Published: May 1, 2019

Pre-Conference Workshops and networking

Back by significant demand, Saturday, September 14, features three encore pre-conference workshops, Endoscopic Ear Surgery and Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation Workshop, AAO-HNS/F and LSU Sialendoscopy Hands-On Course, and AAO-HNSF and ACS Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Neck Ultrasound Workshop. Visit our website for pre-requisites, details, and pricing.

Precon Workshop Ultrasound Neck Back by significant demand, Saturday, September 14, features three encore pre-conference workshops, Endoscopic Ear Surgery and Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation Workshop, AAO-HNS/F and LSU Sialendoscopy Hands-On Course, and AAO-HNSF and ACS Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Neck Ultrasound Workshop. Visit our website for pre-requisites, details, and pricing.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, not only will you have access to superior research and education, you will also have time to reconnect with your colleagues to discuss the latest research, patient care, and surgical techniques. Here’s a preview of this year’s exciting events:

  • Celebrate the Annual Meeting with the President’s Reception at Mardi Gras World where you can glimpse a behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions and learn about the year-long float building process.
  • Welcome Ceremony: 5:00 pm, Sunday, September 15

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Saturday also features a Worst Case Scenarios Managing OTO Emergencies in Practice Workshop. This four-and-a-half-hour course, taking place at Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation & Team Training, is geared toward practicing otolaryngologists to prepare them for low frequency, high stakes emergency situations that they may not encounter often in their daily routine. Attendees participate in a rotation of six simulated otolaryngology emergencies with a cohort of six peer attendees. Each simulated emergency is done as a duo with a partner from the group. Following each simulation, a debriefing is held with the group and a facilitator and includes discussion of best practices for these situations based on published guidelines and available literature.

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@AAOHNS on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Connect with other attendees and post about the 2019 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience using #OTOMTG19.

Join the members-only open forum at www.entnet.org/ENTConnect to connect with your peers, participate in timely discussions, and build your Academy community network.

Subscribe to the AAO-HNS YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/aaohns for Academy video offerings.

Tips:

Be sure to include #OTOMTG19 in your social media posts to add your message to the online conversation about the meeting. Search for #OTOMTG19 in your social media feeds to see what others are saying.

More from May 2019 – Vol. 38, No. 4
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Out of Committee: Diversity – Hijabs and the head and neck physical exam
A 28-year-old female patient presents with a history of a progressively enlarging neck mass over the course of a few months. The lesion is causing her to have some difficulties in swallowing. She was examined and diagnosed with an enlarged thyroid gland by her female family physician and hence was referred on to you, a male, for surgical evaluation.
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Section Spotlight: YPS continues to expand
It is hard to believe that the Young Physician’s Section (YPS) of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is only five years old. We transitioned from a committee of fewer than 20 people to a section that now has more than 2,000 members.
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The Turkish Voice, Speech, and Swallowing Society
The Turkish Voice, Speech, and Swallowing Society (VSSS) was founded in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey, by its honorary President Prof. Ferhan Öz, Prof. Nermin Başerer, Prof. Günter Hafız, Prof. İsmet Aslan, Prof. Hakan Akyol, Prof. Elif Aksoy, Dr. Barış Karakullukçu, Dr. Gayem Köprücü, Dr. Burcu Ardalı, and Dr. Berna Erdebilin.
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International Guest of Honor 2019: Turkey
Civani Ananyan was sent to Paris in 1878, training in otolaryngology. Upon his return, he began teaching otolaryngology at Istanbul University as a faculty member. The first department of otorhinolaryngology was established in 1890, and Prof. Sefik Pasha was the first chair of the department.
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Special Annual Meeting offer to Millennium Society donors
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery foundation is pleased to host the Millennium Society Donor Appreciation Lounge, providing exclusive access for all attending Millennium Society donors. Millennium Society donors are the VIPs of the AAO-HNS foundation who have generously donated at least $1,000 ($250 for residents or young physicians) to the Annual Fund or $5,000 to the Hal Foster, MD, Endowment Fund.
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About New Orleans
In this little corner of the American South, where European traditions blend with Caribbean influences, the history is as colorful as the local architecture; the food is the stuff of legend. Haitian and African Creoles developed an exotic, spicy cuisine and were instrumental in creating jazz and Cajun Zydeco.
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Mardi Gras World
The early days of what has grown into Kern Studios started with Roy Kern, a local artist-turned-sign-painter who worked his way through the Great Depression by painting names and signs on the bows of freighters and barges.
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Program information
Groundbreaking education program formats
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Where Experts and Science Converge
Last year, the Academy and its Foundation celebrated “We Are One: Otolaryngology United for Patient Care” with the release of our new logo. This year’s Annual Meeting theme, “Where Experts and Science Converge,” parallels “We Are One” as the best and brightest otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons from around the globe and all subspecialties connect in ONE location for cutting-edge education.
James C. Denneny III, MD AAO-HNS/F EVP/CEO
Events and milestones
May kicks off two of our most important events of the year: our Annual Meeting and our elections. In September, the Annual Meeting returns to New Orleans for the first time since 1999. That year, Harold C. Pillsbury III, MD, was President, and I was Chair of the Board of Governors.
Albert L. Merati, MD AAO-HNS/F Past President
Renewal, reflection, regret
On May 18, 2015, Jenny and I went to my one and only appointment at the University of Washington Weight Loss Management Center. I was 49 years old and felt appreciated, effective, connected, and successful. I had lots of energy and a million friends—but I also felt that I was dying a bit as every day passed.