Personal tribute to the late head and neck surgeon, known for being an excellent teacher and motivator
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Personal tribute to the late head and neck surgeon, known for being an excellent teacher and motivator
Experts weigh the pros and cons of surgery for recurrent thyroid tumors, and safety of bone-anchored hearing aids versus unilateral cochlear implants in a panel discussion at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
Guided therapeutics in head and neck surgery, upper airway stimulation for sleep apnea, and personalized therapy for sinusitis highlighted at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
Panel discussions and keynote speeches stress importance of education, mentorship for medical trainees, and physician role in healthcare costs at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
Ethical concerns around payment reform, lack of professionalism among colleagues, and physician burnout addressed at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
Analysts predict the influx of insured patients that are expected to flood the healthcare system will likely shrink physician reimbursements, cause some otolaryngologists to flock to larger healthcare systems or limit access to patients with private insurance plans, and exacerbate the shortage of specialists
Screening for newborn hearing loss, typing bitter taste receptors, HPV testing may help physicians prevent disease, determine proactive treatment strategies
Ongoing payment reform, healthcare consolidation forces otolaryngology practices to reconsider ways doctors are paid