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Spotlight on Series: Exploring the #OTOMTG25 Signature Programming Tracks

The Annual Meeting features an incredible breadth of educational opportunities, and among them are our distinctive series that run throughout the conference. These signature programming tracks offer unique formats and focused approaches to learning that complement the rich variety of sessions available. From the structured CME pathway of the ENThusiast Track to the dynamic discussions of our Great Debates, these series provide different ways to engage with our specialty's most important topics. This year also brings exciting new additions like "Pardon the OTO-ruption"—our fast-paced, ESPN-inspired debate format. Exploring topics through these specialized series formats represent just some of the many ways to customize your Annual Meeting experience. Here's what's happening in these signature tracks on Saturday!

CME ENThusiast Track

Designed for maximum educational impact, the CME ENThusiast Track delivers a comprehensive series of sessions where attendees can accumulate up to 28 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through strategically scheduled programming that streamlines your CME/MOC requirements. Saturday’s sessions include the following topics (look in the app for time, location, and presenter details):

• Current Concepts in Vocal Fold Paralysis
• Pediatric Snoring and OSA Update 2025
• What's New in the ATA Guidelines for Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Cancer?
• Expert’s Guide to Tympanostomy Tube Care
• Controversies in Parotid Surgery: Is There Evidence? Part 1
• Incorporating Allergy into the Busy Otolaryngology Practice
• Tinnitus Treatment Now and in the Future: A Multi-Faceted Discussion on What’s Next
• When the Ear Won’t Stop Draining: Management of Persistent Otorrhea
• Another Five Landmarks to Make You a Better Sinus Surgeon

Great Debates

“Medical debate is thoroughly necessary for scientific progress. Some of the most innovative and effective treatments for patients have been born from healthy debate among experts… [The Great Debates have] true experts presenting their opinions on both sides of a controversial topic.” — Cecelia Damask, DO, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Coordinator

Year after year, the Great Debates draw packed audiences eager to witness leading experts tackle our field's most controversial topics. This signature series brings together distinguished voices for spirited, structured discussions that challenge conventional thinking and spark meaningful dialogue. Saturday's Great Debates include:

Molecular Testing in Thyroid Nodules: Helpful or Not?

1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: Wabash Ballroom 2

Moderator Vaninder K. Dhillon, MD

Panelists Luc GT Morris and Victoria E. Banuchi, MD, MPH

Who You Gonna Call? Do You Need Pediatric ENT Back Up for General ENTs Doing Airway Foreign Bodies?

2:30 - 3:30 pm Location: Wabash Ballroom 2

Moderator Eileen M. Raynor, MD

Panelists Margo K. McKenna, MD and Erynne A. Faucett, MD FACS

Pardon the OTO-ruption

This exciting new format takes inspiration from ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" to create fast-paced discussions on trending topics spanning Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology, Otology/Neurology, Private Practice, and Rhinology/Allergy. Expert panelists engage in spirited exchanges with a referee declaring winners, while attendees benefit from insights shared by leading voices in each subspecialty. “Pardon the OTO-ruption is the antithesis of many of our more sedate sessions at medical meetings. I have waited my whole career to be a relentless opinion fountain... and it’s gonna happen on Saturday during the Laryngology Edition of PTO!” — Al Merati, MD

Pardon the OTO-ruption: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology

4:00 - 5:00 pm Location: Wabash Ballroom 1

Moderator Molly N. Huston, MD

Panelists Al Merati, MD, Nausheen Jamal, MD, MBA, Daniel S. Fink, MD, Brianna K. Crawley, MD, and VyVy N. Young, MD