2022 MIPS Feedback Now Available and Targeted Review Period Open
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback and final scores for the 2022 performance year. These scores determine whether a physician will receive a positive, neutral, or negative payment adjustment on Medicare services furnished in…
Committee Meetings
View the schedule below to see the times and dates of the committee meetings taking place at the Annual Meeting & OTO Experience. Please Note: There will not be a virtual component to this year’s in-person committee meetings. …
Special Events
Featured Presidents' Reception Play the electric drums or sing backup for Ray Charles and the Raelettes, mix your own music in a sound booth, and stop by the studio where Elvis Presley recorded “Suspicious Minds.” Learn about legendary musicians – past and present – during the…
Learn about the Governing Council Candidates
Take a look at the SRF, WIO, and YPS Governing Council candidates! Online voting by section members registered for the AAO-HNSF 2023 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience will open on September 6. Election results will be announced during the General Assemblies. Information is available here: / / /…
Hotel and Travel
Music City Center and Omni Nashville Hotel The AAO-HNSF 2023 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience will take place at the Music City Center and Omni Nashville Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Official Housing Block The AAO-HNSF negotiates reduced rates at a selection of…
Academic Bowl
16th Annual Academic Bowl: Champions Tournament Tuesday, October 3 12:00 - 1:00 pm The Academic Bowl this year will be a "Champions Tournament" inviting four top winning otolaryngology residency programs to return to the event to compete once more! This popular annual event…
Late-Breaking Science
The AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Committee recognizes that the results of some exciting research may not have been available in time to meet the general abstract submission deadline. To further enrich the Annual Meeting program, the committee accepted 40 Late-Breaking Scientific Oral…
Diversity Endowment URM Away Rotation Grant
Grant, Diversity Equity and InclusionDiversity Plays a Crucial Role in Otolaryngology The URM Away Rotation Grant program was created by the AAO-HNS Diversity and Inclusion Committee to introduce medical students from underrepresented areas to the field of otolaryngology. Away rotations offer medical students a unique opportunity to gain…
Global Events
Featured Countries The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and its Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) recognize the important contributions that otolaryngologists around the globe make to the specialty. To celebrate this, the AAO-HNSF recognizes four countries every year. The AAO-HNS…
Annual Meeting Exhibitor FAQs
BOOTH SELECTION How do I reserve exhibit space for the 2023 Annual Meeting? Reserve your booth space for the 2023 OTO Experience in Nashville through the exhibitor portal. I am an exhibitor but can’t log into my profile in the exhibitor portal. What…
AAO-HNSF Endorsed Measures
Quality measures create an objective assessment of how well healthcare providers adhere to evidence-based standards of care to achieve desired outcomes. Measures can be used to evaluate the structure, process, and outcomes of care. Process measures capture the action the clinician performs, or…
CPG Test Page
Purpose: To reassess and update recommendations in the prior guideline from 2013 and to provide clinicians with trustworthy, evidence-based recommendations on patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy tubes in children Read more Purpose: To identify quality improvement opportunities in postoperative pain…
International Joint Meetings
Since its inception, the AAO-HNSF has cultivated ties to national otolaryngology societies and similar organizations around the world through the Academy's International Corresponding Societies program. AAO-HNSF assigns great importance to these relationships, which collectively advance the otolaryngology specialty in ways no…
Annual Meeting Program
Each year, the Annual Meeting offers hundreds of education sessions to help you stay up-to-date on best practices and the specialty’s most pressing issues. The program features world-renowned faculty members discussing state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and…
Great Debates
Collective Focus and Deliberation with Prominent Thought Leaders The Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) education track leaders collaborate with the AAO-HNSF Education Committees and associated subspecialty societies to identify contentious issues deserving of our collective focus and deliberation as well as prominent thought…
International Travel Grant to the Annual Meeting
GrantThe 2023 International Travel Grant Program for travel to the 2023 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience in Nashville, TN, September 30 – October 4, 2023 has closed. The 2024 International Travel Grant Program for travel to the 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience will open in March 2024…
Program Information
CME Information The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Program Tracks The education program is divided into 12 distinct specialty areas, allowing you…
Best of Scientific Orals
Notable Scientific Oral Abstracts and Late-Breaking Science to Be Presented during #OTOMTG23 The latest research and advances in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery will be presented in Nashville, Tennessee, during the AAO-HNSF 2023 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience. From among the hundreds of…
