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Multiple Generations In The Workplace: Effective Communication To Enhance Diversity

Ingrid Provident, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA

September 11, 2023

There are very different generations in the workplace and getting these groups to work together effectively is challenging. It is important to first understand each of these groups based on their stre...   Read More


20Q: Social and Emotional Impacts of Hearing Loss—Empowering Audiologists

Bec Bennett, PhD

September 11, 2023

This course details research describing how hearing loss can affect a person's social and emotional well-being and how audiology services can better meet the social and emotional needs of their client...   Read More

  


Negotiate Early, Negotiate Often: Lifting the Salary for the Profession

Ashley Hughes, AuD

June 20, 2023

Your first salary is the most impactful one to negotiate for a variety of reasons. This course will review the principles of negotiation, reasons to negotiate, and strategies to create the most succes...   Read More


20Q: Audiology Economics

Amyn M. Amlani, PhD

May 8, 2023

In this course, the reader is presented with a macro-economic viewpoint of the profession of audiology for both the demand- and supply-sides. The viewpoint is supported by evidence-based research and...   Read More

 


20Q: Audiology - There’s an Art to this Science

Barnaby Growling

January 9, 2023

The importance of having a balance of knowledge and information in clinical practice. A review of anosognosia and how to counsel patients with this symptom is also discussed.   Read More

  


20Q: Measuring Clinical Productivity—the Hunt for the Right Metric

Derek Stiles, PhD

September 12, 2022

How do you know if you are working hard enough, or too hard? Is your clinic’s workload similar to others in your region? Productivity measures can help answer these questions. This article describes...   Read More

 


20Q: Adding Vestibular-Balance Neurodiagnostics to Your Audiology Practice

Richard E. Gans, PhD, CCC-A

July 11, 2022

Why audiologists should include vestibular-balance neurodiagnostics in their practices, and considerations for getting starting such as selecting a test battery, establishing referral sources, trainin...   Read More

  


HIPAA for Allied Health Professionals

Kim Cavitt, AuD

May 13, 2022

Review the foundations of HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification, and marketing requirements and guidelines as they relate to hearing healthcare. This introductory course is intended for new hir...   Read More

 


Snapshot of the Impact of Covid-19 on People with Hearing Loss in Chicago, Illinois and Copenhagen, Denmark

M. Lisa Sjolander, AuD, Kimi Nina Møller, MA, Anthea Bott, PhD

February 21, 2022

A review of a study examining the impact of COVID-19 on hearing impaired people in two different geographic regions, and how the current results compare to research on patients earlier in the COVID-19...   Read More

  


Fostering an Inclusive Workspace

Natalie Phillips, AuD

November 22, 2021

In this course, we will spend time examining what diversity means in providing culturally competent care, as well as what we can do as hearing healthcare professionals to foster inclusive work spaces...   Read More

 


Audiology Assistants: The Key to Efficiency in the Audiology Practice

Nichole Kingham, AuD

October 4, 2021

When you’re busy in the clinic and can’t seem to get even the most mundane of tasks done, it seems like a “catch 22” to hire yet another person, then have to train them from scratch. But, the...   Read More


Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: What You Need to Know

Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN

August 23, 2021

This course is intended to improve understanding on the relationship between the opioid epidemic and pain management. A brief review of the literature discussing the relationship between hearing loss...   Read More

 


Vent Corrections for Simulated Real-Ear Measurements of Hearing Aid Fittings in the Test Box

John Pumford, AuD, Susan Scollie, PhD, Paula Folkeard, AuD, Jonathan Pietrobon, MESc, Parvaneh Abbasalipour, PhD

July 26, 2021

This course will review venting effects in hearing aid verification. A new solution for including venting effects in test box verification will be described.   Read More

  


Methods for Office Integration with Audioscan Systems

Chris Stokes-Rees

March 1, 2021

How to incorporate hearing instrument fitting and verification into an office workflow and workspace using Audioscan products.   Read More

  


20Q: Consumer Reviews Offer Hearing Care Insights

Vinaya Manchaiah, AuD, MBA, PhD

February 15, 2021

The study of online consumer reviews, and what we can learn about hearing care products and services from this research.   Read More

  


20Q: Simulation-Based Training in Audiology

Katie Ondo, MA, CCC-SLP, CHSE, Alicia D.D. Spoor, AuD

December 14, 2020

How clinical simulations are used in audiology training programs, including a discussion of current and future clinical simulation tools and technology.   Read More

  


Preventing Medical Errors in Audiology

Cindy Beyer, AuD, Suzanne Younker, AuD

October 5, 2020

Medical errors are a continuing concern for healthcare providers, including audiologists. This presentation will identify common clinical errors in audiology practices and review steps to minimize adv...   Read More

  


20Q: Face Masks and Communication - Audiological Implications

Barbara Weinstein, PhD

September 14, 2020

A Q & A discussion of how face masks may impact communication in healthcare settings, particularly for people with hearing loss. The discussion includes a review of strategies for professionals to use...   Read More

   


Delivering Culturally Competent Care: Strategies for Clinicians

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP

July 13, 2020

During this course, we are going to define cultural and linguistic competency. I will shorten that to “cultural competency” throughout the rest of the session rather than saying the longer full ph...   Read More

 


20Q: Why We Need an Audiology Practice Standards Organization

Jenne Tunnell, AuD

May 18, 2020

A discussion of standards, as well as the rationale, purpose, and current activities of the Audiology Practice Standards Organization, written in an engaging Q & A format.   Read More

  


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