Tracheoesophageal Puncture and Prosthesis for Post-Laryngectomy Voice Restoration Workshop
Previously known as "Dr Blom's Course in Australia"
Each Registrant must register separately
Each year Main Medical runs these workshops throughout Australia. The workshop instructors have been personally trained by Dr Eric Blom, having attended his training program in Indianapolis. All instructors have extensive experience in the area of voice restoration having worked in Head and Neck Surgery/Oncology in major hospitals for a number of years.
Dates
Melbourne: 3-4th May 2025- download Melbourne brochure
Sydney: 21-22 June 2025 - download Sydney brochure
Brisbane: TBC!
Course Description
This 1.5 day clinically-oriented course will focus on all aspects of tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) and prosthesis for post-laryngectomy voice restoration.
Course Learning Objectives
1. Pre-operative selection criteria and assessment methods. The learner will describe pre-operative surgical considerations and TE speech assessment methods.
2. Surgical techniques: The learner will describe surgical techniques related to TE puncture.
3. Prosthesis fitting and management: The learner will demonstrate hands-on TE fitting and placement competency – live demonstrations.
4. Approaches to assessing and solving post-operative difficulties: The learner will demonstrate and describe the assessment and management of Post-operative TE complications – subject matter will be thoroughly illustrated.
