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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 [email protected].
  • 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

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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08/08/25: Scientific Abstract Submission Deadline
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EDUCATION

What Happened to the AAOA Advanced Course?

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

Call For Proposals

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

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

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
Learn More and Register

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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2025 AAOA Annual Meeting - Hybrid, Independent
November 14-16, 2025
The Seabird Resort, Oceanside, CA
(access from San Diego or Santa Anna Airports)


USP 797 Online Module

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AAOA Educational Stacks
Available Now!

News and Updates

President’s Message: Five Items AAOA Members Need to Know 2017

MACRA  (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) is different from ACA (Affordable Care Act) Most…

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President Message

Are lectures the best way to educate physicians?  What does it take for us to…

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Socio-Economic Committee Update May 2017

By AAOA Leadership Change is the only constant in life and medicine to borrow from…

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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 Annual Meeting 2021 - Virtual

Annual Meeting Schedule

OH NO…YOU ARE TOO LATE FOR THE 2021 AAOA ANNUAL MEETING, BUT YOU CAN STILL REGISTER FOR THE 2022 AAOA ADVANCED COURSE

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2021 Annual Meeting Pre-work - On-Demand

Recorded content will be available starting mid-September and is pre-work to the AAOA Annual Meeting.

  • Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) – Emerging Opportunities for Patient Care
  • Beyond “You Should Quit” – How to Actually Facilitate Smoking Cessation
  • Evidence-based subcutaneous immunotherapy
  • Gut Immunology and Allergy
  • How to put the ENT in ENTrepreneurship
  • Itching, Rashes and Hives: What Can We Treat as Otolaryngic Allergists and
    What Needs a Dermatology Consultation
  • Social Media and Online reviews: Ways to improve your ratings
  • Sublingual Immunotherapy…State-of-The-Art Practice
  • Surgical Options in Rhinitis
  • The Migraine/allergy Connection and the Sinus Headache Patient

Saturday, October 16, 2021

9:25am EDT/6:25am PDT: Daily Introduction

9:30am EDT/6:30am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

10:00am EDT/7:00am PDT: Scientific Discussions with the Research Video PIs: Clinical Implications of the Foundation Research

10:30am EDT/7:30am PDT: Featured International Guest Lecturer, Professor Claus Bachert, MD, PhD, on Inflammation and Immunoglobulins in Patients with CRSwNP

11:15am EDT/8:15am PDT: What You Need to Know to Stay an Expert on CRS

11:45am EDT/8:45am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Live Showcase

12:00pm EDT/9:00am PDT: One-on-One with Jack Krouse—A Conversation about NIH with Alkis Togias

12:45pm EDT/9:45am PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

1:45pm EDT/10:45am PDT: Where Do Biologics Fit into the Treatment Paradigm for CRSwNP?

2:30pm EDT/11:30am PDT: AAOA-ARS PANEL: The US Burden of Rising Health Care Cost: A Case Study in CRSwNP Treatment

3:30pm EDT/12:30pm PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Live Showcase

3:45pm EDT/12:45pm PDT: BJ Ferguson Lecturer Richard Harvey, MD, PhD—CRS: Moving Beyond Polyps/No Polyps and the Concept of Maximal Medical Therapy

4:30pm EDT/1:30pm PDT: A Deeper Dive into CRS Classification

5:00pm EDT/2:00pm PDT: End of Day Wrap Up

5:05pm EDT/2:05pm PDT: Break – A quick break to stretch and refresh

5:20pm EDT/2:20pm PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

6:20pm EDT/3:20pm PDT: Adjourn for the Day

Sunday, October 17, 2021

9:25am EDT/6:25am PDT: Daily Introduction

9:30am EDT/6:30am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking – Coffee and 80th Birthday Trivia 

10:00am EDT/7:00am PDT: Building Your Dream Team

11:00am EDT/8:00am PDT: Basics for Allergy Coding

11:45am EDT/8:45am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Live Showcase

12:00pm EDT/9:00am PDT: Advanced ENT/Allergy Coding

12:30pm EDT/9:30am PDT: 5-Star Customer Service

1:30pm EDT/10:30am PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

2:30pm EDT/11:30am PDT: Biologics: Know Your Codes

2:45pm EDT/11:45am PDT: Creating an Efficient ENT Practice in 2022: Part One

3:30pm EDT/12:30pm PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Live Showcase

3:45pm EDT/12:45pm PDT: Creating an Efficient ENT Practice in 2022: Part Two

4:30pm EDT/1:30pm PDT: E/M Coding Today: Case-Based Discussion

5:00pm EDT/2:00pm PDT: Adjourn for the Day

Monday, October 18, 2021

Eastern Time Lounge: Moving Beyond COVID Conversation

11:45am EDT/8:45am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

12:00pm EDT/9:00am PDT: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael Platt, MD, MSc
Invited Panelists: Mike Parker,MD, Christopher Brook, MD, Joshua Levy, MD, MPH, Dole Baker, MD

Evening Sessions

6:00pm EDT/3:00pm PDT: Escape Room

6:45pm EDT/3:45pm PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT: Practice Marketing Solutions that Work 

8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

9:00pm EDT/6:00pm PDT: Understanding Migraine: Diagnosis and Management

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Central Time Lounge: Moving Beyond COVID Conversation

11:45am CDT/8:45am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

12:00pm CDT/9:00am PDT: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Douglas Dawson, MD
Invited Panelists: Keith Sale, MD, Jennifer Villwock,MD, Robert Stachler, MD, Andrea Lewis, MD

Evening Sessions

6:45pm EDT/3:45pm PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT: Office-Based Procedures & ENTrepeneurship

8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

9:00pm EDT/6:00pm PDT: WAIT, WAIT “DO” TELL ME! — THE JOURNAL CLUB EDITION

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Mountain Time Lounge: Moving Beyond COVID Conversation

11:45am MDT/8:45am PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

12:00pm MDT/9:00am PDT: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Alpen Patel, MD
Invited Panelists: Kevin Wilson, MD, Glen Porter, MD, Rob Puchalski, MD, Farrah Siddiqui, MD, Tina Elkins, MD

Evening Sessions

7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT: Case Discussions: A Patient with Dysphagia and Another with Hives

7:30pm EDT/4:30pm PDT: Practicalities of Biologics: How to Obtain Biologics for Your Patients

8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT: Non-AAOA Satellite Event

9:00pm EDT/6:00pm PDT: How To Actually Facilitate Smoking Cessation with Your Patients

9:30pm EDT/6:30pm PDT: AERD Update

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Pacific Time Lounge: Moving Beyond COVID Conversation

12:00pm PDT/3:00pm EDT: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Wesley VanderArk, MD
Invited Panelists: Adrienne Laury, MD, Kristin Seiberling, MD, Ayesha Khalid, MD, Chris Vickery, MD

Evening Sessions

6:45pm EDT/3:45pm PDT: VIRTUAL EXPO/Networking 

7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT: How Important Is Proper Dosing in SCIT and SLIT?

8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT: $100,000 Pyramid — Immunotherapy Edition

9:00pm EDT/6:00pm PDT: AAOA Annual Business Meeting — Town Hall

9:30pm EDT/6:30pm PDT: Annual Meeting Concludes

Click here to download a printable file of the 2021 AAOA Annual Meeting Schedule.  

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AAOA Members

As an association we are always looking for more and better ways to help our Members get and stay engaged, and to expand and enrich their network of peers.  To that end, for 2021, we are continuing the Member benefit for all renewing AAOA Members and Member Candidates: FREE Registration for the 2021 AAOA Annual Meeting!

Registration Price List

Fellow MemberFREE
Associate MemberFREE
International MemberFREE
NP/PA MemberFREE
Resident/Fellow-In-Training MemberFREE
All Member CandidatesFREE
Non-Member $795.00
One Day Pass
$495.00

Member Candidate

*A Member Candidate must have completed the membership application before the Application Deadline (45 days prior to the annual business meeting, approximately September 6th). Learn More

Cancellation Policy

Registration fees are non-transferable. Refunds for paid registrations (less a 50% administration fee) may be considered for cancellations received in writing by the AAOA prior to August 15th, 2021.

Cancellations received after August 15, 2021 are non-refundable. 

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

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As an AAOA member, you will be eligible for registration fee discounts on all AAOA CME functions, including free Annual Meeting (please contact AAOA for details), and all of our patient education and practice management resources. These savings alone can offset most or all of your dues.
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