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4th TBL Workshop with Real Temporal Bones

Course fee
12 000 CZK / 480 EUR
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Date
September 23–24, 2026
City
Prague
Course Director
prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Čada, Ph.D.

Venues
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Hotel
OREA Hotel Angelo
Radlicka 3216/1g
150 00 Praha 5 – Smíchov
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Temporal Bone Lab
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine
Plzeňská 130/221
150 06 Prague 5 – Motol

Course description
This 2-day course is designed for otolaryngology residents who would like to start and further develop their skills in the treatment of patients with hearing loss, acute otitis media, and chronic otitis media. Using a combination of lectures, videos, and hands-on cadaveric instruction, the faculty will present the latest surgical techniques, including innovations in ossicular chain reconstruction, cochlear implantation, bone conduction hearing device implantation, mastoid surgery, and more.

Course objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
  • Perform intact canal wall mastoidectomy and canal wall down mastoidectomy
  • Perform implantation of a bone conduction hearing implant
  • Perform implantation of an active middle ear implant
  • Perform implantation of a cochlear implant
  • Complete an intratemporal facial nerve dissection
  • Perform labyrinthectomy

Course agenda

Arrival & check-in
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Location: OREA Hotel Angelo
7:00 pm Welcome dinner, course information & group assignment

Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Day 1
Location: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine
8:30–10:00 am Lectures
10:00 am–12:00 pm Mastoidectomy
12:00–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00–4:00 pm Mastoidectomy, posterior tympanotomy
4:00–5:00 pm MED-EL workshop
7:00 pm Dinner

Thursday, 24 September 2026
Day 2
Location: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine
8:30–10:00 am Lectures
10:00 am–12:00 pm Round window opening, CI insertion
12:00–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00–2:00 pm BONEBRIDGE and VSB implantation
2:00–3:30 pm Labyrinthectomy
Discussion with faculty: Čada, Urík, Skřivan, Fík


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