Questions about the IN OFFICE course

The IN OFFICE course is an in-person training course in office-based ENT surgery for breathing disorders. The second edition takes place from 10 to 12 December 2026 at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal. It combines lectures, live surgery with the patient awake under local anaesthesia, and hands-on training on models.

The course is for ENT specialists, ENT residents in their final years of training, sleep surgeons and rhinologists, and heads of ENT departments considering an office procedure room. Residents are welcome and have a reduced fee.

The programme covers Balloon sinus dilation and balloon assisted sinus surgery; Eustachian tube dysfunction; Turbinoplasty; Surgical management of the nasal valve; Surgical management of nasal nerves in chronic rhinitis; Fluid rhinoplasty; Chronic rhinosinusitis and biologics; In-office laryngeal surgery: vocal fold augmentation, blue laser TNL and benign laryngeal lesions; Transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNO); Anaesthesia for laryngeal procedures and non-operating room anaesthesia (NORA); Migraine in the ENT clinic and the role of SPG; Setting up in-office surgery in an ENT service.

Office-based ENT surgery means performing selected procedures in a clinic procedure room under local anaesthesia, with the patient awake, instead of in an operating theatre under general anaesthesia. It requires careful patient selection, adapted anaesthesia protocols and a prepared team.

Yes. Live surgery is performed with the patient awake and transmitted to the course room. Patients give informed consent, and transmission follows the hospital's privacy and data protection rules.

Registration is limited to 40 participants so that every doctor has time at the hands-on stations. When seats are taken, a waiting list opens on the registration page.

The course is taught in English. Lectures, live surgery commentary and hands-on instruction are all delivered in English.

The fee is 500 EUR for residents and 800 EUR for specialists. The fee includes event participation, lunch and coffee breaks.

Information about accreditation will be published on this page once confirmed by the organisation.

The venue is Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, a public hospital of SESARAM in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Madeira Airport (FNC) has direct flights from Lisbon, Porto and several European cities, and the transfer to Funchal takes about 20 to 30 minutes.

Cancellation conditions are set out in the terms and cancellation page. Requests must be sent in writing to the secretariat.

Certificate details will be confirmed by the organisation.

Yes. The sponsorship tiers are Diamond (exclusive), Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze, plus logo, company exhibition, promotional video and course kit options. Send an enquiry through the sponsors page.

The course is directed by Dr. Miguel Furtado. Scientific Coordinators: Dr. Marisol Plácido and Dr. Rogério Fernandes. The secretariat is Clinical Events. Institutional support comes from SESARAM, the Regional Health Secretariat of Madeira and SPORL-CCP.