The Ohio State University
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Twenty-Second Annual
Department of Otolaryngology
William H. Saunders Symposium

Thursday, June 19, 2014Friday, June 20, 2014

Hyatt Regency Columbus-Downtown
350 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

About the Course

The conference is named in honor of William H. Saunders, MD, in recognition and gratitude of his numerous contributions to the discipline of Otolaryngology and the department at The Ohio State University. The program is designed to highlight both clinical and research activities of the faculty, residents and alumni of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Ohio State University. This year is unique in that it marks our department’s 100th Anniversary…

William H. Saunders, MD, Professor, has been a member of the Department of Otolaryngology since 1954. He was Acting Chairman form 1961-1963, and Chairman from 1963-1984. He and his wife, Putzi, have accomplished much.

Dr. Saunders holds society memberships in The American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, and the American Laryngological Society among others. He has served as President of the American Board of Triological Society, and past Vice President of the American Board of Otolaryngology and American Laryngological Association.

Dr. Saunders has authored over 80 peer-reviewed journal publications, and has authored or edited five medical textbooks.

Planning Committee
Edward E. Dodson, MD,Course Director, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mark Inman, MBA, COO and Administrator and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Lori Smith, Office Administrative Associate, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Niki Corrigan, Office Associate, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Target Audience
This course is directed towards the physicians, faculty (house, adjunct, emeritus), residents, fellows and alumni of the OSU Department of Otolaryngology and Ohio Otolaryngologists.

Registration
If you have not registered for this course and would like to, click here for an electronic brochure with attached registration form,fees and payment instructions.

Disclosure Statement
As a provider of AMA PRA Category 1 Continuing Medical Education, it is the policy of CCME to adhere to the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support to avoid any conflict of interest and/or commercial bias and must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control content of an educational activity, including presenters, panel members and moderators, must disclose any relevant financial relationships that create a conflict of interest.

Nothing in this program is intended to imply that any off-label or unapproved product use discussed is reimbursed by any government or private payor or that submission of a claim for such use is proper.

Agenda Disclaimer
CCME presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engage in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations of recognized expertise in their field.

No further reproduction or distribution is permitted by electronic transmission or any other means. The presentations at this conference are the intellectual property of the presenter and require his/her permission for further use.

Accreditation Statement
The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME ®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

How you can help

Your charitable contributions will help improve the lives of others by supporting breakthrough medical research, new patient care technologies, and the training of tomorrow’s healthcare professionals. We hope you would consider joining us in support of the mission of the Department of Otolaryngology.

For more information on giving, please contact:
Melanie Williamson, Associate Director of Development
Wexner Medical Center Department of Development and Alumni Affairs
Phone: 614-685-3231
Email:

Featured Speakers

2014 David R. Kelly, M.D., Lecturer in Medical Economics
E. Gordon Gee

The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. E. Gordon Gee, Former President of The Ohio State University and current President of West Virginia University as the 10th David R. Kelly, MD, Lecturer in Medical Economics. Dr. Gee has served in higher education for more than three decades and in 2009 was named by Time magazine as one of the top-10 university presidents in the United States. Earning an honors degree in history from the University of Utah, Gee went on to earn his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dr. Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents, the Inter-University Council of Ohio, the Business-Higher Education Forum, and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education's Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia.

Active in a number of national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., Limited Brands, and the National
4-H Council. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. And in December 2012, he was asked to serve on the Columbus Education Commission.

Guest Speaker
Thad Matta
As a Buckeye, Matta has more wins than any previous Ohio State head coach after nine seasons on the job with a 250-73 record to date. In 13 years as a collegiate head coach, Matta has produced 20 or more victories each year which includes three years at Xavier (78-23) and one at Butler (24-8). His average record as a head coach after eight seasons (221-65) in Columbus is 28-8. Matta is one of just two coaches nationally to post 20 or more wins in each of his first 13 seasons as a head coach.

A high school basketball standout at Hoopeston-East Lynn in Hoopeston, Ill., Matta was a two-year starter for the Butler Bulldogs in three seasons after transferring from Southern Illinois as a sophomore. He earned a B.S. degree in Educationfrom Butler in 1990.

In total, Matta spent six seasons as a full-time assistant coach at three universities, helping his squads compile a composite 128-58 (.688) record and make six postseason tournament appearances. He was on the bench in five-consecutive conference tournament championship games and won four league tournament championship rings. He was in the NCAA tournament five times as an assistant under four head coaches and in the postseason NIT once. He established himself as one of the nation's best young coaching prospects during a six-year assistant coaching stint.

Over the last four years at Ohio State, Matta's teams advanced to a second appearance in the Final Four (2012) during his tenure, have made an unmatched four-consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament "Sweet 16," own three Big Ten regular-season crowns and have appeared in all four Big Ten tournament title games during that stretch.

Accommodations

We have reserved a block of rooms for Thursday, June 19th and Friday, June 20th at:

Hilton Columbus-Downtown
401 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Cost is$169 per night plus tax. For accommodations, call (614) 384-8600 or (800) 445-8667 and use group code “OHIOST” to get this special room rate. To register online, visit:

The cutoff date is May 19, 2014 so please make your reservation by this date to ensure a room for the weekend. If you miss the deadline or find that all rooms have been booked, click here for a list of hotels in the surrounding area.Parking at the Hilton is self-park for $20 or valet for $24.

The Hilton Columbus is located directly across the street from the Hyatt Regency. In the event there is adverse weather, a walkway connects the Hilton to the Greater Columbus Convention Center which connects to the Hyatt Regency. It is roughly a 3 minute walk to the meeting space inside the Hyatt Regency.

For more information, please visit the Hilton website: call 614-384-8600.

Course Agenda

Click here for details of the Temporal Bone Dissection Course preceding the Symposium

Thursday, June 19, 2014
1:00 PM-5:00 PMResident Research Competition
5:30 PM-6:30 PMTour of the Eye and Ear Institute
7:00-10:00 PM Evening Outing at Gordon Biersch:brewery tour, sample tasting and
heavy hors d’oeuvres complete the evening.

Friday, June 20, 2014
7:30 AM-8:00 AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM-4:30 PMLectures

7:00 PM-8:00 PMBanquet Reception
8:00 PM-10:00 PMBanquet Dinner

Saturday, June 21, 2014
7:30 AM-2:00 PMGolf Outing at Golf Course at Dublin

William H. Saunders Symposium 2015

Our 2015 symposium will be held, Friday, June 19, 2015