This 3-part course will examine ethics in various contexts for audiologists, from development of protocols, to discussions of typical real-world scenarios that face professionals in patient care and practice management.
Course created on June 27, 2017
View this Course on Demand
Learning Outcomes
- After this course learners will be able to describe how to recognize and resolve problems with unethical behavior by audiologists, potential ethical violations by audiologists.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, participants will be able to describe protocols and testing changes that should take place, by both additional testing and removal of unnecessary testing, based on a patients complaint.
- After this course learners will be able to demonstrate how to differentiate legal, moral and ethical constructs as applied to pediatric audiologic care, describe procedures and protocols to identify areas of potential ethical or legal conflict and identify sources for advice for addressing legal and ethical issues within a practice.
Agenda
| 0-60 Minutes | Dilemmas for Audiologists: Scenarios for Ethical Decision Making |
| 60-120 Minutes | Developing Patient-Centered Clinical Protocols - Ethical and Practical Considerations |
| 120-210 Minutes | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Pediatric Audiology: What Could Go Wrong, presented in partnership with Cincinnati Children's |
Reviews
748 ReviewsPresented By
Glenn Waguespack
Glenn Waguespack is a private practice audiologist in Shreveport and Chair of the Louisiana licensure board. He has served two terms as President of the National Council of State Boards of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NCSB) and continues to provide board member training in ethics at the annual meeting. A member of the ASHA Board of Ethics, he is past Chair of the ASHA CEB and the CAA, and was audiology Vice-Chair for the Council for Clinical Certification.
More
Lindsey E. Jorgensen
AuD, PhD
Lindsey Jorgensen is an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota and is a Research Audiologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Sioux Falls, SD as well as in Pittsburgh, PA. She is also a clinical supervisor and has a research interest in the interaction between cognition and cognitive changes, hearing loss and hearing assistive technology.
More
Jessica Messersmith
PhD
Jessica J. Messersmith is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Dakota (USD). Her current line of research focuses on clinical practices in the cochlear implant clinic and improving the outcomes of children with cochlear implants through these practices. She also serves as past president of the South Dakota Speech Language Hearing Association.
More
Ian Windmill
PhD FAAA
Director of Audiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Windmill is the Director of Audiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees at Florida State University. He began his career at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and for the last 10 years there he was director of academic and clinical programs of the Division of Audiology. From 2009 - 2014, he served as Chief of the Division of Communicative Sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Windmill is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and currently serves as President of the AAA. He is past Chair of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education. His interests include the diagnosis of hearing disorders and education of hearing health professionals. In 2003, Dr. Windmill received the Larry Maudlin Award for Excellence in Education in the Hearing Healthcare Professions.
More
Margaret Kettler
AuD FAAA
Audiologist and Clinical Manager at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Maggie Kettler, AuD, is an audiologist and Clinical Manager at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In addition to her leadership role, Dr. Kettler also specializes in diagnostics and treatment of hearing impaired children from birth to twenty-one years old. She works with patients of all ages and developmental needs. Dr. Kettler is currently a member of the interdisciplinary team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Kettler is currently the Developmental Disabilities Representative to the Legislative Council for Ohio Speech Language and Hearing Association. She is a member of the PCC and BEST committees for AAA. Dr. Kettler strongly values collaboration and works with a diverse group of professional organizations to help unite and strengthen the professions of Audiology.
More
Lindsey E. Jorgensen: Financial: Lindsey Jorgensen has received research support from the VA Hospital. She has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Lindsey Jorgensen has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Jessica Messersmith: Financial: Jessica Messersmith received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Jessica Messersmith conducts research on clinical practices in the cochlear implant clinic and improving the outcomes of persons with cochlear implants through these practices.
Ian Windmill: Financial: Ian Windmill is employed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, AudiologyOnline's cooperative partner for this event. He is President of the American Academy of Audiology. Non-Financial Disclosures: Dr. Windmill has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Margaret Kettler: Financial: Margaret Kettler is employed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, AudiologyOnline's cooperative partner for this event. Non-financial: Margaret Kettler has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: One of the modules in this course, “Ethical and Legal Aspects of Pediatric Audiology: What Could Go Wrong†is presented by AudiologyOnline is partnership with Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
Course participation information
To ensure you are ready to participate, please complete our short Test Drive to prepare your computer to view the course.
Login and logout times will be recorded and documented.
Passing an online exam and completing a course evaluation will be required to earn continuing education credit.
Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.
On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.
To participate in the course, complete the exam and course evaluation, and earn continuing education credit, you must be a AudiologyOnline member. Participants must complete the entire course; partial credit is not allowed.
AudiologyOnline is committed to ensuring accessibility to the widest possible audience. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone. If you have questions, requests, or would like to report an accessibility-related issue, please email accessibility@continued.com. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner.
Visit our Contact us page or give us a call if you have questions.
American Academy of Audiology
AudiologyOnline is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 0.35 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy's Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.
Australian College of Audiology
AudiologyOnline courses are approved for Continuing Education Points by the Australian College of Audiology. Automatic ACAud Approval Number 20000. This course is offered for 3.5 CEP.
British Academy of Audiology
This course has been accredited with 3.5 CPD point/s by the British Academy of Audiology.
Canadian Academy of Audiology
The Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) supports and assists its members in the attainment of continuing education towards an individual professional development plan as required by their Provincial Regulatory Colleges and Provincial Associations. Audiology Online is an approved provider of educational activities for CAA members. Each hour of activity may be counted as one Continuous Learning Activity Credit (or equivalent) as allowed by the applicable regulatory college or association.
California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board
AudiologyOnline.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 267. This course may meet the requirements for 3.5 hours of continuing education credit for audiologists as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: http://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/ce_req.shtml
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA AudiologyOnline, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.4 CEUs for this program.
International Hearing Society
This program is approved by the International Hearing Society and its educational committee, the International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies. To learn more about earning IHS CE Credit, click here.
New Zealand Audiological Society
This course is offered for 3.0 Continuing Education points through the New Zealand Audiological Society.
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
Clinically certified members of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with AudiologyOnline. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All SAC members are encouraged to participate in on-going education.
American Board of Audiology
This Continuing Education activity represents 0.35 Tier 1 continuing education hours toward the American Board of Audiology recertification requirements.