Innovations in hearing care from the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) and their clinical application are the focus of this 2-hour course. The first hour features leading clinical audiologists from the NAL taking you beyond NAL-NL2 and into the next generation of evidence-based hearing aid prescriptions. Real-world fitting scenarios are reviewed, as well as case studies comparing NAL-NL2 and NAL-NL3. The second hour features clinical applications of COSI 2.0 and NAL Virtual Personas to support the delivery of personalized, effective hearing care.
Upcoming Live Webinars
CEUs/Hours Offered: BAA/2.0; CAA/2.0; SAC/2.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to
Presented By
Nicky Chong-White
PhD
Nicky Chong-White is a Senior Research Engineer at the National Acoustic Laboratories and has PhD in Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering. She began her career developing novel speech signal processing algorithms to improve speech intelligibility at AT&T Labs, USA and also at a US-headquartered technology start-up company. Since joining NAL in 2004, Nicky has applied her background in speech and audio signal processing, acoustics, machine learning and software development to investigate hearing. She uses design thinking methodologies to discover unmet user needs, and rapidly prototype and test innovative solutions. Nicky is currently focused on developing digital solutions to improve accessibility to hearing care, provide additional tools to enable and promote hearing self-management, and increase the reliability and capability of connected hearing health.
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Matt Croteau
MS
Matt Croteau is a research audiologist with a science and technical background who has worked in the areas of hearing assessment, diagnosis, and rehabilitation for adult, paediatric, and complex clients. Much of the research he undertakes at NAL is in understanding individual impacts of hearing loss and the evaluation and development of new solutions and technologies.
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Xiaoyin Shang
Xiaoyin Shang is Head of Strategic Innovation and Engagement at National Acoustic Laboratories.
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Bettina Turnbull
Bettina Turnbull is Senior Innovation Audiologist at National Acoustic Laboratories.
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Financial: Nicky Chong-White is employed by NAL. Non-financial: Nicky Chong-White has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
In lieu of honorarium, a donation has been made to the NAL student internship program.
Financial: Vicky Zhang is employed by NAL. Non-financial: Vicky Zhang has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Jess Monaghan is employed by NAL. Non-financial: Jess Monaghan has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Matt Croteau is employed by NAL. Non-financial: Matt Croteau has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
In lieu of honorarium, a donation has been made to the NAL student internship program.
Sponsor Disclosure: This course is presented by the National Acoustics Laboratories in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
Content Disclosure: This course focuses on NAL-NL3 developed by the National Acoustics Laboratories.
Course participation information
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NOTE: Full attendance for all courses is mandatory. For self-study courses, this includes reading the full text, listening to the full audio recording, or watching the complete video, as appropriate for the format of the course.
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.
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British Academy of Audiology
This course has been accredited with 2.00 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.
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.