Aural Rehabilitation And Counseling Adults CEU Courses

Since COVID-19, offering hearing care follow-up support using the internet has gained traction, but is it a viable alternative or replacement for traditional in-person care? This podcast reviews one randomized controlled trial that compared a web-based follow-up support to in-person care. The implications of this study for practitioners will be discussed.

This course highlights some of the new tools and apps that are available for aural rehabilitation (AR). It will specifically explore how we have incorporated them into our cochlear implant (CI) program in a VA setting.

The topic of verification seams to dominate, while validation becomes a lost art in a profession that continues to lean in a transactional direction. Join us while we focus our learning on practical methods and counseling strategies to bring the art and science together for outstanding fitting experiences.

This course will review the multiple roles audiologists and hearing aid dispensers play in the continuity of care for hearing aid users—from screening and referring potential cochlear implant candidates to performing comprehensive cochlear implant evaluations prior to referring candidates to cochlear implant surgical teams. Adults with hearing loss live with a chronic condition that requires hearing services for life. Professionals working with them must be able to provide services and guidance to these patients throughout their lifespan. Depending on their licensure and scope of practice, hearing aid dispensers and audiologists can screen, assess, and counsel their own patients regarding cochlear implants as a treatment option.

Starkey strives to make every step in delivering better hearing effortless, creating multifunctional devices that deliver effortless hearing, enhanced connection and a complete line of hearing aid styles. The Thrive platform incorporates Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Sensors to help deliver not only effortless hearing but also better living through features that provide assistance, convenience and peace of mind. This session will review Starkey’s Evolv AI product portfolio to guide you in selecting the optimal hearing solution for your patient.

It is important to understand how unseen barriers can affect access to care in Audiology. This course will explore the topic of trauma, how it relates to equity, trauma-informed care, and ways to implement this approach in the field of Audiology.

As lower-priced OTC devices become available to consumers, the need to address other factors that influence patient treatment readiness will increase in importance. Hearing care professionals must be prepared to address factors such as stigma if they want to effectively improve the uptake rate or hearing device usage and lower the age of first-time buyers. This podcast presents a strategy for addressing stigma through targeted patient education.

In this podcast, Andre Marcoux, PhD, of WS Audiology Canada discusses the role self-stigma plays in low hearing aid uptake rates as well as how Signia’s product line including Active Pro and Styletto AX contribute to greater hearing aid acceptance rates.
Dr. Marcoux cites this recent study during the podcast: Signia Active: The Beginning of An Era of Hearing Without Stigma, Canadian Audiologist. 9(1), 2022. He also discusses research indicating 21% of resistant and hesitant hearing aid candidates accept hearing aids when the Active Pro and Styletto form factors are provided as options to these reluctant patients.

Watching television or movies at home is a very common leisure activity for adults. Yet, people with hearing loss often struggle to hear the television. This presentation will discuss the importance of television or movie viewing and will offer some evidence-based solutions for improving the television viewing experience for adults with hearing loss.

This course features selected webinars from the series held in partnership with The Association of VA Audiologists (AVAA). Highlights include expansion of the telehealth program, aural rehabilitation and counseling, interprofessional collaboration, and how to implement an inpatient audiology program.