CEU Courses

In this session, Dr. Dana Suskind discusses how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies can be used to better understand and, thus, optimize the role that parents play in promoting early language and cognitive development in children with hearing loss and children with typical hearing. Dr. Suskind covers the existing literature on foundational brain development and language skill acquisition, with an emphasis on the crucial role that parents and caregivers play in this process. She also identifies gaps in our collective knowledge on this topic and explains how technology can help fill those gaps. Finally, she shares several examples of tools being developed at the University of Chicago's TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health that will help individual parents boost their children’s foundational development—and also allow society to better support all parents in this essential task.

This course utilizes a case-history format to educate attendees on evaluating and managing patients presenting with facial nerve paralysis. Considerations for audiological assessment will be reviewed.

The hearing industry offers many Bluetooth compatible technologies for hearing aid wearers. This event will help attendees understand what Bluetooth languages are used with Phonak technology, how the aids interact with Bluetooth devices, and how to troubleshoot functions.

Attendees will learn that hearing aids are available in a variety of styles and tiers with several features designed to improve audibility in noisy situations. How to select the appropriate hearing system to meet the patient’s defined outcome will also be discussed.

This course explores the VA’s implementation of Teleaudiology technologies such as VA Video Connect (VVC), remote programming, Automated Method for Testing Auditory Sensitivity (AMTAS), and Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations (ATLAS). Strategies for managing a virtual workforce and clinical flow using such technologies are explored.

This course is designed to be a learning discussion to introduce attendees to business concepts and terminology related to hospital-based pediatric audiology. Clinical differences will be discussed; however, the primary focus is for learning the business concepts.

This course describes the origins and current views on the auditory processing disorder (APD) construct. This course includes a discussion of the identification of the “gold” or reference standard test (or test battery) used for the diagnosis of an APD.

This course will begin with a discussion on the fundamental purpose and importance of real ear measurement and investigate techniques to encourage efficient clinical utility. Then we will review device selection and fitting based upon output specifics, acoustic coupling, occlusion and feedback management as all of these factors have a significant impact on real ear measurement. Next, troubleshooting techniques will be organized and presented by low, mid and high frequency regions that can be applied when targets are not met in each region. Finally, the course will conclude with strategies for clinical decision making and the development of counseling narratives based upon real ear results.

This course is designed to educate audiologists on the practical workflow for patients who require cochlear implants. From Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved indications and Medicare requirements to pre-op and post-op evaluations, audiologists will gain a clear understanding of the cochlear implant process.

Assistive devices can provide benefit in challenging environments and are available in the form of accessories, telecoils and loop systems. This course will review the rationale for recommending a number of assistive device technologies to increase success for the hearing aid wearer.