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25% of infants/children experience some degree of dysphagia and the incidence is even higher in infants/children with airway anomalies. Sialorrhea often is both a manifestation of and an exacerbating factor of thin liquid dysphagia. Aspiration associated with pediatric dysphagia and drooling frequently results…

Patrocinado por la Asociación Panamericana de Otorrinolaringología - Cirugía de Cabeza y CuelloLa Disfagia es una forma de trastorno alimenticio que no es una enfermedad en sí misma, sino un síntoma de una enfermedad neurológica, anatómica y/o psicosomática. La incidencia de estos trastornos ha aumentado…

The risk of recurrence in thyroid cancer is quite low, however it depends on the extent of initial diseases, both at the primary site and nodal metastasis. Recurrent disease is difficult to manage in relation to resection of tumor, prevention of complication, and future recurrences…

Attendees will gain a better understanding of basic mechanisms and treatment options relevant to chronic ear disease to better plan treatment and avoid treatment failures. We will review key basic mechanisms underlying chronic otitis media with particular emphasis on underlying disease pathophysiology and histology, middle…

Terms like “data collection” and “trend analysis” can be intimidating, especially for physicians who have not historically been conducting their own analytical reports and don’t know where to begin. But while the cold, hard numbers don’t necessarily represent a standard of care, they…

The AAO-HNSF Global Grand Rounds series is an initiative of the Academy’s International Advisory Board (IAB) to improve care of patients and physician education around the globe. It is a virtual event, held quarterly, that is open to all otolaryngologists around the world…

I am grateful to have had almost a decade of annual opportunities to speak on first the topic of physician and clinician burnout in otolaryngology, then in recent years transition from burnout to wellbeing as a mirror to my own journey. Most recently I authored…

This course will focus on patient selection and treatment with hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy. Drug induced sleep endoscopy videos will be demonstrated showing both candidates that are appropriate and candidates that are inappropriate for hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy. Other aspects of patient history that help…

End-of-life discussions are likely one of the most challenging conversations physicians need to have. These conversations will become more common in our clinics as we start treating an increasingly aging patient population. For the next 18 years, 10,000 more Americans will become…

The current pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus has led to heightened awareness of clinical spread of virus, particularly during operative procedures involving aerosol generation. Data is limited on extent of spread during various anterior and lateral skull base surgical procedures, particularly those…

Increasingly hypoglossal nerve stimulation is used to treat sleep apnea, while successful for a subset of patients, many patients require additional or ancillary treatment. When to apply palatal surgery in surgical treatment algorithms has become an even more complex challenge. Palatal surgery and snoring procedure…

This panel is the 5th annual edition sponsored by the General Otolaryngology and Sleep Education Committee reviewing the medical evidence in sleep surgery from the past year. Sleep Surgery is a rapidly expanding field in otolaryngology as evident by the exponential increase in publications over…

This is a case-based learning activity designed to outline the workup and management of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps, with an emphasis on the role of biologic therapies (e.g. dupilumab and omalizumab) in patients with more severe disease and/or refractory to…

Migraine is a common problem experienced by a large segment of the population. The presence of migraine can mimic or accompany the presentation of common otolaryngologic complaints such as sinus pain, headache, otalgia, vertigo, aural fullness, fluctuating hearing loss and excessive postoperative pain. Many patients…

This session broadly focuses on promoting equity in access to and the delivery of otolaryngologic care on the international scale through trans-institutional partnerships and resource mobilization. Presenters will provide an overview of the international landscape of disparities in access to medical services, with influence…

While we are trained as surgeons to be leaders in the clinical realm, we can sometimes struggle in our other responsibilities- administrative, didactic, etc. Our expert panel discusses different strategies to develop your skills as a leader. This session will offer advice on important aspects…

There are a wide-range of medications that have ototoxic effects, and the list is growing with the introduction of new chemotherapeutic agents. It is important to recognize this condition early in order to offer early therapeutic intervention. Monitoring of ototoxic effects requires multi-disciplinary…

This session will help participants learn to deal with common, and uncommon, complications in endoscopic sinus surgery. Practical, evidence-based, real world advice will be discussed regarding both operative and post-operative complications. Furthermore, there will also be a focus on pre-operative considerations to…