CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS (CAO)
ANNUAL MEETING
8-10 APRIL, 2026
Coco Palm Resort,
St. Lucia
Website: www.caoent.com
Facebook: Caribbean Otolaryngologists
PROGRAMMES
Tuesday 7th April 2026
Arrival
Registration
5:00pm – 8:00pm
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Welcome Reception – Coco Palm Resort
Day 1
Wednesday 8th April 2026
7:00am – 12:00pm
Registration
8:00am – 8:30am
Opening Ceremony
PAEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
8:30am – 9:00am
Management of Paediatric Pharyngeal Trauma
Dr. Earl Harley
Washington D.C, USA
9:00am – 9:30am
Vascular malformations and vascular tumours of the head and neck (haemangioma and lymphatic malformations)
Dr. Haytham Kubba
Glasgow, UK
9:30am – 10:00 am
Tympanoplasty in children, technical considerations and technique
Ms. Codruta Neumann
London, UK
10:00am – 10:30am
COFFEE BREAK
10:30am – 11:00am
Paediatric Epistaxis
Mr. Haytham Kubba
Glasgow, UK
11:00am – 11:30am
Functional Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
Prof. Greg Postma
Augusta, USA
RESEARCH PAPERS
11:30am – 11:40am
Outcomes of Paediatric Myringoplasty
Dr. Stephanie Germain
UK
11:40am – 11:50am
Improvement in Apnea Severity and Nocturnal Oxygenation Following Nissen Fundoplication: A Retrospective Case Series
Brandon Arjoon, Shada Dorville, David J. Dillard & James K. Fortson
11:50am – 12:00pm
CT-Documented Incidence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
David J. Dillard, BS; Magalie Nelson Charles, MD; Shada Dorville, Brandon
Arjoon & James K Fortson
12:00pm – 12:10pm
Isolated Kaposi Sarcoma of the External Ear: A Rare Presentation in an
Immunocompromised Host
David J. Dillard, Magalie Nelson-Charles, Shada Dorville, Brandon
Arjoon & James K. Fortson
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
12:10pm – 12:30pm
Burnout in Clinical Practice
Dr. Brian Charles – Medical Protection Society
Questions and Answers
12:30pm – 1:30pm
LUNCH
1:30pm – 2:30pm (Panel Discussion)
ENT implications of a major hurricane
Dr. Barbara Salmon-Grandison, Selbourne Hemmings, Myrton Smith &
Andrew Manning
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Update on INSPIRE – making it simpler
Dr. Mason Johnson & Prof. Jimmy Brown
Florida, USA
3:00pm – 3:30pm
AI in Medicine Updates for 2026: What happened in 2025 compared to what we thought and where we are going
Dr. Brian Lobo
Florida, USA
3:30pm – 4:00pm
“How to perform the AirLift technique for OSA resolution ” (Hands-on)
Prof. Jimmy Brown
Florida, USA
5:00pm – 7:00pm
CAO Annual General Meeting
Day 2
Thursday 9th April 2026
7:00am – 12:00pm
Registration
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
8:00am – 8:30am
Getting it right the first time
Prof. Jarrod Homer
Manchester, UK
8:30am – 9:00am
The History of MDT
Ms. Susannah Penney
Manchester, UK
9:00am – 9:30am
From Silos to Success – the Cooperative Evolution of our Head &Neck Service
Ms. Alison Carr
Manchester, UK
9:30am – 10:00am
Just because you can operate, should you?
Surgical thresholds in Head & Neck Cancer
Mr. Rajesh Anmolsingh
Manchester, UK
10:00am – 10:30am
COFFEE BREAK
GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY
10:30am – 11:00am
Minimally Invasive Approaches in Salivary Glands
Professor Francis Marchal
Switzerland
11:00am – 11:30am
Psychological Implications of Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. James Fortson
Atlanta, USA
KEYNOTE LECTURE
11:30am – 12:00pm
Diseases of the Salivary glands
Prof. Eugene Myers
Pittsburgh, USA
1:00pm – 5.30pm
Catamaran Cruise
Day 3
Friday 10th April 2026
OTOLOGY
8:00am – 8:30am
Otology conundrums – management dilemmas of common presentations
Mr. Aaron Trinidade
London, UK
8:30am – 9:00am
Mastoid obliteration- technique and results in a 12 year series follow-up
Ms. Codruta Neuman
London, UK
9:00am – 9:30am
The Chronically Dizzy Patient: From Diagnosis to Durable Control
Mr. Aaron Trinidade
London, UK
9:30am – 10:00am
Global efforts to increase funding towards hearing loss prevention, detection and treatment
Mr. Patrick D’Haese – MedEl
10:00am – 10:30am
COFFEE BREAK
GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY
11:00am – 11:30am
Clinical manifestations and challenges in diagnosis and management of fungal sinusitis
Dr. James K Fortson
Atlanta, USA
11:30am – 12:00pm
Deep neck space infections
Myrton Smith
Kingston, Jamaica
12:00pm – 12:30pm
The role of Trans Nasal Oesophagoscopy in Otolaryngology
Prof. Greg Postma
Augusta, USA
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Balance: – It’s law and order in the universe – A Panoramic review
Prof. Halda Shaw
Kingston, Jamaica
1:00pm – 2:00pm
LUNCH
RESEARCH PAPERS
2:00pm – 2:10pm
Balloon Dilation in Septal Surgery: Experimental Analysis of Unguided Balloon Motion
Shada Dorville, MD; Brandon Arjoon, MD, David Joseph Dillard, James K. Fortson, MD
2:10pm – 2:20pm
Endoscopic Transethmoid Approach to a Medial Intraconal Cavernous Hemangioma Using Bio-absorbable Steroid-Eluting Stent Assistance
David J. Dillard, Douglas Farquhar, Tyler Kenning, Shada Dorville, Brandon
Arjoon, & James K. Fortson
2:30pm – 2:40pm
Force-Directional Balloon Dilation in Sinonasal Surgery: Evaluating Pressure Distributions Using Pressure-Sensitive Film
Shada Dorville, Brandon Arjoon, David Joseph Dillard, James K. Fortson
2:40pm – 2:50pm
Ventral-Only Tongue Base Ablation (VOAT) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 13-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
David J. Dillard MS-3; Shada Dorville, MD; Brandon Arjoon, MD; James K.
Fortson
2:50pm – 3:00pm
Large Parotid Gland Tumour
Aguila Y, Menendez D, King S & JnBaptiste C.
GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Laryngeal Symptoms in Divers – Diving with LPR and Laryngeal Pathology
Prof Amy Rutt
Florida, USA
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Live session: let’s get started with AI- live demonstration of how to get started with Chatbot based solutions
Dr. Brian Lobo
Florida, USA
4:15pm – 4:30pm
Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Dr. Barbara Salmon-Grandison
6:00pm – 11:00pm
GRAND BANQUET