Pediatric Otolaryngology: Update for the Lifelong Learner Preface

The amount of medical knowledge available is ever expanding and seems to be increasing exponentially. Some estimate that within this year alone the amount of overall medical knowledge has already doubled. Medical knowledge seems to be expanding at a rate that is faster than we can assimilate it. This presents a challenge to the lifelong learner who strives to keep up-to-date on the newest information, which can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. Pediatric otolaryngology is not an exception to this issue, so coming to a curated resource like the Pediatric Clinics of North America, where you can get clinical reviews from content experts was a good choice reader. Despite the fact the topic of this issue of the Pediatric Clinics of North America is Pediatric Otolaryngology, as you read through the material you will notice that many authors discuss the role of other specialties in the treatment of diseases that are traditionally within the wheelhouse of Pediatric Otolaryngology. You will also see that although pediatric otolaryngologists write most of the articles in this issue, many of the articles are cowritten by clinicians of an adjacent field. As we gain a deeper understanding of sickness and disease, we actually start to see the walls between specialties Although this material is geared for the general pediatrician, we believe that the in