The 2009 Southern States Rhinology Course Agenda will be available in Early Spring of 2009. Please use the 2008 Agenda (below) as a planning guideline.

2008 SSR Course Agenda

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.                       Exhibitors Set-up

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

7:00p.m.                                  Southern States Rhinology Foundation

                                                Board of Directors Dinner

                                                Location TBA

Thursday, April 10, 2008

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.                       Continental Breakfast & Exhibit Viewing

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

7:00 - 10:00 a.m.                     Meeting Registration

                                                Plaza Gallery

8:00 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.              SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends B

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.                      Chronic Sinusitis? Where Does It Come From?

                                                Brent Senior, MD

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.                       Chronic Sinusitis - Medical Therapy

                                                Michael Sillers, MD

9:00- 9:30 a.m.                        Chronic Sinusitis - Managing the Difficult Patient Panel Discussion

                                                Senior, Sillers, Kuhn                                          

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.                     Surgical Anatomy

                                                Brent Senior, MD

10:00 - 10:20 a.m.                   ESS Indications and Principals

                                                John M. DelGaudio, MD

10:20 - 10:50 a.m.                   BREAK AND EXHIBIT VISITATION

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

10:50 - 11:10 a.m.                   Maxillary and Ethmoid Surgery

                                                Stil Kountakis, MD

11:10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.           Sphenoid Sinus Surgery

                                                Michael Sillers, MD

11:30- 12:00 p.m.                    Frontal Recess Anatomy & Basic Endoscopic Approach

                                                Fred Kuhn, MD

12:00 - 12:25 p.m                    Balloon Sinus Dilation

                                                Fred Kuhn, MD and Michael Sillers, MD

12:25 - 12:50 p.m.                   Extended Frontal Sinus Surgery

                                                Rod Schlosser, MD and John M. DelGaudio, MD

12:30 - 1:20 p.m.                     Managing the Patient with Frontal Sinus Disease Panel Discussion

                                                Kuhn, Kountakis, Schlosser, DelGaudio

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.                       COCKTAIL PARTY

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

Friday, April 11, 2008

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.                       Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

7:00 - 10:00 a.m.                     Meeting Registration

                                                Plaza Gallery

8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.               SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends B

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.                       Reasons for Failure and Surgical Revisions

                                                Stil Kountakis, MD

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.                       The Role of Fungus in Sinusitis

                                                Fred Kuhn, MD

9:00 - 9:20 a.m.                       Complications of ESS

                                                John M. DelGaudio, MD

9:20-9:50 a.m.                         Office Procedures and Post-Operative Care

                                                Rod Schlosser, MD

9:50-10:20 a.m.                       Endoscopic Resection of Sinonasal Tumors/ Image-Guided Surgery

                                                Brent Senior, MD

10:20 –10:50 a.m.                   BREAK AND EXHIBIT VISITATION

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Legends C

10:50 .- 11:20 a.m.                  CSF Leak Repair

                                                Stil Kountakis, MD

11:20 - 11:40 a.m.                   Reflux and Sinusitis - Is There a Connection?

                                                John M. DelGaudio, MD

11:40 - 12:10 a.m.                   Epistaxis

                                                Rod Schlosser, MD

1210 - 12:40 a.m.                    Endoscopic Orbital Surgery

                                                John M. DelGaudio, MD   

12:40 - 1:10 a.m.                     Introducing Allergy to Your Practice

                                                Rod Schlosser, MD

1:10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.               Coding & Reimbursement Update

                                                Michael Sillers, MD

1:30 p.m.                                 ADJOURN

Saturday, April 12, 2008

7:00 a.m.                               Bus Departs for MUSC - Morning Lab Session

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Boxed breakfast provided

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.             MORNING LABORATORY

                                                MUSC

11:30 a.m.                             Bus Departs Kiawah for MUSC - Afternoon Lab Session

                                                Turtle Point Club House

                                                Boxed lunch provided

12:30p.m.                              Bus Departs MUSC to take Morning Lab Participants back to     

                                           Kiawah 

12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.             AFTERNOON LABORATORY

                                                MUSC

4:30p.m.                                Bus Departs MUSC to take Afternoon Lab Participants back to      

                                            Kiawah

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (MAESO/HNS) and the Southern States Rhinology Course.  The Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians. 

The MAESO/HNS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each Physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

To review the 2007 Program, visit

http://www.med.emory.edu/CME/course/07/Rhino0317.htm

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