09-11, 11:15–11:45 (Europe/Istanbul), Ped Otolaryngol 2 (ICC - B3 Floor - 3B/45)
Rhinosinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of nose and paranasal sinuses. 5–13% of upper respiratory tract infections in children complicate into acute rhinosinusitis. Though not life threatening, it profoundly affects child's school performance and sleep pattern. While the workup and treatment of pediatric rhinosinusitis has many similarities to the adult population, the pediatric primary care provider and otolaryngologist should focus on the important subtle differences to the diagnosis, treatment, and complications of pediatric sinus disease. A number of guidelines are available to help establish a protocol, allowing providers to distinguish rhinosinusitis and prevent complications but also decrease the overtreatment of upper respiratory infections.
1. President of the European Rhinologic Society 2023-2025
2. Bulgarian Rhinologic Society – President
3. Bulgarian Pediatric ORL Society - President
4. Bulgarian ORL, HNS Society – Board member of International Relations
5. Advisory Member of the IFOS
6. UEMS ORL (Union of the European Medical Societies on ORL) – Board Member
7. ESPO – council member and member of the membership committee
8. EAFPS – representative member
9. CEORL,HNS – representative member & financial contoler
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozan Gökler, MD, FEBORL-HNS, is the leading senior consultant in Otolaryngology at Elbe Klinikum Stade, Germany, senior consultant at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, and visiting faculty at Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye. His main clinical and academic interests include pediatric airway surgery, laryngotracheal stenosis, and complex pediatric ENT disorders. He is also General Secretary of the German-Turkish ENT Society and a member of the European ENT Board Examination Pediatric Working Group. He is actively involved in international teaching, research, and professional education in otolaryngology.