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Celebrating Over 80 Years Of Service!

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) represents over 2,700 Board-certified otolaryngologists and health care providers. Otolaryngology, frequently referred to as Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), uniquely combines medical and surgical expertise to care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, as well as commonly related conditions. AAOA members devote part of their practice to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. The AAOA actively supports its membership through education, research, and advocacy in the care of allergic patients.

"Advance the comprehensive management of allergy and inflammatory disease in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery through training, education, and advocacy."

AAOA Member Benefits

  • Up to 60% discount for CME programs and free Annual Meeting. All AAOA’s CME programs meet ABOTOHNS Continuing Certification.
  • AAOA US ENT Affinity program, where AAOA members can gain savings on antigen, allergy supplies, and any of the other 5 service lines US ENT offers. For more email info@usentpartners.com.
  • Tools and resources to comply with US General Chapter 797 and practice management tools.
  • Advocacy support.
  • And much more! Learn More

ADVOCACY UPDATES

CMS to Provide Advanced Payments to Those Affected by the Change Healthcare Cyberattack

On Saturday, March 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a statement…

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Policy Update: State of the Union Address, Budget Updates

President Biden’s State of the Union Address State of the Union Transcript State of the Union Video…

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Medicare Physician Payment

AMA Advocacy Update The House of Representatives voted 339-85 on March 6 to pass the…

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Upcoming Dates

04/01/24: Fellow Exam Application Deadline
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06/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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06/25/24: Membership Application Deadline to be eligible for AAOA Member rate for the 2024 Basic Course

08/02/24: Scientific Abstract Submission Deadline
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12/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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EDUCATION

AAOA Advanced Course

The recorded course content is available until April 30, 2024. This year’s Advanced Course featured Laryngology and Skull Base Surgery with Nausheen Jamal, MD and Garret Choby, MD as featured faculty.

RESIDENTS

For information about Resident membership, opportunities, DosedDaily, research grants, and other resources. Learn More

IFAR

Available Now

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IFAR Impact Factor: 2.454

IFAR Featured Content: COVID-19 - Free Access
Endonasal instrumentation and aerosolization risk in the era of COVID‐19: simulation, literature review, and proposed mitigation strategies . Read More

Changes in Managing Practices

Working together with AAOA staff, volunteer leadership and members will enable us to have a positive impact on our members’ practices.

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Live and Online CME

2024 AAOA Advanced Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
On-Demand Content Access Deadline:
April 30, 2024
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2024 AAOA Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
July 25-27, 2024
The Diplomat, Hollywood, Florida
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2024 AAOA Annual Meeting - Hybrid
November 8-10, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
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USP 797 Online Module
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AAOA Educational Stacks
Next Availability - April 1, 2024

News and Updates

Member Perspective on AAOA Value

by Dole Baker, MD, FAAOA Having been a long-time member of the AAOA, recent upgrades…

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CEO Update, February 2024

Funny how there are so many metaphors for life in some of our day-to-day activities. …

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College Allergy Symptoms Treatment Back to Shcool

PRACTICE RESOURCES

AAOA Practice Resource Tool Kit

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) Practice Resource Tool Kit is intended as a guide to help AAOA members integrate allergy into their otolaryngology practice and to continually improve on this integration as new information, regulations, and resources become available.

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PARTNER RESOURCE CENTER

AAOA has launched a Partner Resource Center to bring you partner resources that can assist your practice and patient care.

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PATIENT CORNER

Your AAOA at the AMA

I want to urge you to consider membership in the AMA because your membership in AMA gives us a voice.

The American Medical Association is one organization that the AAOA works through to advocate for issues related to the AAOA.   As a national specialty society, your membership in the AMA is what gives us our seat — which gives us a voice on your behalf.  This seat goes beyond our AMA House of Delegates delegation.  It gives us a seat at CPT, RUC, and PERC as well.   Without a seat in the AMA, we would not be able to participate in these other regulatory bodies.

Through our involvement in the AMA, we have been able to collaborate with AAAAI and  ACAAI to oppose change in the proposed changes to USP 797 concerning physician allergy compounding that was put forth 2 years ago.  Those joint efforts resulted in halting the change in USP policy and causing USP to revamp recommendations. USP 797 and issues around physician compounding at the FDA are key examples of issues where AAOA’s participation in national coalitions and working with AMA have been instrumental in helping to assure you can deliver quality care.

Through this advocacy effort and the work of our Socioeconomic Committee, we were invited two years ago by the ACAAI leadership to participate on its Advocacy Council of the ACAAI.  Again, broadening our voice and impact on allergy patient care.

Our AMA seat does broaden our opportunities in the House of Medicine.  Networking is key in managing issues at the AMA.  Your AAOA delegation is actively involved in the Chest/Allergy Caucus.  In fact, we will chair this caucus beginning in 2019.  This caucus brings together all the specialties involved in airway management — Chest, Thoracic, Sleep, Allergy, Critical Care, and Pulmonology.  In the House, this caucus has been instrumental in joining forces on issues around physician compounding, tobacco, allergy, food allergy and labeling, over-the-counter medications, and many others.

We also sit on the Otolaryngology Section Council with our peer societies within otolaryngology — AAOHNS, AAFPRS, Triologic, and now ARS — as well as all the otolaryngologists who represent their states in the House of Medicine.  Coalescing these key delegates helps assure specialty interests and state interests are considered together to help achieve better results.

As a specialty society in the AMA House, we have a seat in the Specialty and Service Section, which gives us the opportunity for multiple specialty societies to unite on issues.

The AMA 2018 Interim House of Delegates meeting is just ending in Washington, DC.   Several key issues tied to tobacco, food allergy, CMS, E/M coding, CHIP reauthorization, and more were considered.  The Chest/Allergy caucus was effective in bringing an emergency resolution regarding the FDA’s recent (11/6) decision to put Primatene Mist, an antiquated medication, back on the market as an over-the-counter product to treat mild and intermittent asthma.  While originally pulled due to its delivery mechanism impacting the ozone layer, Primatene Mist, a nonspecific beta agonist or epinephrine, has not been defined as a therapeutic pathway of choice for the management of asthma in any national or international  asthma guideline.  Risk of patient self medication, cardio-vascular risk, and payor issues were all flagged as potential bad, unintended outcomes of pushing Primatene Mist back on the market.  Additionally, issues were raised regarding the FDA process and lack of a public comment period to allow for input, and the AMA will take action with the FDA to urge them to reconsider their decision.

So while you may not always agree with the AMA on issues or want to add yet another dues to your professional costs, our seat is tied to our membership numbers in AMA.  Specialty societies are required to have at least a 20% AMA membership to have a seat.  Your membership in AMA gives us a voice — both on issues with which we agree with AMA and those with which we do not.  Please consider becoming a member of the AMA so we can maintain our seat in the AMA in 2019.

Wes VanderArk, MD, FAAOA
AAOA AMA Delegate

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