Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

Chapter 5: 2017 – 2021

community instead of clinicians in general, although the information was useful to the general healthcare community and the public. In 2020, the GTF voted to change the name of Clinical Consensus Statements (CCS) to Expert Consensus Statements (ECS), and the AAO-HNSF Executive Committee approved the name change. The change applied to forthcoming documents planned for publication. From 2017 to 2021, the following CPGs, CCSs, and ECSs were published: January 2017: Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) February 2017: Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Nasal Form and Function after Rhinoplasty March 2017: Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) September 2017: Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults February 2018: Clinical Consensus Statement: Balloon Dilation of the Sinuses March 2018: Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update) February 2019: Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update) June 2019: Clinical Consensus Statement: Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube August 2019: Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) January 2020: Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis) April 2020: Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease April 2020: Clinical Consensus Statement: Ankyloglossia in Children January 2021: Expert Consensus Statement: Pediatric Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy April 2021: Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations

The CPGs continued to result in some of the highest statistics in downloads and citations of all articles published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery with more than 1.2 million downloads of all CPG titles from 2016 to May 2021 and over 5,300 citations as of June 9, 2021. This clearly demonstrated the ongoing significance to clinical practice not only to the specialty but to clinicians in other fields of practice as well. Expanding on their value, the AAO-HNSF increased the types of accompanying CPG resources made available to the public and members including a plain language summary, executive summary, slide

2021: Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, was

selected to serve as the first female Editor in Chief of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and OTO Open with her term starting October 1, 2022.

deck, podcasts, patient handouts (in both English and Spanish), official quick-reference pocket guide and app, and animated videos when the content was appropriate. In addition, to help educate members about the CPGs, CME activities and ABO-HNS Self-Assessment Modules/Performance Improvement Modules were available through AcademyU/OTO Logic. CORE Grants From 2017-2021, Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE) played a vital role by awarding more than $2.5 million, and over $12 million since its inception in 1985, for research projects, research training, and career development to further the specialty of otolaryngology. These grants ranged in award size from $5,000 to $150,000 and were essential for increasing the research base for otolaryngology. The CORE grants program, a collaboration between the AAO-HNSF, specialty societies, and industry sponsors, provided a uniform centralized research grant application, review, and administration process. The 2017- 2021 CORE program partners included: • American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (exited in 2020) • American Head and Neck Society • Association of Migraine Disorders • American Rhinologic Society • American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

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