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Professor Rea To Visit Bahrain

Professor Rea has been invited back to Bahrain to talk to the ENT surgeons in the Middle East later in the year. He will be talking on how he reconstructs the ear surgically to improve hearing and tinnitus in appropriate patients.

Whilst on the subject of Bahrain, Professor Rea mentions that his current ENT Senior Fellow is also from Bahrain so it will be a particularly special trip. Professor Rea hosts a senior ENT doctor (termed a Senior Fellow) for a 12 month attachment every year. It is a very competitive post to get with over 40 applications from around the world each year from surgeons hoping to learn from him at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Oliver Rea Submits Research Paper

The assistant clinic manager Oliver Rea has submitted a research paper to the British Society of Neuro-otology (BSNO) reviewing 20 years of surgery for BPPV undertaken in Leicester. You will almost certainly meet Oliver when you visit the London Road Clinic. What you might not know is his academic background with a degree in Natural Sciences and the award of best paper by a young scientist at a previous BSNO meeting. A highly prestigious award. He is also part of scientific group working on developing new AI driven devices that help treat balance problems at home. He doesn’t know we are putting this up on the website as he is always very modest about his achievements but we feel he deserves the recognition!

Annual British Society of Otology Meeting

Professor Rea enjoyed talking to a large group of balance doctors at the annual British Society of Otology meeting this month. The lecture was held in the beautiful surroundings of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. This was his first visit to this extraordinary venue and Prof does strongly recommend a visit on a sunny day if you have not walked the grounds before.

GP Balance Training

For GPs looking for further training in balance, Professor Rea will be speaking for an hour on 1st August on “managing dizziness in primary care” through the Leicestershire GP Training Programme. Please contact Dr Adam Mulla, Programme Director, for further details. (This is for GPs only)

The Leicester Balance Course

For doctors, audiologists, and physiotherapists with a special interest in balance, and who are seeking a detailed three day course to expand their knowledge on the subject, Professor Rea recommends considering booking on to The Leicester Balance Course which is running this year from 10th - 12th September (Google Leicester Balance Course De Montfort University for details). This will be the 20th year Prof has run what is now considered one of the UK's leading courses for those treating patients with dizziness and balance disorders, and he tells us there are only a few places left. It has sold out every year recently.