James C. Denneny III, MD, former executive vice president and CEO of the AAO-HNS/F, reflected on his nearly 50-year medical career and the personal challenges he faced after retirement while navigating the healthcare system. After the Opening Ceremony, he drew on his experience seeking care for Parkinson’s disease and emphasized the barriers patients face, particularly in rural communities. He urges colleagues to lean in: “Anything that you all could do to help.”
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