Clinical Practice Guidelines and Expert Consensus Statements
With the goal of improving quality of care in otolaryngology, the AAO-HNSF continues to develop guidance documents, in the form of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and expert consensus statements (ECSs), on a range of topics prioritized by the GTF.
With the goal of improving quality of care in otolaryngology, the AAO-HNSF continues to develop guidance documents, in the form of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and expert consensus statements (ECSs), on a range of topics prioritized by the Guideline Task Force (GTF). The GTF held its third virtual meeting on May 10, 2022, via Zoom. Highlights of the meeting included updates from Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH, AAO-HSNF Coordinator for Research and Quality, and John H. Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, Editor in Chief of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (OTO Journal) and OTO Open.
The progress of the current CPGs and ECSs were also discussed. The ECS on Management of Pediatric Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Adenotonsillectomy has been completed and submitted to OTO Journal. This ECS will be presented at the AAO-HNSF 2022 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 9:15 am (ET). The ECS on the Prevention and Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients is currently being developed and will be presented on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 9:15 am (ET). We look forward to seeing you at these presentations.
In addition, this year’s guideline update, CPG Update on Tympanostomy Tubes, which published in February 2022, includes new action statements and was the first virtually created CPG update. The CPG and supplemental materials including physician and patient resources are available at www.entnet.org/CPGtymp-tubes-update.