The British Association of Otorhinolaryngology
The professional membership body representing Ear, Nose and Throat surgery, as well as related specialties.
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There is the potential to reduce COVID-19 transmission by requesting that individuals with new onset of anosmia self-isolate. A lost sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection... for full details see below
Ignoring the Science (delayed second mRNA vaccine doses) puts frontline workers and all recipients at risk
#COVIDVaccination
#CovidVaccine
view our full statement...
ENT UK has a dedicated page where you can access the latest guidance and advice. This is being updated frequently with all the new developments - you can access our COVID-19 page by following this link:
Spot the difference.... delighted to take part in an interview on BBC breakfast this morning with my colleague. We are both Professors and Consultant ENT surgeons.....why don’t we get treated in the same way?
#untitling
#unconcious
bias
We won! ENT UK is officially the holder of the 2021 Association Excellence Award in the category in Best Membership Support During COVID-19!
@BACO_ENTUK
#AEA2021
We have now got solid advice for patients with new-onset
#anosmia
during COVID-19 pandemic this can be viewed by
@NHSImprovement
@MattHancock
following the below link:
Have you seen our
#PatientInformation
e-leaflet on
#PharyngealPouch
? Written by surgeons to help answer patients' questions.
🔵What causes it?
🔴Who needs an operation?
🟢What are the risks?
🟡What happens afterward?
NEW GUIDANCE: on
#opentracheostomy
in
#covid19
patients. Planning, Preparation, Performance & Post-Procedure. *The updated document can be viewed here:
Congratulations to all the award winners today and thank you to all our presenters, trustees and sponsors for making this year’s Research Showcase a success! Thank you
@RoySocMed
for being such lovely hosts
@boarsentuk
We have released an important new document, 'A Graduated Return to Elective ENT Within the COVID-19 Pandemic', outlining recommendations for a graduated return to practice:
ENT UK and the British Rhinological Society have released a statement concerning Public Health England's failure to recognise the link between anosmia and COVID-19:
@PHE_uk
@MattHancock
@BBCNews
@c29946847
Thank you for your tweet, Prof Nirmal Kumar releases official statement on Sky News, regarding loss of smell and taste, you can view this by following the link: …
#anosmia
#lossofsmell
#covid19UK
UPDATE: Individuals with new-onset
#anosmia
, in absence of head injury/nasal obstruction are likely to have
#COVID19infection
. Individuals should
#selfisolate
& be considered for testing.
#PPE
essential if medical contact is required. View new report here:
Welcome to your newly elected Council members. 🎉
Congratulations to
@yourkidssurgeon
, Andrew Carr,
@GinnyAB
,
@rammoorthyENT
, Bryony Lovett and Peter Sagar who will begin their terms in July. Learn more about them and their priorities as Council members:
We are pleased to support COVIDTrach (), and encourage members to contribute to this important national audit/service evaluation tool, created in collaboration with the FSSA and the Intensive Care Society.
We've just updated our advice for patients who have lost their sense of taste or smell, possibly due to COVID-19. Please visit the ENT UK website to read the latest:
ENT UK has been shortlisted by the Association Excellence Awards! Categories are ‘Best Lobbying Campaign or Advancement of a Cause During Covid-19’ and ‘Best Membership Support During Covid-19’
#AEA2021
Read more at
Today at 11am a 1-minute silence will be observed across the UK in memory of key workers, including our ENT colleagues, who have lost their lives during the pandemic.
Following the successful Consensus Meeting, every H&N MDT in the UK is being asked to contribute to the 3-stage Delphi Process for the Management of Unknown Primary SCC. Your local representative may contact you for your opinion. Results from the day here:
And we've started! President Nirmal Kumar kicks off the
#SpringMeeting2022
with a warm welcome to delegates, and introduces our first speaker, Mahmood Bhutta...
"Throw away medical equipment; throw away human labour; throw away our planet". Mood Bhutta discusses our throw away culture, labour rights in medical equipment manufacture, and how they intersect with the urgent need to reduce the NHS's carbon footprint.
We are very proud t have won bronze for "Best Development of an Existing Association Event" and silver for "Best Association Event" for BACO 2023 at the
@AEA2023
!
#BACO
#AssociationExcellence
New guidance
#PPE
for patients with emergency
#oropharyngeal
and
#nasopharyngeal
conditions whose COVID Status is unknown by Patrick Magennis –
@BAOMSOfficial
Chair and Nirmal Kumar ENT UK President is available to view by following the link:
In October we launched the new
#PatientInformation
e-leaflets, written by surgeons to answer your questions on
#ENT
conditions. They are simple to access and free to use, and a fantastic resource for both patients and clinicians.
#2022Highlights
✅Take a look at some speakers from the Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Multidisciplinary Consensus Day 2021!
✔️Attend in-person or virtually at Sage Gateshead
📅Mon 15 Nov 2021
@BSHNI_UK
@BAHNOOfficial
Register now:
ENT UK is proud to have signed the new
@TheBMA
pledge to
#EndSexismInMedicine
and tackle gender discrimination in healthcare. Sexism should never be tolerated, either as individual behaviour or ingrained in the structures in which we work.
Read more here:
ENT UK's Honorary Secretary Prof Carl Philpott speaks to the BBC about a new study by University of East Anglia (UEA) looking at what it's like not being able to smell. Prof Philpott was one of the researchers looking at this fascinating subject.
✅Register for the ENT UK Mentor Training hosted by WENTS: Virtual Meeting 2021 now!
📅Fri 23 July 21
⏱️9:00 16:00 BST
Formal training for the national ENTUK mentoring scheme by
@UKWENTs
and led by a professional mentoring trainer
Big congratulations to Mark Wilkie, winner of the prize for best
@boarsentuk
free paper, as well as junior prize winner Andreas Espehana and poster prize winner Ellen Skelly!
#SpringMeeting2022
A new guidance document can be viewed on
#EpistaxisManagement
authored by Elgan Davies, Claire Hopkins, Phil Harries, Abi Walker, Elliot Heward can be viewed by following the link:
BBC reporting on failure to adopt lost sense of taste or smell as COVID-19 symptoms, and the implications thereof, with BRS President Claire Hopkins and ENT UK President Nirmal Kumar.
@2020baco
Congratulations to colleague and ENT UK member Mike Smith, founder of
@EarAidNepal
, on receiving an OBE for services to deaf and vulnerable people in Nepal! Mike presented on Ear Aid Nepal's work at the last
@BACO_ENTUK
, in 2021 - you can view his talk at
We've had a great start to the
@ycohns_entuk
event this morning, including talks on job planning, management and how to succeed as a consultant!
#YCOHNS
#ENT
A warm welcome to new ENT UK General Manager
@katie_nurcombe
! Katie brings a wealth of leadership experience & will add great value to the association. She joins ENT UK at a very exciting time, and we look forward to working with her from early Jan. Big things in 2022! (1/2)
Have you registered for ENT UK/RCSEd joint event, 'A multidisciplinary approach to paediatric airway malacia and non-invasive ventilation', coming up 11 May at 7pm?
Today is
#worldhearingday
. World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care. Happy
#worldhearingday
!
Very proud to have picked up the Association Excellence Award for Best Membership Support During COVID-19! Many thanks to
@KiaOvalEvents
,
@GlobalConfNet
- & great to be back at a live event!
Congratulations to all
@ENT_UK
-- winners of the Association Excellence Awards Best Membership Support During Covid-19 (800 - 5,000 Members) category! 🎺
➡️
#AEA2021
Our recently updated patient leaflets are now live on the ENT UK website. Get expert insights and helpful tips, and stay empowered in managing your health. Check them out now:
#HealthResources
#PatientLeaflets
#ENT
It's been a great first half of the day at the
#YCOHNS
Relaunch Event. An impressive line up of speakers. Big thanks to all our exhibitors for being here and supporting the event!
We’re so proud to have been nominated for two Association Excellence Awards for BACO23! Can’t wait to find out the results
#AEA2023
#Awards
#excellence
'The recommendations to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus include better functions on personal audio devices that monitor how loud, and for how long, people listen to music.'
The loss of smell is now reported by
@bbchealth
'Ear, nose and throat specialists in the UK have also noticed rising reports of anosmia' see the symptoms section
#lossofsmell
#Covid19
Excited to be at
@RCSEd
Birmingham Regional Centre today for
@ycohns_entuk
Young Consultants 2023 Relaunch Event and hear from a fantastic line up of speakers who will be delving into a wide range of topics that will be valuable for professional development & growth!
#YCOHNS
#ENT
Thank you to everyone who came to the fantastic
@ENT_UK
#ENTUKFoundation
Showcase Event yesterday! We were delighted to celebrate the impact the Foundation & share our plans for the future. Thanks to Howden for supporting the event & our generous donors!
Hearty congratulations to our very own
@TMitchellFRCS
, Trustee of ENT UK, who has been elected as the next President of RCSEng! Tremendous news for our entire specialty!
We’re pleased to announce that
@TMitchellFRCS
has been elected as our next President. An ENT surgeon in Southampton, he will take office in July 2023 and lead during an exciting time of change; embracing
#diversityinsurgery
work, improving practice and leading our profession.
WENTS are delighted to invite you to their second webinar on Tuesday 27 Feb 2024, 7.30 - 8.30pm, led by Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on his book: 'Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)'.
'How can human papilloma virus (HPV) be prevalent in otherwise healthy people not known to carry it? A just-published study concludes that the virus may be lurking in small pockets on the surface of their tonsils.'
A fantastic talk this morning on patients with vertigo and tinnitus delivered by
@wendysmithent
on behalf of ENT UK at
@GuidelinesLive
, chaired by Professor Philippa Tostevin.
As 2021 neared its end, the ENT UK Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Multidisciplinary Consensus Day 2021 broke ENT UK records for attendance at a hybrid meeting. (1/2)
We are delighted to announce a strategic partnership with
@FifthSenseUK
to improve the care for people affected by smell and taste disorders
#LetsTalkSmellAndTaste
Two-week countdown to the ENT UK H&N multidisciplinary consensus day on
#squamous
#cell
#carcinoma
of unknown primary on Mon 15 Nov 2021. Attend in person or virtually at Sage Gateshead.
@BSHNI_UK
@BAHNOOfficial
. Find out more>>
Excellent day at the
@ENT_UK
BSO Balance Course 2022 today! All ready and looking forward to welcoming members to the BSO Annual Meeting tomorrow!
#BSO
#ENTUK
#BSOBalanceCourse
Thank you to Prof Thomas Hummel for a truly interesting keynote speech on research in olofactology, what has been achieved and what still needs to be done
@boarsentuk
ANNOUNCEMENT: Vice President Elections have now been decided by our Council and we are pleased to announce that Mr Tim Mitchell
@TMitchellFRCS
& Mr Tim Goodacre
@teegoodacre
will commence their 3 year term as VP in July. Read more