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The AAO-HNSF is committed to supporting humanitarian efforts across the otolaryngology community. Browse the resources below and check back often for updates. Featured Webinars This recorded webinar by the AAO-HNSF Humanitarian Efforts Committee showcases several surgical simulation devices that are being used…

This webinar took place February 28, 2026. Download your customizable Certificate of Attendance. In Collaboration with: Topics for Discussion: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers Peri-operative Immunotherapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer Response-Adapted Oncologic Surgery for Head…

In 2009, the AAO-HNS submitted three new code requests in to the AMA for Category I CPT codes for the use of stand-alone balloon sinus dilation technology during endoscopic sinus surgery. The AMA accepted these new code proposals and recommended work and practice…

Your Online Otolaryngology Learning Platform With nearly 1,400 education activities, OTO Logic is designed to help you gain knowledge, measure competency in practice, change performance, and earn CME that counts for MOC to maintain lifelong learning through continuing certification. Earn CME on Your…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS, became the new President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and its Foundation on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Elected by AAO-HNS members, Dr. Bradford will serve a one-year term leading…

Past Coordinator for International Affairs, Eugene N. Myers, MD, developed a unique program of International Corresponding Societies that affiliate with the Academy on a peer-to-peer level. ICS leaders meet informally with Academy leaders for discussions on issues of mutual interest. Starting with…

The Foundation offers a number of eBooks in a versatile eReader format as education resources for otolaryngologists, residents, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. Through a partnership with Thieme Publishers, a variety of text books are also available at a special rate to members…

Obstructive Sleep Apnea-18 (OSA-18) Description Assesses sleep disordered breathing-related quality of life Targeted Age Pediatrics Items (Domains) 18 (5) Estimated Completion Time 5 - 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature ) Franco RA Jr, Rosenfeld RM, Rao M. First place--resident clinical…

Voice therapy contributes to increased effectiveness and efficiency in the otolaryngologist's diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. Research data and expert clinical experience support the use of voice therapy in the management of patients with acute and chronic voice disorders and may obviate the…

This statement regarding the use of voice therapy in the treatment of dysphonia has been developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Committee on  Speech, Voice,  and Swallowing and the Special Interest Division 3, Voice and Voice Disorders of the American…

Neel Distinguished Research Guest Lecturer reveals how our individual taste receptors can be linked to acute and chronic infections. Sunday, September 29 | 11:00 am – Noon | Grand Ballroom C Established by family and friends in 1993, the H. Bryan Neel III, MD, PhD Distinguished Research…

FEATURING LEE D. EISENBERG, MD What is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon? An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, commonly referred to as an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT), is a physician who treats diseases of the head and neck, both medically and surgically…

If you are a physician about to finish training, the concept of a non-compete clause may be relatively new to you. Non-compete clauses go back nearly one thousand years and were created so that employers could protect their business interests from skilled workers…

The AAO-HNSF Asia-Pacific Virtual Regional Roundtable on HPV Related Oropharyngeal Cancer was held July 2021. Five educational videos were created with the leading experts and voices in the Asia-Pacific region. Panelists and Topics: Epidemiology & Pathogenesis Bernard Michael Lyons, MD Melbourne, Australia…

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) today released its second list of specific tests and treatments that are commonly ordered but not always necessary when treating disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery considers bone conduction hearing devices (BCHD) as appropriate, and in some cases preferred, for the treatment of conductive and mixed hearing loss.  BCHD may also be indicated in select patients with single-sided deafness. BCHD include…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery endorses the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending the importance of age-appropriate immunizations against specific organisms that cause meningitis in patients who have, or will receive a cochlear implant…