Pediatric Airway Diseases

Hasan Yüksel, MD, is a Professor at Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy in Turkey. He graduated from the School of Medicine at Ege University in 1990 and completed his Pediatrics Residency Program at the same university in İzmir, becoming a Specialist in Pediatrics in 1996. He then entered the Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy Residency Program at the same faculty, becoming a Specialist in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy in 1999. He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2000 and as a Professor in 2009. He currently serves as the Chief of the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy. Ozge Yilmaz, MD, is currently the Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology in Manisa, Turkey. She graduated from Hacettepe University and joined the Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty. She became an Associate Professor in 2013 and a Professor in Pediatrics in 2018. She is the author of several papers and has held positions in the American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Turkish Thoracic Society, National Allergy and Clinical Immunology Society, and Turkish Pediatric Association. She has received awards from the Turkish Thoracic Society and the American Thoracic Society. Nuray Bayar Muluk, MD, has been a Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine in Kırıkkale, Turkey, since 2008. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990 and completed her ENT residency at the same University in 1994. Her interests include basic research, cancer, neuroscience, rhinology, and allergy. Her publication record includes 345 international and 78 national papers. Additionally, she is an author or co-editor of 11 international books, 6 national books, and 2 translated books. Furthermore, she serves as one of the guest editors of supplements in a SCI-Expanded Journal 4 times. Dr. Bayar Muluk has contributed significantly to various book chapters, authoring 106 international chapters, 49 national book chapters, and 11 translated book chapters. She has more than 2790 citations in Web of Science-indexed journals. Recognizing her expertise and accomplishments, she holds several key positions at Kırıkkale University. Dr. Bayar Muluk has been appointed as Advisor to the Rector, and she is responsible for Research and Development. Moreover, she is a Vice President and Board Member of Kırıkkale University's Cancer Research and Application Center. Additionally, she serves as a Member of the Quality Committee at Kirikkale University. Charles M. Myer, III, is a Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center and was the director of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program from 2004-2018. He was awarded the 2010 Gabriel F. Tucker Award, given by the American Laryngological Association, which recognizes a laryngologist who has made significant contributions to the field of pediatric laryngology. In addition to having been chairman of the Patient of the Month Program for the American Academy of Otolaryngology, he has served as president of the Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC), the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO), and has been chairman of the Section on Otolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a Fellow of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (the Triological Society), the ABEA, ASPO, and the ALA. Dr. Myer’s clinical expertise has earned him recognition in Best Doctors in America and American Health Magazine. He has been an author/editor of multiple textbooks, and his papers have appeared in numerous professional journals. He also lectures regularly on a local, national, and international basis.

Section 1: General concepts of upper respiratory tract for pediatric pulmonology.- 1. Embryological origins of the upper and lower respiratory tract.- 2. Histological chaaracteristics of the upper respiratory tract: continuum with lower respiratory tract.- 3. Structural and physiological basis of upper respiratory tract.- 4. Congenital anomalies of the upper respiratory tract.- 5. Immunological Defense Mechanisms of the Respiratory System.- 6. Innate and Adaptive Immunity of the Respiratory System.- 7. Immune Responses to Respiratory Infections.- 8. The Respiratory Microbiome.- 9. Communication with sick children.- 10. Communication with sick child's parents.- Section 2: Diagnostic Testing.- 11. Radiologic evaluation of upper respiratory system.- 12. Radiologic evaluation of lower respiratory system.- 13. Fundamentals of upper respiratory tract endoscopy.- 14. Bronchoscopic evaluation: diagnostic clues from upper respiratory tract.- 15. Preschool lung function testing and upper respiratory tract.- 16. Spirometry and upper respiratory tract.- 17. Alergen Testing: Purpose, procedure, interpretation.- 18. Smell testing:  Purpose, procedure, interpretation.- 19. Taste Testing:  Purpose, procedure, interpretation.- Section 3: Symptoms  and signs related with upper and lower respiratory Tract Diseases.- 20. Otalgia in children.- 21. Otorrhea in children.- 22. Nasal Obstruction in Childhood.- 23. Nasal itching, and sneezing in children.- 24. Rhinorrhoea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.- 25. Tonsillary Hypertrophia in Childhood.- 26. Halitosis due to Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Field Infections.- 27. Dysphonia in Children.- 28. Dysphagia in Children.- 29. Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Children.- 30. Chronic cough in children: upper respiratory tract related etiologies.- 31. Wheezing in Children : Upper respiratory tract comorbidities.- 32. Hemoptysis in Children: ENT related etiologies.- 33. Section 4: Pediatric pulmonology disease specific upper respiratory tract involvement.- 34. Airway inflammation: United airways in children.- 35. Allergic rhinitis: Otorhinolaryngologist perspective.- 36. Allergic rhinitis: Pediatric pulmonologist perspective.- 37. Allergic rhinitis: Clinical and therapeutic aspects in asthma.- 38. Meeting organ for ENT and Pediatric Pulmonology: Adenoids.- 39. Meeting organ for ENT and Pediatric Pulmonology: Tonsils.- 40. Pediatric rhinosinusitis: General overview.- 41. Pediatric rhinosinusitis and comorbid asthma.- 42. Pediatric otitis media and comorbid asthma.- 43. Pneumonia in Children and comorbid rhinosinusitis.- 44. Sleep related breathing disorder: Upper respiratory tract related etiologies.- 45. Upper respiratory tract involvement in cystic fibrosis: Genetics and developmental basis.- 46. Upper respiratory tract involvement in cystic fibrosis: Therapeutic continuity.- 47. Upper respiratory tract involvement in primary ciliary diskinesia: Genetics and developmental basis.- 48. Upper respiratory tract involvement in primary ciliary diskinesia: Clinics and diagnosis. 49. Upper respiratory tract involvement in primary ciliary diskinesia: Therapeutic continuity.- 50. Primary immunodeficiencies: upper respiratory tract consequences.- 51. Foreign bodies in children as a cause of upper and lower airways infection.- Section 5: Infectious Diseases of the Pediatric Airway.- 52. Sinusitis in Children.- 53. Adeniditis in Children.- 54. Tonsillitis in Children.- 55. Epiglottis.- 56. Laryngitis.- 57. Tracheitis.- 58. Peritonsillar Abscess.- 59. Retropharyngeal Abscess ubmandibular space infections (Ludwig's angina).- Section 6: Surgical Interventions for Upper airway Management.- 60. Choanal Atresia Management.- 61. Endoscopic sinus surgery in children.- 62. Septoplasty to provide nasal breathing in children.- 63. Tracheostomy to eliminate upper airway obstruction in children.- 64. Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy to eliminate airway obstruction.- 65. Management of laryngeal webs in children.- 66. Management of laryngeal papillomatosis  in children.- Section 7: Miscellaneous.- 67. The role of the Critical airway team.- 68. Epidermolysis Bullosa: ENT involvement.- 69. Pierre Robin Sequence: Controversies in Management.- 70. Herpes simplex inferctions in children.- 71. COVID: Upper respiratory involvement.