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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

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

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
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 2020 Update

Alpen Patel, MD, FAAOA on changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and AAOA member resources…

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Today in ENT Allergy: AAOA’s Podcast. Episode 2 – A Brief Overview of the Otolaryngic Allergy

In the second episode of the AAOA's NEW podcast series Today in ENT Allergy: AAOA's…

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Earn CME Credit in Upcoming Activity Titled: The Role Of Biologics for the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Release Date: August 14, 2020; Expiration Date: August 13, 2021 Nasal polyps impact an estimated…

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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 2024

Annual Meeting Agenda

2024 AAOA Annual Meeting
November 8-10, 2024 – Live Content
December 10, 2024 – On-Demand Access Deadline
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

As a hybrid meeting, we are excited to offer both live F2F/In Person and Virtual participation.

Pre-work - On-Demand

Pre-work – On-Demand

  • “If it is not documented, it didn’t happen” – Coding Conundrums
  • Chronic Cough Overview
  • Allergic Laryngitis
  • U.S. Asthma Treatment Guidelines
  • Introduction to Migraine and Sinus Headache
  • Management of Allergy Emergencies
  • Coding for Allergy Treatment – What You Need to Know
  • Coding for Allergy Testing – What You Need to Know

Research Forum

  • Inflammatory Mediator Profiles In The Unchallenged Sinonasal Mucus Of Allergic Rhinitis Patients Set To Begin Allergen Immunotherapy
  • Three-Year Outcomes Of Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation Of The Posterior Nasal Nerve In Patients With Allergic And Non-Allergic Chronic Rhinitis
  • Mepolizumab Treatment Improves Clinical Characteristics In Us Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: A Real-World Data Analysis
  • Mepolizumab Treatment Reduces Real-World Healthcare Resource Utilization In Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
  • Mepolizumab Reduces Oral Corticosteroid Use And Sinus Surgery In Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: Long-Term Outcomes From A Pre-/Post-Assessment In  The Us
  • Trial Examining The Prevalence Of Local Ige Elevation And Its Effect On Intranasal Capsaicin Therapy In The Non-Allergic Rhinitis Population
  • Factors Impacting Adherence To Allergy Immunotherapy: A Qualitative Study.
  • Pnna Outcomes With Anxiolytic, Antidepressant, And Adhd Prescriptions
  • Increased Clinical Severity In Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis And Mixed Inflammation
  • Clinical Implications Of Effective And Ineffective Dosing Of Slit Tablets
  • Influence of Sino-Nasal Anatomy on Upper Airway Allergies: A Machine Learning Approach

Please find agenda* for the live portion of the meeting in the Friday-Sunday tabs!

* Subject to change, times in PDT

Friday, November 8, 2024

* Subject to change, times in PDT

10:25 – 10:30 am:  Welcome

10:30 – 11:30 am: Allergy Masterclass – Masters of the Allergy Universe

11:30 – 12:30 pm:  Lunch with Exhibitors

12:30 – 1:00 pm: Shaken Not Stirred: Challenges During Immunotherapy

1:00 – 1:30 pm: Early Asthma Intervention for Better Results Panel

1:30 – 2:00 pm: Complicated Dose Calculations

2:00 – 2:30 pm:  Break with Exhibitors

2:30 – 3:00 pm: Anaphylaxis | Epitope Jones Escape Room

3:00 – 3:30 pm: Maximizing Efficiency & Profitability across the ENT Clinic

3:30 – 4:00 pm: Immunodeficiencies Panel

4:00 – 4:30 pm: Break with Exhibitors

4:30 – 5:00 pm: Sinus Headache and the Allergy/Migraine Connection

5:00 – 5:30 pm: BJ Ferguson Lecture – Food Allergy: What I learned from 40 years in practice

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Tips, Tricks and Pearls on Office Based Surgeries and Procedures

6:00 – 7:30 pm: Reception with Exhibitors

Saturday, November 9, 2024

7:00 – 8:00 am: Non-AAOA Satellite Program

8:00 – 9:00 am: Research Forum

9:00 – 9:30 am: Break with Exhibitors

9:30 – 9:50 am:  CRS

9:50 – 10:10 am:  A Tale of Two Mediators: Eosinophils and IgE

10:10 – 10:55 am: Case-based Panel on CRS: Challenging Cases

10:55 – 11:10 am: Stretch Break

11:10 – 11:55 pm: One-on-One with Jack Krouse | AI

11:55 – 12:55 pm: Non-AAOA Satellite Program

12:55 – 1:25 pm:  Break with Exhibitors

1:25 – 1:55 pm: Getting the Max Out of the Most Minimal Task – Speed Learning

1:55 – 2:25 pm: Laryngeal Allergy Panel

2:25 – 2:55 pm: Eosinophilic Esophagitis

2:55 – 3:25 pm: “To Eat or Not to Eat?” Approaches to Food Allergies and Testing

3:25 – 3:55 pm: Break with Exhibitors

3:55 – 4:25 pm: Chronic Cough Panel

4:25 – 4:55 pm: Inflammatory Disease Panel (Cough, EOE, Anosmia, Laryngeal)

4:55 – 5:40 pm: Pardon the Interruption: The Great Debates

5:40 – 6:40 pm: Patient Case Breakouts: A Peer-to-peer Learning Experience

Sunday, November 10, 2024

7:00 – 8:00 am: Non-AAOA Satellite Program

8:00 – 8:45 am: Shark Tank – Wellness Edition     

8:45 – 9:15 am: In Office Rhinology Panel

9:15 – 9:45 am: Joint AAOA-ARS Panel: Empty Nose Syndrome: Just a Bunch of Hot Air?

9:45 – 10:15 am: Break with Exhibitors

10:15 – 10:55 am: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Panel

10:55 – 11:25 am: Adding Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopies to Your Practice

11:25 – 11:55 am: Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing

11:55 – 12:25 pm: AAOA Annual Business Meeting (voting members only)

Printable meeting agenda can be found here.

COVID-19 Safety

To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, we encourage taking personal safeguards, including but not limited to vaccination and/or wearing a mask in the meeting, to help protect your health and the health of our members and community at large.  

While there are currently no restrictions in place, attendees must adhere to any updated requirements and guidelines of the State of Nevada, the City of Las Vegas as well as the event.   

AAOA will continue to monitor state and federal requirements and will update our policy accordingly.

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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 Benefit

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 2024, we are continuing the Member benefit for all renewing AAOA Members and Member Candidates: FREE Registration for the 2024 AAOA Annual Meeting!

Call For Proposals

The AAOA is seeking proposals to incorporate in the educational sessions for the 2024 Annual Meeting. You can submit ideas for didactic lectures, game-based learning sessions, panels, or something out of the ordinary! The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM ET, Monday, January 8, 2024. Learn More

Member Candidate

A Member Candidate must have completed the membership application before the Application Deadline (45 days prior to the annual business meeting, approximately August 31) to take advantage of the member rate. 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 October 1, 2024.

Cancellations received after October 1, 2024 are non-refundable. 

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

Join the AAOA

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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