The Great Debates are some of the most popular events at each year’s Annual Meeting. For 2024, the Academy is excited to showcase another amazing set of structured debates with prominent thought leaders on some of the specialty’s most contentious issues.
“Medical debate is thoroughly necessary for scientific progress. Some of the most innovative and effective treatments for patients have been born from healthy debate among experts…[These are] true experts presenting their opinions on both sides of a controversial topic. As surgeons, we are always interested in the best surgical approach,” said Cecelia Damask, DO, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Coordinator-elect.
The first two Great Debates on Saturday provided great insight into two controversies of our specialty. Tomorrow, on Sunday, we have five Great Debates to continue the series.
- Oral Cavity Margins: Specimen-based Margins vs. Defect-based Margins| Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Room 203-205
- Ashley C. Mays, MD, will moderate this debate between Stephen Y. Kang, MD, and Eric D. Lamarre, MD, over regard to surgical margin viewpoints and practices.
- Staple, Scalpel, Scope…Shoot: Three Approaches to Zenker’s Diverticulum, Which is the Best? | Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Room 219-221
- Rebecca J. Howell, MD, will moderate this important conversation between three debaters: Laura Matrka, MD, Shumon Ian Dhar, MD, and N. Eddie Liou, MD.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis Quandaries: Critical Questions and Debates on Utilization of Biologics | Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Room Art Deco 228AB
- Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, moderates a discussion of the use of biologics in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis between Elina M. Toskala, MBA, PhD, MD, and Stella E. Lee, MD.
- Black Boxes in the OR: A Pro vs. Con Debate | Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Room Art Deco 229AB
- Soham Roy, MD, MMM, will moderate a provocative debate between Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH, and Kelly Michele Malloy, MD, MBA, for our Care Equity track.
- Is Open Thyroid Surgery Diminishing in Scope and Frequency? | Sunday 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Room Art Deco 228AB
- Lisa A. Orloff, MD, moderates this popular debate between Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA, and Ashok R. Shaha, MD, over the changes in thyroid surgery in the past quarter century.
There are even more debates on Monday, each on subjects in different subspecialties/tracks. They promise to dive into some of our specialty’s most contentious topics.
