From the Editor - My Recent Travels

Travel Time. This time of year is always busy for me as I am typically attending a number of professional meetings. These meetings are great opportunities to network with other colleagues and I always come back with some new ideas to improve Audiology Online. I started early in October with the Scott Haug Audiology Retreat in New Braunfels, TX, then onto the Academy of Doctors of Audiology meeting in Phoenix, AZ, followed by the European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) Congress in Frankfurt, Germany. I have just gotten back from the Texas Academy of Audiology (TAA) meeting in San Antonio. I had the privilege of presenting to the members of TAA on the topic of Internet Marketing. As a side note, if you are interested, we have a free e-Learning course on this subject here at AO.

Add Your Event Free! Do you have a local or regional meeting that you run or like to attend? We maintain a Calendar of Events here at Audiology Online. I suggest you check it out, and if you help put on a meeting, you can submit your information for a free posting.

FM, ECAP, Hearing Aid Guidelines, Wireless Compatibility. We have several papers on AO from our Contributing Editors that I would like to bring to your attention:

• Dawna Lewis, Ph.D., has published an article on the Electroacoustic Evaluation of Advanced FM Systems. She gives advice on when you should consider using the FM advantage approach vs. the newer FM offset procedure.
  
  
• Michelle Hughes, Ph.D., from Boys Town has written a great "ECAP Techniques and Tips"article. This is Part 2 of a series on ECAP by Dr. Hughes, Part 1 "ECAP in Speech Processor Programing" was published in March, 2006 on AO.
  
  
• Michael Valente, Ph.D., gives an overview and background on how the AAA Guideline for Audiologic Management of the Adult Patient was developed. Evidence based practice (EBP) is becoming a growing (and needed) trend in the field and this provides some interesting insight. Be sure to read the last section "Personal Thoughts on Some Possible Limitations on EBP". Dr. Valente gives his opinion on this topic as only he can.
  
  
• Linda Kozma-Spytek, Au.D., is one of the leading experts on hearing aid compatibility. If you have any patients coming in asking about what mobile phones work with their hearing aids, her paper, Hearing aid Compatibility for Digital Wireless Phones will be very helpful.

Other News. You may not realize this, but we have new news items almost every day on Audiology Online. Here are a few items from our News Archives over the past month. I have also featured some of the latest news to the right of the page.

• AAS Call for Papers
  
  
• Dr. Kenneth Berger Honored with Endowed Scholarship
  
  
• New VNG Software from Interacoustics
  
  
• FDA Approvalof Harmony(tm) HiResolution® Bionic Ear System
  
  
• ABR Pretty Dog-Gone Versatile
  
  
• Finally, check out our "Around The Web" feature. The current edition features the mystery behind the screech of fingernails on a chalkboard, a father earns his Au.D. for his son, cochlear implants for a firefighter and infant cancer survivor, hearing loss due to bagpipes or the New York subway, a tribute to Marion Downs, lawsuit for Motorola Bluetooth devices, and more.

Thanks! Please take time view the latest AO news and information links listed to the right of this email and on our home page, and as always, thanks for reading.

Best regards,

Paul Dybala, Ph.D. - Audiologist
President & Editor-in-Chief, Audiology Online