Program
The 4th Laryngology Society of Australasia conference program will be released in September 2021.
The program will cover the scientific, medical, surgical and clinical aspects of laryngology including voice, swallowing and upper airway. It will include topics such as comples airway management, laryngeal physiology, phonosurgery, medical management of complex laryngeal conditions, in-office procedures, cough, regenerative medicine, vocal cord dysfunction and neurolaryngeal disorders.
Conference times below are in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time starting daily at 12.00 noon.
New Zealand Daylight Savings Time conference starting time - 2.00pm.
Friday 19th November, 2021
12:00pm - 12:10pm |
Conference OpeningOpening and WelcomeJacqueline Allen Presidents Address |
12:10pm - 1:10pm |
Plenary Session 1The importance of the vertical mucosal wave and vocal efficiencyDr Sid Khosla Growing Up With Laryngotracheal Stenosis |
1:10pm - 1:40pm |
Plenary Session 2Capturing Dysphagia after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Past, Present and FutureDr Sonja Molfenter |
1:40pm - 1:45pm |
5 Minute Break |
1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Free Papers 1A systematic reivew of physical rehabilitation for improving swallow and cough function in Parkinsons DiseaseShakeela Saleem Pooled pharyngeal secretions in adults are not normal and indicate need for comprehensive SLP evaluation Multidisciplinary management of laryngeal pathology identified in patients with COVID-19 following translaryngeal intubation and tracheostomy Top of Scope: evaluation of a first contact speech pathology model of care within a tertiary ENT clinic Evaluation of swallowing in critically ill tracheostomy patients using high-resolution pharyngeal manometry (HRPM) KTP laser endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy and pharyngeal pouch diverticulotomy Terminology and frameworks used for the classification of voice disorders: a scoping review Angiolytic effects of 445nm (Blue) laser on chick chorioallantoic membrane with implications to microlaryngeal surgery Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of supraglottic botulinum toxin injection in patients with laryngeal sensory dysfunction |
3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Plenary Session 3Macrophages in vocal fold fibrosisDr Yo Kishimoto Protein-energy malnutrition in older adults: screening and determinants |