A two-day temporal bone dissection course hosted by The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in East Melbourne, Australia.

Dates and location

25–26 February 2027. The hospital organiser lists the overall event from Thursday 25 February at 8:30 am to Friday 26 February at 5 pm AEDT (Melbourne time). In New Zealand, this is 25 February at 10:30 am to 26 February at 7 pm NZDT. These are the overall event start and finish times, not a continuous session or a daily timetable.

Surgical Skills Lab, Level 5, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia.

Course focus

The programme covers middle-ear surgical anatomy, otology, neurotology and lateral skull-base surgery through tutorials and supervised dissection using artificial specimens, with a final cadaveric temporal-bone dissection. Exercises include mastoidectomy, ossicular reconstruction, cochlear implantation and facial-nerve decompression.

Participation and registration

The organiser describes the course as open to trainees and unaccredited registrars, with an observer option. Confirm suitability, prerequisites, places, fees and any training or CPD recognition directly with the hospital before booking. This listing does not establish New Zealand CPD credit.

View the hospital organiser’s course details and registration

Source: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital’s Humanitix event page, cross-checked with the ASOHNS course detail page. Information checked 2 November 2026. The hospital registration page confirms 25–26 February; the ASOHNS overview listing displays different dates.