Ear Center: Temporal Bone Lab Course Agenda

Typical TB Course Agenda

The following course agenda represents a typical two day surgeon's temporal bone training course. The agenda may vary depending upon the level of experience of the individual surgeons who are being trained and the availability of surgeon instructors and field engineers. Training involves both didactic instruction and hands-on temporal bone lab experience.

Usually, each surgeon will work with four to five temporal bones during the training course. Each surgeon will be provided with documentation of training for hospital/surgical center privilege purposes. In addition, each surgeon will be certified or will be required to obtain further training prior to performing patient implantations.

Agenda - Day #1 (such as a Friday)

8:30- 8:40
8:40- 9:40
9:40-10:00
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:30
10:30-10:40
10:40-10:50
10:50-11:00
11:00-11:20
11:20-12:00
12:00- 1:00
1:00- 2:00
2:00- 5:30
6:30		 Welcome & Overview
Device, technology, system overview
Review & use of bone cements
Audiologic & clinical results
Break
Patient video
Preoperative guidelines
Implant video
Intraoperative testing
Temporal bone training objectives
Lunch
Surgical technique (detailed)
Temporal bone lab
Dinner Local Restaurant

Agenda - Day #2 (such as Saturday)

8:30- 8:40
8:40-9:15
9:15-10:00
10:00- 12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-5:30
6:30
Review of basic concepts
Basic science of sensing & driving
Questions & Answers
Temporal bone laboratory
Lunch
Temporal bone laboratory
Dinner Local Restaurant