Remote adjustments of hearing aids are becoming more frequent. To gauge patient engagement, several studies were conducted to evaluate improvement on multiple outcome scales. In one study the caregivers for hearing impaired individual subjects with cognitive decline reported on the impact of remote programming on a reduction of burden scale. Implications for use of remote programing with several patient population will be discussed.
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Course created on August 28, 2019
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction and Disclosures |
| 5-20 Minutes | State of healthcare in USA and relationship to hearing healthcare |
| 20-35 Minutes | Overview of tele-audiology: technology, implementation, use by patient and the professional |
| 35-55 Minutes | Research support for use of e-audiology |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary/ QA |
Thomas A. Powers, Ph.D., is the Managing Member of Powers Consulting, providing management consulting to the hearing health industry. Dr. Powers serves an expert audiology consultant for the Hearing Industries Association, and as a Consultant for Sivantos, Inc. Dr. Powers received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Audiology and Speech Science from Ohio University. He began his career as a partner in an Audiology private practice and has over 35 years of experience in the hearing health care industry. Prior to his current role, he was Vice-President, Government Services and Professional Relations for Sivantos, Inc.
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