Why Attend this Conference?

For Researchers

To learn about established and new methods to measure taste and smell
To meet other leading experts working on this urgent issue
To identify the roadmap to make smell and taste testing a reality and share it with the community through a white paper

For Healthcare Providers

To learn about established and new ways to measure taste and smell
To learn about how taste and smell screening can benefit your practice and the lives of your patients
To identify the roadmap to make smell and taste testing a reality and share it with the community through a white paper

For People Experiencing Taste and/or Smell Disorders

To learn about established and new ways to measure taste and smell
To learn how routine smell and taste testing can impact lives
To connect with other people with taste and smell disorders who are serving as lay advocates
To lend your story to the body of knowledge on taste and smell screening to inform a white paper
To meet the leading researchers, policy makers, and healthcare providers working on this urgent issue

For Public Health Professionals and Legislators

To learn how routine smell and taste testing can impact lives
To learn about established and new ways to measure taste and smell
To learn about how taste and smell screening can benefit public health
To identify the roadmap to make smell and taste testing a reality and share it with the community through a white paper

For Payers/Health Insurance Professionals

To be aware of the movement to make smell and taste testing an established and routine practice in medical care
To learn about established and new ways to measure taste and smell function
To learn about how taste and smell screening can benefit the lives of members, their loved ones, and the industry as a whole
To gauge how close routine smell and taste testing is to becoming a reality
To learn why this is an urgent issue

For Industry

To learn what is happening to make smell and taste testing a routine part of medical care
To include smell and taste testing as a tool to screen patient populations
To find opportunities to benefit medical practices and patient lives
To connect with leaders in policy and healthcare working on this urgent issue

For Sponsors

To learn about established and new methods to measure taste and smell
To meet leading experts working on a future of chemosensory testing
To learn about how taste and smell screening can benefit your business
To connect your business with the conversation on taste and smell testing as a public health intervention

“Wouldn’t it be nice if in your annual physical your GP would ask, especially as you get older, ‘And how’s your sense of smell?’ Because it’s not known what is the general incidence of smell loss in the population.”

—Quote from a patient listening session hosted by the Smell and Taste Association of North America