British Paediatric Airway Emergency Course (BPAEC)
Please join us for a day of teaching, training and simulation dealing with all aspects of managing the emergent paediatric airway. Our ENT and Anaesthetic expert faculty will cover topics including assessment, foreign body retrieval, Hopkins rod intubation, flexible fibre optic and video laryngoscopic assisted intubation as well as FONA. There will also be teaching […]
How the Sheffield Children’s ENT Rapid List is speeding up patient’s waits
The ENT rapid is an example of a High Intensity Theatre’s (HIT) Operating List. The lists maximises operating time efficiency by grouping high numbers of similar operations and reducing turnaround time between procedures. An all day operating list would usually have up to 10 patients undergoing surgery. The ENT Rapid List has 20 patients on […]
The BAPO Annual Meeting 2023
We are delighted to be able to confirm the full details for this year’s Annual Meeting, including keynote speakers and fees. To find out more simply click here.
Bivona Tracheostomy Update
An updated version of the Bivona Tracheostomy Clinical Risk Stratification Tool has been published by the Expert Working Group representing the National Tracheostomy Safety Project, and the British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngology. The document along with a parent information letter explaining the worldwide shortage of silicone tracheostomy tubes is now available. You can find it […]
The National Audit of Paediatric Mastoiditis
The British Society of Otology (BSO) and the British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngologists (BAPO) have joined forces with INTEGRATE, the national trainee led research collaborative, to develop an audit to investigate current practice and patient outcomes in paediatric mastoiditis. Acute mastoiditis is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of acute otitis media, most commonly encountered […]
BAPO Conference Update
BAPO is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and we offer our deep condolences to Royal Family. We are mindful of the official period of mourning in place in the next week in the United Kingdom and the sorrow being expressed not only across the country but also around the […]
Six weeks until Bristol
The BAPO conference which is being held at the M Shed Museum in Bristol is now six weeks away. Spaces at the venue are limited and tickets are selling rapidly. If you intend to come to the conference to see a diverse panel of national and international speakers, ensure to book your place as soon […]