3rd CEORL-HNS Course Report
The third course of the CEORL-HNS Academy was held on April 4th and 5th, 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The Academy of The Confederation of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS) was launched as a part of CEORL-HNS educational activities. After 2 courses, it has been recognized as a valuable educational event which attracts numerous ORL-HNS residents and young otorhinolaryngolgogists. The Academy is tasked with improving and updating knowledge and skills among European ORL-HNS residents and young specialists according to European standards and modern guidelines and aiding in their preparation for the local and international exams. Besides this educational task, the Academy's mission is to gather young people from all around Europe in a spirit of friendship and raise awareness of belonging to the same community of European otorhinolaryngologists – head and neck surgeons.
As the first Course of the Academy organized in Zagreb on March 2023 was very successful, we were encouraged to organize the second and third Academy Course.
The third course was organized in collaboration with the Croatian Society of ORL-HNS and the coordinator was Tomislav Baudoin. It was held on the campus of the University of Dubrovnik. One hundred participants and 25 moderators from 33 European countries were registered. Three observing moderators from Bangladesh and Malaysia joined us.
The concept of the course was “problem-based learning”, where moderators interactively with participants passed through 30 ORL-HNS cases. Participants were divided into six groups in six rooms. The course ended with a guided city tour and a get-together party.
The third CEORL-HNS Academy fulfilled its tasks with distinction in the professional and the social program, confirmed by the survey filled out by the participants. In addition to regular cases, a quiz aptly called „Who wants to be an Academy millionaire“ was held, with the winner receiving free entry into the 8th CEORLHNS Congress in Gothenburg and the second and third participants receiving next year's free Academy course fee for someone of their choice.
The Presidential Council of the CEORLHNS decided to continue with the Academy courses. Due to significant interest of European ORL-HNS residents and young doctors, we decided to organize the event twice per year. In the spring it will be held in Dubrovnik, established as a basis of the Academy and in the autumn it will be held in other European cities. Thessaloniki in Greece will be next venue and on October 3rd and 4th, 2025 and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will be host to the fourth Academy course.
