2014 Annual Report: Research & Quality: Improving Care
To further research and quality in otolaryngology, our goal is to empower physicians to provide the best patient care through the development of evidence-based guidlines that are updated and refined, based on current best practices.

To further research and quality in otolaryngology, our goal is to empower physicians to provide the best patient care through the development of evidence-based guidlines that are updated and refined, based on current best practices. We look to identify, promote, and address the key research questions and disseminate discoveries for the advancement of our field and to fundamentally improve patient outcomes. We strive to:
- Build a sustainable infrastructure to test, pilot, and promote adoption of research and quality products such as guidelines, measures, Performance Improvement Projects (PIP) or lifelong learning projects, and evidence-based medicine to promote translational research.
- Demonstrate the value of strong research and quality education and granting programs to the specialty.
Carol A Bauer, MD, assistant chair of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Tinnitus, presents at the AAO-HNSF 2014 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM in Orlando, Florida.
In addition, the Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis has been accepted to Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and the five-year update to the Clinical Practice Guideline: Adult Sinusitis has been submitted to the Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery for 2015 publication.
