Activity ID
2510Expires
December 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.5Fee
$35 - $65CME Provider: American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Description of CME Course
Patient Management Perspectives in Otolaryngology (PMP) eCourses offer learners the opportunity to hone decision making skills through full management of an individual patient from presentation to discharge and follow-up in an interactive question-and-answer format with immediate feedback on each choice made. Each includes case scenarios, self-assessment components, and management discussion sections.
Since its first feasibility report in 2006, the use of balloon catheter dilation (BCD) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has grown in popularity and controversy. Over the past decade, numerous case reports and single arm studies have suggested that BCD is safe and effective for the treatment of patients with CRS, and more recently a prospective randomized trial comparing BCD to traditional endoscopic sinus surgery has shown similar results over a 6-month follow-up period. This procedure has evolved from one performed in the operating room under general anesthesia to one performed primarily in the office under local anesthesia. When performed, balloon catheters are placed into the maxillary, frontal or sphenoid sinuses before being dilated with the endpoint of widening the natural ostia of these sinuses and, thereby, improving outflow in an obstructed sinus. Confirmation of balloon catheter placement was originally performed with fluoroscopic guidance and later by the passage of lighted guidewire. Recently, the ability to use image-guided surgery (IGS) platforms to facilitate placement of the balloon catheters has emerged. This patient management perspective reviews the indications for treatment of CRS by use of BCD and IGS.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Learn the proper indications for in-office balloon dilation of the sinuses
Determine when to incorporate image guidance into the management plan of these patients
Determine a logical treatment plan for patients with recurring sinus infections
Keywords
Rhinology, Balloon Dilation, Image Guidance
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
