Section Spotlight: Taking Peer Mentorship to the Next Level
May 3, 2021Nausheen Jamal, MD, YPS ChairThis year’s main goals of the AAO-HNS Young Physicians Section (YPS) are to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity, Nausheen Jamal, MDYPS Chairwhile embracing the important role of peer mentorship. We were excited, therefore, to debut our initiative for mentoring…
Shaping Our Future Together: 125 Strong
May 3, 2021James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President and CEOThe AAO-HNS/F Boards of Directors recently passed the Strategic Plan at the April 18, 2021, meeting, culminating the seven-month process directed by our President, Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS. The…
Get to Know the #OTOMTG21 International Guests of Honor: Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery
May 3, 2021Antonio A. T. Bertelli, MD, MSBoard of Directors, Brazilian Society of Head and Neck SurgeryThe Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery (BSHNS) was founded in 1967 in São Paulo during the first meeting of head and neck surgeons. The leading surgeon at that time…
Out of Committee: Outcomes Research and Evidence-Based Medicine | Growing the Evidence Base for Healthcare Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Research in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
May 3, 2021Uchechukwu Megwalu, MD, MPH; Nikhila P. Raol, MD, MPH; Allison K. Ikeda, MD; Victoria S. Lee, MD; Li Xing Man, MD; Jennifer J. Shin, MD, SM; and Michael J. Brenner, MD Take two men, Ben and Larry, both diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer in 2015. Ben…
Back by Popular Demand: Worst-Case Scenarios Managing OTO Emergencies in Practice Workshop
May 3, 2021Monday, October 4Hosted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, this is a 4.5-hour course geared toward practicing otolaryngologists to prepare them for low frequency, high stakes emergency situations that they may not encounter often in their daily routines. Attendees participate…
Get to Know the #OTOMTG21 International Guests of Honor: Otorhinolaryngology Society of Ghana
April 28, 2021Anna Konney, MDPrior to 2003 when the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons was formed, there were only a few ENT surgeons available in Ghana, with postgraduate training only being done by the West African College of Physicians and Surgeons. Since then, the number has…
Call for Science: Late-Breaking Abstracts
April 27, 2021The AAO-HNSF will be accepting applications for Annual Meeting late-breaking abstracts in May. Check the Annual Meeting website for details. www.entannualmeeting.org…
Attend the 2021 Humanitarian Efforts Forum at the AAO-HNSF 2021 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
April 27, 2021October 3-6, 2021, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHighlighting the global connection of the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery community, the Humanitarian Efforts Forum features the breadth and depth of work carried out by Academy members. The agenda includes a keynote speaker, presentations by Academy members engaged…
May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month │ Out of Committee: Hearing | Cochlear Implantation for Unilateral Hearing Loss in Adults and Children
April 27, 2021Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD; Daniel M. Zeitler, MD; and Matthew L. Carlson, MDUnilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, hereafter unilateral hearing loss (UHL), has been estimated to affect between 12 and 27 per 100,000 adults in the United States and 0.4…
Models of Otolaryngology Practice: Business of Medicine—A Critical Component for ALL Providers
April 27, 2021Ken Yanagisawa, MD, AAO-HNS/F President-ElectJames C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President and CEO Ken Yanagisawa, MDJames C. Denneny III, MDThe 2021 AAO-HNS Strategic Plan was recently approved by our Board of Directors under the guidance of Dr…
