• A big picture perspective from an ENT point of view to what contributes to the development of dysfunctional breathing in children and how to bring about an integrative approach in the treatment. 
• 3 learning objectives: 
  • understanding dysfunctional breathing and the possible underlying mechanisms
  • A paradigm shift in understanding and assessing the upper airway by an ENT 
  • Towards an integrative pathway in the management 
• Jeevanan Jahendran, MD, ENT
  • After completing his Master’s in Otorhinolarygology from University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala
    Lumpur in 2004, he served as a Lecturer & Consultant ENT surgeon at Hospital Universiti
    Kebangsaan Malaysia from 2004 to 2011. Currently he works in Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He
    has always had a special interest in the nose and its associated conditions, but since 2012 he has
    taken up an avid interest in sleep related breathing disorders. He is a passionate advocate of
    education both in creating public awareness and teaching medical professionals. He has served as
    the President of the Malaysian Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons. He
    organised the Inaugural Asean Sleep Congress in 2012 and the Asian Research Symposium in
    Rhinology in Kuala Lumpur in 2016. He is currently dedicated in bringing a whole new concept of
    managing the upper airway in an integrated manner through bridging multiple specialties.

1 CE credit available to AAPMD members