Clinical Fundamentals: Outcomes Research and Evidence-Based Medicine (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)The assessment of outcomes after treatment has evolved over the past few decades, with new tools and techniques available for outcomes measurement. Also, there is an appropriately increased focus on the assessment of quality of life and outcomes from the perspective of the patient, after
Head and Neck Surgical Oncologists: Success in Private Practice (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)Due to its complexity and multimodality treatment needs, traditional delivery of head and neck cancer care often occurs in a multidisciplinary cancer center, frequently in a university-based program in an urban setting. Fellowship training opportunities for subspecialty-focused head and neck surgeons have increased
Advanced Cochlear Implantation: Obstructed and Malformed (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)With advances in cochlear implant technology and surgical techniques, this life changing device has become available to patients from whom such intervention would previously have been considered contraindicated. This is particularly true for patients with ossified and congenitally malformed cochleae. However, with improved understanding and
Endoscopic and Open Approaches to Pediatric Otologic Surgery (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)Endoscopic ear surgery has become very popular in our field due to lower morbidity, higher visual resolution, and surgical efficiency. While endoscopic otologic surgery has been described previously at AAO-HNS, this course will discuss the evolution of pediatric otologic surgery from open to endoscopic
Upper Lip Tie: Evidence, Controversy, and Shared Decision Making (AMW)
12/1/21 - 12/2/24 ($55.00)The diagnosis and impact of oral ties, including lip and tongue tie, has been a topic of exponentially growing interest, largely driven by parent demand. Despite a growing body of evidence regarding upper lip ties (ULT), there remain many questions about the impact of ULT
Know Your Worth: Updates for 2022 (2022 AMW)
10/12/22 - 10/12/25 ($55.00)Both academic and private Otolaryngology practices can be rewarding career paths. How do Otolaryngologist decide what the right fit is for them and how do they understand the value that they bring to the institution or practice that they are joining? Surgeons finishing training typically
Child with Protruding Ears
4/4/22 - 4/5/25 ($20.00)Completion of this course will enable the participant to assess their knowledge of the evaluation and management of a child with protruding ears.
Whose Life Are You Living? Sustaining a Rewarding Career (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)Success in our chosen field takes many forms, however for many of us success is often narrowly defined. Seeing opportunities for professional fulfillment can be difficult when our attention is overwhelmed by the tasks and conflicts of our daily work. In this seminar, three Otolaryngologists
Faculty Development: Best Practices for Reviewing and Critiquing Scientific Articles
9/10/19 - 9/10/25 ($0.00)This course is designed to increase faculty’s ability to effectively evaluate scientific journal articles to determine whether the content is appropriate to support AAO-HNSF education materials, but the skills learned also will broadly apply to faculty work in their own institutions.
Evidenced-Based Approach to Oropharynx Cancer, 2022 (2022 AMW)
10/12/22 - 10/12/25 ($55.00)HPV-associated oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is now one of the most common cancers faced by the Otolaryngology community. Treatment strategies for these patients continue to evolve rapidly because of new technologies including proton therapy, novel systemic therapies including immunotherapy and transoral robotic surgery
Endotracheal Tube Intubation & Airway Injury (2022 AMW)
10/12/22 - 10/12/25 ($55.00)Endotracheal tubes (ETTs) for mechanical ventilation are ubiquitous, with size typically selected to match the expected airway diameter and ventilation requirements of the patient. There is evidence to suggest that the use of larger ETT’s are associated with increased airway injury ranging from post
Chronic Cough: Hacking Up Better Solutions (AMW) 2021
12/1/21 - 12/2/24 ($55.00)Chronic Cough (CC) is an often difficult to treat symptom of an underlying disease process. Its treatment is often approached using empiric medication trials for presumed post viral vagal neuropathy, asthma, allergy, or acid reflux in series or tandem. While these approaches can be successful
Mastering the Job Search: How to Make Sure the Little Things Don’t Get in the Way of the Job You Want (2022 AMW)
10/12/22 - 10/12/25 ($55.00)Don't be a memorable candidate in all the wrong ways! Job seekers have a knack for sabotaging themselves without even knowing it. How can you avoid falling into the same traps that so many qualified applicants stumble into? Learn from the mistakes of others
Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography in Clinical Otology (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)The purpose of this session is to introduce participants to middle ear optical coherence tomography (ME-OCT) imaging technology. ME-OCT is an emerging otological imaging modality that provides radiation-free, non-contact, real-time, in office structural and functional visualization of the middle ear
Health Disparities Research: A Primer for the Otolaryngologist (AMW)
12/1/21 - 12/2/24 ($55.00)Health disparities are defined as variation in rates of disease occurrence and outcomes between sociodemographic and/or geographically defined population groups. Significant disparities in care and treatment outcomes are documented across many areas of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. In addition to clinical risk factors
Updates on the Surgical Variability of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Associated Risk of Nerve Injury (2022 AMW)
10/12/22 - 10/12/25 ($55.00)The RLN has long been recognized as a critical anatomic structure for preservation in thyroid and parathyroid surgery to prevent significant postoperative morbidity. Depending on the degree of injury, patients can suffer from a wide range of symptoms, from various voice and swallowing complaints to
Crystal Clear BPPV, Part 1 (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)The keys to mastering BPPV diagnosis and treatment are: 1- the ability to visualize the anatomy of the membranous labyrinth relative to the head and, 2-confident interpretation of eye movements. A 3D virtual model has been created from a human membranous labyrinth to demonstrate
Endoscopic Ear Surgery: Use, Technique, and Outcomes (2023 AMW)
10/1/23 - 10/2/26 ($55.00)Endoscopic Ear Surgery (EES) has already had a certain history over time, although lately, it has been gaining more popularity and followers, as well as attractiveness. Both endoscopic transcanal access and the combined endoscopic-microscopic approach have been shown to be safe and effective in
