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July 2024 – Vol. 43, No. 7
2024 Highlights of Research and Quality Initiatives
The engagement of our dedicated members fuels our research continuum cycle to be in constant motion, propelling us forward.
Leading Edge
Otolaryngologists with Disabilities: An Opportunity for Inclusion
A personal commitment to support and create the necessary space for success for our colleagues with disabilities to thrive in practice and our Academy.
The Never-Ending Transitions through Life
We live in a world of near constant change. "...Focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
Reg-ent Registry Insights: An Exploration of Post-Tonsillectomy Pain Management
Delving into the data on post-tonsillectomy pain management in children and adolescents.
Start Building Your #OTOMTG24 Schedule
Tailor your personal schedule using new guides for the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO.
“Scrub In” to the Simulation Events at #OTOMTG24
Over two dozen new and returning simulation events offer an interactive, hands-on format to enhance your surgical skills during the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Congratulations to the 2024 CORE Grantees
CORE grants recognize innovation in otolaryngology for generating new diagnostics, therapeutics, knowledge, and breakthroughs.
2024 CORE Spotlights
Myriam Loyo Li, MD, MS, Renee B. Hartl, MD, AuD, and Carissa M. Thomas, MD, PhD, share their experiences with the CORE Grants Program.
Announcing the Incoming Leadership of the International Advisory Board
Hector de la Garza-Hesles, MD, from Mexico, and Cem Meco, MD, from Turkey, have been appointed as the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 IAB Chairs-Elect of the IAB, respectively.
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Pipeline Programs
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s mentorship program provides a blueprint to encourage preclinical medical students to consider a career in our specialty.
Stories from the Road: Resource Exchange International-Vietnam
For nearly 30 years, REI-Vietnam has sent teams of otolaryngologists to Vietnam, focusing on education in the major otolaryngology teaching facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
A Novel, AI-Based Method of Mitigating Prior Authorization Denials
Using ethical AI to create a model that can help surgeons mitigate prior authorization denials, increase first-pass approvals, and decrease peer-to-peer events, to benefit surgeons, staff, and their patients.
Is a Public/Private Split the Ideal Way to Practice?
Working a dual public/private model in New Zealand offers opportunities to teach and handle complex cases together with the sense of control that comes with private practice.
The 2024 AAO-HNS Election Results Are in…
Meet your 2024 AAO-HNS/F Board of Directors.
2024 Presidential Citations
Four individuals are recognized by the AAO-HNS/F President for prestigious Presidential Citations.
Pearls for Your Prep: Making Your Experience at #OTOMTG24 Truly Extraordinary
From schedule preparations and general wellness tips to engaging and connecting with your peers, your colleagues offer these pearls to start planning for #OTOMTG24 today!
Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss
The new guideline provides 11 evidence-based key action statements to guide clinicians in treating patients who are candidates for screening or treatment of ARHL.
Realized Potential of the Reg-ent Clinical Data Registry
The Reg-ent Clinical Data Registry has collected data over its eight years to extract valuable insights for research inquiries and advocacy efforts.
Driving Quality in Otolaryngology through CPGs and ECSs
Academy members can propose topics for clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus statements, serve on development panels, and review draft documents as peer reviewers or during public comment.
Enhancing Patient Care through Data-Driven Practice
Exploring the intersection of quality improvement, evidence-based medicine, and the Reg-ent clinical data registry.
Evidence in Otolaryngology: The Benefits of the Cochrane Collaboration
A review of the history, current state, and future of evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology with a focus on the Cochrane Collaboration.
Depression in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
More must be done to prioritize psychological screening and interventions for patients with head and neck cancer.
Financial Toxicity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
As clinicians and policymakers, it is our responsibility to address financial toxicity and support patients through their cancer journeys.
The Milan System for Salivary Gland Cytopathology
This system to standardize and improve reporting of fine needle aspiration findings can help guide clinicians and patients when discussing the necessity, urgency, and extent of surgery and prognosis with an identified parotid gland lesion.
Pearls From Your Peers: Connecting Effectively with Patients
Betty S. Tsai Do, MD, interviewed Agnes M. Hurtuk, MD, about communication strategies we can use as physicians to connect more effectively with our patients.
