RNSH DoSA Research Activity Report 2023 - 2024

OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY Head of Department: Martin Forer

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SUPERVISION

Leo Pang • 1 Sydney Medical Program (SMP) MD Research Student • 1 Extended MD Research Project • 3 Learning Advisor David Veivers • 1 SMP MD Project

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH RESOURCES

CLINICAL DATABASES TO SUPPORT OUTCOMES RESEARCH • Paediatric and General Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery Database • Otology Database • RNSH Head and Cancer Patient Database

LINKS TO TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERS OR UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck, University of Sydney • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Macquarie University

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Endoscopic management of ear lesions Endolymphatic sac tumour removal Assessment of ENT instruction videos

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• Development of ground truth for neural network assessment of endoscopic ear surgery videos • Underwater endoscopic ear surgery methods • Underwater endoscopic repair of labyrinthine fistula • Environmental exposures and otitis media among Australian children • Improvement in endoscopic ear surgery skills with simulator practice • Endoscopic anatomy of the eustachian tube and the carotid artery • Assessment of outcome in idiopathic subglottic stenosis (Multicentre study) • The short and long-term swallowing results of surgery for pharyngeal pouch questionnaire-based study • Projects on oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma • Quality of life after treatment for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) • Minor salivary gland malignancies • Regional recurrence of head and neck mucosal SCC • Evaluating the utility of week 12 and week 16 post treatment FDG-PET scans in patients with head and neck cancer • Primary salivary gland malignancy survival • Accuracy of diagnostic tests in salivary tumours

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