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Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.

20Q: Assessing Auditory Wellness in Older Adults

Larry E. Humes, PhD

February 1, 2022

A discussion of perceived hearing difficulty in adults, including correlation with pure-tone audiometry, relationship to auditory wellness, and effect on candidacy for intervention.   Read More

  


20Q: Forensic Audiology

Robert M. Traynor, EdD, MBA, FNAP

January 4, 2022

The need for forensic audiology as well as the role and expectations of a forensic audiologist as an expert witness for a legal case. An overview of the stages of a civil legal case is also discussed.   Read More


20Q: Promoting Healthy Hearing Over the Lifespan - Considering Comorbidities

James W. Hall III, PhD

December 13, 2021

Collaborating closely with primary care physicians, audiologists can mitigate the development of hearing loss over a person's lifetime by looking at lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise, as wel...   Read More

  


Precepting: A VA Perspective

Christine Ulinski, AuD, JR McCoy, AuD

November 29, 2021

This course aims to describe the components of a preceptor program that is both fulfilling to the preceptor and results in a valuable learning experience for the resident.   Read More

 


Fostering an Inclusive Workspace

Natalie Phillips, AuD

November 22, 2021

In this course, we will spend time examining what diversity means in providing culturally competent care, as well as what we can do as hearing healthcare professionals to foster inclusive work spaces...   Read More

 


20Q: Healthy Hearing Over the Lifespan - Effective and Efficient Diagnostic Assessment

James W. Hall III, PhD

November 8, 2021

How audiologists can prevent or mitigate hearing loss over a patient's lifespan by following an assessment approach that considers an individualized selection of auditory test procedures, a careful an...   Read More

  


Third-Year AuD Clinical Externships: Strategies, Struggles, and Successes

Shannon Van Hyfte, AuD, CCC-A

October 18, 2021

Strategies to make clinical externship placements successful as well as ways to work through challenges from both a coordinator and supervisor perspective.   Read More


20Q: Developments in Pediatric Amplification – Audibility, Mild Hearing Loss and More

Ryan McCreery, PhD

October 11, 2021

This course covers aided audibility in children with hearing aids. A review of key factors such as degree of hearing loss, real-ear verification measures, prescriptive targets, and full-time use of am...   Read More

  


Audiology Assistants: The Key to Efficiency in the Audiology Practice

Nichole Kingham, AuD

October 4, 2021

When you’re busy in the clinic and can’t seem to get even the most mundane of tasks done, it seems like a “catch 22” to hire yet another person, then have to train them from scratch. But, the...   Read More


20Q: The New Hearing Aid Fitting Standard - A Roundtable Discussion

H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, John A. Coverstone, AuD, Jason Galster, PhD, Lindsey E. Jorgensen, AuD, PhD, Erin Picou, AuD, PhD

September 13, 2021

Experts in audiology dissect the key components of the new hearing aid fitting standard, and give their candid opinions regarding some of the "hows" and "whys" the standard was created.   Read More


Enhancing Real-World Listening and Quality of Life with New Split-Processing Technology

Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc, Leanne Powers, AuD, Sascha Haag, MBA, Philippe Lantin, AuD, Erik Harry Høydal, MSc

September 1, 2021

This article reviews survey data from 37 hearing aid wearers, collected in three countries. The survey results suggest there are several wearer benefits associated with Signia AX and Augmented Focus t...   Read More


Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: What You Need to Know

Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN

August 23, 2021

This course is intended to improve understanding on the relationship between the opioid epidemic and pain management. A brief review of the literature discussing the relationship between hearing loss...   Read More

 


20Q: Auditory Issues in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Audiologists Wanted

Erin Schafer, PhD

August 9, 2021

This course begins by providing estimates of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ASD and hearing loss as well as strategies to obtain a valid hearing test from children with this diso...   Read More


Cybersecurity for Telehealth

Josiah Dykstra, PhD

August 2, 2021

Telehealth is here to stay and now is the best time to apply secure practices to ensure safe and compliant delivery. This course describes security risks and vulnerabilities in telehealth delivery and...   Read More


Vent Corrections for Simulated Real-Ear Measurements of Hearing Aid Fittings in the Test Box

John Pumford, AuD, Susan Scollie, PhD, Paula Folkeard, AuD, Jonathan Pietrobon, MESc, Parvaneh Abbasalipour, PhD

July 26, 2021

This course will review venting effects in hearing aid verification. A new solution for including venting effects in test box verification will be described.   Read More

  


20Q: In Pursuit of Audibility for People with Hearing Loss

Ron Leavitt, AuD

July 12, 2021

Current hearing aids have the technology and programming capabilities that allow us to obtain optimized audibility. A discussion of various tools that can be used to determine audibility for hearing a...   Read More


20Q: Harnessing Neuroplasticity in Hearing Loss for Clinical Decisionmaking

Anu Sharma, PhD

June 14, 2021

An in-depth discussion of how cortical neuroplasticity can be used clinically to investigate and diagnose hearing loss.   Read More

   


Going Beyond Best Practices: Same-day Custom Ear Molds

Frank Talarico, MClSc

May 17, 2021

This course discusses a new, validated, and open-source method for creating same-day ear molds. By using 3D printing, 3D scanning, and open-source software, hearing healthcare providers can go beyond...   Read More


20Q: Amplification Options for Unilateral Hearing Loss - A Case for CROS

Erin Picou, AuD, PhD

May 10, 2021

Over the last several years, amplification options for children with single-sided deafness have expanded. A discussion of the various amplification options currently available for children with single...   Read More

  


20Q: The Auditory Brain - Highlights from a Career Researcher

Frank Musiek, PhD

April 12, 2021

Frank Musiek, PhD, shares insights from his career studying the auditory brain, highlighting important but often overlooked topics relevant to audiology.   Read More

   


Phonak Infinio - December 2024

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