Aural Rehabilitation And Counseling Adults CEU Courses

This course will provide clinicians with an overview of Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL)/ Single Sided Deafness (SSD) in adults and provide an introduction to counseling and treatment.

Assessing outcomes in CI recipients with Single Sided Deafness is time consuming and challenging for busy clinics without a specialized test environment and equipment. This webinar will introduce a new testing resource from MED-EL that will help audiologists measure speech recognition through the implant and assess binaural listening skills, that can be completed quickly in a typical sound suite.

The inability of many adults with hearing loss to accept treatment and rehabilitation recommendations from audiologists is well known. In many cases, this reluctance manifests as ambivalence, indecision, and resistance. This podcast introduces the listener to some of the basic concepts of motivational interviewing and how they can be used during any clinical conversation to reduce patient reluctance.

A recent survey of audiologists suggests trust between the help-seeking patient and audiologist is a source of stress for providers. This podcast examines the factors contributing to low levels of trust between patients and service providers and how motivational interviewing techniques can be used to improve listening skills.

Aural rehabilitation and counseling can and should be built into every aspect of the audiologic care the patients receive. This course will discuss techniques for individual counseling and group classes, as well as how to determine what type of aural rehabilitation works best in your clinic setting.

Randy Baldwin interviews Joel Parker from AudPractice Group to discuss different approaches to having a financial conversation with your patient. Through this podcast, you’ll be able to hear about Joel’s experience and how he looks at the patient journey through the practices AudPractice Group manages. This learning event focuses on the CareCredit credit card and Allegro Credit, and will not include info on other products or services.

Randy Baldwin interviews Dr. Robert Traynor, to discuss the importance of maximizing patient engagement to support a personal customer experience. This learning event focuses on the CareCredit credit card and Allegro Credit, and will not include info on other products or services.

More than 30 million U.S. adults have disabling hearing loss. In addition to negatively affecting the quality of life, hearing impairment is associated with dementia, depression, and social isolation. Despite the well-demonstrated benefits of hearing aids, relatively few eligible people (an estimated 15% to 30%) wear them. As federal regulations of over-the-counter hearing aids get closer to becoming reality, this course attempts to review the opportunities, threats, and challenges associated with hearing aids being sold over-the-counter without the direct involvement of a licensed audiologist. A primary focus of this course will be to demonstrate how the hearing care professional’s ability to customize along two fronts, customizing a start-gain target and customizing ear coupling, will allow them to stand apart from OTC and other online retailers.

Concussions are diffuse brain injuries that affect multiple organ systems, including sensory systems in the brain. In this course, Dr. Kraus will show that the auditory system is a common, but underappreciated, locus of disruption following a concussion.

Communicating the benefits of advanced technology and making a strong recommendation is an important step in the counseling process. Information shared as a result equips the patient to take the next step in their hearing healthcare. This course will share suggestions for consumer-friendly language to support the professional in recommending Oticon More as the standard of care for their hearing solution.