Published: October 5, 2016

Committees and 3P Workgroup approve nine Position Statements

At the September Board of Directors Meeting, nine Position Statements (three of which were new) were approved for use in state and federal regulatory or advocacy efforts, or to clarify the AAO-HNS/F approval or disapproval of certain practices in medicine.

Position Statements are used to designate a statement, policy, or declaration of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery and Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) on a particular topic or set of topics. At the September Board of Directors Meeting, nine Position Statements (three of which were new) were approved for use in state and federal regulatory or advocacy efforts, or to clarify the AAO-HNS/F approval or disapproval of certain practices in medicine. Five Academy Committees worked in conjunction with the Physician Payment Policy (3P) Workgroup to provide revisions, reaffirm and/or recommend, and develop new Position Statements. The table lists the approved Position Statements and the Academy committees involved.

New Position Statements are expected to be added after the March 2017 Board of Directors Meeting. If Academy Members are interested in developing new Position Statements, submissions are considered on an ongoing basis and approved during Spring or Fall Boards of Directors’ meetings. For guidance on creating a new Position Statement, visit www.entnet.org/sites/default/files/PositionStatementTemplateandDevelopmentProcess.pdf.

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Academy comments on 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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Required Submission: Answering a ‘Call for Papers,’ applying for a grant, or engaging in committee work?

All Scientific Oral Presentations at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting and all manuscripts resulting from Academy or Foundation-sponsored research or committee work must be submitted as full-length articles to Otolaryngology–Head Neck Surgery, the official journal of the AAO-HNSF, for right of first refusal.

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AAO-HNSF establishes two international awards

Thanks to the generosity of Nikhil J. Bhatt, MD, the AAO-HNSF has established the AAO-HNSF Nikhil J. Bhatt, MD International Humanitarian Award and the International Public Service Award. These awards were announced during the AAO-HNS/F Boards of Directors’ luncheon, September 17.

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Revamping hearing health in Barbados

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Board of Governors: Be an advocate for change

The joy of patient care is hopefully something that you experience on a regular basis. As practitioners, it is easy to get caught up in the alphabet soup—MIPS, MACRA, ACA, EHR. But, the real reason that most of us chose this path is the patients.

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Commitment and collaboration

Even the most casual observer who attended our meeting in San Diego would recognize the massive amount of work that goes into staging our Annual Meeting. The teamwork between our staff and otolaryngologists worldwide and spectrum of practice situations is truly amazing.

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As a third-year Cornell Medical College student I had a basic science research background and strong clinical interest in reproductive endocrinology. It was then I took my otolaryngology-head and neck surgery rotation and met Roy Sessions, MD, then the sole otolaryngologist on the renowned head and neck surgical service of Memorial Sloan Kettering.