International Newsround November 2020 edition

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EDITORS: Emma Stapleton, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK. 
Neil Summerfield, Highly Specialist ENT Practitioner, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

The UEMS-ORL Board was very pleased to announce that on Saturday 17 October 2020, the Council of the UEMS and National Medical Associations of Europe confirmed and approved the European Training Requirements (ETRs) in general ORL and the ORL General Logbook. Read more...

Congratulations to Carol R Bradford, MD, MS, who became the new President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and its Foundation on 16 September 2020. Read more...

The programme for Virtual BACO International is now available at bacointernational.org, so why not take a look at the fantastic selection of speakers from around the world and the sessions they will be leading? Read more...

Social distancing has been advised worldwide due to COVID-19, but New Zealand was considered safe enough to hold a face-to-face meeting. After months of preparations, the safety for the meeting was confirmed just 10 days from the planned start date, on 13 October 2020. Read more...

The first BTA (British Tinnitus Association) virtual conference took place on 5-9 October 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and proved to be a very successful event given the challenges we are faced with. Read more...

The 65th Congress of Japan Audiological Society was held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Congress was delivered as a hybrid system – it was held locally on 8-9 October, and then delivered online from 27 October to 24 November, on demand. Read more...

In 2020, our world has changed, and many things have become digital. So has the EUHA Congress. Delegates could draw inspiration from listening to presentations from their favourite lecturers, or find out which new products manufacturers had to offer. Read more...

Each year in September, roughly 5000 otolaryngologists from the US and other countries gather for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meeting. In 2020, the AAO-HNSF leadership acted quickly and decisively to transform this important event into a virtual assembly of otolaryngology content that, before this year, was unprecedented. Read more...

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has swiftly adapted elements of their training approach to meet the needs of ENT trainees. On 14 October 2020, RCSI hosted a one-day blended workshop, incorporating both didactic and interactive elements, on tracheostomy and emergency airway management. Read more...

On 6-7 October 2020, the 121st Annual Meeting of the ORL Society of Japan (AMOSJ), which had been postponed for five months due to COVID-19, was held in Okayama Prefecture. There were only seven new COVID cases in the prefecture in the previous week but the pandemic in Japan has not yet calmed down. Read more...

When Arup Senapati broke out a cheery dance at work, he had little idea it would go viral on social media. Sunil Dutt caught up with him to talk about life, dance, and COVID-19. Read more...

UCL Ear Institute Masterclass
2-3 December 2020 

ENT UK History of ENT Meeting
3 December 2020

RhinoForum 2020
 4-5 December 2020

BSPFS Annual Meeting 2020
7 December 2020

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