2026 Meeting

January 16-18, 2026

Eau Hotel in Manalapan, Florida

We would like to thank our partners for their support of the SPOEG. Without them and their commitment to the meeting, the meeting would not have occurred. This year’s meeting was the most successful by far with the largest attendance to date! Our patients truly have benefited from the information shared and the interactions between our members and participants.

We would like to thank the 2026 SPOEG industry partners and supporters below!

  • Advanced Bionics
  • Atos Medical
  • Bryan Medical
  • Cochlear
  • Grace Medical
  • Joe Dimmagio Children’s Hospital
  • Karl Storz
  • Medtronic
  • Neil Med
  • Olympus
  • Preceptis
  • Smith-Nephew
  • Stryker
  • Thomas Jane Medical

Vendors

MEMORIES FROM OUR 2027 MEETING

Final Agenda for the 2026 SPOEG

January 16-18, 2026 (MLK Weekend)

Friday, January 16

On arrival

Arrive and settle in. Dinner on your own. Meet at the lobby bar for late night social hour.

Saturday, January 17

7:00-8:00 am

Breakfast and AV Setup

8:00-8:45 am

Update on the activities of our societies that impact our practices:

  • ASPO: TBD
  • AAO-HNS: Cristina Baldassari
  • BOG: Cristina Baldassari
  • SENTAC: Scott Rickert
  • AAP: Jeff Simons
  • ACS: Craig Derkay
  • SUO: Bill Collins
  • TRIO: Earl Harley

8:45-10:00 am

Business Issues: Moderatator: Craig Derkay

  • Workforce and Compensation in Pediatric Otolaryngology: what can we learn from a deep dive into the 2025 survey: Craig Derkay
  • DEI in 2026: Mark Boston/Jad Jabbour
  • Resident/Med student Pediatric ENT education to attract more people into our specialty: Jeff Simons/John Carter
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology and Leadership training: mentorship and beyond: Bill Collins /Ron Eavey
  • Negotiating payment for devices via CMS: Noah Webster/David Kay

10:00-10:20 am

Break with Exhibitors

    10:20-10:50 am

    Update on common Mental health issues in Children: Melissa Scholes/Jim Thonsen

      10:50-12:15 am

      Pediatric Otolaryngology Journal Club (Presentations of one or two key articles from the past year in each field with critique)

      • What’s new in Pediatric Airway: Ryan Ruiz
      • What’s new in OSA: Meredith Lind
      • What’s new in Pediatric Otology/Audiology: Evolution of Bone Anchored Hearing Aids-Jeff Carron
      • What’s new in Allergy/Pediatric Sinusitis: Melissa Kress
      • What’s new in Otitis Media: Henya Sandhaus

      12:15-1:15 pm

      Lunch with Exhibitors

      1:15-1:45 pm

      Pediatric Otolaryngologists as Entrepreneurs: what can we learn from our colleagues who have successfully done this: Steve Goudy/Mike Rutter

      1:45-2:05 pm

      AI in Pediatric Otolaryngology: CLAUDE and beyond: Habib Zalzal

      2:05-2:20 pm

      Break with Exhibitors

      2:20-2:50 pm

      Pediatric Otolaryngology Book Club: Recommendations for the group on most impactful books you’ve read this year: Jeff Carron/Scott Manning/Maria Carratola/Scott Rickert/Jim Thomsen

      2:50-3:15 pm

      2026 Update on Retirement/Taxes/Charitable giving: Craig Derkay

      3:15-6:00 pm

      Free Time

      Optional: 315-400 Smith-Nephew TULA Workshop. (Flagler Hall)

      5:00-7:00 pm

      Wine Reception sponsored by Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital (Flagler Hall)

      7:15 pm

      Course Dinner

      Sunday, January 18

      7:00-8:00 am

      Breakfast with AV Setup

      8:00-8:15 am

      Discussion of future venues/formats/funding

      8:15-9:40 am

      Difficult /interesting cases

      • Airway: Mike Rutter
      • Otology: Sam Ostrower
      • Sleep apnea: Lindhe Guarisco
      • Communication: Dan Wohl
      • General: Earl Harley

      9:40-10:00 am

      Break with Exhibitors

      10:00-10:30 am

      Point counterpoint: Role of Biologics in Pediatric Otolaryngology: is the cost worthwhile: Hassan Ramadan / Ramzi Younis

      10:30-11:00 am

      Pediatric Sleep Apnea: Thinking outside the box with GLP-1 therapies; home sleep studies; surgery for QOL issues when the AHI is normal: Cristina Baldassari / Stacey Ishman

      11:00-11:30 am

      Gene therapies for SNHL: Are we there yet? Considerations for early CI placement: Sammy Allen and David Lee

      11:30-noon

      Erosion of airway skills among PICU, NICU and ED providers putting
      burden on us—working towards solutions-Critical Airway Team guidelines: Tom Gallagher / Steve Sobol

      12 noon

      Adjourn