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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

Congress Considers Extension of Telehealth Flexibilities Post-Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to…

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Changes To E/M Codes Beginning On January 1st

Effective January 1, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) finalized significant changes to…

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Additional COVID-19 Relief Up in the Air

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared to be moving closer…

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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

Call For Proposals

We want to hear from you! We are pleased to invite you to participate in…

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National Study to Document Changes in Physician Practice Expense

The American Medical Association (AMA) is undertaking a new national study, supported by 173 healthcare organizations,…

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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

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AAOA Interactive Allergy and Rhinology Course 2019

COURSE SCHEDULE

Friday, February 8, 2019

10:00am: Check-in Opens

11:00am: Group Lunch with Faculty: What Do You Want Out Of This Course? – All available faculty

Otolaryngic Allergy 101

  • 11:50am: Introduction and Course Overview – Christine Franzese, MD
  • 12:00pm: Case-Based Panel: Allergies & Asthma Ruined My Life – Moderator: Cecelia Damask, DO, Panelists: Christine Franzese, MD, Michael Parker, MD, Maria Veling, MD, Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 12:40pm: Understanding Immunology… (seriously!) – Christine Franzese, MD
  • 1:00pm: Immunology of Allergy & Immunotherapy – Michael Platt, MD
  • 1:30pm: Interactive Session: Name That Allergen – Christine Franzese, MD, Mark Zacharek, MD

2:10pm: Break

  • 2:30pm: Skin Testing Techniques: Prick Testing with Video – Cecelia Damask, DO
  • 2:45pm: Preparation of Testing and Treatment Board with Video – Michael Parker, MD
  • 3:05pm: Skin Testing Techniques: Intradermal Dilutional Testing and Modified Quantitative Testing – Maria Veling, MD
  • 3:35pm: Video: IDT and MQT – Christine Franzese, MD
  • 3:45pm: Lecture & Case Practicum Specific IgE Testing Methods and Interpretation – Michael Parker, MD

4:15pm: Break

  • 4:35pm: Case-Based Practicum: Allergy Testing – Christine Franzese, MD
  • 5:05pm: Case-Base Panel: When Good Patients Go Bad –  Q&A with Faculty – Moderator: Cecelia Damask, DO, Panelists: Christine Franzese, MD, Michael Parker, MD, Maria Veling, MD, Mark Zacharek, MD

5:50pm: Lectures Adjourned – Drinks with the Professors

Saturday, February 9, 2019

6:15am: Breakfast with the Faculty – Small Group Sessions 

  • 7:00am: Mission Impossible: Environmental Control – Maria Veling, MD
  • 7:20am: Pharmacotherapy: Patients vs. Guidelines/ICAR – Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 8:10am: Application of Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy I: Initial Vial Mixing for Subcutaneous Immunotherapy – Cecelia Damask, DO
  • 8:40am: Application of Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy II: Escalation, Maintenance, and Withdrawal of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy – Michael Parker, MD

9:10am: Break 

  • 9:30am: Case-Based Practicum: Vial Mixing for SCIT – Christine Franzese, MD
  • 10:00am: This Is Us Having Anaphylaxis – Moderator: Christine Franzese, MD, Panelists: Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Sarah Wise, MD
  • 10:45am: Sublingual Immunotherapy: Safety & Efficacy – Sarah Wise, MD
  • 11:10am: Sublingual Immunotherapy: Dosing, Escalation, Tablets – Sarah Wise, MD

11:35am: Lunch

  • 12:35pm: Introduction to Food Allergy – Michael Parker, MD
  • 1:05pm: Panel: Immunology, Biologics, and Sinusitis – Moderator: Christine Franzese, MD, Panelists: Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Sarah Wise, MD
  • 1:45pm: Panel Wrap-Up: Q&A with Faculty – Moderator: Christine Franzese, MD, Panelists:  Michael Parker, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Matthew Ryan, MD, Maria Veling, MD, Sarah Wise, MD

2:30pm: Break

Introduction to Rhinology

  • 3:00pm: Diagnosis and Classification of Rhinosinusitis – Sarah Wise, MD
  • 3:20pm: Adult Rhinosinusitis Guidelines and Evidence-Based Recommendations [AAO-HNS and ICAR] – Sarah Wise, MD
  • 3:40pm: Pediatric Rhinosinusitis – Michael Platt, MD
  • 3:55pm: Sinus Anatomy and Imaging – Sarah Wise, MD
  • 4:20pm: Immunodeficiency and Sinus Disease – Matthew Ryan, MD
  • 4:35pm: Cystic Fibrosis and Rhinosinusitis – John DelGaudio, MD
  • 4:50pm: Granulomatous Diseases Involving the Sinuses – Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 5:15pm: Case-Based Panel: Systemic Diseases in the Rhinologic Patient – Moderator: Matthew Ryan, MD, Panelists: John DelGaudio, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Sarah Wise, MD, Mark Zacharek, MD

6:00pm: Adjourn for the Evening

Sunday, February 10, 2019

6:30am: Breakfast

  • 7:20am: Septal and Nasal Valve Surgery – Matthew Ryan, MD
  • 7:35am: Epistaxis – Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 7:50am: Systemic Antimicrobials and Steroids for Rhinosinusitis – Sarah Wise, MD
  • 8:10am: Topical and Alternative Therapies for Rhinosinusitis – John DelGaudio, MD
  • 8:25am: Acute Complicated Rhinosinusitis – Sarah Wise, MD

8:50am: Break

  • 9:15am: Fungal Rhinosinusitis – John DelGaudio, MD
  • 9:35am: Pre-op and Post-op Techniques to Maximize FESS Outcomes – Michael Platt, MD
  • 9:55am: Technical Aspects of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Matthew Ryan, MD
  • 10:15am: Frontal Sinus Management – John DelGaudio, MD
  • 10:35am: Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation: Techniques, Evidence, and Guidelines – Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 10:55am: Office Rhinologic Surgery – John DelGuadio, MD
  • 11:15am: Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Sarah Wise, MD

11:35am: Break – Grab your Lunch!

  • 11:55am: Lunchtime Case-Based Panel: Complications of Sinus Surgery – Moderator: John DelGaudio, MD, Panelists: Christine Franzese, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Matthew Ryan, MD, Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 12:40pm: Headache – Mark Zacharek, MD
  • 12:55pm: Smell and Taste – Michael Platt, MD
  • 1:10pm: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks – Matthew Ryan, MD
  • 1:30pm: Benign Sinonasal Neoplasms – John DelGaudio, MD
  • 1:45pm: Malignant Sinonasal Neoplasms – Matthew Ryan, MD
  • 2:05pm: Case-Based Panel: If I Could Do This One Over Again – Moderator: Christine Franzese, MD, Panelists: John DelGaudio, MD, Michael Platt, MD, Matthew Ryan, MD, Sarah Wise, MD
  • 2:50pm: Q&A with Faculty

3:00pm: Program Concludes

The online syllabus will be available by February 1. All registrants will be provided with access instructions by e-mail when the syllabus is released.

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Registration Price List

Fellow Member$1,495.00
Associate Member$1,595.00
International Member$1,595.00
NP/PA Member$1,595.00
Resident*/Fellow-In-Training Member$600.00
Non-Member $2,745.00

*The AAOA sponsors residents from ACGME-accredited otolaryngology training programs to attend this course. In addition, ACGME-accredited training programs can sponsor additional residents to attend the course at a discounted rate. Please contact Elisabeth Herzfeld eherzfeld@aaoallergy.org or your training program director/coordinator for more information. If you are in an osteopathic otolaryngology training program and/or you want to self-pay for this course, please contact eherzfeld@aaoallergy.org.

Important Information

Cancellation Policy

Registration fees are non-transferable. Refunds (less a 20% administration fee) may be considered for cancellations received in writing by the AAOA prior to January 8, 2019. Cancellations received after January 8, 2019 are non-refundable.

If you’re not a member of the AAOA, join now and take advantage of the membership rates.

If you have a disability or require assistance during the course, contact the AAOA at 202-955-5010.

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