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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

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CORNER

As part of our on-going member support, we are introducing a new website feature to help with common practice management challenges. We welcome your input with questions or challenges you would like to address. Read More

ADVOCACY UPDATES

Upcoming Dates

08/02/24: Scientific Abstract Submission Deadline
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12/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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04/01/25: Fellow Exam Application Deadline
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06/01/25: Research Grant Cycle
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EDUCATION

AAOA Annual Meeting

Register for FREE* to attend the 2024 AAOA Annual Meeting in-person, in Las Vegas, or virtually!

*The 2024 AAOA Annual Meeting is FREE to all AAOA members in good standing

RESIDENTS

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

IFAR

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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 Annual Meeting - Hybrid
November 8-10, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
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Coming Soon! New Explorers Course — Hybrid
90-days Access Feb 27 – May 27, 2025 
March 27-29, 2025 - Live
The Hythe, Vail, CO
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2025 AAOA Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
90-days Access June 10 – Sep 15, 2025
July 10-12, 2025 - Live
The Chateaux Deer Valley, Park City, UT
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USP 797 Online Module
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AAOA Educational Stacks
Available Now!

News and Updates

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International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology Top Articles 2018-2019

Read top articles published in the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology 2018-2019. Most Cited International Consensus…

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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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Practice Resources

Compounding Updates

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As we continue to monitor activity both at the FDA and USP in relation to physician compounding, we wanted to offer the latest update.

USP: To provide a unified approach to quality compounding, USP is aligning the timing and content of General Chapters <795>, <797>, and <800>. Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations is the chapter relating to allergy immunotherapy. Below is the current proposed timeline and web links for use during the public comment periods. AAOA will continue to monitor the progress and alert you when the revised version of <797> is released for comment.

Schedule & Links for Compounding Standards

Click the links for access where the respective information will be posted (Active after 2/28/2018)

 

 

 

<795>*

Pharmaceutical Compounding‒ Nonsterile Preparations

<797>*

Pharmaceutical Compounding Sterile Preparations

Pre-Posted on the USP Website for Public Comment**

 

 March 30, 2018 July 28, 2018
Published in the Pharmacopeial Forum

 

 May 1, 2018 September 4, 2018
Open Microphone Session

Registration will open

 April 20, 2018

 

 March 15, 2018

 

September 5, 2018

 

 August 5, 2018

 

Public Comment Period will close

 

 July 31, 2018

 

November 30, 2018
Intended Publication DateUSP – NF

 

 June 1, 2019

 

June 1, 2019
Anticipated Official Date

 

 December 1, 2019 December 1, 2019

*   The current published versions of USP-NF General Chapters <795> and <797> are official until new chapters become official.

** This pre-posting allows extra time, beyond the typical 90 day period, for stakeholders to review and provide input.

FDA: This morning the FDA held a stakeholder teleconference regarding its final guidance on compounded drug products.  The links below provide the summaries. FDA recognizes that compounded drugs play an important healthcare role for certain patients for whom FDA-approved drugs are not available, as well as the increased risk associated with compounding. As such, this guidance is intended to help reduce that risk.

The final guidance documents that we will discuss are:

Compounded Drug Products That Are Essentially Copies of a Commercially Available Drug Product Under Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM510154.pdf

Compounded Drug Products That Are Essentially Copies of Approved Drug Products Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM510153.pdf

For additional information please visit FDA’s website: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/PharmacyCompounding/

FDA Approval Updates

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the following sublingual tablets for pollen-induced allergies:

Merck’s RAGWITEK(TM), a sublingual immunotherapy tablet for the treatment of short ragweed pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis confirmed by positive skin test or in vitro testing for pollen specific IgE antibodies for short ragweed pollen. The complete press release from Merck is available:RAGWITEK.

Greer’s ORALAIR(R), a sublingual immunotherapy tablet for the treatment of grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis confirmed by positive skin test or in vitro testing for pollen specific IgE antibodies for any of the five grass species contained in the product (Sweet Vernal, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Timothy, and Kentucky Blue Grass). The complete press release from Greer is available:ORALAIR.

Merck’s GRASTEK(R), a sublingual immunotherapy tablet for the treatment of grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis confirmed by positive skin test or in vitro testing for pollen specific IgE antibodies for Timothy Grass or cross-reactive grass pollens. The complete press release from Merck is available:<a “href=”https://x9j1f2.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GRASTEK-press-release.pdf”>GRASTEK.

A Member Benefit

Allergy and Rhinology Journal (IFAR)

The International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology (IFAR) is the official journal of the AAOA and the American Rhinologic Society (ARS). Published monthly by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., IFAR provides a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolaryngic allergy, rhinologic, and skull base conditions.

News

New Articles from IFAR

Medical therapy for Chronic Rhino-sinusitis

The indications for surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are poorly defined..
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Safety of long-term Intranasal Budesonide

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of long-term topical budesonide treatment via the mucosal atomization device (MAD) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) and intraocular pressure (IOP).. Read More

President Mims Message

April 2017

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

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