Today's date: May 19, 2013
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Wednesday, Sept. 29
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Monday, Sept. 27
Sunday, Sept. 26
Neel Lecturer Shares Tissue Engineering Feats
While the pioneering work of growing tissue in the lab may seem cutting-edge, Joseph Vacanti, MD, has dedicated more than 25 years to creating this alternative. Read More...
Apologies for Medical Errors Not Only Right, but Smart
While it's never easy for anyone to apologize after making a mistake, the difficulty of the task is amplified for physicians. Read More...
ASC Experts Look at Safety Issues, Provide Recommendations
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) have become a mainstay, and otolaryngologists are embracing the concept. Several physicians who work in such centers gave Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO attendees a primer in Tuesday morning's "Safety in Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery: Is the Bar Too Low?" Read More...
Advances in Cough Diagnosis Open Opportunities
Physicians treat more than 27 million cases of cough annually, but only 17 million of those visits are to otolaryngologists. That difference creates opportunities to expand cough diagnosis and treatment that were explored Tuesday in the miniseminar, "Cough: A New Frontier in Otolaryngology." Read More...
Board of Governors Election Results
The Board of Governors election results were announced Tuesday. The BOG Chair-Elect is Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD. The BOG Member-at-Large is Susan Cordes, MD. Read More...
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Tuesday, Sept. 28
Academy Reaches Out to Work with Global Community
What began as a unique program of International Corresponding Societies 13 years ago has transformed into a peer-to-peer affiliation among the Academy and 47 organizations throughout the world. Read More...
Myers Lecture Examines Quality of Life
Randall P. Morton, MB, MSc, professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Auckland University, New Zealand, addressed quality of life from both the patient and physician perspectives Monday during the 2010 Eugene N. Myers International Lecture in Head and Neck Surgery. Read More...
Benchmarking Can Improve All Facets of a Practice
Benchmarking has long been used to develop medical treatment guidelines, and now benchmarking is becoming an important part of the business of running a medical practice, which can, in turn, influence treatment. Read More...
Experts Share Tips, Resources to Help Deal with Media
Media experts shared tips with attendees Monday on how to gain exposure in the local media during the session, "The Media and You: Educate and Advocate." Read More...
Women in Otolaryngology Set Endowment
Last week, as she was becoming a Life Member of the Millennium Society, Pell Ann Wardrop, MD, came up with the idea of establishing a women's endowment. The AAO-HNSF Development staff contacted Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD, who jumped on board, as did Linda Brodsky, MD. The women pledged $75,000 to seed the Endowment and issued a challenge to their colleagues to follow their lead. During the last four days, championed by the original donors, the group has raised more than $290,000 of the minimum $350,000 needed to start funding projects from the Women in Otolaryngology Endowment. Read More...
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Monday, Sept. 27
Research, Member Involvement keys for Academy
The Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO kicked off Sunday with the Academy's Opening Ceremony. The celebration was filled with special recognition of Academy members, leaders, and donors; insights into the week ahead; special presentations; and presentations of citations and awards. Read More...
Conley Lecturer Healy Guided by Ethics
When Gerald B. Healy, MD, gave the John Conley Lecture on Medical Ethics during Sunday's Opening Ceremony, he said he looked to the lectureship's namesake for guidance. Read More...
Early Adopters Discuss How Best to Implement EHR
"EHRs and Meaningful Use" is a phrase that grabs the attentions of physicians because it is quickly becoming part of their practices. It also was the name of a session Sunday that introduced EHR novices to the world of electronic health records. Read More...
UCIrvine Narrowly Wins Fourth Annual Academic Bowl
Residents from the University of California, Irvine, answered 25 questions correctly—one more than teams from both Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—to win the Fourth Annual AAO-HNSF Academic Bowl. Read More...
Morton to Deliver Myers Lecture Monday
Randall Morton, MB, MSc, FRACS, professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Auckland University, New Zealand, will deliver Monday's Eugene M. Myers International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer. The lecture, "Quality of Life Assessment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Observations and Implications," will take place at 9:30 am in Room 156. Read More...
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Sunday, Sept. 26
Opening Ceremony to Address Achievements, Look to Future
AAO-HNSF's achievements of the last year and the contributions of its members will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the 2010 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO. Read More...
Conley Lecture Touches on Ethics, Joy
This year's John Conley Lecture on Ethics touches on an aspect of ethics many people might not think about. Read More...
OTO EXPO Provides Wealth of Opportunities
by M. Steele Brown
Originally published in the AAO-HNS Bulletin,
August 2010
The number of educational and networking opportunities offered at the AAO-HNSF 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO—the world's largest gathering of otolaryngologists—in Boston, MA, are legion, and many of them will be found on the floor of the OTO EXPO. Read More...
Enjoy Historical Presentations Monday
Please join us for a delightful evening of historical presentations during the Otolaryngology Historical Society meeting and reception at 6:00 pm Monday at the Harvard Club, Bartlett Room. Read More...
New Compelling Conversation Topics Planned
For the third year, the annual meeting will feature compelling conversations with Academy leaders and specialty experts. This is your opportunity to meet face-to-face with movers and shakers in the field and get your questions answered—all over a cup of coffee. To make things easier this year, all conversations will take place in the Networking Lounge, Booth 101 Read More...
The Journal Recognizes this Year's 'Star Reviewers'
The Journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery needs dedicated peer reviewers, and each year, staff compile the data on how well the reviewers perform. To qualify for the Top 10 ranking, reviewers must have completed five or more reviews, had an average review rating above 80, and completed the majority of reviews on time. Seven of this year's list completed 100 percent of their reviews on time, and three (in bold) have made the Top 10 list more than once in the four years we have ranked them. Read More...
These Sessions Available (grouped by day, time, and room number)
We regret that some sessions and presenters were omitted from the session listings in the Official Program Abstracts supplement to the August issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Errata will be published in a subsequent issue of the journal. The following are presentations that were omitted in that issue. A complete listing, including names that were omitted, is available online at http://www.entnet.org/SpecialUpdate. The online schedule builder/itinerary planner at http://www.entnet.org/amschedulewas corrected as of August 23 and is available 24/7 to help you plan your schedule in Boston, MA. The final program is provided to all attendees. For any assistance, please contact mailto:meetings@entnet.org or visit the membership desk onsite. Read More...
OTO EXPO Lounges Offer Networking Space
Spend the day at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Increase your networking opportunities and visit these three specially designated lounges that will be scattered throughout the OTO EXPO in Hall A-B and open today through Wednesday during hall hours. Read More...
Social Media Enhances the Meeting Experience
The Academy will once again use social media sites during the 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO to enhance its members' meeting experience. Get real-time news and information during the meeting at the following sites: Read More...
Become a Member, View Latest Products at AAO-HNS/F MarketPlace
This year, become an AAO-HNSF member and take advantage of the AAO-HNS/F MarketPlace in the same spot. Read More...
Create Your Own Conference Schedule
Organizing your own conference itinerary just got easier. Read More...
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