CEU Courses

In the evolving healthcare ecosystem, there is an increasing opportunity for audiologists in education, screening, and communication around the connection between cognition and audition. Audiologists can fill an important role in the multidisciplinary patient-centric care model around cognitive health by partnering with MD professionals.

The evidence supporting the connection between cognitive health and hearing performance continues to expand, further supporting the need for a cognitive screening tool as part of an audiology clinical practice. This course will provide guidance on cognitive screening options, the benefits and challenges of each, evidence to support the use of each tool, and current clinical research that is underway exploring new technologies, implementation, and clinical outcomes.

The level of evidence connecting brain health and hearing health continues to expand, as does the use of hearing intervention as a mitigation strategy for cognitive decline. The need and demand for an appropriate, modern cognitive testing method for use in audiology practice is clear. This program will present Cognivue Thrive, a new cognitive screening tool that overcomes the common barriers that have limited the practical implementation of cognitive screening in audiology, and provide practical information on how to implement cognitive screening as part of expanded evaluation and outcome measures.

Cognitive screening has been discussed and recognized as an important tool of audiologic evaluation and patient care for many years. However, its use in clinical practice has remained limited and stagnant for almost as long due to a myriad of factors, including a lack of familiarity with traditional testing methods and time constraints. Lately, with the burgeoning availability of a more accessible and practical cognitive screening option, there is a new drive to standardize and formalize the role of cognitive screening as a component of audiologic patient care.Tune in for a review of related research and recommendations, current actions underway to educate and support the audiology community, and how cognitive screening underpins a new approach to more holistic, patient-centered care.

This course is part of the 2021 Industry Innovations Summit on AudiologyOnline.

Although many within the audiology community understand the value of cognitive screening, evidence demonstrates that most audiologists are reluctant to implement a screening tool due to a lack of familiarity with traditional testing methods, or time constraints – both for training and test administration. The introduction of Cognivue™ Thrive® has upended these common notions, by offering a computerized, portable cognitive assessment tool that is self-administered by the patient in 5-10 minutes. Join Dr. Al Turri as he hosts a discussion among Cognivue users from the private practice setting, and learn first-hand how and why Cognivue has contributed to enhanced patient care without disrupting clinic operations.

This course is part of the 2021 Industry Innovations Summit on AudiologyOnline.

The role of cognition in evidence-based audiology practice has been a hot topic for almost a decade. And while the science continues to mount regarding the brain’s role in hearing and communication, approaching audiologic treatment from the perspective of both peripheral and central hearing has not emerged as standard practice. Join Dr. Kim Cavitt and Dr. Heidi Hill as they dive into the science of ear-to-brain and how modern audiology can incorporate evidence-based evaluations, including cognitive screening, to drive more holistic, patient-centered care.

The level of evidence connecting brain health and hearing health continues to expand, as does the use of hearing intervention as a mitigation strategy for cognitive decline. The need and demand for an appropriate, modern cognitive testing tool for use in audiology practice is clear. Dig into the science of the ear-brain connection, how cognitive screening fits in audiology practice, and why cognitive screening facilitates patient-centered care.