AAOA Explorers Course 2026: Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology

AAOA Explorers Course 2026: Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology is organized by American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) and will be held from Jan 22 - 24, 2026 at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, California, United States of America.

Purpose:
The Education Committee is reimagining our course curriculum to offer content better aligned with your practice. Focusing on surgical and medical management of airway disease in ENT, we are designing a two-year course that will allow for deeper dives into the content focus each year with both clinical and practical aspects. For 2026, the course will take a deep dive into advanced allergy management, otology, upper airway, asthma, chronic cough, olfaction, and more.

Content Areas:

• The frontal sinus
• “Sinus” headache
• Ocular manifestations of allergies and treatments beyond antihistamine eye drops
• Food allergy
• Microbiome and allergies/sinusitis
• Changing environment
• Immunodeficiencies
• Autoimmune diseases and allergies/sinusitis
• Immunosuppression and allergies
• Geriatric allergy & immunology
• Health supplements and allergy
• Hypersensitivity reactions to food additives
• Further sessions on office procedures

Expected Results
The Explorers Course is intended to advance physician competence and performance and is intended to result in improved patient care outcomes. Upon completion of the course, participants should demonstrate competence in the evaluation and management of the allergic patient, understand how conditions such as otologic disease and sleep apnea interact with allergy and benefit from its management, how incorporating advanced techniques in airway and sleep can add value for your practice, what’s on the horizon for the medical and surgical management of these conditions, and special topics such as managing allergy in the geriatric patient and how global weather extremes impact allergy and the airway.