Position Statement: Second Surgical Opinions
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that the advisability of surgery or other specific therapy can be a matter of opinion. …
Position Statement: Scope of Practice of Non-Physician Providers
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery supports physician-directed collaborative and coordinated team care. However, all members of the h…
Position Statement: Scope of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery agrees with the policy of the American Medical Association that surgeons should be allowed to do…
Position Statement: Reuse of Single-Use Devices: Responsible Recycling of Medical Instrumentation
Position StatementOur current healthcare environment demands that we advocate for the best quality care delivered in a safe and cost effective manner to our patients. As such, t…
Position Statement: Reimbursement for Taking Hospital Call
Position StatementOtolaryngologists, through their training in the management of adult and pediatric airway emergencies, facial trauma, foreign bodies and other head and neck em…
Position Statement: Pay-for-Performance
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) believes that quality care, access to care and positive health outcomes must be the prim…
Position Statement: Policy on Quality Measures
Position StatementStatement of PrinciplesThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is committed to advancing the practice of high quality, cost-effective heal…
Position Statement: Patient Physician Covenant
Position Statement(Modified from the Journal of the American Medical Association, May 17, 1995)Medicine is, at its center, a moral enterprise grounded in a covenant of trust. Th…
Position Statement: Medical Liability
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is committed to patient safety and accepts the responsibility to address quality improve…
Position Statement: Industry Representatives in the Operating Room
Position StatementWhen the presence of an industry representative is necessary, helpful, or confers an educational benefit in this setting, the otolaryngologist and industry rep…
Position Statement: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Prevention of HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer
Position StatementOver the past three decades, there has been a clear decrease in the prevalence of tobacco use in the United States and an associated decline in tobacco‐related…
Position Statements on e-cigarettes
Position StatementRecommendations for Teens and Their Parents:Nicotine addiction during teen years correlates with greater risk of subsequent addictions, such as opioids. It als…
Position Statement: Delineation of Hospital Privileges
Position StatementThe ultimate responsibility for delineating clinical privileges in the hospital setting rests with the institution's governing board and is discharged through …
Position Statement: Collaborative Relationships with Industry
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) seeks to empower members to provide excellent care to patients. This requires constant i…
Position Statement: Choice of Physicians
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery strongly supports, as being in the public interest, the establishment of reimbursement plans by th…
Position Statement: Ambulatory Procedures
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) recognizes the existence of lists of surgical procedures that may be appropriately perfo…
Position Statement: Treatment for Microtia and Anotia
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery ("AAO-HNS") recognizes microtia and anotia as congential birth defects. These conditions are assoc…
Position Statement: Plastic Surgery
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that facial plastic surgery is an integral part of the specialty and is a fundamental…
