CEU Courses

This Grand Rounds session features audiologists and speech pathologists who specialize in diagnosing and managing pediatric patients. During this course, a panel of speech and audiology professionals shares 5 clinically applicable cases that helped them grow and innovate their clinical practice. The importance of evidence-based care is highlighted to achieve the best outcomes for pediatric patients.

This webinar provides a review of methodologies for studying listening effort in hearing science, focusing on subjective and behavioral measures of effort. Recent hearing aid and cochlear implant research using these listening effort methodologies is also discussed.

Cultural literacy is an important component of patient-centered care, but how this is addressed by audiologists and their respective workplaces remains largely varied. This session provides an overview of audiologists’ perspectives on cultural literacy and the degree to which audiologists are prepared and confident in delivering culturally sensitive care necessary for patient-centered care.

This pediatric grand rounds presentation presents case studies of six patients with hearing concerns. Collaboration, evidence-based practice, and innovation are used to obtain the best outcomes.

This course explores the role of emotional responses and facial expressions in individuals with hearing loss, emphasizing their importance in audiology. The impact of hearing loss on emotional recognition, emotional responses, advancements in facial expression recognition technology, and applications for improving clinical and educational outcomes are discussed.

Hearing healthcare is not a siloed profession and we depend on our network of practitioners to improve the outcomes of our patients. This Grand Rounds presents cases where referrals helped, or would have helped, patients in achieving their best outcomes.

An exploration of the fundamentals of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and its potential to revolutionize research on listening effort in individuals with hearing aids. In addition to research uses, the presenter considers its potential for clinical uses.

This course provides an overview of the history of Bluetooth and its shortcomings in the hearing space, leading up to Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast, and outlines the fundamental changes that these new updates to Bluetooth will usher in. The course highlights many important details, such as the timeline of the roll out, the types of use cases that Auracast will enable, and why these updates will help to alleviate the current clinician and patient frustrations with Bluetooth.

This webinar provides an overview to students of the application and interview process when applying for the final year externship. Factors to consider, support for the process, and resources from the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) are discussed.

The effort of listening can be a major barrier to participating in work and social activities. This presentation is about understanding how to talk about effort in a way that connects with patients and is backed by evidence. It is presented in partnership with Seminars in Hearing.