Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Reflections on the Au.D.
May 5, 2000
As I sit here, reviewing the past 18 months, I feel rather melancholy. Approximately 18 months ago I registered for the University of Florida Au.D. Distance Learning program. My business partner thoug... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: A Statistical Analysis of Probabilities
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April 24, 2000
The universal screening of newborn hearing in the United States has been discussed for many years. Downs and Sterritt1 first described a universal newborn hearing screening program in 1964. Although t... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Counseling Instruction Within Audiology Programs: A Major Deficit in Training?
April 24, 2000
It has been demonstrated that appropriate counseling is a critical variable in the rehabilitation of individuals with hearing impairment (see Crandell, 1997, Crandell, McDermott, & Pugh, 1996, and Lut... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
''Selling'' In Audiology
April 24, 2000
The idea and action of ''selling'' by audiologists has traditionally been met with hesitation -- if not outright resistance! Selling is not usually included in university curriculums and ''sales'' tra... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Hearing Aids Are Not Widgets and Audiologists Are Not Widgeteers!
April 10, 2000
Recently I heard a hearing aid industry executive attribute lackluster hearing aid sales to poor marketing by audiologists. I would like to take issue with this. I attribute lackluster sales to manufa... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Testimony of Angela Loavenbruck to ASHA Legislative Council
April 2, 2000
My name is Angela Loavenbruck. I am an audiologist in private practice in New City, New York. I have been a member of ASHA since 1965 and I am an ASHA Fellow. I served on ASHA's Standards Council, Eth... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Who/What Makes a Qualified Audiologist?
March 31, 2000
What is a ''Qualified Audiologist''? At this time, even U.S. Government regulations don't agree. In 1994, the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) thought it a tremendous victory in def... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Universal Screening of Newborns: The Promise and The Reality
March 2, 2000
It has been a long dream of our profession to screen the hearing of newborns based on the assumption that early detection and early intervention can and will minimize the negative consequences of chil... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Observations on the Au.D.
January 31, 2000
Significant issues confront audiologists as they ponder the future of their profession. Approximately 10% of audiologists have Au.D. degrees or are enrolled in Au.D. programs. As the number of Au.D. g... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
