AAO-HNS Summary: FDA Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Final Rule
November 9, 2022On August 16, the FDA released its final rule to establish a new device category for over-the- counter (OTC) hearing aids. The AAO-HNS released this statement shortly after the rule’s release. By way of background, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017…
Over-the-Counter Sale of Hearing Aids
November 9, 2022FDA Final Rule Release: On August 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final rule titled, “Medical Devices: Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids,” which establishes regulations for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act…
BOG Region Map
November 4, 2022Contact the Regional Representatives Via Email by Clicking Here Member-at-Large: Eileen Raynor, MD Region 1: Region 1 Representative: Ray Winicki, MD Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Region 2: Region 2 Representative: Ofer Jacobowitz, MD New Jersey, New York, Puerto…
Diversity Grants
October 18, 2022About Diversity Grants Each year, the AAO-HNS offers the Harry Barnes Endowment Travel Grant and the Diversity Endowment URM Away Rotation Grant as part of its commitment to advancing diversity in the specialty. …
The ENT Advocacy Network
October 11, 2022As a practicing otolaryngologist, you are no doubt aware of the numerous challenges we face in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Increased liability premiums, decreasing reimbursements and burdensome regulations continue to threaten the viability of our practices and hinder our ability to…
Global Connections
September 21, 2022Connect with Fellow AAOHNS Members Visit the Humanitarian Forum Community. Find academy members worldwide on the AAOHNS Member Directory page. Connect with Organizations AAOHNS/F Humanitarian Database. Centers for global surgery or global health have been established at numerous universities. We…
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BOG Leadership History
September 20, 2022Board of Governors Chairs The Board of Governors (BOG) was established in 1982 as a grassroots member network within the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Over the course of its history, 39 individuals have served as Chair, providing leadership – that uniquely…
AAO-HNS Statement on Reimbursement of Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation
September 19, 2022The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), with approximately 12,000 members nationwide, is the national medical association of physicians dedicated to the care of patients with disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck…
