Surgery – Developing Skill Sets to Deliver Care to the Community
Dr Guy Rees, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide SA, Australia

1445-1500
Vocal Fold Medialization - Challenging Cases: Persistent dysphonia in patients treated with Vox Injection Laryngoplasty
Dr David E. Vokes, Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon, Auckland City & North Shore Hospitals, Auckland, NZ

1430-1530

NZSOHNS Council Meeting

1500-1545

Afternoon Tea, Industry Exhibition & Posters Savoy West & Foyer

1545-1730

Savoy 2

Savoy 3&4

General

1545-1615
Social Media – The True Challenge of Change
Dr David Grayson, Clinical Director ORLHNS, Clinical lead Patient Safety & Patient Experience, Waitemata DHB, Auckland, NZ
Dr Nicola Hill, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Nelson-Marlborough DHB, Nelson, NZ

1615-1645
Research – Who Does It, Why They Do It & What Do We Get Out Of It?
Dr Guy Rees, Head & Neck/General Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide SA, Australia

1645-1715
Setting up an Allergy Clinic
Jessica Tattersall, Allergist and Medical Rhinologist, Sydney Allergy Clinic, Sydney, Australia

1715-1730
How Useful is the New UK Guideline for Qualification of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss?
Dr Anne Greville, National Audiology Advisor, ACC, Auckland, NZ

Otology

1545-1605
Ossiculoplasty
Dr John L. Dornhoffer, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

1605-1625
The Balance & Cognitive Disabilities of Perilymph Fistula
Mr Jeremy Hornibrook, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Canterbury DHB, Christchurch, NZ

1625-1645
Cartilage Tympanoplasty
Dr John L. Dornhoffer, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

1645-1700
Cholesteatoma Management (including Surgery) 
John Vorrath, Clinical Director, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

1700-1715
Management of Chronic Otitis Media for Cochlear Implantation 
Alice Stringer, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

1900-2300

President’s Dinner