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."
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
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Thanks to your feedback, we have reimagined our Advanced Course in Allergy & Immunology to give you educational programming that encompasses your full scope of practice. Join us for the new Explorers Course 2025: Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology. Learn More
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2025 AAOA Annual Meeting Call for Proposals. Do you have burning content ideas to be presented at the Annual Meeting? The AAOA is seeking proposals to incorporate in the educational sessions for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Learn More
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2024 AAOA Annual Meeting - Hybrid
November 8-10, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
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Explorers Course 2025:
Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology — 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
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July 10-12, 2025 - Live
The Chateaux Deer Valley, Park City, UT
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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.
AAOA has launched a Partner Resource Center to bring you partner resources that can assist your practice and patient care.
Read top articles published in the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology 2018-2019. Most Cited International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis February 2018 Corticosteroid nasal irrigations are more effective than simple sprays in a randomized double‐blinded placebo‐controlled trial for…
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"Food allergy is a costly, potentially life-threatening health condition that can adversely affect patients’ well-being". A study of 40 443 US adults, published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, estimates that nearly 19 percent of adults think they have food allergies, but approximately…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ProAir Digihaler (albuterol sulfate) inhalation powder for the treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in patients aged 4 years and older with reversable obstructive airway disease, and for prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB)…
...the AAOA continues to be the organization that Otolaryngologists look to for up-to-date education and information on the practice of Allergy. I attended my first AAOA Course 20 years ago and have witnessed significant changes in how we diagnose and treat allergic disease. Older diagnostic and…
The Food and Drug Administration approves the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D states that “This approval means patients living with severe allergies who require constant access to life-saving epinephrine should have a…
When you really look at hot topics in medicine, physician burnout seems to really skyrocket up to the top. Everyone is doing surveys to help show you how burnt out they are. According to a 2011 study at the Mayo…
On behalf of the AAOA we would like to extend a personal invitation to join us at the 2018 Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology. While the basic course focuses its content on basic concepts and techniques applicable to the clinical…
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