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Courses and Workshops

Overview

SORL runs a year-round program of hands-on dissection courses, workshops, and major scientific conferences, in partnership with universities, hospitals, and training centers across the Kingdom and the region. Most activities are CME/CPD-accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

Major Scientific Conferences

  • 40th SORL International Conference
  • 4th Rhinology Retreat
  • 1st Vertigo & Dizziness Symposium
  • 41st SORL International Conference — 6 January – 21 February 2026, Riyadh

Training Courses & Workshops (by focus area)

Temporal Bone Anatomy & Surgery

CourseOrganizerVenueDateCME
5th Temporal Bone Dissection CourseAbha Maternity and Children's HospitalAbhaNovember 2025[TBD]
6th Temporal Bone Hands-on Dissection CourseRoyal Medical Services / King Fahad Specialist Hospital–Dammam / SORLCrown Prince Center, Bahrain14–15 October 2025[TBD]
17th Temporal Bone Dissection Course (PSMMC)Prince Sultan Military Medical City, ORL H&N Dept.Riyadh21–23 October 202523 hrs
Oto Madina — Temporal Bone Dissection Course (Madina 2025)Executor Events (sponsored by Cochlear)Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMBAH), Madina21–22 November 2025[TBD]
44th Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection CourseKing Saud University – College of MedicineKing Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH)28–30 January 202624 hrs (ACA-20250005974)

Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base Surgery (FESS)

CourseOrganizerVenueDateCME
2nd KSMC FESS CourseKing Saud Medical City / Riyadh First Health ClusterRiyadh21–22 January 2025[TBD]
1st Advanced FESS and Skull Base Surgery CourseRoyal Medical Services / King Fahad Specialist Hospital–DammamCrown Prince Center, Bahrain (NHRA accredited)[TBD][TBD]
3rd KFMC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Dissection CourseKing Fahad Medical City[TBD]17–18 December 2025[TBD]
Endo Madina — Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course (Madina)Executor EventsPrince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMBAH), Madina[TBD][TBD]
12th Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Dissection CourseMinistry of Defence – Prince Sultan Military Medical CityPrince Sultan Military Medical City11–12 February 202612 hrs

Airway Surgery

CourseOrganizerVenueDateCME
1st Pediatric Airway Surgical CourseKing Saud Medical City / Riyadh First Health ClusterKSMC Forensic Lab, Riyadh14–15 May 202516 hrs
3rd Pediatric Airway Surgery CourseMinistry of Defence (PSMMC)Prince Sultan Military Medical City25–27 November 2025[TBD]
18th Riyadh Bronchoesophagoscopy & Laser CourseKing Saud University Medical CityKing Abdulaziz University Hospital8–9 February 202615 hrs (ACA-20260000072)

Rhinoplasty

CourseOrganizerVenueDate
The 1st Rhinoplasty Dissection CourseRoyal Medical Services / King Fahad Specialist Hospital–Dammam / SORLCrown Prince Center, Bahrain14–15 October 2026
Rhino Madina — 1st Rhinoplasty Surgery CourseMinistry of National Guard – Health Affairs / Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz HospitalMadina (PMBAH)29 November 2025
2nd KSMC Basic Rhinoplasty CourseKing Saud Medical CityRiyadh23 January 2025
Saudi Face 2 — Advanced Cosmetic Course (40% discount for SORL members)Saudi FaceRiyadh5–6 December 2025

Other Regional Programs

  • 3rd ENT Masterclass Middle East

Community & Scientific Lectures

  • "Radiology of the Inner Ear: Findings in Hearing Loss" — Eastern Area ENT Club, 24 December 2024.

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