CEU Courses

Clinical simulation is a powerful training tool offering opportunities for students to practice key competencies in preparation for direct patient care experiences. Innovative simulation models in audiology supply evidenced-based student learning opportunities which may be used by instructors, clinical educators, preceptors, and entry level employers to evaluate or assess an individual's clinical skill set.

There has been a recent movement in exploring ways to promote the field of audiology to a traditionally under-represented population of students. The course will explore the specific actions that are being taken as well as the reasons why we collectively will be better professionals because of it.

This presentation gives an overview of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in schools. Everything from red flags, referrals, and practical interventions will be discussed.

This presentation uses the Integrated Behavioral Model used in public health interventions to identify the barriers preventing the implementation of a cognitive decline screening program in an audiology practice. This course will discuss the barriers involved with implementing a screening program and provide concrete guidance on practical steps an audiologist can take to begin a screening program in their practice.

Outcome assessments are an essential component of measuring the effectiveness of clinical care on the individual, demonstrating the impact of clinical services on a population, and evaluating whether new technologies or approaches achieve similar or better results than what is provided currently. This course will discuss approaches that have been developed to ensure that the process of choosing what to measure is centered on what is important from patient and clinical perspectives, with examples from recent work at NAL, and the challenges and pitfalls in choosing how to measure outcomes but also the benefits of doing so carefully and consistently.

This presentation will describe the complex relationship between behavioral health, emotional health, and hearing loss in older adults. In particular, the relationship between social isolation, loneliness, and hearing loss will be discussed.

How do you know if you are working hard enough, or too hard? Is your clinic’s workload similar to others in your region? Productivity measures can help answer these questions. This article describes how a group of pediatric audiology clinic directors developed a way to calculate productivity in their programs and the challenges they faced along the way.

This course provides an overview of all the necessary techniques and procedures for using probe-microphone measures in the verification of hearing aid performance. Geared for those who are considering the use of these measures, just getting started, or simply need a comprehensive refresher class.

This course explains the importance of audiological care for inpatient populations and provides specific instruction regarding how to implement an inpatient audiology program. This course is presented in partnership with the Association of VA Audiologists (AVAA).

This course features selected webinars from the series held in partnership with The Association of VA Audiologists (AVAA). Highlights include expansion of the telehealth program, aural rehabilitation and counseling, interprofessional collaboration, and how to implement an inpatient audiology program.