This course will provide an overview of why telepractice is needed for clinical service delivery for cochlear implant (CI) recipients, and presents the results from two research studies in the presenters' lab. One study addresses alternatives to remote speech-perception testing for CIs, and the other compares aural rehabilitation outcomes in adult CI recipients for clinician-directed in-person, clinician-directed remote, and self-directed at-home remote service delivery.
Course created on June 5, 2017
Coordinator, Cochlear Implant Program Boys Town National Research Hospital
Michelle Hughes, PhD, CCC-A received her MA in audiology in 1995 and PhD in hearing science in 2003 from the University of Iowa. She is the Director of the Cochlear Implant Research Library at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH). Dr. Hughes currently holds two R01 grants from the NIH, NIDCD and is the Program Director for teh NIH-funded T35 research training program at BTNRH. Research interests involve examing teh relation between physiology and preception in cochlear implants, and investigating ways to incorporate telepractice into cochlear implant service delivery. Dr. Hughes has authored or co-authored over 50 publications and one book. She has taught courses from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nova Southeastern University's distance AuD program in the UK. Dr. Hughes has presented nationally and internationally, is active in the ASHA Pathways program, and has served on the Ear and Hearing Editorial Board since 2011.
Sara Robinson, MA, CCC-SLP has worked as a speech-language pathologist at Boys Town National Research Hospital for the past eight years. She currently works in the Cochlear Implant Research Laboratory under the direction of Michelle Hughes, PhD, CCC-A. In this role, she specializes in providing aural rehabilitation for adult cochlear implant recipients.
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