Scary Cases 2025 - Start Your Screaming!

Saturday, October 11, 2025

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Location: 240-241

CME/MOC Credit: 1

Disclosure(s):

Michael B. Cohen, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Ricardo M. Aulet, MD MBA:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Eugenie Du, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Elliott D. Kozin, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Scary Cases panel utilizes a case-base, interactive approach to providing education in patient care and risk management. Exceptionally scary cases presented by well-known experts and experienced clinicians will focus on what has gone wrong in the management of Otolaryngology patients. Each expert will present a specific case that was difficult to manage, had unexpected morbidity or resulted in litigation. Scary cases can range from medical complexities to ethical issues to medical-legal challenges. Difficult cases are often great sources of learning. This panel will provide education on how to anticipate and avoid unwanted outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Identify potential pitfalls inherent to the practice of otolaryngology that may lead to adverse outcomes or put patients at excessive risk
Identify potential complicating factors outside of a patients specific Otolaryngologic conditions which can affect patient outcomes.
Identify risk factors for unusual causes of common presenting symptoms

Moderator(s)

Michael B. Cohen, MD

Assistant Professor
VA Medical Center - Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Panelist(s)

Michael B. Cohen, MD

Assistant Professor
VA Medical Center - Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Ricardo M. Aulet, MD MBA

Assistant Professor
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Eugenie Du, MD

Partner
Associates in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Newton, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Elliott D. Kozin, MD

MD
Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard medical School
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.