Edition 02 · 10 to 12 Dec 2026 · Funchal
ENT live surgery course programme
The programme (program) of the IN OFFICE ENT live surgery course runs over three days. Each day combines lectures, live surgery under local anaesthesia with the patient awake, hands-on stations and open discussion with the faculty.
Scientific Coordinators: Dr. Marisol Plácido and Dr. Rogério Fernandes
Download programme (PDF)Topics: office-based ENT surgery
- 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
Preliminary programme · subject to final confirmation
Day 01 · 10.12.2026 · Funchal PT
Day 1
| Time | Session | Speaker | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30–08:50 | Balloon sinus dilation. 12 years of in-office experience | Miguel Furtado | Lecture |
| 08:50–09:10 | Setting the stage in an ENT service for surgery in-office | Dario Ebode | Lecture |
| 09:10–09:30 | In-office surgery of the larynx: when, where and how? | Teemu Kinnari | Lecture |
| 09:30–09:50 | Anesthesia for the larynx procedures | Isabel Garcia-Lopez | Lecture |
| 09:50–10:10 | Non-operating room anaesthesia (NORA). Does it make sense in an ENT department? | Luísa Fernandes | Lecture |
| 10:10–10:25 | Coffee break | Break | |
| 10:25–11:55 | Live surgical procedures with transmission, faculty commentary and participant Q&A | Auditorium | Live surgery |
| 11:55–12:25 | Rotation block 1 | 4 stations | Hands-on |
| 12:25–13:25 | Lunch | Break | |
| 13:25–13:45 | Balloon Assisted Sinus Surgery: Who, When and How? | Rajeev Advani | Lecture |
| 13:45–14:05 | Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: Matching the Phenotype to the Treatment | Martin Moller | Lecture |
| 14:05–14:25 | Turbinoplasty in-office. So many options – How to choose the best | Jonathan Joseph | Lecture |
| 14:25–14:45 | Biologics in CRS | Miguel Furtado | Lecture |
| 14:45–15:00 | Coffee break | Break | |
| 15:00–16:00 | Live surgical procedures with transmission, faculty commentary and participant Q&A | Auditorium | Live surgery |
| 16:00–18:00 | Rotation blocks 2 to 5 | 4 stations | Hands-on |
Day 02 · 11.12.2026 · Funchal PT
Day 2
| Time | Session | Speaker | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30–08:50 | Vocal fold augmentation: Transcervical approach | Isabel Garcia-Lopez | Lecture |
| 08:50–09:10 | Vocal fold augmentation: Transoral approach | Teemu Kinnari | Lecture |
| 09:10–09:30 | TNL in-office: Blue laser | Carlo Robotti | Lecture |
| 09:30–09:50 | Surgery of laryngeal benign lesions in office | Isabel Garcia-Lopez | Lecture |
| 09:50–10:10 | Tips and tricks in-office laryngeal surgery | Carlo Robotti | Lecture |
| 10:10–10:25 | Coffee break | Break | |
| 10:25–11:25 | Rotation blocks 6 to 7 | 4 stations | Hands-on |
| 11:25–12:30 | Live surgical procedures with transmission, faculty commentary and participant Q&A | Auditorium | Live surgery |
| 12:30–13:15 | Lunch | Break | |
| 13:15–13:35 | PANE and the Small Sinus Ostium: A Ventilatory Perspective on Sinonasal Symptoms | Martin Moller | Lecture |
| 13:35–13:55 | Turbinoplasty in-office. So many options – How to choose the best | Jonathan Joseph | Lecture |
| 13:55–14:15 | Fluid rhinoplasty: who, when and how? | Dario Ebode | Lecture |
| 14:15–14:35 | Surgical management of the nasal valve: what can be done in office? | Rajeev Advani | Lecture |
| 14:35–14:55 | Surgical management of nasal nerves in Chronic Rhinitis | Jonathan Joseph | Lecture |
| 14:55–15:10 | Coffee break | Break | |
| 15:10–16:25 | Live surgical procedures with transmission, faculty commentary and participant Q&A | Auditorium | Live surgery |
| 16:25–17:25 | Rotation blocks 8 to 9 | 4 stations | Hands-on |
Day 03 · 12.12.2026 · Funchal PT
Day 3
| Time | Session | Speaker | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:20 | Transnasal Oesophagoscopy (TNO) in-office | Carlo Robotti | Lecture |
| 09:20–09:40 | Migraine in the ENT Clinic: Diagnosis, Referral and the Potential Role of SPG | Martin Moller | Lecture |
| 09:40–10:00 | Less is more in CRS patients | Miguel Furtado | Lecture |
| 10:00–10:20 | Coffee break | Break | |
| 10:20–11:50 | Live surgical procedures with transmission, faculty commentary and participant Q&A | Auditorium | Live surgery |
| 11:50–14:50 | Rotation blocks 10 to 15 | 4 stations | Hands-on |
| 14:50 | End of Course | End |