Announcement: Society for Middle Ear Disease (SMED)
The Society for Middle Ear Disease (SMED) is an international nonprofit community advocacy society dedicated to promoting public and professional awareness of the importance of middle-ear disease (otitis media) as a major health problem. This recently established advocacy society enables individuals with middle-ear disease, as well as parents and other family members of infants and children who have otitis media, to meet the challenges of the disease and its associated hearing loss and possible complications through information, advocacy, and support. Website For more information about SMED, including the Mission Statement and list of Advocacy and Advisor Boards of Directors, visit www.societyformiddleeardisease.com. Headquarters Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, One Children’s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Faculty Pavilion, 7th Floor (Pediatric Otolaryngology), Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Address correspondence to Mrs. Debi Buza, Administrator, Society for Middle-Ear Disease. Tel: 1-412-692-5902; Fax: 1-412-692-6074; Debi.Buza@chp.edu. Comments and questions may be emailed to Charles D. Bluestone, MD, at bluecd@chp.edu.
The Society for Middle Ear Disease (SMED) is an international nonprofit community advocacy society dedicated to promoting public and professional awareness of the importance of middle-ear disease (otitis media) as a major health problem. This recently established advocacy society enables individuals with middle-ear disease, as well as parents and other family members of infants and children who have otitis media, to meet the challenges of the disease and its associated hearing loss and possible complications through information, advocacy, and support.
Website
For more information about SMED, including the Mission Statement and list of Advocacy and Advisor Boards of Directors, visit www.societyformiddleeardisease.com.
Headquarters
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, One Children’s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Faculty Pavilion, 7th Floor (Pediatric Otolaryngology), Pittsburgh, PA, 15224.
Address correspondence to
Mrs. Debi Buza, Administrator, Society for Middle-Ear Disease. Tel: 1-412-692-5902; Fax: 1-412-692-6074; Debi.Buza@chp.edu.
Comments and questions may be emailed to Charles D. Bluestone, MD, at bluecd@chp.edu.