Wishing our patients, staff, and referrers a Festive Christmas and New Year Our rooms will be closed from December 24th, 2024 to January 6th, 2025 Stay safe and see you in 2025
Our surgeons Professor Eng Ooi and Dr Lauren Cooper are conducting a multi-institutional clinical trial of a novel steroid cream (BDMP) on patients with chronic sinusitis after endoscopic sinus surgery to see if will improve their sinusitis symptoms. Please consult with our surgeons if you are interested in finding out more about this trial.
Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne Our surgeons Professor Eng Ooi and Dr Himani Joshi recently attended the ANZHNCS conference recently in Melbourne which was about Collaboration, Multi-Disciplinary Team Care, Clinical Trials, and the latest in cancer treatments using immunotherapy to improve outcomes for our patients.
Congratulations to our surgeon Eng Ooi on the recent award of Full Academic Status as Professor in the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University. The award by the University takes into account multiple factors such as an individual's standing in the field, research papers, grants, teaching, leadership, community engagement in representing the University.
Associate Professors Charmaine Woods, Eng Ooi, Dr Lucy Huang from the ENT Surgery dept at Flinders Medical Centre and Associate Professor Michael Michael are investigating new ways of using medications for treating head and neck cancer. Patients and doctors are welcome to contact the ENT surgeons at Adelaide ENT Surgery about the research we are doing. https://www.flindersfoundation.org.au/2023/02/02/new-funding-for-cancer-research/
Published scientific research article available via the link below. Our 3 ENT surgeons are part of this research study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coa.14068
BiZact Tonsillectomy Evening Invite-May 1-2023
A/Professor Eng Ooi's research group at Flinders has recently published an article explaining how Pharyngeal high-resolution manometry with impedance (P-HRM-I) is an emerging, ambulatory swallow assessment for patients with pharyngeal dysphagia (throat swallowing difficulties). This investigation is only available in the Flinders public hospital. A/Professor Ooi can refer you for a swallow assessment such as this if it would help diagnose your swallowing problems. https://www.theajo.com/article/view/4563/html
An observational pragmatic quality-of-life study on paediatric tonsillectomy and waiting for surgery Huynh, J., Woods, C.M. & Ooi, E.H. An observational pragmatic quality-of-life study on paediatric tonsillectomy and waiting for surgery. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 280, 885–890 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07659-2 Abstract Purpose To investigate parental perceptions of the effects of tonsillectomy on their child’s quality of life while awaiting and following surgery in an Australian public health system. Methods An observational pragmatic study was undertaken at a tertiary Australian hospital. Parents of paediatric patients (2–16 years of age) listed for tonsillectomy completed a validated quality-of-life questionnaire (T-14 Paediatric Throat Disorders Outcome Test) at the initial [...]
Old drugs, new cures? Pre-clinical validation of new chemotherapeutic options for treating head and neck cancer Dr Woods and her research team of PhD student Dr Lucy Huang, Associate Professor Eng Ooi and Associate Professor Michael Michael, will look at ‘repurposing drugs’ to investigate whether some existing drugs stop head and neck cancer cells from growing when they are combined with metformin – a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes.
