This course features clinicians from the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children presenting actual case studies on amplification and assessment with a range of audiological and medical diagnoses represented.

The course reviews the terminology, psychological aspects, and characteristics of persons displaying a false and exaggerated hearing loss (FEHL). It also gives specific techniques for interviewing, screening, counseling, and referring for psychosocial problems.

This presentation offers practical evidence-based information on auditory brainstem response (ABR) that can be applied clinically in the accurate diagnosis of infant auditory dysfunction. The presentation reviews test parameters and protocols for efficient single channel air- and bone-conduction ABR measurement plus the role of auditory steady state response (ASSR). Strategies and technical advances are described for performing a complete frequency-specific ABR assessment in 30 minutes or less, and combining ABR with other objective auditory procedures (otoacoustic emissions and aural immittance measurement), for successful infant hearing assessment in natural sleep.

By investigating case studies, this course will provide audiologists with different ways to think about complex pediatric audiology patients. It will look at various performance measures and discuss how to use clinical information to plan, implement, and validate treatment.

Primary Care Providers are often the first contact when a parent expresses concern about their child – whether it be concern about speech development, articulation, or suspicion about a possible hearing impairment. Knowing what we know about hearing impairment in children and the urgent need for early intervention, timely and appropriate referrals are essential. This presentation covers how primary care providers can leverage a variety of hearing screening technologies to facilitate referrals to audiologists and ENT specialists.

Bone conduction audiometry is a standard test performed in an audiologic evaluation. Bone scores help indicate the site of lesion and type of hearing loss that may be present; however, there are times when unexplainable air/bone gaps or bone thresholds poorer than air thresholds are obtained. This webinar will address some of the oddities of bone conduction audiometry and clear up some of the frustration felt by clinicians when strange results are obtained.

Learn proactive procedures to ensure your equipment will perform effectively for years. Also, basic troubleshooting techniques will be reviewed to keep your office up and running.

This course describes the role of the pediatric audiologist along with public health in providing services to a child who has been identified as having hearing loss or at risk for hearing loss. The collaboration of the pediatric audiologist and the state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program is essential to ensuring the child receives the services to which they are entitled.

Do you ever wonder what happens every year when your equipment is calibrated? A NASED certified service technician will explain the procedures and the reasons equipment requires calibration.

It is important to perform screening evaluations to determine the need for more testing. This can include newborn hearing screening or screenings at a pediatrician or general practice physician’s office. Becoming familiar with the screening options offered by GSI will allow audiologists to advise other medical professionals on appropriate equipment for hearing screening. The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth overview of the new screening products offered by GSI, the GSI Novus and the GSI Allegro.