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Moisture Chamber For Eye Care After Facial Nerve Injury, Ryan Rimmer, Md, Lauren Bogdan, Md, Gregory Epps, Md, Nikolaus Hjelm, Md, Erin Reilly, Md
Moisture Chamber For Eye Care After Facial Nerve Injury, Ryan Rimmer, Md, Lauren Bogdan, Md, Gregory Epps, Md, Nikolaus Hjelm, Md, Erin Reilly, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Introduction
- Patients with various lesions of the head and neck may have compromise of facial nerve function.
- Facial nerve (CN VII) has various roles, including movement of facial muscles and, importantly, eye closure.
- When facial nerve is sacrificed or damaged during a surgical cases, steps are often taken intraop to surgically correct the deficit and allow eye closure. However, these patients may not immediately realize the benefit of these interventions.
- In the postop period, appropriate eye care is critical to prevent exposure keratopathy due to inability to close eye.
- Exposure keratopathy is damage to the cornea that occurs primarily due …
Treatment Summaries For Head And Neck Cancer Survivors: Improving Patient Self Efficacy And Survivorship Care, Michael C. Topf, Md, Jena Patel, Ramez Philips, Md, David Cognetti, Md
Treatment Summaries For Head And Neck Cancer Survivors: Improving Patient Self Efficacy And Survivorship Care, Michael C. Topf, Md, Jena Patel, Ramez Philips, Md, David Cognetti, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Objective
- To determine if receiving treatment summaries enhances patient understanding and recall of cancer and treatment details, improves patient self efficacy, and serves as a useful patient tool after completion of head and neck (HNC) therapy
Cross-Departmental Educational Program On Complex Airway And Epistaxis Management, Adam Vasconcellos, Md, Meghan Crawley, Md, Michael Topf, Md, Ryan Gerritsen, Md, Dominick Gadaleta, Md, Joseph Spiegel, Md
Cross-Departmental Educational Program On Complex Airway And Epistaxis Management, Adam Vasconcellos, Md, Meghan Crawley, Md, Michael Topf, Md, Ryan Gerritsen, Md, Dominick Gadaleta, Md, Joseph Spiegel, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Internists, emergency medicine physicians, and intensivists routinely provide essential care for patients with complex airways (i.e. tracheostomy and laryngectomy) and patients with epistaxis. Any of these physicians may serve as first responder in a complex airway or epistaxis emergency situation. Therefore, a basic understanding of complex airway and epistaxis management is essential. The otolaryngology department aims to provide our colleagues with fundamental take-home points to improve crossdepartmental care of these patients.