The 2017 Florida Combined Otolaryngology Meeting Advanced Practice Provider Session will be held on Friday, November 10th beginning at 9:00 in the morning at the Ritz Carlton Orlando in The Nicholson Center. See below for the day’s schedule and the PA/Nurse Practitioner enrollment form. Registration is complementary for all advanced practice providers attending the meeting with their member physician!  

* Space available and guaranteed to the first 20 registrants currently employed by member physicians  

 Friday, Nov. 10, 2017

ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER TRACK—Endoscopy Workshop at The Nicholson Center

Moderator: Vanessa McDowell PA-C, Brigitte Narvarte, PA-C

9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.        Introduction & Welcome– Nathan E. Nachlas, MD

9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.        Introduction to Workshops/Hands on Simulation

                                       – Jose Mercado, MMS, PA-C

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.       Basic Scopes Workshop (for Physician Assistant students)        

                                         –Moderator – Vanessa McDowell, MMS, PA-C

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.       Advanced Scopes Workshop (for practicing PA’s and NP’s)        

                                           –Moderator – Brigitte Narvarte, MMS, PA-C

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.       LUNCH for all registered guests.  Milan Room Ritz Carlton  

ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER TRACK at The Ritz Carlton

Moderator: Vanessa McDowell PA-C, Brigitte Narvarte, PA-C

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. SPEED INTERVIEWS FOR PROSPECTIVE PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES

2:00 p.m.-2:05 p.m.        Introduction & Welcome– Nathan E. Nachlas, MD

2:05 p.m.-2:20 p.m.        The Full Head & Neck Examination

                                    – Jeffrey Fichera, MMS, PA-C

2:20 p.m.-2:35 p.m.       Paranasal Sinus CT Interpretation        

                                     –Brigitte Narvarte, MMS, PA-C

2:35 p.m.-2:50 p.m.       Otology: Common Ear Conditions –Jose Mercado, MMS, PA-C

2:50 p.m.-3:15 p.m.       BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS  

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.       Rhinology: My Approach to the Sinus Patient

                                      –Lee Mandel, MD, FACS

3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.       Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery & Rhinology: The Total Nose

                                      -Vanessa McDowell, MMS, PA-C

3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.       Laryngology: Evaluation of the Patient with Cough

                                      –Daniel Vincent, MD, FACS

4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.      Otolaryngic Allergy: ENT Allergy Primer

                                      –Camysha Wright, MD

4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.       Sleep Medicine: Snoring & OSA

                                       –Ari Wirtschafter, MD

4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.         Head & Neck: Evaluation of the Patient with a Neck Mass

                                         –Michael Aronsohn, MD

4:45 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.         Clinical Trials, Office Based Surgeries & More

                                          –Brigitte Narvarte, MMS, PA-C & Vanessa MCDowell, MMS, PA-C

5:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.          Question & Answers Session

                                            –All Speakers

What you’re signing up for:

• Learn from the top physicians and current PA’s in the otolaryngology field

• Hands-on workshops with common ENT procedures*

• Enjoy lunch

*must register beforehand