2012 ASPO SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

From Evidence to Action: Building Quality in Pediatric Otolaryngology

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Annual Meeting,
San Diego, California Thursday April 19- Sunday April 22, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

8:00-11:00 a.m.
ASPO Board Meeting

Friday, April 20

SCIENTIFIC SESSION

1:00 – 1:05 p.m.
Remarks by the President
Richard Rosenfeld, MD MPH

1:05 – 1:10 p.m.
Remarks by the Program Committee Chair
Ron Mitchell, MD

1:10 – 1:55 p.m.
Presidential Keynote Lecture
Variation in practice - unwarranted interference or personalised medicine?
Martin Burton, MD FRCS
Director of the UK Cochrane Centre,
Consultant Otolaryngologist Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK

SESSION #1 AIRWAY / LARYNX

Moderators:  Christopher Hartnick, MD and Matthew Brigger, MD

1:55 – 2:02 p.m.
Systematic review on dilatation as primary therapy for pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis
Kristelle Chueng, MD

2:02 – 2:09 p.m.

Blinded evaluation of reliability of an operative competency assessment tool for pediatric direct laryngoscopy & bronchoscopy

Stacey Ishman, MD

 

2:09 - 2:16 p.m.

Evaluation of palatal mucosa grafts for the treatment of acquired subglottic stenosis in a murine model

Colin Edwards, MS

 

2:16 - 2:25 p.m.

Discussion

SESSION #2 HEARING / COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

Moderators:  Anita Jeyakumar, MD and Sam Daniel, MD

2:25 - 2:32 p.m.

Children with sensorineural hearing loss after passing newborn hearing screen

Kavita Dedhia, MD

2:32 - 2:39 p.m.

Eradication of glue ear biofilms using a biodegradable controlled-release antibiotic formulation

Mat Daniel, MD

 

2:39 - 2:46 p.m.

Cochlear lesions in congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a murine model

Sophie Bernard, MD

 

2:46 - 2:55 p.m.

Discussion

 

2:55 - 3:25 p.m.

Break with Exhibitors

 

3:25 - 4:10 p.m.

Karl Storz Lecture

State of the Art Auditory Oral Education: What Every Otolaryngologist Should Know
Pnina Bravmann, Au.D.CCC/SLP-A, TSHH, SAS, Cert AVT
Director of Strivright - Auditory/Oral School of NY

SESSION #3: OTOLOGY/ HEARING

Moderators: Kenneth Lee, MD and Binoy Chandy, MD

4:10 - 4:17 p.m.

One-stage versus two-stage BAHA implantation in a pediatric population

Issam Saliba, MD

4:17 - 4:24 p.m.

A retrospective study of tympanostomy tube occlusion rates following placement with and without suction of effusion

Andrew Gould, MD

4:24 - 4:31 p.m.

Gene transfer on ex vivo organ of Corti using synthetic vectors can reinduce hair cells

Candice Lacroix, MD

4:31 – 4:40 p.m.
Discussion

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

ASPO / TRIO Poster reception

Saturday, April 21

SCIENTIFIC SESSION

SESSION #4: ADENOTONSILLAR DISEASE

Moderators:  Nira Goldstein, MD MPH, Adele Evans, MD

8:00 - 8:07 a.m.

Perioperative dexamethasone and the risk of bleeding in pediatric tonsillectomy: a prospective, randomized, double blind trial

Thomas Gallagher, DO

 

8:07 - 8:14 a.m.

Risk factors for pediatric post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage

Zorik Spektor, MD

 

8:14 - 8:21 a.m.

Is tonsillectomy a risk factor for childhood obesity?

Jessica Levi, MD

 

8:21-8:30 a.m.

Discussion

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Bluestone Lecture
Consequences of Evolution: Is Rhinosinusitis, Like Otitis Media, a Unique Disease of Humans?
Charles D. Bluestone, MD
Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Staff, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh

 9:15 - 9:45 a.m.

Break with Exhibitors

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

Miniseminar: Hearing devices and implants in children with external ear canal atresia

Moderator: Francoise Denoyelle, MD

Participants: Mike Rothera, MD; Robert Yellon, MD 

SESSION #5: AIRWAY

Moderators:  Carla Giannoni, MD and James Schroeder, MD

10:30 - 10:37 a.m.

Short time anti-inflammatory treatment in prevention of subglottic stenosis (SGS)

Selma Cetin-Ferra, MD

10:37 - 10:44 a.m.

Demonstration of the role of an implantable bioscaffold in airway reconstruction utilizing an animal model

Anthony Sheyn, MD

10:44 - 10:51 a.m.

Real time subglottic stenosis imaging in a rabbit model using high speed optical coherence tomography

Jennifer Lin, MD

 

10:51 - 11:00 a.m.
Discussion

SESSION #6: SLEEP DISORDERS

Moderators: Emily Boss, MD Kathleen Billings, MD

11:00 – 11:07 a.m.

Effect of obesity and medical comorbidities on polysomnographic outcomes after adjunct surgery in adenotonsillectomy failures

Dylan Chan, MD

11:07 – 11:14 a.m.

Airway obstruction and obstructive sleep apnea after surgical treatment for velopharyngeal insufficiency

Carlton Zdanski, MD

11:14 – 11: 21 a.m.

Obstructive sleep apnea, behavioral problems and quality of life in children 

Manasa Tripuraneni, BA

 

11:21 – 11:30 a.m.

Discussion

 

SESSION #7: VOICE

 

Moderators:  Diego Preciado, MD and Maria Pena, MD

11:30 – 11:37 a.m.

Electromyography in children’s laryngeal mobility disorders: a proposed grading system

Zeinab Alqudehy, MD

 

11:37 – 11:44 a.m.

Laryngeal reinnervation for paralytic dysphonia in children under 10 years 

Marshall Smith, MD

 

11:44 – 11:51 a.m.

Establishment of a normative pediatric acoustic and phonatory aerodynamic database

Steve Maturo, MD

 

11:51 – 12:00 p.m.

Discussion

 

12:00 – 12:05 p.m.

Presentation:

Sylvan Stool 2012 Travel Award- Natalia Muller, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina

ASPO  2012 International Visiting Scholar Award- Wei-Chung Hsu, MD, Taipei, Taiwan

 

12:05 - 1:00 p.m.

Adjourn / Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 - 1:55 p.m.

Business Meeting (Members Only)

SCIENTIFIC SESSION

 

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.

Robin Cotton Miniseminar:  Health Care Reform: A Primer for the Pediatric Otolaryngologist

Moderator: Jerome Thompson, MD
Participants: Joe Kerschner, MD; Richard Rosenfeld, MD MPH

2:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Break with Exhibitors

SESSION # 8: HEALTHCARE AND OUTCOMES

Moderator:  Dan Kirse, MD and Annie Lapointe, MD

3:15 - 3:22 p.m.

Patient experience in the pediatric otolaryngology clinic: does the teaching setting influence patient satisfaction?

Emily Boss, MD

 

3:22 - 3:29 p.m.

African-American ethnicity as a risk factor for respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy

Linda Horwood, PhD

 

3:29 - 3:36 p.m.

Operative Management of Choanal Atresia: A 15-Year Experience

J. Robert Newman, MD

 

3:36 – 4:05 p.m.

Discussion

 

SESSION #9: AIRWAY/GENERAL

Moderators: Dana Thompson, MD and Ari DeRowe, MD

3:45 – 3:52 p.m.

Characterization of the larynx in ephrin b2 knockout mice: a novel animal model for laryngeal clefts

Ryan Neilan, MD

 

3:52 – 3:59 p.m.

High fidelity simulation to design a novel system of care for pediatric critical airway obstruction

Kaalan Johnson, MD

3:59 - 4:06 p.m.

Do perioperative antibiotics affect complication rates after primary adenotonsillectomy in children?

Carolyn Nguyen, MD

4:06 - 4:15 p.m.

Discussion






SESSION #10: HEAD AND NECK

Moderators:  Paul Krakovitz, MD and Stacey Ishman, MD

4:15 - 4:22 p.m.

Long-term safety and efficacy data on otobotulinum (botox) injection for sialorrhea

Kenny Chan, MD

4:22 - 4:29 p.m.

The new age of hemangiomas

Celeste Gary, MD

4:29 - 4:36 p.m.

The use of sialoendoscopy in pediatric salivary gland disorders

Alyssa Hackett, MD

 

4:36 - 4:45 p.m.

Discussion

 

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

ASPO Banquet

Sunday, April 22

 

8:00 - 8:25 p.m.

Business Meeting (Members Only)

SCIENTIFIC SESSION

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
Richard Rosenfeld Miniseminar: Current Treatment of Hemangiomas and Vascular Anomalies
Moderator: Carol MacArthur, MD
Participants: Jonathan Perkins, DO; Kristina Rosbe, MD; Ravi Elluru, MD

SESSION #11: SINUS/ AIRWAY

Moderators:  Soham Roy, MD and Seckin Ulualp, MD

 

9:20 - 9:27 a.m.

Restricting indications for sino-nasal computed tomography scans in children with cystic fibrosis

Oren Cavel, MD

9:27 - 9:34 a.m.

Orbital complications of acute sinusitis: have they changed in the post pneumococcal vaccine era?

Maria Pena, MD

9:34 - 9:41 a.m.

Transplantation of a vascularized, mucosalized tracheal homograft in New Zealand white rabbits

Evan Propst, MD

 

9:41 – 9:50 a.m.

Discussion

9:50 - 10:20 a.m.

Break with Exhibitors

SESSION #12: VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS

Moderators:  John Maddalozzo, MD and Jeff Rastatter, MD

10:20 - 10:27 a.m.

Propranolol initiation for infantile hemangiomas-guidance from the aspo vascular anomalies task force

Sanjay Parikh, MD

10:27 - 10:34 a.m.

The expression of enos and endoglin in head and neck arteriovenous malformation

Fang Hou, MD

 

10:34 - 10:41 a.m.

The pim-1 oncogene is overexpressed in the early infantile hemangiomas

Yuemend Dai, MD 

 

10:41 – 10:50 a.m.

Discussion

SESSION #13: CRANIOFACIAL/VPI

Moderators:  Amy Brenski, MD and Sanjay Parikh, MD

10:50 - 10:57 a.m.

Development of a video instruction instrument for velopharyngeal function evaluation on nasendoscopy

David Tieu, MD

10:57 - 11:06 a.m.

Reduction and validation of a velopharyngeal insufficiency quality of life instrument

Jonathan Skirko, MD

11:06 - 11:13 a.m.

Outcomes of mandibular distraction osteogenesis in children with severe micrognathia

Derek Lam, MD

11:13 - 11:22 a.m.

Discussion

 

SESSION #14: OTOLOGY/ GENERAL

Moderators:  Greg Licameli, MD and Gadi Fishman, MD

11:22 - 11:29 a.m.

Deficits in static and dynamic balance are associated with sensorineural hearing loss in children

Sharon Cushing, MD

 

11:29 - 11:36 a.m.

Advantages of hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty over fat graft myringoplasty

Issam Saliba, MD

11:36 - 11:43 a.m.

Long-term outcomes of adenotonsillectomy for PFAPA syndrome (periodic fevers, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis)

Greg Licameli, MD

11:43 – 11:52 a.m.

Discussion

 

11:52 - 12:00 p.m.

Adjourn, Wrap-Up Comments by Program Chair