Diversity, Equity And Inclusion CEU Courses

Join to learn how social determinants of health are critical considerations for improving hearing health care for individuals and families. Dr. Bush’s research and clinical focus has moved the field forward in thinking outside of the “ear” and influencing positive change by looking at the 5 domains of social determinants to improve access to care.

An increasing number of people who are neurodiverse (people who have conditions such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia) are pursuing higher education, including education and employment in the field of audiology. This presentation by neurodivergent professionals promotes a cultural shift of inclusion for students, clinicians, researchers, and professors who identify as neurodivergent, and discusses the practical and ethical considerations for neurodiversity inclusivity in audiology.

Implicit bias training is an important first step in understanding the complexities of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in hearing healthcare. This course will cover the current research on implicit biases and what interventions organizations can do to combat and dismantle implicit bias in a hearing healthcare setting.

Implicit bias training is an important first step in understanding the complexities of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in hearing healthcare. This course will cover what implicit biases are, how they impact health professionals, and what interventions hearing health practitioners can do to combat them.

The field of hearing health care research would benefit from evaluating and expanding pragmatic translational research approaches to extend equitable hearing health care and novel interventions to diverse populations. This presentation will explore pragmatic approaches to address health disparities through research and community-based program development.

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.

There has been a recent movement in exploring ways to promote the field of audiology to a traditionally under-represented population of students. The course will explore the specific actions that are being taken as well as the reasons why we collectively will be better professionals because of it.

This course is designed to help Audiologists and other professionals who work with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing population understand how and when to use interpreters in our work, what topics can be most difficult to convey through an interpreter, and what cultural differences need to be kept in mind as we communicate with our patients/clients/families through an interpreter. This discussion will relate to the use of Spanish/English interpreters as well as ASL/English interpreters but could be applied to other languages, as well. We will discuss how Audiology-related information may be received by different cultures. Additionally, the roles and responsibilities of the professional and the interpreter will be reviewed.

This course focuses on how language barriers impact access and quality of healthcare. It reviews the difficulties non-English speaking patients encounter when navigating the healthcare system and how that may impact the quality of services they receive. It also provides an overview of current trends in the use of professional interpreters, common errors interpreters make (professionals and ad-hocs), as well as parts of the message that generally do not get interpreted. Last it highlights the benefits of language concordance between the healthcare provider and the patient and lists some recommendations for clinicians working non-English speaking patients with special focus on the Spanish speaking population.

Greater racial/ethnic disparities exist among patients evaluated for hearing aids versus those evaluated for cochlear implants. This is the first event in a Diversity Series that will explore why diversity and inclusion matter in hearing healthcare and explore how we can improve our cultural competence and address race barriers in the healthcare system.