Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing (Short course)
Tracks
Track 1
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM |
Riverbank 5 |
Details
This course will teach and train participants to comprehensively assess the upper airway, nose, pharynx and larynx from a functional breathing perspective. Under the guidance of specialists, small groups will learn and practice upper airway examination skills, as well as upper airway endoscopy techniques. Participants should be comfortable applying upper airway examination skills in their own practice to assess patients with problematic sleep and breathing disorders.
Content covered will include:
- Anatomy of the upper airway
- Endoscopic assessment of nasal obstruction
- Inflammatory causes of nasal dysfunction
- The art of transoral examination
- Static endoscopic assessment of the upper airway and anatomical phenotypes
- Dynamic awake endoscopic assessment of the upper airway
- Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy
- Role of the larynx in breathing disorders
Morning tea and lunch is included.
Speaker
Dr Vikram Padhye
Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Course introduction
9:00 AM - 9:05 AMBiography
Dr Lia Stepan
Ent Surgeon
Sa Health
Functional examination of the nose
9:05 AM - 9:20 AMBiography
Dr Lia Stepan is an Adelaide trained Ear, nose and throat surgeon. She recently spent 12 months in perth undergoing a facial plastics fellowship, with a large focus on functional rhinoplasty
Dr Nick Phillips
Endoscopic anatomy of the upper airway and common pathology
9:20 AM - 9:35 AMBiography
Dr Nicholas Phillips is a paediatric and adult ENT surgeon who currently practices on the Gold Coast, Australia.
After attaining Fellowship in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons he went on to complete subspecialty training in Snoring and Sleep Apnoea for children and adults with world renowned Professor Stuart MacKay in Wollongong. He has completed additional training in Rhinology and Thyroid/Parathyroid surgery.
Nick completed his Masters of Surgery at the University of Sydney and was awarded a high distinction for his dissertation in thyroid cancer. He has authored multiple international publications, been an invited speaker on sleep apnoea and an investigator in several device trials for obstructive sleep apnoea.
Dr Lauren Cooper
Ent Surgeon
Flinders Medical Centre
Inflammatory causes of nasal dysfunction
9:35 AM - 9:50 AMBiography
Lauren is a dual fellowship trained ENT Surgeon currently working in Adelaide that specialises in both Paediatrics and Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery. She has public positions at both Flinders Medical Centre where she is the co-director of the Rhinology and skull base fellowship and Women and Children's Hospital as well as consulting and operating privately.
A/Professor JC Hodge
Head Of Unit
Rah
The art of transoral examination
9:50 AM - 10:05 AMBiography
JC Hodge is Head of Unit of the Royal Adelaide ENT department, current Chair of the hospital's Head & Neck Cancer MDT, inaugural founder of the RAH OSA MDT, examiner for the College of Surgeons and Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Adelaide.
Dr Vikram Padhye
Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Small groups: Practical/hands on assessment of the nasal/oral airway
10:05 AM - 10:40 AMBiography
Dr Leon Kitipornchai
Ent Specialist
Completeent / Queensland Health
Static endoscopic assessment and anatomic phenotypes
11:10 AM - 11:35 AMBiography
Dr Leon Kitipornchai is a Brisbane-based ENT surgeon whose subspecialisation, research and practice interests are in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Inflammatory Sinonasal disease and functional nasal surgery.
Prof Stuart MacKay
Hon Clin Professor
University of Wollongong
Dynamic awake endoscopic assessment of the upper airway
11:35 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Professor MacKay is an Honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Wollongong, providing expert care in Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck, and Sleep Surgery through the Illawarra ENT Head and Neck Clinic, The Wollongong Hospital, and the Woolcock Institute of Sleep. A fellowship-trained contemporary airway surgeon, he is widely regarded as a leading figure in the field across Australasia.
Professor MacKay has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications on sleep apnoea surgery, including textbook chapters and dissection manuals. He is a sought-after speaker, having presented at numerous national and international conferences, including in India, China, and the United States.
He is a member of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS), the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), and is the outgoing Vice President of the International Surgical Sleep Society.
Dr Jules Rodin
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Drug induced sleep endoscopy
12:00 PM - 12:20 PMBiography
Dr. Julianna (Jules) Rodin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and is board certified in both Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine. She completed Otolaryngology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, a hybrid fellowship in Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, and then an additional fellowship in Sleep Surgery at Stanford University. She is also co-director of the CPAP Alternatives Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania and the APD of the Otolaryngology residency program at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in and provides both medical and surgical options for treating sleep apnea.
Dr Himani Joshi
Ent Surgeon
Flinders Medical Centre
Role of the larynx in breathing disorders
12:20 PM - 12:40 PMBiography
Dr Himani Joshi is an Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at Flinders Medical Centre and Supervisor of Surgical Training. She has a strong commitment to medical education and mentoring future surgeons. Her clinical interests include paediatric ENT and the management of adult sleep apnoea. apnoea. She is passionate about combining clinical practice, research, and teaching to improve patient care and outcomes.
Dr Vikram Padhye
Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Small groups: Practical/hands-on upper airway endoscopy
1:40 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
