Recent Presentations

Our team of researchers and skilled surgeons at Ear Science Institute Australia are highly respected within the specialist healthcare industry and make regular presentations at conferences to local, national, and international audiences.

2010

Atlas MD. Beating the drum - a new bioengineered tympanic membrane. 8th Garnett Passe Lecture to the Royal Society for Medicine, London, April 2010.

Eikelboom RH, Ellis I, Craemer R, McManus T, Joseph O, Larson A, Atlas MD. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Ear Telehealth in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, ATA 2010, San Antonio TX, 16-18 May 2010.

Eikelboom RH, Adeleke M, Higginbotham. Evaluation of a mobile hearing screening and Ear Doctor Bus incorporating ear telehealth. ATA 2010, San Antonio TX, 16-18 May 2010.

Eikelboom RH, Craemer R, Ellis I, McManus TC, Atlas MD. The economic benefits to the community of ear telehealth in the Pilbara. Frontiers of Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, 28-30 July 2010.

Eikelboom RH, Ellis I, Craemer R, McManus TC, Joseph O, Larson A, Friedland P, Atlas MD. A cost benefit analysis of ear telehealth in the Pilbara. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Eikelboom RH, Friedland P, Adeleke M, Higginbotham P. Evaluation of ear telehealth in an urban setting. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Ellis I, Eikelboom RH, Larson A, McManus T, Joseph O, Craemer R. Creating a Robust Referral Pathway for Ear Disease in Remote Aboriginal Children Using Telehealth, ATA 2010, San Antonio TX, 16-18 May 2010.

Friedland P. Bilateral sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss - A review. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Friedland P, Thomas A, Naran A, Amanuel B. Biomarkers and oncogenes in head and neck cancer patients in Western Australia. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Heel KA, Redmond EL, Levin B, Atlas MD, Marano R. Phenotypic and genotypic profile of human tympanic membrane derived cultured cells. XXV Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry Seattle, May 8-12, 2010.

Levin B, Rajkhowa R, Redmond SL, Marano R, Atlas MD. Tissue engineering an autologous tympanic membrane. Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society AWTRS 2010, Perth, 22 March.

Leishman N. The effect of personal music players on the hearing of children and young people and the need for prevention programs such as ‘Cheers for Ears.’ Safe Work Australia ‘Getting Heard’ Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Symposium, Sydney, 14 May 2010. Invited keynote speaker.

Leishman N. ‘Cheers for Ears’: an education programme for school aged children in the prevention of hearing loss due to loud sounds from personal music players. Australian Health Promoting Schools Association Conference, Perth, 7-8 October 2010. Abstract submitted May 2010.

Linton N, Eikelboom RH, Motakef S, Upson G. Validation of the AMTAS automated audiometer. Audiology Society of Australia XIX National Conference, Sydney, May 2010.

Marano R. Microarray Study of Presbycusis in a Mouse Model. Frontiers of Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, 28-30 July 2010.

Maric V, Eikelboom RH, Adeleke M, Higginbotham P. Evaluation of ear telehealth in an urban setting. Audiology Society of Australia XIX National Conference, Sydney, May 2010.

Ryan A, Friedland P, Lewis R, Lindsay A. Carotid Blow out Syndromes. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Santa Maria PL. The genetics of wound healing in the tympanic membrane. Frontiers of Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, 28-30 July 2010.

Tavora D, Ivey GE, Eikelboom RH, Miller S. A Multi-centre Study on the Long-term Benefits of Tinnitus Management using Neuromonics, American Audiology Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, April 2010.

Teh B, Santa Maria PL, Redmond SR, Marano R, Atlas MD. Optimising Tympanic Membrane Wound Healing on Silk Bioscaffolds with Selected Growth Factors. Frontiers of Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, 28-30 July 2010.

Teh B, Redmond S, Yi S, Levin B, Santa Maria PL, Marano R, Eikelboom R, Atlas M. Tissue Engineering of the Tympanic Membrane: Current Perspective. The Fourth Margaret River Region Forum: Pathways towards Molecular and Cellular Therapy, International Society for Cellular Therapy, Margaret River, Western Australia, April 2010.

Wun L, Friedland P, Gatdatsy A, Atlas M. Contralateral Sinugenic orbital abscess – Beware communicating intersinus septum of frontal sinuses. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

Wun L, Friedland P, Lewis R, Lindsay A. Carotid artery - To take or not to take. Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, April 2010.

2009

Atlas MD. Electroacoustic Stimulation: Examining the Evidence. 7th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences (APSCI), Singapore, December 2009.

Eikelboom RH, Ellis I, Larson A, Pringle B, Robinson D, McManus T, Atlas MD. Ear Telehealth in the Pilbara, Goldfields Ear Health Conference, Kalgoorlie, 30 April/1 May 2009.

Eikelboom RH, Friedland P, McManus T, Ellis I, Craemer R, Adeleke M, Joseph O, Atlas M. Outcomes of two telehealth projects in the Pilbara and outer metropolitan Perth. ASOHNS(WA), Bunker Bay, Oct 2009.

Eikelboom RH, Adeleke M, Higginbotham P. Success and Failures in Telehealth 9, Brisbane, November 2009.

Ellis I, Larson A, Eikelboom RH. Primary Health Care Nurses Use Teleotology in the Fight Against Chronic Ear Disease in Outback Australia, International Council of Nurses 24th Quadrennial Congress, Durban, South Africa 27 June/4 July 2009.

Ellis I, Eikelboom RH, McManus T, Larson A, Joseph O. Getting a Clearer Picture on Ear Health for Remote Aboriginal Children, CRANA, Alice Springs, 14-17 October 2009.

Ellis I, Larson A, Eikelboom RH, et al. Teleotology: a vital piece in the puzzle for improving the management of ear disease for remote Aboriginal children. Success and Failures in Telehealth, Brisbane, 9-11 November 2009.

Friedland P, Atlas MD. Mastoidectromy, ASOHNS 2009. Poster.

Friedland P, Dewar J, Bozic B, Kuan R, Bond R, Mitchell I, Hee G, Wee D, Grey P, Meyer C, Fritschi L, Atlas M. 12 year audit of multidisciplinary managed head and neck cancer patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Western Australia. ANZHS, Fremantle, August. Poster.

Friedland PL, Bozic B, Bumbak PE, Santa Maria PL, Whyte AM, Wyatt MA, Atlas MD, Grey PL. A case of symptomatic ecchordosis physaliphora causing CSF rhinorrhoea: a case report and literature review. ANZHS, Fremantle, August. Poster.

Goggin LS, Gallop MA, Rajan GP, Atlas MD, Freidland P, Eikelboom RH. Development and validation of a computer aided diagnosis system for otology, Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, May 2009.

Higginbotham PD, Eikelboom RH, Adeleke M. Taking it to the streets – The Ear Bus Project, Goldfields Ear Health Conference, Kalgoorlie, 30 April/1 May 2009.

Levin B, Redmond S, Atlas MD, Rajkhowa R, Marano R, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. The Application of a Silk Fibroin Scaffold to Otology, Australia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, May 2009.

Marano R. Genetics of Age Related Hearing Loss, 6th Australasian Auditory Neuroscience Workshop, Canberra, Jan 2009.

Motakef S, Eikelboom RH. Validation of the AMTAS automated audiometer. 45th Conference of the South African Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Society. Nov 2009.

Statham E, Yuen H-W, Eikelboom RH, Hoffman B, Atlas M. Telephone use among cochlear implant recipients at Ear Science Institute Australia, 7^th Asia Pacific Symposium On Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Singapore, 1-4 December 2009.

2008

Atlas MD. Peter Packer Oration. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Atlas MD. Panelist - Challenges in Otology & Neurotology – Mini-Seminar. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Atlas MD The Tympanic Membrane: Response to structural injury and present status of research into possible new techniques for repair. Frontiers of Otolaryngology, Noosa, July 2008.

Eikelboom RH. Ear-telehealth – equipment and service provision. e-Health and Telemedicine Workshop, Perth, November 2008 – invited presentation.

Eikelboom RH. ESIA’s telehealth projects, ASOHNS WA Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth, November 2008.

Ivey GE. Assessment of the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008 - poster.

Ivey GE, Eikelboom RH, Martins J, Maric V, Baguley DM. Convergent validity of the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and the Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire. IXth International Tinnitus Seminars, Goteborg, Sweden, June 2008.

Levin B, Redmond S, Eikelboom RH, Marano R, Atlas MD. Animal and Human Trials of a Tympanic Membrane Scaffold. Frontiers of Otolaryngology, Noosa, July 2008 – poster.

Levin B, Redmond S, Eikelboom R, Marano R, Atlas M. Animal and Human Trials of an Artificial Tympanic Membrane. Poster presentation at UWA School of Surgery Research Symposium, December 2008.

Marano R. Short Pulse Sonication Induces Transcriptional and Translational Regulation of ß-Actin and Stress Related Genes In Vitro. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Marano R. Genetics of Noise induced and age related hearing loss. Frontiers of Otolaryngology, Noosa, July 2008 – poster.

Marino R, Rajan GP, Atlas MD, Chapman E, Eikelboom RH. The use of electroacoustic stimulation for people with residual low frequency hearing. Audiological Society of Australia Annual Meeting, Canberra, May 2008.

Marino R, Rajan GP, Atlas MD, Chapman E, Eikelboom RH. The Round Window Vibrant Soundbridge in the Management of Mixed or Total Conductive Hearing Loss - A Pilot Study. International Conference of Audiology, Hong Kong, May 2008.

Rajan GP. Chair - Challenges in Otology & Neurotology – Mini-Seminar. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Rajan GP. A pilot study with the round window application of the Vibrant Soundbridge in the management of mixed Hearing loss or total conductive block. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Rajan GP. Breaking the Silence: The evolution of hearing restoration, National OHNNG Conference Perth, March 2008.

Rajan GP. EAS,VSB & Co: Tricks and Trends, Instructional course, Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting,  Perth 2008.

Rajan GP. Midfossa-resurfacing versus plugging of the SCC in the management of SCCD: A comparative study', Annual Scientific Meeting Swiss ORL-NHS Society, Zuich, Switzerland, June 2008.

Rajan GP. Haste DWI-MRI after cholesteatoma surgery: Implications for cholesteatoma-screening, Annual Scientific Meeting Swiss ORL-NHS Society, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2008.

Santa Maria P. The Use of Keratolytics in the Healing of Acute Tympanic Membrane Perforations  – A Double Blinded Randomised Control Trial. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Santa Maria P. The Genetics of Tympanic Membrane Healing After Perforation in Rats - A Microarray Study. Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, April 2008.

Santa Maria P, McInnes R, Redmond S, Atlas M, Ghassemifar R. The Genetics of Tympanic Membrane Healing After Perforation in Rats - A Microarray Study. Frontiers of Otolaryngology, Noosa, July 2008 – poster.

P Santa Maria P, McInnes R, Redmond S, Atlas M, Ghassemifar R. The Genetics of Tympanic Membrane Healing After Perforation in Rats – A Microarray Study, ASOHNS WA Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth, November 2008.

2006

Anandacoomaraswamy K: Tissue Engineering of the Human Tympanic Membrane. Frontiers in Otolaryngology, Sanctuary Cove, Qld, 28-29 July 2006.

Anandacoomaraswamy, Robertson, Dutton, Eikelboom, Atlas, Rajan: Tympanic membrane structure analysis and tissue engineering. 4th International Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics In Research and Otology (MEMRO), Zurich, 27-30 July 2006. (poster)

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Ghassemifar R, Santa Maria P, Watts G, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Rajan GP. A meta-analysis of myringoplasty surgery: support for improving surgical techniques, Perth, May 2006.

Atlas MD. Stapedectomy - New Technologies and Techniques, Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting. Melbourne, April 2006.

Atlas MD. Stapedectomy - Predicaments and Pitfalls in Cholesteatoma Surgery, Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, April 2006.

Atlas MD: Computer science in otology: smart diagnostics and tele-otology. Frontiers in Otolaryngology, Sanctuary Cove, Qld, 28-29 July 2006.

Atlas MD. Middle Ear Surgery Course, American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2006.

Atlas MD. Tissue engineering of the tympanic membrane & external ear canal. Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear, 7th International Academic Conference of Immunobiology in Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, November 2006.

Brooks E, Marano RJ, Eikelboom RH, Redmond S, Atlas MD, Ghassemifar R. Ascorbic acid increases expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in primary tympanic membrane cell cultures, Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear, 7th International Academic Conference of Immunobiology in Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, November 2006. (poster)

Eager KM, Marino R, Atlas MD, Eikelboom RH, Development of a protocol for fitting bone anchored hearing airs to patients with single sided deafness. Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear, 7th International Academic Conference of Immunobiology in Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, November 2006. (poster)

Eikelboom RH, Gallop MA, Marino R, Sutherland F, Atlas MD, Rajan GP: Tele-otology - a tool for education and telemedicine. 4th International Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology (MEMRO), Zurich, 27-30 July 2006. (poster)

Eikelboom RH: Aurisview: Design, development and implementation of a tele-otology system. Frontiers in Otolaryngology, 28-29 July 2006, Sanctuary Cove, Qld. (poster).

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Changing the way that Ear Health is delivered. E-Health Forum, Geraldton, May 2006.

Ghassemifar R: the expression of KGFf-1 and KGF-2 and their receptors in primary human ear tissue cells. Frontiers in Otolaryngology, Sanctuary Cove, Qld, 28-29 July 2006. (poster)

Ghassemifar R. Enhancing Cell Regeneration of the Tympanic Membrane, Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear, 7th International Academic Conference of Immunobiology in Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, November 2006.

Ghassemifar R, Moska N, Redmond SL, Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. The expression of KGF-1, KGF -2 and their receptors in primary human ear tissue cells, Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear, 7th International Academic Conference of Immunobiology in Otorhinolaryngology, Melbourne, November 2006. (poster)

Marino R, Eager KM, Atlas MD. Auditory Brain Stem Implant – A Western Australian first. Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Perth, May 2006.

Marino R, Kania A, Eikelboom RH, Eager KM, Wright E. Auditory memory skills of Aboriginal children in the Kimberly, Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Perth, May 2006.

MacKenzie D, Eager KM. BAHA – More than two syllables. Bone anchored hearing aid workshop, Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Perth, May 2006.

Rajan, Huber, Blackham, Eikelboom, Atlas: No more crimping in stapedotomy? A multicentre trial with the Nitinol stapes piston. 4th International Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics In Research and Otology (MEMRO), Zurich, 27-30 July 2006.

Rajan, Whyte, Atlas, Eikelboom: The effects of superior semicircular canal dehiscence on hearing: does size of the dehiscence have an impact? 4th International Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics In Research and Otology (MEMRO), Zurich, 27-30 July 2006.

2005

Anandacoomaraswamy KS. Tympanic Membrane Reconstruction: The Role of Tissue Engineering, ANZBA/McCOMB Research Day, Perth, May 2005.

Anandacoomaraswamy KA, Watts GD, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Rajan GP. Successful Myringoplasty (Type I Tympanoplasty): A Meta-analysis Comparing Paediatric and Adult Populations, The International Meeting of Australasian Society of Paediatric Oto-rhino-laryngology, Fiji, July 2005.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Dutton N, Rajan GP, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Robertson T. Utilisation of fresh human tympanic membranes for structural analysis and cytokeratin immunocytochemistry implementing resin techniques, Surgical Research Society of Australasia 42ndAnnual Scientific Meeting, Perth, May 2005.

Atlas MD, Rajan GP, Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Subramaniam K, Eikelboom RH. Improving hearing outcomes with the Nitinol self-crimping, shape memory stapedectomy prosthesis, Surgical Research Society of Australasia 42ndAnnual Scientific Meeting, Perth, May 2005.

Atlas MD. Mastoidectomy Cavities – Leave alone, reconstruct or eliminate flaps - obliteration with vascularized soft tissue, 25th Politzer Society Meeting, Seoul, Korea, Oct 2005.

Atlas MD. Acoustic Neuroma – improving quality of life after translabrynthine surgery, 25th Politzer Society Meeting, Seoul, Korea, Oct 2005.

Atlas MD. Modern Mastoid Surgery – New Techniques. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Expo, Los Angeles.

Atlas MD. Cholesteatoma Surgery: Canal Wall Up Vs Canal Wall Down – Old Arguments Re-visited. XVIII Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS), Rome.

Atlas MD. Modern Mastoid Surgery – New Techniques. XVIII Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS), Rome.

Eager KM. Bone anchored hearing aids for single sided deafness- what do users really think? The Acoustic Neuroma Conference, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, July 2005.

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD (2005) Attitude to telemedicine, and willingness to use it, in audiology patients. 5th International Conference on Success and failures in Telemedicine, Brisbane, August 2005.

Eikelboom RH, Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Atlas MD. Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials in Otology – The Future. 25th Politzer Society Meeting, Seoul, Korea.

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Sutherland F, Marino R, Coates H, Gallop MA. Video-otoscopy and tele-otology for managing ear health in remote areas. PINA Ear Conference, Kalgoorlie, October 2005.

Eikelboom RH. Video-otoscopy and tele-otology – Workshop for Health Care Workers and Nurses, Kalgoorlie, October 2005.

Rajan GP, Semicircular Canal Dehisence Syndrome-Diagnosis and Management Swiss Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 2005

Lewkowski K. Basics in Vestibular Testing. Association of Neurophysiological Technologists of Australia, Perth, August 2005.

Subramaniam K, Eager KM, Ivey GE, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Bone Anchored Hearing Aids - Improving Quality of Life for acoustic neuroma patients with unilateral hearing loss, Surgical Research Society of Australasia 42ndAnnual Scientific Meeting, May 2005, Perth.

2004

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Robertson T, Dutton N, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Tympanic membrane structure – a prelude to tissue engineering. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, Queensland, July 2004.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Robertson T, Eikelboom RH, Wood FM, Atlas MD. Myringoplasty: Fascia, Cartilage or Fat? Tympanic membrane ultrastructure – a prelude to tissue engineering of the “Real Thing”. 10th Asia-Oceania ORL Head & Neck Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Feb 2004.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Robertson T, Eikelboom RH, Wood FM, Atlas MD. Myringoplasty: Fascia, Cartilage or Fat? Tympanic membrane ultrastructure – a prelude to tissue engineering of the “Real Thing”. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting. March 2004, Sydney.

Atlas M, Subramaniam K, Eikelboom RH, Anandacoomaraswamy K, Kwei S. No more stapedectomy crimping?  The Nitinol stapedectomy prosthesis, Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Sydney, March 2004.

Atlas M, Subramaniam K, Sader C, Eikelboom RH, Ivey GE. Unilateral hearing loss – a genuine problem. Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, May 2004.

Eager KM, Ivey G, Atlas MD. Bone anchored hearing aids – an audiological perspective. Recent Advances in Audiological Science. Society for Audiology Professionals, 2nd scientific meeting. Singapore, September 2004.

Eager KM. Cochlear implants in the elderly- a growing need. Geriatric and Rehabilitation Conference, Fremantle.

Eager KM, Ivey G Atlas MD. Bone anchored hearing aids – indications and assessment. Implantable Hearing Aid Workshop, University of Western Australia. July 2004.

Eager KM, Atlas MD. Bone anchored hearing aid post acoustic neuroma surgery: First in Australia. Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, May 2004.

Eager KM, Atlas MD, Cochlear Implants in the elderly – A growing need, Inaugural Combined Rehabilitation & Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, June 2004

Eager KM, Ivey G, Atlas MD Bone anchored hearing aids – an audiological perspective. Recent Advances in Audiological Science. Society for Audiology Professionals, 2nd scientific meeting. Singapore, September 2004.

Eikelboom RH. Tele-otology. Empowering Health Care Workers to improve the management of chronic ear disease. Berrimpa, Brisbane, June 2004.

Eikelboom RH, Mbao MN, Coates H, Atlas MD, Gallop M. Validation of tele-otology for the diagnosis of ear disease. American Telemedicine Association, Annual Conference, Tampa, May 2004.

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Mbao MN, Gallop MA. Tele-otology: diagnosis and management of ear disease of patients in remote areas, Audiological Association of Australia, National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, May 2004.

Eikelboom RH, Mbao MN, Coates HL, Atlas MD, Gallop M. Validating tele-otology to diagnose and manage ear disease in remote communities. 4th International Conference on Success and failures in Telemedicine, Brisbane, July 2004.

Eikelboom RH. Tele-otology - Improving access of ear services to the remote areas. ASA Continuing Education Seminars, Alice Springs and Darwin, July 2004.

Rajan GP, Atlas MD, Eikelboom RH. The Nitinol stapes piston: the end of manual crimping? Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, Queensland, July 2004.

Subramaniam K, Atlas MD, Eikelboom RH, Eager KM. Unilateral profound hearing loss and quality of life after cerebellopontine angle surgery. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, Queensland, July 2004.

2003

Anandacoomaraswamy K, Atlas MD, Eikelboom RH. Tissue Engineering: Development and applications in otolaryngology. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Cairns, May 2003.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Thamrin C, Eikelboom RH, Then CM, Atlas MD, Robertson T. Tissue engineering of the human tympanic membrane: preliminary studies. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, August 2003.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Thamrin C, Eikelboom RH, Then CM, Atlas MD, Robertson T. The human tympanic membrane: preliminary studies in tissue engineering. Surgical Research Society of Australasia 40th Annual Scientific meeting, Melbourne, August 2003.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Thamrin C, Eikelboom RH, Then CM, Atlas MD, Robertson T. Tissue engineering of the human tympanic membrane. New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wanganui, November 2003.

Atlas MD. The Way Ahead in Ear Surgery. 57th Annual Better Hearing Australia National Conference, Perth, 2003.

Atlas MD. Be Aware! Ear Reconstruction in Progress. Australian Audiological Society (WA) Continuing Development Meeting, Perth, November 2003.

Banerjee A. Choosing the Approach to Tympanoplasty Surgery. Surgery of the ear and temporal bone course, Perth, March 2003.

Dinh QQ, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Weber S, Mbao MN, Gallop MA. A tele-otology course as a means of addressing the shortage of primary health care physicians in Aboriginal communities. HISA 12th Computer Conference, Sydney, August 2003.

Eikelboom RH, Gallop MA, Martlew A, Mbao M, Atlas MD, Dellit E, Traynor C, Bowen B, Carter R, Pagels R. A complete tele-otology software package for remote sites, image and data server, and ear specialists. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, August 2003.

Eikelboom RH, Mbao MN, Coates H, Atlas MD, Gallop M. Is tele-otology a reliable method for the diagnosis of ear disease of patients in remote areas? Surgical Research Society of Australasia 40th Scientific meeting, Melbourne, August 2003.

Eikelboom RH, Weber S, Atlas MD, Dinh Q, Mbao MN, Gallop M. An online tele-otology course for primary care providers. 3rd International Conference on Success and failures in Telemedicine, Brisbane, August 2003.

Eikelboom RH. Tele-otology – Decreasing the tyranny of distance, Australian Audiological Society (WA) Continuing Development Meeting, Perth, Nov 2003.

Lewkowski K. Goodbye, Perilymph Fistula. Hello, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Surgery of the ear and temporal bone course, Perth, March 2003.

Mbao MN, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Gallop MA, Weber S, Dinh Q. Validation of tele-otoscopy. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Cairns, May 2003.

Mbao MN, Eikelboom RH, Coates H, Atlas MD, Gallop M, O’Sullivan P. Remote diagnosis of ear disease by tele-otoscopy, International Symposium on Otitis Media, Palm Beach, Florida, June 2003.

2002

Atlas MD. Ear Reconstruction in Progress. Temporal Bone Course, Singapore, October 2002.

Blackham R, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Utilisation of ENT specialists in Rural Western Australia. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, October 2002.

Eikelboom RH. Tele-otology � improving access to ear specialists. PINA Ear Health Conference, Kalgoorlie, Oct 2002.

Subramaniam K, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Poster: The patient's perspective: quality of life and postoperative symptoms after acoustic neuroma surgery. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, October 2002.

Blackham R, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Utilisation of ENT specialists in Rural Western Australia. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, October.

Atlas MD, O'Sullivan P, Bowman J, Gollege C. Avoiding ototoxicity in clinical practice � topical fluoroquinolones. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, August 2002.

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Mbao MN, Gallop MA. Tele-otology: planning, design, development and implementation. Second International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Brisbane, August 2002.

Subramaniam K, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. The patient's perspective: quality of life and postoperative symptoms after acoustic neuroma surgery. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, August 2002.

Eikelboom RH, Harrison C, Mbao MN, M Gallop M, Atlas MD. Video sequences of the tympanic membrane: digital compression for telemedicine. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, August 2002.

Thamrin C, Eikelboom RH. Rupture pressure of porcine tympanic membrane. Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology, Noosa, August 2002.

Eikelboom RH. Telemedicine Research in Australia. American Telemedicine Association Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, June.

Atlas MD. Facial Nerve Paralysis. Annual Masters Course, Scientific Meeting Head and Neck, Kuala Lumpur, April 2002.

Atlas MD. Cholesteatoma - the Future. Annual Masters Course, Scientific Meeting Head and Neck, Kuala Lumpur, April 2002.

Anandacoomaraswamy KS, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Implementation of a computerised medical database in otolaryngology. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Perth, March 2002.

Then CM, Robertsen T, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. New perspectives on the tymanic membrane. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Perth, March 2002.

Atlas MD. Cochlear Implantation. The Otolaryngology Head and Neck Nurses Group Conference, Perth, March 2002.

Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Mbao M. Digital images for teleotology: how small can we go? Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Scientific Meeting, Perth, March 2002.

Atlas MD. Acoustic Neuroma and Auditory Brainstem Implants. Fourth Hearing International Scientific Conference, Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.

Atlas MD. Surgery for Chronic Otitis Media. Fourth Hearing International Scientific Conference, Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.

Atlas MD. Surgical Management of Vertigo. Fourth Hearing International Scientific Conference, Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.

Atlas MD. Surgery for ménière's Disease. Fourth Hearing International Scientific Conference, Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.

2001

Atlas MD. The Future of Acoustic Neuroma Surgery. Ninth ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, Singapore 2001.

Atlas MD. Skull Base Surgery at the Jugular Foramen. Ninth ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, Singapore 2001.

Atlas MD. Surgical Reanimation of the Facial Nerve. Ninth ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, Singapore 2001.

Atlas MD. Fast Growing Cerebello Pontine Angle lesions. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, (ASOHNS) Annual General Meeting, Adelaide, South Australia 2001.

Atlas MD. Mastoid Surgery-Obliteration Techniques and Avoiding Pitfalls. Smith & Nephew Sixth Annual ENT Winter Meeting, Coolum 2001.

Eikelboom RH, Mbao M, Atlas MD, Mitchell I, Coates H. Compression of video-otoscope images for tele-otology: a pilot study. 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istanbul, October 2001.

Atlas MD. Hypoglossal Facial Nerve Repair � A New Technique. Ninth International Facial Nerve Symposium, San Francisco 2001.

Atlas MD. Facial Nerve Paralysis Repair: Comparison of Techniques and Timing following Temporal Bone Trauma. Ninth International Facial Nerve Symposium, San Francisco 2001.

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