TEES (Transcanal Endoscopic Ear Surgery) Hands-on Course

This hands-on course provides practical TEES training using high-fidelity ear surgery models. Faculty will demonstrate each surgical step, and participants will then perform the same procedure on their own model under close guidance.

Course Format

• 5 stations (5 participants per station)
• 3 rotating sessions — 15 participants in total
• Faculty demonstrate each step; participants then perform the same procedure on their own model

Procedure Steps

• Tympano-meatal flap elevation
• Identification of the chorda tympani nerve and ossicles
• Posterior canal wall removal / stapes surgery
• Incus removal and mastoid antrum enlargement
• Type IViM tympanoplasty
• (Time permitting) Cochlear implant insertion under ORBEYE guidance, using a dedicated model

Key Features

• Faculty-led, small-group instruction in TEES technique
• High-fidelity ear models for realistic hands-on practice
• Optional ORBEYE-guided cochlear implant demonstration
• Instruction available in English/Japanese

ESS Hands-on Course

This hands-on course provides personalized ESS training using a high-fidelity 3D-printed sinonasal model developed and manufactured by Fusetec, Australia.
Each participant will receive one-to-one instruction from experienced rhinologists, with practical and didactic guidance throughout the session.

Standard FESS (Unilateral for a participant)

Comprehensive right- or left-sided ESS, including:

• Uncinectomy
• Middle meatal antrostomy
• Anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy
• Sphenoidotomy
• Frontal sinusotomy

Advanced ESS

Advanced ESS, including:

• Frontal drill-out
• Sphenoidal drill-out
• Prelacrimal approach

Key Features

• One-to-one instruction by experienced rhinologists
• Didactic guidance
• High-fidelity 3D-printed sinus model with demonstrated educational effectiveness (*)
• Instruction available in English/Japanese

* Suzuki M, et al. Repetitive simulation training with novel 3D-printed sinus models for functional endoscopic sinus surgeries. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2022;7:943–954.

Head and Neck Ultrasound Hands-on Course

This hands-on course involves practical training using ultrasound equipment actually employed in clinical settings and healthy volunteers (physicians on the staff of the organizing institution) as models.　Each participant will receive instruction from Head and neck surgeons with extensive experience in training and instruction with practical lectures and guidance.

Program

Systematic Neck Ultrasound Examination and Basic Neck imaging:

• Lecture on the concepts of head and neck ultrasound
• Lecture presenting ultrasound images of representative diseases and covering differential diagnosis for each condition.
• Practical training on examination techniques and pitfalls during the procedure
• Ultrasound anatomy of the neck
• Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Head and Neck Disorders (Hands-on and Lectures)

Key Features

• Intensive instruction in small groups from head and neck surgeons with specialized training in head and neck ultrasound.
• Live demo with a focus on practical application and instruction available in English/Japanese.

Type II Thyroplasty Hands-on Course

This hands-on course provides comprehensive training in Type II thyroplasty using titanium bridges for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia.
Participants will learn the indications, surgical principles, and essential techniques of Type II thyroplasty through focused lectures, surgical video demonstrations, and practical implantation training. During the hands-on session, participants will practice the key surgical steps using three-dimensional thyroid cartilage models and laryngeal specimens under the close supervision of experienced laryngeal surgeons.

Program

• Indications and patient selection for Type II thyroplasty
• Design and characteristics of the titanium bridge
• Surgical procedure and technical considerations
• Surgical video demonstration
• Hands-on practice of simulated titanium bridge implantation

Course Format

Tentative Time Slots

• Session 1: 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
• Session 2: 3:00 PM–4:30 PM

Key Features

• Practical training in the essential steps of Type II thyroplasty
• Close supervision by experienced laryngeal surgeons
• Small-group instruction with two participants per station
• Use of three-dimensional thyroid cartilage models and laryngeal specimens
• Instruction available in English and Japanese

• Registered Participants

  Participants who have already completed their congress registration may add optional items through their My Page.

• New Registration

  Participants who have not yet completed their congress registration may register for the congress and the hands-on course at the same time.