The BAPO
Annual Meeting 2023
Thursday 14th – Friday 15th September
BMA House, London
Join us to hear from world-class speakers, the inauguration of official BAPOJ Trainee Section, and for news on our Research and Travelling Fellowship Competitions
Our annual meeting offers a packed two days of events, including an engaging social programme (keep your Thursday evening free!) And, if you book early you can take advantage of our early bird rates. Full details on fees are towards the bottom of this page.
Our keynote speakers

Baroness
Helena Kennedy QC

Alessandro de Alarcon
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA

Dana Thompson
Children’s Hospital of Chicago, USA

Francois Simon
Necker-Hôpital Enfants Malades, France
The Agenda
Thursday 14th September
0830-0910
Registration
Session 1
Guidelines / Rhinology / BAPOJ
Chair: Ravi Thevasagayam
0910-0915
President’s Welcome
Michelle Wyatt
0915-0930
Day Case Surgery Guidelines
Ravi Thevasagayam
0930-0945
Button Battery Ingestion Guidelines
Marianne Elloy
0945-1000
Leadership in Paediatric ENT surgery
Su De
1000-1030
Rhinology for the Paediatric ENT Surgeon
Ann Louise McDermott
1030-1035
Launch of BAPO Juniors
Kate Blackmore
Emma Gosnell
1035-1100
Pitch Perfect – BAPOJ Research Prize
Haytham Kubba
Mira de Kruijf
Hasnaa Ismail-Koch
1100-1130
Coffee
Session 2
Keynote Addresses
Chair: Michelle Wyatt
1130-1200
Equality & Diversity in Surgery
Baroness Kennedy
1200-1245
John Evans Lecture: Re-Thinking Laryngomalacia
Dana Thompson
1245-1345
Lunch: Defend your Poster (at 1pm)
Session 3
Otology
Chair: Rania Mehanna
1345-1415
Otology for the paediatric ENT surgeon
Francois Simon
1415-1430
Implant options for Microtia
Simon Carr
1430-1500
Otology Panel: Interesting cases
Joe Manjaly
Jaya Nichani
Francois Simon
Simon Carr
Rob Nash
1500-1530
Coffee
Session 4
Short Papers / BAPOJ
Chair: Victoria Possamai
1530-1630
Short Paper Session
1630-1700
BAPOJ Fellowship Presentations
Kate Blackmore
Liam Sutton
Sunil Sharma
Emma Gosnell
END OF DAY 1
1830-late
Social Event
Marquis of Cornwallis, WC1N 1AP
The Agenda
Friday 15th September
0830-9000
Registration
Session 1
General / Short Papers
Chair: Keith Trimble
0900-0945
Panel: Controversies in Paediatric ENT
Neil Bateman
Julian Gaskin
Kate Stephenson
Dan Tweedie
Haytham Kubba
0945-1000
Immunology for ENT (PANDAS)
Prof Gareth Morgan
1000-1100
Short paper session
1100-1130
Coffee
Session 2
Keynote Addresses
Chair: Mike Saunders
1130-1145
Presidential Address
Michelle Wyatt
1145-1200
Getting it Right First Time in Paediatric ENT
Sarah O’Donnell
1200-1245
Airway reconstructions, what about the voice?
Alessandro de Alarcon
1245-1345
Lunch
Session 3
Aerodigestive / General
Chair: Andrea Burgess
1345-1400
How to set up a FEES service
Jess Bewick
1400-1415
Time to roll the DISE?
Nico Jonas
1415-1430
Paediatric Laryngeal Reinnervation: Who and When to refer?
Kate Heathcote
1430-1445
Artificial Intelligence in Paediatric ENT
Eishaan Bhargava
1445-1500
Where are we with Tonsillectomy in 2023?
Steven Powell
1500-1530
Coffee
Session 4
Airway
Chair: Tash Kunanandam
1530-1550
New Approaches to Old Problems
Richard Hewitt
1550-1610
How to Manage Short Laryngeal Clefts
Alessandro de Alarcon
1610-1645
Panel: Challenging Cases
Tash Kunanandam
Dana Thompson
Alessandro de Alarcon
Richard Hewitt
1645-1700
Closing remarks / Invite to BAPO 2024
END OF CONFERENCE
Speaker supporting documents
A single case study: to describe the swallowing outcomes of patient X diagnosed with a deep interarytenoid groove (DIG) who underwent management with injection laryngoplasty and had longer-term follow-up.
Hearing from the Future: A Multi-Centre Survey Exploring Patient and Parent Perceptions of AI in Paediatric Otolaryngology
Endoscopic injection of Botulinum toxin A and balloon dilatation as treatment for cricopharyngeal dysfunction after cranio cervical decompression in children.
Novel use of sequential plasma ablation of Metachronous Aggressive Fibromatosis Tumours in the airway of a child; a case report.
7q11.23 duplication syndrome: Challenges of ear surgery for cholesteatoma management
Abstract Submissions
Please note, submissions can be received from the 1st June up until the 12th July
5th May - 3rd August
Our Early Bird Rates

After 3rd August (last-minute rate after 3rd September)
Standard Rates

Register for The Annual Meeting
As you can see, our annual meeting offers a packed two days of events, including an engaging social programme (keep your Thursday evening free!) We’d love for you to join us