Take the DISE Challenge

Sunday, October 18, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: 403B

Moderator(s)

Norman R. Friedman, MD, DABSM

Professor
Children's Hosp Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States

Panelist(s)

Derek J. Lam, MD

Professor
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Erin M. Kirkham, MD MPH

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Cristina M. Baldassari, MD

Professor
EVMS at ODU
Virignia Beach, VA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Erin M. Kirkham, MD MPH:

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

For sleep surgeons, DISE is the equivalent of bronchoscopy to the airway surgeon. The focus of this mini seminar is to introduce the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group’s 2024 universal pediatric DISE grading scale which was a consensus statement created by pediatric otolaryngologists. A major challenge for DISE is the lack of consensus in reporting DISE findings which compromises communication. The mini seminar will appeal to attendees of all experience. The objectives are not only to be able to utilize the new IPOG grading scale but also formulate a management for each video and for seasoned otolaryngologists to test their diagnostic acumen on a series of complex clinical cases. Importantly, attendees will have the opportunity to review the DISE cases prior to the seminar DISE - Academy 2026 Annual Meeting

Learning Objectives:

To evaluate a DISE video and classify the obstruction.
To formulate a management plan for a variety of DISE videos
To test diagnostic acumen using a set of clinical cases