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The AAO-HNS/F Is Working for the Best Ear, Nose, and Throat Care

If you believe in working for the best ear, nose, and throat care, please consider making a gift to support our mission today.

If you would like to join the Millennium Society, please review the society's membership information.

The AAO-HNS/F and its members collective efforts can be felt from the professional coders in the clinicians office to the excellent surgical care a patient receives from their up-to-date, highly trained otolaryngologist—head and neck surgeon. If the specialty is represented using the human anatomy, the otolaryngologist would be the mind, the patient would be the heart, and the Academy and Foundation the backbone that maintains the entire structure year after year.

For more than 100 years we have continually promoted the delivery of outstanding ear, nose, throat, and head and neck patient care through research, education, and humanitarian efforts. Our work in these areas include:

• A highly-cited monthly journal with the latest peer-reviewed articles, case reports, and concise presentations of new instruments and medical devices, as well as articles describing the complications and side effects of new drugs. Complementary Journal to resident members.
• A public outreach and relations program, with resources developed by leading experts in the field, that educates the public about how to best care for their ear, nose, throat, and head and neck health.
• An annual meeting for practicing otolaryngologists and residents that boasts some 500+ instruction courses, 90+ workshops, peer networking, and an exhibit hall with more than 300 vendors.
• Awarding over 300,000 CME credit hours through more than 750 different learning opportunities each year, with more than 3,000 annual subscribers to the popular Home Study Course.
• A robust research initiative that provides more than $650,000 in research grants funding annually, has led five office-based clinical research studies, and has made major contributions to the body of evidence needed to support the practice of evidence-based medicine.
• Free and low-cost educational opportunities and information resources developed to assist young residents as they begin their careers in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery.
• The John Q. Adams Center for the History of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery has an extensive library and historical collections chronicling the development of the specialty.
• A domestic and international outreach program that encourages humanitarianism by providing financial resources and information for those interested in providing care to underserved populations.
• A member-only program reviewing expert witness testimony for ethical guideline compliance. If you believe in working for the best ear, nose, and throat care, please consider making a gift to support our mission today.

The generosity of our donors is always hard at work! Without the help of donors, many of these programs and services would not be possible. Your generous donations are helping to fulfill the AAO-HNS Foundation mission by:

• Providing high-quality educational programs and products
  
• Funding humanitarian missions and aid
  
• Helping to develop the evidence base for otolaryngology
  
• Building the future of the specialty through research programs and clinical trials
  
• Preserving the history of the specialty
  
• Paving the way for resident members to become well-trained otolaryngologists 

How You Can Help

• Become a member of the Millennium Society or consider making a gift of any amount
  
• Join the Legacy Circle (a special way of recognizing our donors who have made a commitment to the future of the specialty through a planned gift)
  
• Give a gift of any amount in support of the program of your choice
  
• Remember a colleague through an In Memoriam Tribute
  
• Remember a loved one or colleague through an In Honor Tribute
  
• Give to the annual President's Appeal (look for the next appeal letter in your mailbox soon)

• Secured major scope-of-practice state legislative victories in Arizona, California, Georgia, and Maryland;
  
  
• Successfully advocated to reverse a 4.4% Medicare physician reimbursement that took effect on January 1, 2007;
  
  
• Launched AcademyU, an online education portal that will deliver anytime, anyplace learning resources to members worldwide;
  
  
• Formed a Quality Improvement department dedicated to working to develop performance measures and clinical practice guidelines;
  
  
• Crafted an open forum for members to discuss and find solutions to issues affecting patient safety in the practice of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery;
  
  
• Hosted a series of Quality in Otolaryngology Conferences, defining the meaning of “quality” for the specialty and beginning the momentum for creation of specialty specific clinical guidelines geared to improve patient care;
  
  
• Funded 15 humanitarian missions to various locations around the globe, including Asia, the Middle East, and Africa;
  
  
• Improved and updated Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery journal to include more pages, more topical supplements, and searchable online access, including Medline searches;
  
  
• Augmented our ENT Careers job board network, which has tripled the volume of jobs and traffic specialty specifically for our members.

Corporate Support  - find information about the numerous ways Corporations help support the Foundation mission. 

For more information, please contact:
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation
1650 Diagonal Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 1-703-519-1550
F: 1-703-519-1553
development@entnet.org