OTO EXPO: Make the Most of Your Final Day
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Monday is your last chance to experience the 2026 OTO EXPO. With more than 230 exhibitors and 500 digital scientific posters to explore, you still have time to visit the booths on your list, catch a final simulation session, and make the connections that will carry into your practice long after you leave Los Angeles.
Coffee Break: Brewing Progress with Research & Quality – Booth #641
The Academy’s Research & Quality team is back one more time to talk all things R&Q over a fresh cup of coffee.
Final Call: Make Your Last Scavenger Hunt Push
It's the final stretch! Today is your last chance to answer scavenger hunt questions and rack up points before the hunt wraps up. Take one more lap around the OTO EXPO and convention center, find the questions you missed, and make your final push for the top of the leaderboard.
Last Call to Get Your Professional Headshot at the Portrait Studio – Booth #702, Sponsored by NextPatient
Today is the final opportunity to get your professional headshot. Stop by Booth #702 to have a professional photographer take your photo and leave with an electronic copy.
Last Chance to Explore Innovation Park
Don't leave Los Angeles without a visit to Innovation Park. Stop by today to see ENT startups demo the technologies and solutions shaping the future of the specialty. Ask questions and bring home new ideas for your practice and your patients. This year's Innovation Park companies include:
- AeroVia Medical
- Intake Breathing
- Intuit Medical
- Materialize Bio
- Medinotec
- My Allergy Score
- Pop Surgical
- Sinustim
- VAST Health
- vertigoAssist
OPPS Coffee Talks with ASCENT: Tips & Tools for Success (10:00 – 11:00 am (PT))
Thought leaders from the Otolaryngology Private Practice Section (OPPS) and ASCENT wrap up their Coffee Talk Series with small-group roundtable discussions on today’s practice challenges. Grab a cup and join the conversation at Booth #1258 on one of the topics below:
- Revenue Cycle and Reimbursement
- Staffing, Provider Recruiting, Retention, and Burnout
- Practice Operations and Throughput
- Technology and Documentation Burden
- Patient Experience, Marketing, and Retention
- Partnership Governance, Buy-in and Buy-out
- Leveraging Ancillary Revenue Streams
- Mesa Redonda: Retos de la Práctica Independiente en Otorrinolaringología (Round Table: Challenges of Independent Practice in Otolaryngology)
- Ear Framework Creation for Microtia Reconstruction
Monday | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Simulation Center 1 - Mid Face Plating in a Simulation Saw Bones Lab
Monday | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Simulation Center 2 - Challenging Airway Bronchoscopy: Dos and Don'ts for a Successful Procedure
Monday | 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Simulation Center 1 - Mandibular Fixation and Plating in a Live Saw Bones Lab
Monday | 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Simulation Center 2
The Simulation Center
Wrap up your hands-on learning with Monday’s Simulation Education sessions:
Wellness Zone – Sponsored by Sanofi
Whether you need a quick energy boost or some deep relaxation, the Wellness Zone has you covered. Take a moment to breathe and treat yourself to these restorative experiences:
- Reflexology
- Compression and Eye Massage
- Red Light Therapy
- Rapid Release Massage
- Immunity Bar
- Wellness Pantry
What’s for Lunch?
Monday | Noon - 1:00 pm
- Chimichurri Steak Sandwich: Peppered beef, Dijonnaise, pickled red onion, arugula
- Tuscan Chicken Sandwich: Chicken breast, roasted red peppers, pesto aioli, provolone cheese
- Buffalo Cauliflower Wrap: With vegan ranch and avoiding gluten tortilla
- Power salad: Kale, spinach, red quinoa, sunflower seeds, seasonal fruit, garbanzo beans, poppy seed vinaigrette, avoiding gluten
- Autumn Salad: shredded Chicken, pepitas, pomegranate seeds, sweet potato squash, maple vinaigrette, avoiding gluten
- Kosher meals: Available upon request
- Snacks: Individually packaged
- Drinks: Lemonade and unsweetened iced tea served with lemon wedges
