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Marvin P. Fried, MD
President Elect and Program Committee Chair
The Spring meeting of the American Rhinologic Society is over and once again has been exceptionally successful in content, attendance and enthusiasm of the attendees and speakers. Outstanding presentations reflected the breadth of our specialty from basic science to new technology. The hard work of the numerous presenters and their colleagues is most gratefully appreciated, since this is the essence of the program content; the ARS simply offers the forum. The panels on the indications for CT scanning and how new technology is to be brought to health care providers and the public were very well received and stimulated much discussion throughout the meeting.
The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings has a special function in that it brings a number of our sister societies together and allows for interaction that does not occur in any other venue. An example of this is the potential to join with otolaryngologists in the American Society for Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) to have a joint session at a future COSM to address rhinology concerns in children. The ARS Pediatric Rhinology Committee, chaired by Dr Sanjay Parikh, is working with his counterparts in ASPO to bring this effort to fruition.
The development of the Fall meeting is well underway. Because the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs immediately prior to the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting, the ARS has had to modify our normal schedule. The Scientific Session will still occur on the Saturday prior to the AAO-HNS meeting (after the second day of Rosh Hashanah) on September 15, 2007. The Executive, Board and committee meetings will take place on Sunday and our business meeting on Monday.
In working in close collaboration with our counterparts at the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, under the leadership of Dr. Paul Fass, President Elect and Program Chair, a very exciting program is being created. Case based panels and speakers will focus on the unified airway, which will address respiratory issues from the nose to the lungs. Electronic audience interaction and participation is planned. This program will take place on Monday morning at the Renaissance Hotel, the main meeting hotel for our two societies. The Monday session will also showcase the Annual David Kennedy Lectureship. This year’s speaker will be Dr. James Zinreich, Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, and one of the premier neuroradiologists in the world. He is also noted for bringing the value of the CT scan to the forefront as endoscopic sinus surgery was in its infancy.
There will be a number of other Saturday meeting highlights. Dr. Jan Gosepath, Chair of the International Rhinology Committee, will head a panel of world experts on the topic of endoscopic pituitary surgery. Other panelists will include Dr. Metin Onerci, Dr. Hannes Braun, Dr. Brent Senior and Dr. Matthew Ewend, Chief of Neurosurgery at UNC.
Dr. Michael Setzen will moderate a panel on patient advocacy and coding.
Under the leadership of Dr. Alexander Chiu, we are going to have video posters on display at the poster sessions that will offer brief operative clips that will run continuously. This is a new initiative that I am certain will be very popular.
Lastly, Dr. Gerald B. Healy, the President Elect of the American College of Surgeons will be our Keynote Speaker. Dr. Healy's interest in patient safety and the value of simulation in education and training will make for a very timely offering.
In closing, I want to thank the efforts of the Program Committee members: Drs. Noam Cohen, Karen Fong, Todd Kingdom, Alexander Chiu, Stephanie Joe, Sanjay Parikh, Rodney Schlosser and Richard Lebowitz. . Without their review and rating of every abstract, the program would not be able to achieve the excellence that it has achieved.
I look forward to seeing many of you in Washington, DC in September!
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