CEU Courses

Ultra-fast processing (or low delay) is a new breakthrough in hearing aid processing exclusive to Widex technology. People report its exceptional sound quality but the mechanisms behind why such is the case is poorly understood. This presentation reports on the recent research conducted at the ORCA research laboratory in order to update professionals’ understanding on this feature.

The program of Ethical Business Practices is based on PCC (person-centered care) and helps the professional (audiologist, HCP, or HIS) determine the individual's best and most optimal hearing aid solution. The concept assists independent clinics not only in improving business results but also in creating clients through proactive word of mouth.

GSI is excited to discuss innovative updates to the AudioStar Pro clinical audiometer. This presentation will review new features, introduce a new speech in noise test, the ACT, and highlight the GSI Video Otoscope.

"Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment, and Management addresses the widespread issue of inaccurate information on tinnitus, a condition searched over 110,000 times monthly. This resource, presented in an accessible format, compiles evidence-based insights from peer-reviewed journals to serve as a practical guide for healthcare professionals, students, and individuals dealing with bothersome tinnitus, covering prevention, assessment, and management, including recent developments related to COVID-19 and social media."

Phonak has been committed to providing hearing solutions for those 0-18 years of age for over 50 years. In this one-hour session, we will review the science behind Sky Lumity from the outside in, including research supporting specific solutions for babies, children, teens, and young adults.

CaptionCall service and technology is available to all persons with hearing loss and who have difficulty communicating on the telephone. This course will help the Hearing Healthcare Professional describe the functionality and new features of the CaptionCall Phone, the CaptionCall Mobile App and the requirements for CaptionCall Services.

An overview for healthcare professionals about Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders is provided in this course. Characteristics of the dementias, such as symptoms, progression, and how they are diagnosed, are described. Care planning strategies for improving communication with patients and families, understanding and managing behavioral challenges, and promoting independence are also discussed.

When patients love the experience, they want to wear their hearing instruments as much as possible. Join us to learn how the latest technology can inspire maximum daily use.

This course will discuss how to successfully implement a multilayered marketing strategy to positively influence your practice. The truths and myths of digital marketing will be discussed, along with how to utilize segmentation, and how to implement the entrepreneurial operating system (EOS) to simplify the strategic planning process for the hearing healthcare practitioner.

Part 1 discussed how a decline in some elements of cognition and auditory processing alters speech perception during normal aging. This course considers how hearing aids may help or hinder speech perception for older adults. The author discusses how different hearing aid settings can affect the speech signal and consider practical ways we can use this in the clinic to offer the optimum fitting for an individual, in particular how we should set up hearing aid compression.