CEU Courses

This course is part of Cochlear's Foundations series, providing professionals new to hearing implants the foundational knowledge they need to begin working with patients. In this course, we will discuss technology for the Osia System and provide information that can be used to counsel and support patients.

This course will introduce various marketing concepts to include marketing goals and techniques. The course will also look at how both hearing aid marketing and consumers have changed over the years and how hearing aid practices can adjust their strategies to improve their marketing impact.

This course will review enhancements to the MOMENT product line, accessories, and Compass GPS 4.2 programming software. After taking this course, participants will be able to describe these 10 enhancements and discuss the benefits to the client and clinician.


Learning Outcomes:

1. After this course, participants will be able to list and describe the 10 enhancements to MOMENT in the Spring Launch 2021.
2. After this course, participants will be able to discuss the benefits of these enhancements when fitting/fine tuning their clients wearing Widex MOMENT.

Agenda:

0-10 minutes – Firmware and Accessory enhancements
10-20 minutes – Style and Programming enhancements
20-25 minutes – Compass GPS 4.2 enhancements

This course will provide information on clinical considerations for Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (BCHDs) in the pediatric population. Both non-surgical and surgical options will be discussed with a focus on transitioning patients from a softband to surgical BCHD.

How can reflective practices help hearing care providers become mindful of the gap between the intention clinicians have to make appointments person-centered, and the reality of implementing person-centered care in daily clinical practice? What are the benefits of setting aside time to reflect? In this session, we will introduce self-development tools for analysis and reflective practice, including ethnographic videos and the Reflective Journal, which will help clinicians to understand their patients’ needs and preferences, as well as their own professional development needs, to improve the outcomes of appointments.

Audiologists who use a smartphone for work-related email, calls, scheduling, or social media introduce potential risks to their business and patients. Learn about the importance of smartphone security and hands-on steps to secure mobile devices.

View what Hearing Care Professionals are saying after fitting patients with the new Signia Augmented Xperience hearing aids, featuring Augmented Focus™.

This presentation will review the benefits of simulation-based education in audiology training programs. The unique benefits of computer-based simulations will be presented and strategies for integrating computer-based simulations into an audiology curriculum will be discussed. Guidelines for providing supervision and earning clinical hours will be provided. A methodology for pre-briefing and debriefing computer-based simulations will be explained. Tools for evaluating outcomes and assessing participants' overall satisfaction with the debrief session will be discussed.

Starkey is delighted to bring you a 3-part series on telehealth as it gains momentum as a service delivery method around the world. These courses will examine the growing popularity of this form of patient care, explain the impact of teleaudiology on clinical efficiency, and discuss how the use of telehealth can deliver value and enhance patient outcomes. They will discuss the value of teleaudiology for both patients and professionals and introduce a variety of diagnostic and rehabilitative clinical applications that are available today. And they will share valuable lessons learned by the TeleHear team on how to implement teleaudiology in your practice to benefit you and your patients.

In this two-part series, attendees will be introduced to the concept of health economics, and its importance in determining how to improve health outcomes and lifestyle patterns through interactions among individuals, providers, and clinical settings.