2017-18 HSC Section 3 Green Book

Introduction The Home Study Course is designed to provide relevant and timely clinical information for physicians in training and current practitioners in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. The course, spanning four sections, allows participants the opportunity to explore current and cutting-edge perspectives within each of the core specialty areas of otolaryngology. The Selected Recent Material represents primary fundamentals, evidence-based research, and state of the art technologies in trauma and critical care medicine. The scientific literature included in this activity forms the basis of the assessment examination. The number and length of articles selected are limited by editorial production schedules and copyright permission issues, and should not be considered an exhaustive compilation of knowledge on trauma and critical care medicine. The Additional Reference Material is provided as an educational supplement to guide individual learning. This material is not included in the course examination and reprints are not provided. Needs Assessment AAO-HNSF’s education activities are designed to improve healthcare provider competence through lifelong learning. The Foundation focuses its education activities on the needs of providers within the specialized scope of practice of otolaryngologists. Emphasis is placed on practice gaps and education needs identified within eight subspecialties. The Home Study Course selects content that addresses these gaps and needs within all subspecialties. Target Audience The primary audience for this activity is physicians and physicians-in-training who specialize in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. 1. Compare and contrast the pros and cons of the different management approaches and surgery techniques to subcondylar fractures. 2. Describe the current management of laryngeal and tracheal injuries in the pediatric population. 3. Apply current principles of penetrating facial and neck trauma to adult and pediatric patients. 4. Discuss patient factors and CT findings in orbital fractures that will predict the need for surgical intervention and influence operative management. 5. Review clinical symptoms and signs and temporal bone imaging in temporal bone fractures in order to identify surgical candidates for facial nerve intervention. 6. Identify facial fracture patients who are most at risk for brain injury. 7. Apply evidence-based medicine in order to manage the airway in difficult airway patients and obstructive sleep apnea patients. 8. Review current management of medical and procedural intervention in select hematological otolaryngologic pathology. Outcomes Objectives The participant who has successfully completed this section should be able to:

9. Discuss the management principles of caustic ingestion. 10. Recall management principles in head and neck burns. 11. Discuss non-narcotic pain management in otolaryngologic surgery.