CME Announcement

Did you know that UPMC Physician Resources provides free online continuing medical education courses? Experts from UPMC and our partners present on the latest clinical advances, bench-to-bedside research, and best practices in care delivery across a variety of specialties. You are able to view two courses before you must register for an official account. Courses are still free once you register. UPMC has utilized several of our recent webinar programs as continuing medical education courses. Please visit the link below to learn more!

As part of our Global Health Initiative in collaboration with Dr. Johannes Fagan, MD, residents of the Department of Otolaryngology now have the opportunity to receive additional training at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Pictured from left to right are: Amaya - Visiting Anesthesiology resident from Spain Terral – Resident from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology Erasmus – UCT Otology Fellow Allan – UCT Pharmacy PhD Student Aitor – Visiting Otolaryngology resident from Spain

With the release of our new alumni newsletter, MomENTs in Otolaryngology, we want to keep in touch with our alumni. Please share exciting personal or professional news with fellow alumni in future editions of our newsletter. Have you recently changed jobs? Got married? Published some exciting research? Welcomed a new member into your family? We want to know about it!

To update your contact information or to share personal and professional news, please visit http://www.Otolaryngology. pitt.edu/alumni-class-photos/ alumni-updates T he Eye & Ear Foundation, in conjunction with the Departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, has a bi-weekly webinar series entitled “Sights and Soundbites.” The webinars are presented by department faculty members and highlight their current research initiatives and treatment strategies. These webinars have proven to be an accessible and interactive way to stay connected with patients, donors, faculty, and alumni. If you would like to register to receive webinar invites, please visit www.eyeandear.org/webinars. To view recent webinar videos, please click on the links below:

• Living with Tinnitus: Clinical Evaluation & Management Strategies • What Makes a Good Surgeon? Advances in Surgical Training • Sight + Soundbites: Breathing Easier: Sinonasal and Allergies • Hearing Aids: Everything You Need to Know • Taking a Tour of the Skull Base Surgery Center • The How and Why of Treating Swallowing Disorders

• Growing Optic Nerve – Progress on Optic Nerve Regeneration • Retinal Dystrophies: Introduction, Therapies and Ongoing Research • Optic Neuropathies: A Crucial Messenger and its Disorders • Refractive Surgery: Everything You Need to Know About Surgically Correcting

Your Vision • Understanding Common Eye Infections • Corneal Transplantation: From Donor to Recipient

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