International Society for Otitis Media
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Education Committee
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ABOUT
HistoryThe Education committee was formed at the ISOM meeting held at Washington from 7-10th June, 2015.
Members
- Rupa Vedantam (Chair)
- Stephen Pelton
- Paola Marchisio
- Tal Marom
- Jorgen Lous
- Ruth Thornton
- Cuneyt Alper
The member names will be ratified at the next Board of Directors meeting.
Mandate
As per the bye laws of ISOM, the Education committee has oversight of all of educational programs, which may include courses, educational events, satellite events at the biennial symposia, patient education materials, and other condition-specific educational brochures.
The first initiative of this committee has been to put together educational material on otitis media and related topics for ISOM members. We are also providing links to websites which have educational material. Information regarding this is provided under the tab, “Current initiatives.”
CURRENT INITIATIVES
We have the following educational presentations from ISOM members from across the world :
| Title | Main Author(s) | Year Added |
| AOM diagnosis | Paola Marchisio | 2015 |
| Complications of AOM |
Tal Marom |
2015 |
| Definitions of otitis media |
Tal Marom |
2015 |
| Risk Factors for OM |
Tal Marom |
2015 |
| Treatment of AOM |
Tal Marom |
2015 |
| Tympanometry in general practice: a review | Jorgen Lous | 2015 |
| Eustachian tube dysfunction and otitis media | Cuneyt M. Alper | 2016 |
| Acute Otitis Media Guidelines in Selected Developed and Developing Countries: Uniformity and Diversity | Sharon Tamir, Shay Shemesh,
Yahav Oron and Tal Marom |
2017 |
DISCLAIMER
All the material in these presentations represent the views of the authors alone and the Educational Committee does not take responsibility for the content.
The authors have given permission for the material to be downloaded for private viewing or dissemination.