BOG Candidate Statements: Chair-Elect | Spencer C. Payne, MD
What strategies do you recommend to provide value to and engage the non-academic otolaryngologist in the BOG and the Academy in general? As market forces have seemingly driven practitioner subspecialization, and changes in healthcare delivery have expanded the selections for practice models, ensuring that…
BOG Candidate Statements: Chair-Elect | Ken Yanagisawa, MD
What strategies do you recommend to provide value to and engage the non-academic otolaryngologist in the BOG and the Academy in general? With governmental, insurance, and societal pressures in full force exerting extraordinary demands on our time, tolerance, and skill set acquisitions, physician ability…
BOG Candidate Statements: Secretary | Troy D. Woodard, MD
How would you work to make the BOG more successful in its core mission? The BOG has a vital role within our AAO-HNS, and its success is dependent on the engagement of its members. The BOG is the liaison between the Board of Directors…
BOG Candidate Statements: Secretary | Samantha Anne, MD
How would you work to make the BOG more successful in its core missions? The core missions of the Board of Governors (BOG) are to serve as an advisory body to the Boards of Directors (BOD) and to serve as a liaison between state societies…
You don’t have to bowl alone
David R. Edelstein, MD, BOG Immediate Past ChairMy first national Academy meeting was in 1984 in Las Vegas, NV. It was exciting for a variety of reasons: hearing lectures by my surgical heroes, meeting with former mentors, seeing residency friends, and congregating with otolaryngologists from…
General Assemblies in Chicago, IL
Be more engaged in your Academy! Mark your calendars to attend the following General Assemblies at the AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience: Women in Otolaryngology (WIO) Section: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm CDT, Monday, September 11 Young Physicians Section (YPS): 2:30…
MIPS Update
On June 20, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 proposed rule for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The QPP has two tracks for participation: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM). In…
CPT Assistant on new flexible laryngoscopy codes released
For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set, six new codes were added for reporting open treatment of laryngeal stenosis, open vocal cord medialization, and open cricotracheal resection (CPT 31551-31554, 31591, 31592). In addition, CPT added three new codes to report ablation…
Reg-ent℠ at AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
It’s almost time for the AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience in Chicago, IL. Whether you are a current Reg-ent participant, interested in becoming one, or just want to learn more about the registry and its future, we invite you to attend…
Reg-ent℠ and MIPS 2017 reporting
Although not all Academy members and Reg-ent participants need a MIPS reporting solution, for those that do, Reg-ent provides a comprehensive solution. Reg-ent has the capability to report the three required categories of MIPS 2017: Quality Measures, ACI, and IA. The contract…
2016 AAO-HNS election results
The AAO-HNS extends its greatest appreciation to the candidates of the 2017 election for their dedication and willingness to serve. The Nominating Committee presented the membership with an outstanding slate of candidates. The AAO-HNS thanks the committee for its meaningful deliberations. Committee Members…
2017 BOG Awards Announced
Each year, the AAO-HNS Board of Governors (BOG) highlights outstanding individualized efforts of its state societies and members. Below are the results of the 2017 BOG Awards. Congratulations to the winners! BOG Model Society Award The Model Society Award recognizes outstanding local/state/regional…
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Committees of Excellence!
BOG Governance & Society Engagement Committee Spencer C. Payne, MD, Chair Otology & Neurotology Education Committee Bradley W. Kesser, MD, Chair Outcomes Research and Evidence-Based Medicine Committee Jennifer J. Shin, MD, SM, Chair Simulation Education Committee Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, Chair…
2017 WIO awards announced
Helen F. Krause, MD, Memorial Trailblazer Award Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Exemplary Senior Trainee Award Juliana Bonilla-Velez, MD, University of Arkansas…
TED Fellow: Eradicating disparities in global hearing health
Susan D. Emmett, MD, MPH Susan D. Emmett, MD, MPH, a member of the 2017 class of TED (the 1984 Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference that became the 18 minute, great idea, “TED Talks”) Fellows, is one of 21 innovators from five continents selected to…
OREBM Committee: Early frenotomy may not solve breastfeeding challenges
Nikhila P. Raol, MD, MPH, with Scott E. Brietzke, MD, MPH, Cuneyt M. Alper, MD, Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH, Vikas Mehta, MD and Jennifer J. Shin, MD, SMIn this Bulletin segment, our committee shares highlights from recent key research in otolaryngology-head and neck…
Pre-Columbian otolaryngology in Mexico
“As president of the AAO-HNS/F, it is my great honor to welcome the Mexican delegation from the Mexican Federation of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (FESORMEX) and the Mexican Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SMORLCCC) to our Annual…
Service and leadership awards presented at Annual Meeting
2017 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine The Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award recognizes members committed to practicing otolaryngology with compassionate, patient-centered care. This year’s awardee is Mark E. Zafereo Jr., MD. Dr. Zafereo is an associate professor of…
