CEU Courses

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."

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.

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.

As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges for everyone, including hearing healthcare providers and their manufacturing partners. Centered on the human need to connect with others, this course addresses three components of hearing care: 1.) the specific communication challenges of the normal-aging population, 2.) how hearing healthcare providers can more effectively address the communication and quality of life needs of this group by using three clinical tools that meet the A-B-C criteria, and 3.) how manufacturers can engineer devices that leverage recent findings on the dynamics of group conversations.

Just like a journey is more than points on a map, better hearing is about more than an audiogram. Unitron's Experience innovations combine performance tracking and continuous care features to enhance the service you provide and help clients get the most from each hearing care experience. 

This course links the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) to clinical education in audiology, using broad theoretical principles. Participants are encouraged to consider their own contributions to SoTL, regardless of their workplace environment.

Noise is a prevalent concern in today’s world and presents a hazard for work, recreational activities and entertainment. High levels of noise can permanently damage hearing without properly used protective equipment. Hearing Loss attributable to noise is fully preventable when appropriate precautions are taken. This course will cover the danger of noise exposure, why delivering hearing conservation services is important for hearing professionals and the selection of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect from noise induced hearing loss.