Pre-work – On-Demand Content Available on the Whova App from December 12. To Access The Pre-Work You Must Be Registered For the Course

• Operating on Yourself: Surgeon Health and Ergonomics
• Using AAP’s Effectively
• Really?!: Worst Denials Panel
• Reducing Denials: Mitigating Strategies for Worst Denials
• Expansion: Setting Up for Success
• Rapid-Fire Cases: When Your Patient Already Has the AI Answers
• Immunology of Allergy
• Allergen Characteristics and Standardization
• Allergen Classes
• Cross-Reactivity Selection
• The Great Allergy Panel Bake Off: What/How Many Antigens Do You Test For
• Skin Testing I: Testing Board, Controls, Indications and Contraindications
• Skin Testing 2: Skin Prick Testing and Modified Quantitative Testing
• Specific IgE Testing
• Avoidance and Environmental Control
• Pharmacotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis Part II: Treatment and Guidelines
• Immunology and Principles of Immunotherapy
• SCIT Vial Prep and Protocol
• SLIT Vial Prep: Escalation, Maintenance, Withdrawal
• Use of Biologics in Respiratory Disease
• Case Study AAOA Affinity Program Boosts Bottom Line

Please find agenda* for the live portion of the meeting in the Thursday-Saturday tabs!

* Subject to change, times in MDT

* Subject to change, times in MDT

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM: Welcome Reception with Exhibitors: Open House

5:00 PM – 5:05 PM: Welcome to Vail
Faculty: Jennifer Villwock, MD, FAAOA & Jack Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

5:05 PM – 5:15 PM: Common Causes of Hoarseness
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
Join us to explore the latest in recognizing commonly overlooked causes of dysphona in routine practice; applying a structured, efficient approach to hoarseness evaluation, identifying red flags that warrant escalation or referral, and implementing practical management strategies immediately.

5:05 PM – 5:15 PM: Rapid-Fire Didactic
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
Join us to establish framework around the 5 Buckets of Hoarseness, Commonly Missed Diagnoses, and 3-Step Office Algorithm, Commonly missed diagnoses, and a 3-step office algorithm.

5:15 PM – 5:35 PM: Interactive Game Show: “What Did You Miss?”
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
Join this case-based polling session to explore “Looks Normal…But Isn’t,” It’s Not Reflux,” “subtle Neuro…Or Maybe Not?” “Medication Matters,” “Red Falgs You Ignored”.

5:35 PM – 5:50 PM: Deep Dive: High-Yield “Missed” Diagnoses
Faculty: Barbara Ebersol, CCC-SLP
Focusing on 4-5 entities with practical takeaways: to include Muscle Tension Dysphonia, Subtle Vocal Fold Paresis, Vocal Fold Scar/Sulcus, Medication-Related Dysphonia, Early Malignancy.

5:50 PM – 6:00 PM: “In Your Clinic Tomorrow” Segment
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
5 questions to ask, 5 things to look for on scope, 5 common pitfalls.

6:00 PM – 6:10 PM: Rapid Case Blitz
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
3-4 short cases, quick polling — Diagnosis? Treat vs Refer vs Image? Session Goal: Reinforcing pattern recognition.

6:10 PM – 6:15 PM: Take-Home Points
Faculty: Naushenn Jamal, MD
Most ‘missed” diagnoses are missed due to pattern recognition failure, not lack knowledge; “normal scope” does not equal a normal voice; early use of speech therapy is often underutilized; subtle asymmetry matters; when in doubt, follow closely or escalate.

6:15 PM – 6:30 PM: Jump Starting Your Laryngologic Practice Panel
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA, Moderator, Barbara Ebersole, CCC-SLP, Nausheen Jamal, MD, Robert Puchalski, MD, FAAOA

6:15 AM – 6:30 AM: Coffee with Exhibitors: Open House

6:35 AM – 6:40 AM: Introduction to Rhinology Section
Faculty: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

6:40 AM – 6:55 AM: Phenotyping & Categorization of CRS
Faculty: Adam Folbe, MD

6:55 AM – 7:10 AM: Other Eosinophilic Conditions of the Upper Respiratory System
Faculty: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

7:10 AM – 7:25 AM: Medical Management of CRS – From Irrigations to Platelet-Rich Plasma
Faculty: Dana Crosby, MD

7:25 AM – 7:45 AM: In-Office Procedures for CRS and Nasal Function (Panel)
Faculty: Adam Folbe, MD

7:45 AM – 8:00 AM: Jump Starting Your Rhinologic Practice
Faculty: Bryan Leatherman, MD, FAAOA, Moderator, Dana Crosby, MD, Adam Folbe, MD, Jack Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM: Demo Labs

8:20 AM – 8:35 AM: Surgical Anatomy for Revision Sinus Surgery
Faculty: Adam Folbe, MD

8:35 AM – 8:50 AM: The Rhinologist’s Approach to the Orbit
Faculty: Dana Crosby, MD

8:50 AM – 9:10 AM: Extended Surgical Approaches to the Sinuses (Panel)
Moderator: Dana Crosby, MD
Faculty: Adam Folbe, MD, Bryan Leatherman, MD, FAAOA

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM: Management of Complications in Sinus Surgery
Faculty: Adam Folbe, MD

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM: Staging Systems for Inverted Papilloma
Faculty: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Surgical Treatment for Inverted Papilloma
Faculty: Dana Crosby, MD

9:40 AM – 10:05 AM:  NON-CME Management of Biologics: Dosing & Weaning (Panel)
Moderator: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA;
Faculty: Bryan Leatherman, MD, FAAOA; Adam Folbe, MD; Dana Crosby, MD

10:05 AM – 10:35 AM: Demo Labs

10:35 AM – 10:50 AM: Physiology of Taste & Smell
Faculty: Jennifer Villwock, MD, FAAOA

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM: Assessment of Smell Disorders
Faculty: Dana Crosby, MD

11:05 AM – 11:20 AM: Treatment of Smell Disorders
Faculty: Jennifer Villwock, MD, FAAOA

11:20 AM – 3:00 PM: MIDDAY BREAK

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Après-Ski: Demo Labs

3:30 PM – 3:35 PM: Welcome Back

3:35 PM – 4:00 PM: Smell and Taste Practicum – Wine Tasting 101
Faculty: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM: On the Horizon for Olfactory Dysfunction
Faculty: Meha Fox, MD, FAAOA

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM: Quality Care — What Defines It
Faculty: Robert Puchalski, MD, FAAOA

Tools of the Trade: Stepping Up Your Evaluation of Voice & Swallow Symptoms

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM: Rapid Fire Didactic — Flexible v. Rigid Scope; Steady Light v. Stroboscopy; Fees v. MBS

4:35 PM – 4:50 PM: Examination: Key Elements for Comprehensive Assessment

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM: Fast Breakout: Laryngeal palpitation; Rescue breathing for laryngospasm

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Demo Labs

5:30 PM – 5:40 PM: Partnering with SLP
Faculty: Barbara Ebersol, CC

5:40 PM – 5:45 PM: Down & Dirty Quiz: Describing Voice Therapy to Your Patient in <1 Minute (survey/quiz – matching dx with best explanation)

5:45 PM – 5:55 PM: Time to Play: Voice TX or No Voice TX? (short case then poll)

5:55 PM – 6:00 PM: Pulling It All Together

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM: Sensitivity Sudoku: Infectious Disease
Faculty: Meha Fox, MD, FAAOA

6:15 PM – 6:30 PM: Topical Antibiotics — Accessible, But Are They Evidence-Based?

6:30 PM – 6:50 PM: Optimizing Your Allergy Practice for Success
Faculty: Jennifer Villwock, MD, FAAOA, Moderator, Meha Fox, MD, FAAOA, Bryan Leatherman, MD, FAAOA

6:15 AM – 6:30: Coffee with Exhibitors: Open House

6:30 AM – 6:50 AM: How to Approach Conditions and Typical Symptoms in Real-World Practice
Behavioral management

Reflux, Cough & Allergy

6:50 AM – 7:00 AM: Globus: What Is It? How to Work It Up? Is Everyone Crazy?
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA
How to treat; Reflux management; Postnasal drip management, and allergy management

7:00 AM – 7:10 AM: Laryngeal Allergy
Faculty: John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA
How to identify and manage laryngeal allergy

7:10 AM – 7:25 AM: Chronic Cough and Allergy — Laryngeal Impact Panel
Moderator: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA
Faculty: Barbara Ebersole, CC, Nausheen Jamal, MD, John Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAOA
Panel will consider cough, from diagnosis to management, including algorithm, chest algorithm

7:25 AM – 7:35 AM: GLP1s and Cough
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA
Join us to consider GLP1s as trigger for cough; What is all the rage? Is there a difference in one drug vs another for increase risk of cough or do they all do it?

7:35 AM – 7:45 AM: EOE, Advances in Management
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA
Consider newer treatments: diagnosis in adults and kids; Management including steroids, proton pump inhibitors H2 blockers swallowed steroids, new biologic indications. Where do biopsies fit in and where in the esophagus

7:45 AM – 8:00 AM: How Might We Small Group Cases
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA
4 cases; Reflux female patient with globus, osteoporosis: clears her throat all the time
-Failure to thrive adult with food impactions
-Cough: Neurogenic cough in a bipolar patient already on mental meds
-Allergy patient with a cough, reflux is not an issue or a complaint. Do you believe
the patient when they say they don’t have reflux?

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Demo Labs

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Hands-On Practicum
Faculty: Robert Stachler, MD, FAAOA, Nausheen Jamal, MD, Barbara Ebersol, CCC-SL
10 min rotations through Laryngeal palpation for MTD; SLN injection for cough and hyolaryngeal syndrome, Mendelsohn maneuvers, shaker exercises, head turn and strategies to improve swallowing

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Weaving in GLP1s

9:30 AM – 10:10 AM: Women and Chronic Cough

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Demo Labs

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM: Financial Implications: Off-Label from the Patient & Practice Perspective
Faculty: Robert Puchalski, MD, FAAOA
Join this session for discussion around up-and-coming off-label issues from both the patient and practice perspective. We will focus on antibiotics, POP, Things from the Laryngology space, and how to get help for patient hardships