Available in OTO Logic! 2021 Annual Meeting Webcasts
May 6, 2022Full conference attendees have unlimited online access to the 200+ recorded education sessions released from the AAO-HNSF 2021 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience. Watch your favorite session again or explore a new topic and obtain CME/MOC for the first time. The sessions are also…
2022 AAO-HNS Annual Election Opens May 9
May 6, 2022The ballot is open May 9 through June 9, 11:59 pm (ET). Don't miss the opportunity to share your voice, cast your vote, and select the future leaders of your Academy.Check your email for access to the 2022 AAO-HNS election ballot…
Pearls from your Peers | Worst Case Scenarios: Managing OTO Emergencies in Practice
May 6, 2022What Is the Worst Case Scenarios: Managing OTO Emergencies in Practice?Worst Case Scenarios is an Academy course that provides experience with high acuity, low frequency clinical events. This is an opportunity to practice and learn in a simulated, but realistic no-risk environment, with…
Recognize Better Hearing and Speech Month by Using AAO-HNSF Quality Resources
April 28, 2022In observance of Better Hearing and Speech Month, the AAO-HNSF offers the following Clinical Practice Guidelines that provide physician- and patient-related resources on hearing-related topics: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)Ménière’s DiseaseSudden Hearing Loss (Update)Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) (Update)Otitis Media…
Tech Talk | Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
April 28, 2022Mike Robey, MS Senior Director, Information TechnologyMore devices are going online. From baby monitors to medical devices, it seems that everything is connected. You can’t buy a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system without the thermostat needing to be connected to your…
Acupuncture in Otolaryngology: A Primer
April 28, 2022Chau T. Nguyen, MD; Marilene B. Wang, MD; and Malcolm B. Taw, MD Acupuncture, a therapeutic modality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been used for centuries in Asian countries. It involves the placement of needles into specific points along the body.1 According to…
Spring Effervescence and Promise
April 28, 2022Ken Yanagisawa, MDAAO-HNS/F PresidentAs winter yields to spring in the Northeast, the annual parade of colors is in dazzling display with the precocious crocuses, the harbinger forsythia and magnolia, and magnificent azaleas and rhododendrons sequentially blossoming in glory.The Academy’s spring festivities…
The OTO Experience: A Must-Attend Event where Industry, Science, and Education Connect the Global Otolaryngology Community
April 28, 2022Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MDAnnual Meeting Program Coordinator"The OTO Experience is a huge opportunity for both domestic and international attendees. It’s a theme park for the otolaryngologist—to walk through the hall and see the new technologies; to have easy access to buy…
May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month
April 28, 2022Better Hearing and Speech Month is a time to raise awareness about communication disorders and available treatment options that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems speaking or hearing.ENThealth.org is dedicated to helping patients by providing resources for you…
OTO Source Hearing and Speech
April 28, 2022Through the free online study guides and surgical videos offered via OTOSource, medical professionals can learn and review an array of topics from the anatomy of the temporal bone to the most common symptoms of vestibular schwannoma. Visit the Otology / Audiology unit in OTOSource for…
Call for Late-Breaking Science: Submit Your Abstract by June 20
April 28, 2022The AAO-HNSF 2022 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, such as COVID-19 related research. To further enrich the Annual Meeting program, the committee…
FROM THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES | How to Diagnose and Manage the Patient with Olfactory Loss
April 28, 2022Zara M. Patel, MDChair, Rhinology and Allergy Education CommitteeMany budding physicians and surgeons who choose the field of otolaryngology do so based on our specialty’s ability to help patients regain their senses and help them interact more fully with the world around them. In…
AAO-HNSF Humanitarian Travel Grant: Kenya Relief Mission Trip
April 26, 2022Robert T. Cristel, MDUniversity of Illinois - Chicago Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryThe Kenya Relief Mission Trip I was a part of in January 2022 was one of the best experiences of my life. The group I was with traveled to the small town…
