Beyond Morbidity and Mortality Conference: How Do We Learn From Special Cases?

Objective: Physicians experience scary cases in the course of usual medical practice. Cases of near misses, legal and ethical dilemmas, or unique clinical challenges are great sources of education. However, there is no format for presentation and dissemination of cases that do not meet criteria for morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences.

Evaluation and Management of Tinnitus: Are There Opportunities for Improvement?

Objective: To review current information about diagnosis and management of tinnitus aiming to identify opportunities for achieving a cost-effective, efficient, evidence-based approach that meets the needs of tinnitus sufferers.

Data Sources: PubMed/MEDLINE.

Review Methods: In total, 249 relevant published reports were reviewed.

Making a Major Change: Changing Your Practice Setting, Retirement, and Locums.

The goal of this article is to discuss factors associated with career change and give data and recommendations of how to prepare for a career change in regards to early, mid, and late career.

Bilateral congenital cholesteatoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Objectives: Congenital cholesteatoma (CC) occurs less commonly than acquired cholesteatoma (AC), and bilateral CC (BCC) is even more rare with only 38 such cases having been reported in the past 42 years. Because of the rarity of this condition, providers confronted with cases of BCC may find it difficult to treat while balancing complete removal of disease, optimal hearing outcomes, and minimized surgical burden in the pediatric patient. This review alerts physicians that BCC occurs, highlights past presentations and management strategies, describes the considerations in treatment and offers an algorithm helpful in the management of BCC.

Are validated patient-reported outcomes used on children in pediatric otolaryngology? A systematic review.

Objectives: Review the pediatric otolaryngology literature to 1) identify studies in which children completed patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures and 2) appraise the psychometric quality and validity of these PROs as they apply to pediatrics.

Methods: In October 2016, a systematic review was performed by two reviewers on PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE for all otolaryngology-related studies that utilized PROs in children. Inclusion criteria included articles that required children (age<18) to complete PROs.