Foundation Education for Board Certification
It is estimated that nearly half of our members will participate in the Maintenance of Certification® (MOC) or Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) process during the next few years. In addition, our resident members will be working toward passing their Board Certification as they complete their residencies. These members have made it clear that they are looking to the Foundation to provide them the resources they need to prepare for these professional milestones. The Foundation continues to address this concern and provide useful education and knowledge resources. AcademyQ Knowledge Assessment Tool In the summer of 2012, the Foundation launched the AcademyQ Knowledge Assessment Tool in the form of an iPhone/iPad app. This app assists members in enhancing their knowledge of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery with hundreds of study questions to test recall, interpretation, and problem-solving skills. This mobile app includes questions across the eight specialties. Users are provided with instantaneous, detailed feedback, and they can highlight, take notes, and mark questions for future review. The app is available through the Apple App Store by keyword searching “AAOHNS.” There are 10 free questions available with the download and an additional 390 questions available for $49.99. Work is under way in 2014 to publish new questions and to provide further enhancements to the product. Clinical Fundamentals In response to a request from the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto), the Foundation is offering a series of both Annual Meeting Instruction Courses and online courses that address 10 clinical fundamentals topics all physicians should be aware of and trained in. As a component of Part III of MOC®, physicians are required to view and pass the following courses: Clinical Outcome Measures/Evidence-Based Medicine Treatment of Anaphylaxis HIPAA: Updates and What it Means for You DVP: How, When, Why in Otolaryngology Integration of Quality and Safety into Otolaryngology Anesthesia-Related Topics for Otolaryngologists Management of the Addicted Surgeon Ethics and Professionalism Pain Management in Head and Neck Surgery Universal Precautions for the Otolaryngologist These courses were presented at the 2012 and 2013 annual meetings and have been recorded and published as online courses through AcademyU®. They will continue to be offered as instruction courses at future annual meetings. Whether someone takes the live or online course, he or she is required to pass a post-test to receive the appropriate MOC® credit. Passing the post-test qualifies one for one hour of CME credit per course. The online per course fee is $75 for members and $100 for nonmembers and can be accessed through the AcademyU section of www.entnet.org./academyU. Otolaryngology Review: A Lifelong Learning Manual In an effort to meet the education needs of our members who may be preparing for board certification or recertification, or just looking to keep up with the continually growing field of otolaryngology, the Foundation is updating the 2002 Maintenance Manual for Lifelong Learning. Renamed Otolaryngology Review: A Lifelong Learning Manual, it is the result of great effort on the part of the eight Education committees. This important education resource reflects the Foundation’s commitment to lifelong learning and providing resources for members undergoing certification or recertification. The primary goal of the updated manual is to address issues of practical importance to otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons in order to improve patient care. The 2014 edition will have more than 100 chapters across 10 sections representing the most critical topics otolaryngologists need to be aware of in their practices. Otolaryngology Review will be available by summer 2014. These are just three ways the Foundation is responding to its members’ requests for assistance with Board certification. As current education and knowledge resources undergo review and update as a result of the 2013 Education Needs Assessment Initiative, emphasis will be placed on more ways to provide members with the tools they need to maintain their high level of patient care.
It is estimated that nearly half of our members will participate in the Maintenance of Certification® (MOC) or Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) process during the next few years. In addition, our resident members will be working toward passing their Board Certification as they complete their residencies. These members have made it clear that they are looking to the Foundation to provide them the resources they need to prepare for these professional milestones. The Foundation continues to address this concern and provide useful education and knowledge resources.
AcademyQ Knowledge Assessment Tool
In the summer of 2012, the Foundation launched the AcademyQ Knowledge Assessment Tool in the form of an iPhone/iPad app. This app assists members in enhancing their knowledge of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery with hundreds of study questions to test recall, interpretation, and problem-solving skills. This mobile app includes questions across the eight specialties. Users are provided with instantaneous, detailed feedback, and they can highlight, take notes, and mark questions for future review. The app is available through the Apple App Store by keyword searching “AAOHNS.” There are 10 free questions available with the download and an additional 390 questions available for $49.99. Work is under way in 2014 to publish new questions and to provide further enhancements to the product.
Clinical Fundamentals
In response to a request from the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto), the Foundation is offering a series of both Annual Meeting Instruction Courses and online courses that address 10 clinical fundamentals topics all physicians should be aware of and trained in. As a component of Part III of MOC®, physicians are required to view and pass the following courses:
- Clinical Outcome Measures/Evidence-Based Medicine
- Treatment of Anaphylaxis
- HIPAA: Updates and What it Means for You
- DVP: How, When, Why in Otolaryngology
- Integration of Quality and Safety into Otolaryngology
- Anesthesia-Related Topics for Otolaryngologists
- Management of the Addicted Surgeon
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Pain Management in Head and Neck Surgery
- Universal Precautions for the Otolaryngologist
These courses were presented at the 2012 and 2013 annual meetings and have been recorded and published as online courses through AcademyU®. They will continue to be offered as instruction courses at future annual meetings. Whether someone takes the live or online course, he or she is required to pass a post-test to receive the appropriate MOC® credit. Passing the post-test qualifies one for one hour of CME credit per course. The online per course fee is $75 for members and $100 for nonmembers and can be accessed through the AcademyU section of www.entnet.org./academyU.
Otolaryngology Review: A Lifelong Learning Manual
In an effort to meet the education needs of our members who may be preparing for board certification or recertification, or just looking to keep up with the continually growing field of otolaryngology, the Foundation is updating the 2002 Maintenance Manual for Lifelong Learning. Renamed Otolaryngology Review: A Lifelong Learning Manual, it is the result of great effort on the part of the eight Education committees. This important education resource reflects the Foundation’s commitment to lifelong learning and providing resources for members undergoing certification or recertification. The primary goal of the updated manual is to address issues of practical importance to otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons in order to improve patient care. The 2014 edition will have more than 100 chapters across 10 sections representing the most critical topics otolaryngologists need to be aware of in their practices. Otolaryngology Review will be available by summer 2014.
These are just three ways the Foundation is responding to its members’ requests for assistance with Board certification. As current education and knowledge resources undergo review and update as a result of the 2013 Education Needs Assessment Initiative, emphasis will be placed on more ways to provide members with the tools they need to maintain their high level of patient care.