CDC and FDA Recommending a Pause in the Use of the J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are reviewing data involving six U.S. cases of a rare type…
AAO-HNSF Guideline Pocket Guides
Access the latest evidence-based clinical practice guideline recommendations with the AAO-HNSF Guideline Pocket Guides.Available for purchase in both dig…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to reassess and update recommendations i…
Obtaining RVUs for a CPT Code
AMA CPT and RUC ProcessesAMA CPT Editorial Review ProcessDid you ever wonder how CPT codes are created and how the code set is maintained? View this section of…
Position Description: AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Annual Meeting Program Committee
Election and Term of Office: To serve a single four (4)-year term of office. The coordinator may be re-elected to a second term only after the passage of at le…
CPG: Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery – Research Needs
Research Needs section from Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery CPGThis guideline was based on the current body of evidence regarding voice outcomes…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery
This guideline was published in the June 2013 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on June 3. Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Voice O…
Position Description: AAO-HNS/F Ethics Committee Chair
Election and Term of Office: The Ethics Chair will serve one four-year term with a possible two-year extension at the discretion of the Executive Committee. (…
Position Description: AAO-HNSF Editor in Chief Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and OTO Open
Election and Term of Office: The Editor in Chief of the Foundation's scientific publications, if any, shall be elected by the single member for a four-year te…
Position Description: AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Research and Quality
Election and Term of Office: To serve a single four (4)-year term of office. The coordinator may be re-elected to a second term only after the passage of at l…
Position Description: AAO-HNSF Coordinator for International Affairs
Election and Term of Office:To serve a single four (4)-year term of office. The coordinator may be re-elected to a second term only after the passage of at lea…
Position Description: AAO-HNS Coordinator for Health Policy
Election and Term of Office:To serve a single four (4)-year term of office. The coordinator may be re-elected to a second term only after the passage of at lea…
Position Description: AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Education
Election and Term of OfficeServe a single four (4)-year term of office. The Coordinator may be re-elected to a second term only after the passage of at least f…
Position Description: AAO-HNS/F Director At-Large
As an elected member of the AAO-HNS/F Boards of Directors, the role of the Director At-Large is to provide the Boards with perspectives that represent the vary…
Position Description: AAO-HNS/F Secretary-Treasurer
Election and Term of Office: The Secretary-Treasurer of the Academy is elected by the voting members and is one of the Officers of the Academy. The Secretary-…
Position Description: AAO-HNS/F Immediate Past President
The role of the Immediate Past President is to provide the Board with perspectives that represent the varying interests and concerns of the general membership …
Position Description: AAO-HNS/F President
As the Chair of the AAO-HNS/F Boards of Directors, the role of the President is to provide the Board with perspectives that represent the varying interests and…
Qualities and Expectations of an AAO-HNS/F Board Member
All elected or appointed members of the AAO-HNS/F Boards of Directors are expected to meet the following qualities and responsibilities.General Qualities of an…
Board Standards
Category 1. Board Preparation1 - All new board members participate in a thorough orientation.Orientation and training of new board members is the responsibilit…
NIH Begins Study of Allergic Reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines
A clinical trial is underway to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are at increased risk for an immediate, systemic …