The American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Issues New BPPV Clinical Practice Guideline

The AAO-HNSF recently published a multi-disciplinary, evidenced based practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and treat patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), one of the most common underlying conditions that cause dizziness. The guideline emphasizes evidence-based recommendations on managing BPPV, the most common (inner ear) disorder in adults. SOHN member and journal editor, Linda T. Schuring, MSN, RN is a contributing author to the project.

http://www.entnet.org/Practice/upload/BPPV-guideline-final-journal.pdf

Helene Krouse, PhD, ANP-BC, CORLN, FAAN served as SOHN's representative and as a contributing author to the Academy's Guidelines on Cerumen Impaction and Adult Sinusitis. The Cerumen Impaction Guideline was published in September 2008 and is targeted to assist healthcare practitioners identify patients with cerumen (commonly referred to as earwax) impaction. The guidelines emphasize evidence-based management of cerumen by clinicians, and informs patients of the purpose of earwax in hearing health.

http://www.entnet.org/Practice/upload/FINAL-CerumenImpaction-Journal-2008.pdf

The evidence-based practice guideline for treating adult sinusitis was released by the AAO-HNSF in September 2007. This multi-disciplinary guideline addresses sinusitis as a common ailment that affects one in seven adults. According to the document adult sinusitis has a profound impact on the quality of life and workforce productivity, while costing the nation's healthcare system over $5.8 billion annually and is responsible for one out of every five adult antibiotic prescriptions in the US.

http://www.entnet.org/qualityimprovement/upload/Adult%20Sinusitis%20Guideline.pdf

The above information was obtained from AAO-HNSF Press Releases