ORL 431

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1.  General information:
 
Course Title                            :           ORL COURSE Course Code & Number         :           ORL COURSE 431
Credit hours                           :           4  =   1 hour for Theoretical or Lectures
3 hours for Clinical or Practical Aspect
 
Course duration                     :           5 weeks
 
Department Chairman          :           DR. Sami AL-Harethy
 
2.  Course tutors
 
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Dr. Mohammed Farahat	Asst. Prof./Consultant	[e-mail]	0505292622
Dr. Tamer Musallam	Asst. Prof./Consultant	[e-mail]	0599691474
Dr. Mohammed Al Essa	Asst. Prof./Consultant	[e-mail]
Dr. Masooda Ashraf	Consultant	masoodaashrafdr@ hotmail.com	0502737233
Dr. Sabah Mohammed	Consultant	[e-mail]	0568156308
Dr. Rasha Shoeib	Consultant	[e-mail]	0559040307
Dr. Osama Saber	Registrar		0558272720
Dr. Hazem Abdulwahed	Registrar	hazemabdelwahed2005@ho tmail.com	0500456906
Dr. Yasin Subhan	Registrar	[e-mail]	0533421469
Dr. Mohammed Taher Saddiqui	Registrar	[e-mail]	0554979831
Dr. Mudar Al Ani	Registrar	[e-mail]	0540306999
Dr. Samiah Al Angari	Registrar		0555896368

 
3.  Course objectives
 
Summary of the main learning outcomes for students enrolled in the course.
 
a.   To know the basic ENT applied or clinical anatomy  and physiology.
b.   To recognize assessment and management of common ENT diseases, include ability to obtain
patients’ history, perform comprehensive physical and mental status assessment, interprets
findings
c.   To know how to handle common ENT emergencies.
d.   To handle simple ENT diagnostic instruments.
e.   To be aware of common ENT operations.
f.    To create an interest for further post-graduate study in ENT.
g.   Enable to acquire and practice the code of medical ethics and demonstrates good and  ideal attitude towards patients and their families, with the colleagues and other Staff and Sectors
h.   To  learn  not  only  the  theoretical  and  clinical  aspects  of  the  course  but  to  mold  as  an  ideal
instruments in the line of medical profession includes communication and inter-relationship with colleagues and other Staff
 
4.  Teaching and learning modes
 
a.  Didactic and/or Theoretical  aspects
b.  Clinical activities  or practical aspects
 
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5.  Schedules :
 
A.    Didactic and/or Theoritical Aspect/Sessions
 

1st WEEK
DAY/DATE (DMY)	TIME	SUBJECT	Teaching Staff
SAT	11:00 - 12:00 nn	ORIENTATION
orientation of the ORL 431course & the exams, ENT history & examination(in brief)
Ear I
	1:00 - 2:00 pm	anatomy physiology of the ear, gross anatomy of the external, middle and inner ears, nerve supply and earache(in brief), physiology of hearing and balance.( function of the Eustachian tube in brief)
	2:10 - 3:10 pm	Audiology
PTA,  tympanometry and impedence   (speech & ABR in brief), vestibular tests in brief
Ear II
MON	8:00 - 9:00 am	diseases of external ear and acute otitis media, congenital anomalies of the external ear (in brief), (protruding ear, preauricular sinus microtia and atresia), wax, ear wash, otitis externa (classification and management), acute otitis media (in detail) and recurrent acute otitis media
Ear III
	9:15 - 10:15 am	chronic otitis media and middle ear operation, classification of chronic otitis media, Otitis Media Effusion, adhessive Otitis Media, Chronic suppurative otitis media - types and management, ear operation in brief (myringotomy,  tube, tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy)
Ear IV
	10:30 - 11:30 am	complication of  acute & chr. OM,  classification   (extra cranial,cranial(temporal) & intra cranial),   (in detail acute mastoidectomy& management)
Deafness
	1:00 - 2:00 pm	conductive hearing loss (causes and management), (otosclerosis in brief),Sensorineural hearing loss (congenital and acquired) presbyacusis etc..,management of SHNL (in brief) {hearing aids and cochlear implant in brief}
Vertigo
	2:10 - 3:10 pm	causes of vertigo (acute & chr. labyrinthitis, Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis, positional vertigo,etc), investigation of a dizzy patient (in short)
Head & Neck I
	8:00-9:00 am	A) Neck masses- intro, anatomy, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, examples B)Thyroid-anatomy, thyroid nodule eval, thyroid cancer, surgery & complications
Head & Neck II
TUE	9:15 - 10:15 am	A)Salivary glands, anatomy, physio. (in brief),infection, autoimmune&tumours,B)Tumour of oral cavity, Introduction, Pre-malignant lesion, Leukoplakia etc.,malignant lesion , SCCA
	10:30 - 11:30 pm	Head & Neck III
A)Tumour of pharynx, Nasopharyngeal ca, Oro & hypopharyngeal ca, B)Tumour of larynx, Intro., laryngeal papillomatosis, ca larynx
Nose I
	1:00 - 2:00 pm	anatomy & physiology of nose & paranasal sinuses, antomy -external nose &nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, (blood supply, {nerve supply} in brief), function- nose & paranasal sinus, congenital anomalies (in brief) {choanal atresia}
Nose II
	2:00 - 3:00 pm	acute & chronic rhinitis, allergic & non-allergic rhinitis, vestibular & furunculosis, nasal polyps (allergic & antrochoanal)etc, radiology illustration(e.g.CT scan)
2nd Week Lecture

 
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B. Clinical Activities and/or Practical Sessions
 

DAY

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SUN

MON

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SAT

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GROUP I   3rd   Week

SUN

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D

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MON

F

B

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A

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SAT

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SUN

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GROUP II

MON

F

B

C

A

D

E

A

D

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4th

TUE

A /D

E

C

Week

WED

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SAT

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Group I 5th week

SUN

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MON

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Group II

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5th week

WED

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6.  List of tasks
 
For each group (Female I & II, male A I & AII and male BI & BII)
 

Venue	Groups	Task
date	to	date	Date (Exam Date/Week)
KAUH	01-09-12 29-09-12	to to	03-10-12 14-11-12	24-11-12 to 28-11-12	Male A – Group II - Group I
KAUH	01-12-12 29-12-12	to to	02-01-13 06-02-13	16-02-12 to 20-02-12	Female  – Group II - Group I
KAUH	23-02-13 23-03-13	to to	27-03-13 24-04-13	04-05-13 to 08-05-13	Male B – Group II - Group I

 
7.  Assessment of Students
 
Methods of assessment of knowledge acquired
 
a.   Continuous Assessment Examination (Multiple Choice Questions). b.   Objective Structures Clinical Examination (OSCE)
 
Note:  Additional  input  in the assessment of students in general
 
Feedback and discussion during lectures and clinical activities although not documented but as a general assessment on the batch of students
 
8.  Learning resources
 
A.       Required Text(s)
 
1.   Ear, Nose and Throat (Latest Edition) By:   W. Becker (published by Thieme).
2.  Lecture Notes of Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat (Latest Edition) By:   P. Bull (published by Blackwell Science).
 
B.       Essential References
 
1. Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, by Cummings
 
2.  Scott Brown’s Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat, by Allan Kerr
 
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C.       Recommended Books and Reference Material (Journals, Reports, etc) (Attach List)
 
1.    Saudi ORL Society Journal.
2.    The Laryngoscope.
3.   Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology.
 
D.      Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc
1.  Department’s internet website ( www.entksu.org)
2.  Department's Teaching Staff personal websites on University site.
3.  University and KAUH Library.
4.  Continuing Medical Education Unit of the ENT Department.
E.    Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards/regulations
 
1.  CD's and materials prepared by seminar, workshops and conferences conducted by ENT department, which are available in the Continuing Medical Education Unit of ENT Department.
 
2.  Website of all the ENT Teaching Staff are available and open to all including the Students where portion of the information encoded are related to the Student’s affairs / about their lectures and even samples of the examinations both for the continuous assessment and final examination mainly for students’ guide and reference.
OTHER S:
a.   Lectures
b.  Clinical Activities – Attendance in:
1.   Operating Room.
2.    Bed Side Teachings.
3.   Clinics (ENT and primary care).
4.   Pre and Post-Operative Rounds.
5.   Audiology Unit.
6.   Communication and Swallowing Disorders Unit.
7.   Others e.g .. group activity, seminars, course etc…
Others e.g .. group activity, seminars, course etc….