Improving Adult Hearing Care in the U.S. Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration, in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology

Name: Improving Adult Hearing Care in the U.S. Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration, in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology
Price: 129.00 USD
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Rating: 4 (270 reviews)

Course: #40714Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 270 Reviews

The Hearing Health Collaborative is a multidisciplinary alliance between audiologists, physicians, professional organizations, and patient advocacy groups that took a scientific approach to understand the causes preventing early identification of hearing loss. Three Primary factors were identified: (1) the need for a vital sign for hearing loss, (2) a necessary hearing loss staging system, and (3) clearly defined best practices for screening and referral, particularly within primary care.

American Academy of Audiology Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Evaluation - Adults

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Intermediate; ACAud inc HAASA/1.0; AHIP/1.0; ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; BAA/1.0; CAA/1.0; Calif. HADB/1.0 Hearing Aid Related; Calif. SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; IHS/1.0; Kansas, LTS-S0035/1.0; NZAS/1.0; SAC/1.0; TX TDLR, #142/1.0 Non-manufacturer

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to discuss the public health crisis that is the current status of hearing healthcare in the United States.
After this course, participants will be able to summarize the A3 process and its application to identifying the root causes of hearing device underutilization in the United States.
After this course, participants will be able to list three identified countermeasures that could effectively close the gap on under-identified and under-treated hearing loss.

Course created on August 6, 2025

Agenda

0-3 Minutes	Introduction
3-21 Minutes	Status of hearing health care
21-39 Minutes	The A3 Method as applied to hearing care
39-57 Minutes	Countermeasures to solve hearing care public health concerns
57-60 Minutes	Questions

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Presented By

Sarah Sydlowski
AuD, PhD, MBA

Sarah Sydlowski AuD. PhD, MBA, is Audiology Director of the Hearing Implant Program, Director of Audiology Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, and Enterprise Associate Chief Improvement Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. She is Past President of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Hearing Health Collaborative.

Erin Miller
AuD

Erin L Miller, AuD is a Professor of Instruction in the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Akron and serves as the Clinical Education Coordinator for the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium. She is currently a member of the Hearing Health Collaborative, serves as the University liaison to the Audiology Clinical Education Network, and has been a member of the American Academy of Audiology Practice Policy Advisory Committee for the past 9 years. She is a past president of the American Academy of Audiology, the Ohio Academy of Audiology, and the Northern Ohio Academy of Audiology, and has served on numerous state and national committees. Her professional interests include amplification, auditory processing disorders, and precepting. She currently serves as Secretary for the Hearing Health Collaborative.

Ian Windmill
PhD

Ian Windmill, PhD, is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Kentucky with responsibilities for initiating a new Doctor of Audiology degree program. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Audiology, founding member of the Audiology Clinical Education Network, and a past Chair of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Hearing Health Collaborative.

Matthew Carlson
MD, MBA

Matthew L. Carlson, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester), and the Chair of the Division of Otology. He currently serves as Co-chair of the Hearing Health Collaborative. He specializes in treating diseases of the middle ear, temporal bone, and skull base. His primary research interests include clinical outcomes in cochlear implantation and acoustic neuroma tumors (vestibular schwannoma). He recently completed his Master’s of Business Administration at the Carlson Executive School of Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Presenter Disclosure:

Financial: Sarah Sydlowski is employed by the Cleveland Clinic, Program Director, Institute for CI Training (ICIT), and is a funded research/consultant for Cochlear Americas. Non-financial: Sarah Sydlowski is Co-Chair, Hearing Health Collaborative. She serves on the Advisory Board for Emory Medical, and is a Past President of the American Academy of Audiology.

Financial: Erin Miller is employed by the University of Akron. Non-financial: Erin Miller is the Secretary, Hearing Health Collaborative, the AAA representative to the American Medical Association HCPAC, and is Past President of the American Academy of Audiology.

Financial disclosures: Ian Windmill is employed by the University of Kentucky and DMC, Regeneron Therapeutics. Non-financial: Ian Windmill is the Treasurer, Hearing Health Collaborative, and Past President, American Academy of Audiology.

Financial: Matthew Carlson is employed by the Department of Otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester). Non-financial: Matthew Carlson has no non-financial disclosures.

Sponsor Disclosure: This course is presented in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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