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ABSTRACTS & INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS SUBMISSIONS FOR BACO 2020 (8TH-10TH JULY) NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE - https://www.baco2020.org/submit
FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN- SPREAD THE WORD! CLICK HERE LINK https://www.baco2020.org/fellowship The British Academic Conference of Otolaryngology has long been the event that showcases British and Irish Otolaryngology. The programme has always aimed to cover the full breath of our specialty and this has proven to be an increasing challenge in recent years due to the unprecedented development our field has experienced. ENT today tends to be practiced along sub-speciality lines which has brought great benefits to patients. However, there is the danger of over-specialisation and fragmentation which, if it were to happen, would greatly weaken our discipline. BACO today is thus a major general meeting with a programme that will be both engaging to the sub-specialist but that will also enable participants to learn from each other irrespective of their special interest. And the generalists among us can delight in the vast array of topics readily available to them. In addition, we are aware that ENT today is not practiced in isolation but is part of a much wider health-care landscape which we must navigate and understand. Thus, at BACO 2020 we will invite leaders from many facets of public life including those who develop and implement the health policies that affect us and our patients. And to ensure our discussions are well-grounded, we will involve patients in our deliberations throughout the meeting. The needs of trainees are always central to BACO and the programme will explicitly include sessions tailored for their needs. Our strapline for the meeting reads ‘Translating Research – Transforming Lives’ encapsulates the meetings objectives. We want to draw on best research and evidence to guide our practice with the aim of advancing the care of our patients. Thus, the programme will include world-leading experts who are driving forward our field and those domains related to ours, to keep our practice right at the cutting edge. We will thus be uncompromising on the quality and excellence of our academic programme. A major attraction for BACO 2020 is our engagement with our North American colleagues in the United States and Canada. Many of our trainees have undertaken Fellowships in North America – not only has this enhanced training but it has also resulted in life-long friendships. Thus BACO 2020 celebrates this special contribution and warmly welcomes the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery as our special partner. BACO, however, supports the concept of medicine without frontiers and so we have extended an invitation to otolaryngology societies in Europe and around the world, who have helped shape our programme and are contributing to its delivery, wherever they practice in the world. We invite all otolaryngologists around the world to come and join us in at the Heart of England in the wonderful City of Birmingham in 2020. BACO2020 is the main academic event for the ENT speciality, held on behalf of ENT UK BACO 2020 will bring together over 1500 ENT doctors, nurses, specialist consultants and care professionals for three days of keynote, plenary and instructional sessions from a leading international and UK faculty. Key features of this conference will be the practical surgical demonstrations, cadaveric sessions and the very popular clinical skills training centre alongside an extensive trade exhibition and poster display. There will also be unrivalled opportunities for networking at a fantastic UK must see destination.