Practice and Advocacy 
Save the date: Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO September 26-29, 2010, Boston, MA
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AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guidelines
These evidence-based clinical practice guidelines were developed by multidisciplinary guideline panels.
NEW! Hoarseness (Dysphonia): September 2009
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV): November 2008
Cerumen Impaction: September 2008
Adult Sinusitis: September 2007
Acute Otitis Externa: April 2006
Other Academy Endorsed Guidelines
Practice Advisory for the Prevention and Management of Operating Room fires: May 2008
Otitis Media with Effusion: May 2004
Guidelines Development Toolkit
Clinical Practice Guideline Databases
National Guideline Clearinghouse: A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Guidelines International Network: The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) is an international not-for-profit association of organisations and individuals involved in the development and use of clinical practice guidelines.
Workshops held in cities nationwide will help otolaryngologists, their staff, and other healthcare professionals code correctly, learn risk reduction strategies, and organize business systems.