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Research QuickTakes Volume 9: Clinical Implementation of Self-Assessment Inventories
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, H. Gustav Mueller, PhD
Recorded Webinar
Course: #42968Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
This course reviews the clinical application of self-report inventories, both those that can be used for a needs assessment, and also those which measure outcomes related to the use of hearing aids. We review the background of self-assessment inventories, detailing the components that will ensure utility, reliability, and validity. We provide an assessment of the current scales that are available, and offer suggestions for establishing an effective clinical protocol.

Research QuickTakes Volume 9: Clinical Implementation of Self-Assessment Inventories
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, H. Gustav Mueller, PhD
Text/Transcript
Course: #40583Level: Intermediate7 Hours
This course reviews the clinical application of self-report inventories, both those that can be used for a needs assessment, and also those which measure outcomes related to the use of hearing aids. We review the background of self-assessment inventories, detailing the components that will ensure utility, reliability, and validity. We provide an assessment of the current scales that are available, and offer suggestions for establishing an effective clinical protocol.

Research QuickTakes Volume 8: Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox: Non-audiologic Considerations in the Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids
Signia CEU courses
Presented by H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, Brian Taylor, AuD
Recorded Webinar
Course: #42962Level: Intermediate1.75 Hours
This course reviews the prevalence of hearing loss, unmet hearing care needs, followed by a review of “stages of change” models and patient-centered care. We further discuss issues that can impact success with hearing aids such as: percept of problem, locus of control, listening fatigue, empowerment, and self-esteem. In the final section, we address the issue of mental health, and how HCPs can be involved with this important issue.

(Re)Connecting to the Conversation: How and Why to Optimize Outcomes in Group Communication Situations
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc
Text/Transcript
Course: #40076Level: Intermediate2 Hours
The spontaneous, often rapid fire, back and forth between listening and talking presents one of the greatest challenges for hearing aid wearers and their conversation partners. Using recently published research, this article takes a two-fold approach: 1.) It suggests conversations are a special form of communication, fundamental to the human condition, that are affected by hearing loss. 2.) Proposes new interventions designed to optimize performance in conversational situations.

Research QuickTakes Volume 8: Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox v2: Non-audiologic Considerations in the Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids
Signia CEU courses
Presented by H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, Brian Taylor, AuD
Text/Transcript
Course: #39883Level: Intermediate8 Hours
This course reviews the prevalence of hearing loss, unmet hearing care needs, followed by a review of “stages of change” models and patient-centered care. We further discuss issues that can impact success with hearing aids such as: percept of problem, locus of control, listening fatigue, empowerment, and self-esteem. In the final section, we address the issue of mental health, and how HCPs can be involved with this important issue.

Accentuating the Positive: Overcoming the Complexities of Stigma Through Thoughtful Product Design & More-Effective Person-Centered Communication
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc
Text/Transcript
Course: #39630Level: Intermediate3 Hours
A recent report suggests approximately 20% of hearing aid non-owners cite stigma as a barrier to pursuing hearing aids – even when lower cost, direct-to-consumer options are made available to them. This article outlines the underlying causes of stigma, how older adults with hearing loss manage stigma, and how both clinicians through better person-centered communication, and manufacturers through improved product design can more effectively address and overcome the deleterious effects of stigma.

Online Follow-up Support for Hearing Aid Wearers: Is it Effective?
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Milijana Malmberg
Audio
Course: #38304Level: Intermediate0.5 Hours
Since COVID-19, offering hearing care follow-up support using the internet has gained traction, but is it a viable alternative or replacement for traditional in-person care? This podcast reviews one randomized controlled trial that compared a web-based follow-up support to in-person care. The implications of this study for practitioners will be discussed.

Consumer Factors that Influence Treatment Readiness: Addressing the Role of Stigma
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Nancy M. Williams, MBA
Audio
Course: #38088Level: Intermediate0.5 Hours
As lower-priced OTC devices become available to consumers, the need to address other factors that influence patient treatment readiness will increase in importance. Hearing care professionals must be prepared to address factors such as stigma if they want to effectively improve the uptake rate or hearing device usage and lower the age of first-time buyers. This podcast presents a strategy for addressing stigma through targeted patient education.

Overcoming Stigma: The Role of the Professional and the Role of the Manufacturer
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Brian Taylor, AuD, Andre Marcoux, PhD
Audio
Course: #37955Level: Intermediate0.5 Hours
In this podcast, Andre Marcoux, PhD, of WS Audiology Canada discusses the role self-stigma plays in low hearing aid uptake rates as well as how Signia’s product line including Active Pro and Styletto AX contribute to greater hearing aid acceptance rates.
Dr. Marcoux cites this recent study during the podcast: Signia Active: The Beginning of An Era of Hearing Without Stigma, Canadian Audiologist. 9(1), 2022. He also discusses research indicating 21% of resistant and hesitant hearing aid candidates accept hearing aids when the Active Pro and Styletto form factors are provided as options to these reluctant patients.

Signia Expert Series: What Did They Say? Potential Solutions for Helping Patients Hear the Television
Signia CEU courses
Presented by Erin Picou, AuD, PhD, Haiping Huang, AuD
Recorded Webinar
Course: #37895Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Watching television or movies at home is a very common leisure activity for adults. Yet, people with hearing loss often struggle to hear the television. This presentation will discuss the importance of television or movie viewing and will offer some evidence-based solutions for improving the television viewing experience for adults with hearing loss.