WORKSHOPS - 2027 ENT for the PA-C

WORKSHOPS

Workshops will be eligible for category 1 CME credit. Each workshop is $175 (early bird rate) or $195 (after January 24th) and you may secure your seat when you register for the Conference.
All sessions subject to change.

This program will be submitted for approval of AAPA Category 1 CME Credits by the AAPA Review Panel, 3 days of learning and 2 optional days of hands-on workshops.
*NPs can often claim AAPA Category 1 CME credit as continuing education with AANPCB and ANCC. AAPA recommends that NPs check with their certification/licensing authority to confirm that AAPA credit is acceptable.

This two-hour workshop will provide a review of vestibular anatomy, discuss the surgical pathologies of dizziness, and provide training on work-up of complex vestibular etiologies. This particular workshop will be mostly didactic in nature with interactive discussion, videos, and demonstrations. Topics will include videonystagmography, rotary chair, vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, and dynamic platform posturography. Hands-on practice of special testing will be possible pending equipment availability.

This two-hour workshop is designed to introduce the learner to the three most common forms of vertigo and practice the workup, evaluation and basic treatment of positional vertigo and identify where further diagnostic testing is warranted. The workshop will provide didactic training, demonstration, and hands-on experience with relevant otologic and neurologic examination including Romberg test, Fukuda Step test, Dix-Hallpike, and canalith repositioning maneuvers. You will have the opportunity to practice patient examinations and repositioning maneuvers on peer volunteers. Advanced topics, including interpreting videonystagmography, will not be covered.

This two-hour workshop will provide didactic training, demonstration, and hands-on experience with managing anterior and posterior epistaxis with utilization of anterior rhinoscopy, rigid nasal endoscopy, mannequins, and state-of-the-art simulation epistaxis models. You will be able to simulate control of bleeding by applying silver nitrate and electrocautery, as well as packing with gauze, Merocel, balloon device, and Foley catheter. Pearls regarding appropriate imaging and antibiotic therapy will also be included.

This two-hour workshop will provide didactic training, demonstration, and hands-on experience with flexible laryngoscopy while identifying normal anatomy on mannequins and live simulated patients. Sharpen your clinical skills pertaining to the workup of common ENT complaints such as globus, chronic cough, dysphonia, and dysphagia. Abnormal findings such as dysplasia and malignancy will be reviewed. Live scoping on simulated patients will be possible through attendee volunteers. As many volunteers will be scoped as equipment allows, but also there is no requirement to be scoped to participate. Sinonasal anatomy/conditions will not be covered in this workshop.

This two-hour workshop will provide didactic training, demonstration, and hands-on experience with the indications for and utility of diagnostic ultrasound of the head and neck. You will learn how to manipulate the ultrasound machine, probe, and button functions. You will practice identifying head and neck anatomy on peer volunteers including thyroid and salivary glands, neck levels and lymphadenopathy, vessels and other important landmarks. On simulated models, you will practice ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (USGFNA) of thyroid nodules and abnormal lymph nodes.

This two-hour workshop will provide didactic training, demonstration, and hands-on experience in performing a thorough head and neck exam for both general ENT and oncologic complaints. The anatomy of the head, neck, and upper aerodigestive tract will be reviewed along with cranial nerve innervation and lymphatic drainage patterns. Case presentations will be used in order to identify pathology and practice documenting with accurate terminology. You will leave this workshop with sharpened physical exam skills and strategies for thinking critically about abnormal findings.

2027 ENT for the PA-C

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