PRESENTATION TITLE

Healthcare Disparities in ENT

PRESENTER(S)
Angela Donaldson, M.D.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida

PRESENTER BIO

Angela Donaldson MD is a fellowship trained surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant tumors of the skull base and sinuses, inflammatory rhinology, and nasal obstruction. Her special interest is in recalcitrant sinusitis and nasal disease. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the topics of skull base anatomy and sinus disease and has presented at several national meetings.

Dr. Donaldson is actively involved in multiple national societies. She currently sits on the Education Committee for the American Rhinologic Society (ARS), and is Co-Director for the annual ARS Resident Rhinology Dissection course. She is treasurer of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Ignite organization and is also the alternate board of governor for the Greater Jacksonville ENT Society.

Dr. Donaldson obtained her bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, OH. She spent the next nine years in Cincinnati, OH where she received her medical degree and completed her Otolaryngology Head and Neck training at the University of Cincinnati. She then completed an Advance Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

Dr. Donaldson’s philosophy on patient care emphasizes patient education and individualized treatment plans.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 

Health disparities in different subspecialities of Otolaryngology

• Identify common factors associated with heath disparities in Otolaryngology

• Discuss specific groups impacted by health disparities in various subspecialities of ENT.

Initiatives and research centered around health disparities in Otolaryngology

• Discuss ways in which we can improve health disparities within Otolaryngology
• Discuss research opportunities and challenges associated with understanding and improving health disparities within Otolaryngology

PRESENTATION TITLE

Providing Contemporary Cleft Care for Patients in the Developing World: A facial plastic surgeons perspective

PRESENTER(S)
Christian Stallworth, M.D.

Director- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, UT Health San Antonio

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Recognize some of the socioeconomic, cultural, and healthcare challenges of delivering surgical care to the developing world

• Are short-term medical missions the most ethical, efficient and cost-effective means of healthcare delivery to underserved populations?
• Is it possible to provide an identical level of care in the developing world as that found in the United States?
• Recognize criticisms of delivering healthcare abroad

Service on a medical mission

• Can residents and fellows participate in surgical care abroad?
• Why serve?  Participation in a medical mission team involves considerable self-sacrifice of time, treasure, and physical self - but the rewards can be immense for both patient and physician/team member

PRESENTATION TITLE

Otologic and Audiologic Healthcare Disparities in Nicaragua

PRESENTER(S)
David Barrs, M.D.

Emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic Arizona

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Obstacles to establishment of an otologic healthcare program in a developing nation.

• Identify the historical development of a prototype otologic and audiologic healthcare organization in Nicaragua.
• Describe expected and unexpected challenges of otologic healthcare in a developing country.

Are otologic healthcare disparities comparable between Nicaragua and the United States. 

• Compare similarities and differences in otologic healthcare disparities between the two nations.

• Examine whether there are reasonable solutions to the disparities, or not.

VIEWING LOCATIONS
Virtual lecture- Zoom

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TRANSCRIPT
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