18TH ASEAN ORL-HNS CONGRESS IN SINGAPORE 23-25 AUGUST 2019

Dear Presidents of the ASEAN ORL-HNS Societies,

The 18th ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress will be from 23-25 August 2019 in Singapore and I am excited to share information about the congress with you. Full details can be found on our congress website aseanorl2019.org

There will be 7 Subspecialty tracts that will running during the 3 day congress comprising: Otology, Rhinology, Paediatrics, Sleep Surgery and Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngology and Facialplastics. It promises to be a varied program of Plenary sessions helmed by internationally renowned speakers, specially curated lectures on the most current topics of interest and video sessions on “How I do it”. There will also be an 9 different hands on cadaveric workshops running pre- and post-congress. The informational eFlyer is attached here for your easy download and sharing. 

Complimentary registration will be extended to each of you as the ORL-HNS Society Presidents. I would also like to invite you to join me on stage during the opening ceremony on 23 August at 11am. The theme of our Congress is “Advancing ENT in ASEAN together” and I am confident that as we represent our 10 different countries in ASEAN onstage, we will set the tone of harmony and unity as we open the congress together. Our secretariat will be in touch with you more in the near future with details on the opening ceremony program. 

May I please appeal to you to circulate the attached e-Flyer to the following groups of people in your respective countries:

1. All the ENT Specialists in your ENT Society 

2. The various Hospital and University ENT Departments in your country 

3. The ENT Residents in the various Training Programs

4. All Audiologists and Allied Health professionals like Speech and Language Therapists, AVTs, Physiotherapists involved with balance work, ENT Nurses and Wound Care Nurses

We wish to encourage as many of your colleagues, Residents and staff to submit abstracts for the Oral Free Paper and Poster Presentations. Early Bird Registration rates are still on and special discounted rates for Residents and Allied health are available. Special discounts are available for those who sign up for both the Congress and any Cadaveric Workshop, and for those who sign up for 2 workshops or more. 

We very much look forward to welcoming you to Singapore this August for the 18th ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress and together, we shall truly advance ENT in ASEAN Together!

Yours truly,

Dr Barrie Tan 

President, 18th ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress

23-25 August 2019, Singapore